Draconomicon Art Gallery

[doctorhook]

Draconomicon Art Gallery

I already have this book ordered, and all I've got to say is that, if this gallery is any indication, it can't arrive fast enough!

Seriously, I'm finding this artwork very inspiring!

EDIT: Although the more I look at it, the more strange, dragon-y creatures I find! I'm getting very curious... And what the heck is with #2? Is that a Copper Dragon? A Red Copper Dragon? I don't understand.

 

[Derren]

This gallery looks more interesting than all excerpts combined.

I guess picture #2 is about dragon crossbreeds and it was commissioned before it was decided to leave good dragons out of the core books.

But whats with that iconic party in this book? A dragonborn and two girls? Not really that impressive.
And the monsters could have used some more work.
There are 5 skeleton dragons, a dragon pig (#41), a slimy worm thing (#42), dragon dragonborns, a ugly dog dragon (#47) and some sort of ironman dragon (#65).
The wyrmlings look a bit goofy and not really threatening. And I wonder what the Coatul (At least I guess its one) and the fairy dragon are doing in this book as they are neither chromatic nor evil and according to the designers stats are not needed when you don't fight it. I just hope they changed that policy instead of making them semi evil just to give the PCs an excuse to fight some iconic D&D creatures.

 

[Rechan]

I'm very curious about #1, what the entity that Dragon is having a conversation with.

 

[Merlin the Tuna]

It seems like the blues and reds are most photogenic.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I'm very curious about #1, what the entity that Dragon is having a conversation with.

My guess some manner of elemental (probably fire... but there is lightning too).

Also the little dragons, are quite cute

It definitely looks like we will have quite a vast quantity of different creatures in this book. I am wondering what number 46 is, looks to be some kind of aquatic one. But also seems like something that be in a urban-environment; the stone-wall, has a dagger, seems to be trying to stifle the scream of the Drow.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

So does this mean there are art galleries for other 4e books?

 

[frankthedm]

And what the heck is with #2? Is that a Copper Dragon? A Red Copper Dragon? I don't understand.

Red Dragon doing a chi release, represented by the red lightning. The copper-like fins are just artistic license.

But whats with that iconic party in this book? A dragonborn and two girls? Not really that impressive.

I think the reader is supposed to be rooting for the dragons. It seems the two females have had some 'enhancements' between #8 and #22.

The wyrmlings look a bit goofy and not really threatening

. White Hatching from egg was ok. Blue and brown were too cute. Thankfully they don't have the bulgy eyes like from the 3E Draconomicon. I just hope they are minions.

And I wonder what the Coatul (At least I guess its one) and the fairy dragon are doing in this book...

Hopefully that is not a Couatl. The Fae in 4E are now wildcards at best, so a Faedrake is by no means a guaranteed friendly.

I'm very curious about #1, what the entity that Dragon is having a conversation with.

Looks like an Extreme Purple Dragon is talking to an cataclysm / elemental dragon.

And is it me or does the Tiamat pic look like the Artist got a little lazy using the black to mask the area where the heads join together? Though I do think it would look good as a black velvet painting.

 

[Klaus]

Red Dragon doing a chi release, represented by the red lightning. The copper-like fins are just artistic license.I think the reader is supposed to be rooting for the dragons. It seems the two females have had some 'enhancements' between #8 and #22.
. White Hatching from egg was ok. Blue and brown were too cute. Thankfully they don't have the bulgy eyes like from the 3E Draconomicon. I just hope they are minions.
Hopefully that is not a Couatl. The Fae in 4E are now wildcards at best, so a Faedrake is by no means a guaranteed friendly.Looks like an Extreme Purple Dragon is talking to an cataclysm / elemental dragon.

And is it me or does the Tiamat pic look like the Artist got a little lazy using the black to mask the area where the heads join together? Though I do think it would look good as a black velvet painting.

That's not red lightning, those are lava leaks in the Red Dragon's lair.

 

[Klaus]

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/Draconomicon/117670.jpg

That's Io, the Ninefold Dragon, facing off against the King of Terror, IMHO. Awesome Steve Prescott art!

 

[Phaezen]

So does this mean there are art galleries for other 4e books?

Art & Maps Gallery

At the moment it looks like just King of the Trollhaunt Warrens, DUngeon 159, Dragon 368 and Draconomicon.

Phaezen