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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 3475374" data-attributes="member: 1241">commenting on the art for those 4.  as always, when we submitted a manuscript, i include sample illustrations from older products, to give the artists an idea on where to start (if they did not already have one).  i included every available picture i could find of these critters, and the artist(s) take it in whatever direction they feel.CAVE FISHERThis one wound up being kind of an amalgam of previous illustrations, which is a cool way to go.  it probably has the most in common with the Monstrous Manual/Monstrous Compendium renderings, but I see features in it that are also reminiscent of the 1E style, and the art from its old Ecology article.MAEDARI'd say this one has the most in common with the piece from the Forgotten Realms Monstrous Compendium, largely because of the snake motif - I like how the artist expanded on the idea that this guy is good friends with snakes.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />OBLIVIAXThis one also melds qualities well between different images, and is probably closer to the art from the Monstrous Compendium rather than Monster Manual II.  The greenish highlights most likely come from the only color piece I've ever seen for the Obliviax - Monster Cards Set IV.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />SCARECROWThis one probably has the most in common with the piece from the old Fiend Folio, though really it is a look all its own.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I really like how the idea of the firey eyes was expanded!More thoughts on these guys to come later...</blockquote>

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