Kodiak3D
Explorer
I'm a huge fan of fantasy art. I try to get signed prints from all of my favorite artists and display them in my home. Fantasy art has never been given the recognition it deserves (although some of Frazetta's originals have sold for a ton of $$$, but I feel like he is a special case).
I'm curious, who are some of your favorite artists who have done work for D&D (any edition)?
I think my favorite has always been Jeff Easley. The first two D&D books I ever had was the orange spine 1st edition DMG and PHB. The cover of the DMG with the guy in the green cloak has always been iconic to me. I have an 8x10 print of it signed by Jeff, but unfortunately I think the original piece is missing (as is a lot of art from that time) and he does not have large prints available.
I also have to comment on a piece by Larry Elmore. One of my closest friends (we've been friends for 26 years) is a huge Dragonlance fan and always loved the "Heroes of the Lance" piece that he did (the heroes sitting around the campfire). My buddy always said that piece made him think of our gaming group. So, a couple of years ago I got the rest of our group to throw in together for Xmas and got him a big print of it and had it framed. The gift touched him so much he cried.
The power of art.
I'm curious, who are some of your favorite artists who have done work for D&D (any edition)?
I think my favorite has always been Jeff Easley. The first two D&D books I ever had was the orange spine 1st edition DMG and PHB. The cover of the DMG with the guy in the green cloak has always been iconic to me. I have an 8x10 print of it signed by Jeff, but unfortunately I think the original piece is missing (as is a lot of art from that time) and he does not have large prints available.
I also have to comment on a piece by Larry Elmore. One of my closest friends (we've been friends for 26 years) is a huge Dragonlance fan and always loved the "Heroes of the Lance" piece that he did (the heroes sitting around the campfire). My buddy always said that piece made him think of our gaming group. So, a couple of years ago I got the rest of our group to throw in together for Xmas and got him a big print of it and had it framed. The gift touched him so much he cried.
The power of art.