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<blockquote data-quote="Bamphalas" data-source="post: 653437" data-attributes="member: 6455">I'm 29 year-old male artist.&nbsp; I enjoy drawing pictures of women.&nbsp; They range a variety of body types and almost always have a &quot;classic sexy&quot; quality to them.&nbsp; I enjoy looking at pictures of women too.&nbsp; However, as with many of you, I refuse to buy any of the AP books because of their covers.I have two reasons:1) Sexy doesn't mean whorish.&nbsp; Unfortunately, that's what I see on their covers.&nbsp; The poses and costumes just read &quot;pornstar&quot;.&nbsp; Probably because of point #2...2) When you use photo reference, it's supposed to just be reference, not the basis for your image.&nbsp; You shouldn't try to duplicate the person and then add whatever costume or backdrop to fit the theme.&nbsp; One of the covers looks like it has Arnold with a mustache and goatee.&nbsp; Other cover images I can recognize as miscellaneous adult models.&nbsp; It just looks cheap.&nbsp; Unfortunately, that is the typical style of many Heavy Metal Magazine cover artists, which is apparently what their main cover artist does.Unfortunately, I've actually never seen the gaming content of the books.&nbsp; The covers just kept me away.&nbsp; Figured anything that looked so &quot;cheap and trashy&quot; must not have anything worthwhile.&nbsp; The saying says, &quot;Don't judge a book by its cover.&quot;&nbsp; Reality is, most people do.P.S.I just took a look at the &quot;Little People&quot; cover and I find that one just plain hokey.&nbsp; The Fey aren't silicone-implanted little humans!&nbsp; &lt;sigh&gt; Perhaps the next person to do a fey book should enlist an artist with a style like Brian Froud. <a href="http://www.artsforge.com/gallery_new/fairies/liminal.html" target="_blank">http://www.artsforge.com/gallery_new/fairies/liminal.html</a>Now there's someone who can paint faeries.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bamphalas, post: 653437, member: 6455"] I'm 29 year-old male artist. I enjoy drawing pictures of women. They range a variety of body types and almost always have a "classic sexy" quality to them. I enjoy looking at pictures of women too. However, as with many of you, I refuse to buy any of the AP books [i]because[/i] of their covers. I have two reasons: 1) Sexy doesn't mean whorish. Unfortunately, that's what I see on their covers. The poses and costumes just read "pornstar". Probably because of point #2... 2) When you use photo reference, it's supposed to just be reference, not the basis for your image. You shouldn't try to duplicate the person and then add whatever costume or backdrop to fit the theme. One of the covers looks like it has Arnold with a mustache and goatee. Other cover images I can recognize as miscellaneous adult models. It just looks cheap. Unfortunately, that is the typical style of many Heavy Metal Magazine cover artists, which is apparently what their main cover artist does. Unfortunately, I've actually never seen the gaming content of the books. The covers just kept me away. Figured anything that looked so "cheap and trashy" must not have anything worthwhile. The saying says, "Don't judge a book by its cover." Reality is, most people do. P.S. I just took a look at the "Little People" cover and I find that one just plain hokey. The Fey aren't silicone-implanted little humans! <sigh> Perhaps the next person to do a fey book should enlist an artist with a style like Brian Froud. [url]http://www.artsforge.com/gallery_new/fairies/liminal.html[/url] Now there's someone who can paint faeries. [/QUOTE]

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