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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mara" data-source="post: 2790981" data-attributes="member: 30696">I really enjoyed the artwork in the Spell Compendium.  That book what where I started to notice the scenes.  I particularly like the assassin absorbing a dagger outside of a tavern, the cleric kneeling before a statue to pray for spells, the mass awaken scene, and the illustration for Tiny Mount.  I also noticed that they're using some 'lesser iconics', such as the Wizard of Turmish, the Thayan Knight (without her tattoo), the Wu Jen, the dagger-whatevers, and a crowned lich that I didn't recognize but appears several times.General opinions about some of WotC's artists:Wayne Reynods: Very good action, very distinctive style.  I sometimes get tired of his color choices, but overall very good.Wayne England: Rather recognizable style.  I don't mind the character portraits but I don't like the way his magic item pictures look very similar to each other.  And purple.  Lots of purple.William O'Connor: I like the way he directs the action out towards the viewer.  The faces on his characters are too indistinct for me.David Martin: I LOVE some of the spell/character illustrations he did in the spell compendium.  Such as this one: <a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/spellcomp_gallery/92279.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/spellcomp_gallery/92279.jpg</a>  One of my favorite things about his characters is that they're not wearing clothing that would require magical intervention to avoid falling off.Crabapple McClain: Thankfully not appearing in the spell compendium.  Very not my style.I hope WotC stays with their current trend of using scenes as illustrations.  I like it a lot.-Mara</blockquote>

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