Lords of Madness Art Gallery

[demiurge1138]

Here's the link:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ag/20050415a

Personally, I'm disappointed by the presence of Dennis Crabapple in the "prestige book" format. Of course, his presence was felt in Draconomicon, but it was lessened by all that beautiful Lockwood. And some of the other pictures underwhelm me (the neogi adult, hound of gloom and beholderkin, for example).

But this Colin Fix guy, he is good. Check out the neogi slave trader, or the overseer, or the psurlons. And the Michael Phillipi stuff (like the tchoscar and farspawn cleric gloating over Krusk) is good. And the "beginning of ceremorphosis" is just creepy.

Demiurge out.

 

[3d6]

I actually liked some of crabapple's work in lords of madness. I like how he drew this, for example. I also liked his alienist picture and psuedonatural hippogryph picture in complete arcane.

He draws gooey, pustule covered monstrosities well, in my opinion. If only he could draw a decent humanoid.

 

[Shemeska]

Wayne Reynolds continues to make me goddy. Cool to see Dana Knutson doing some art too. Color me impressed

 

[JoeGKushner]

I always suggest writing to the customer service to let them know what you like. No point in them keeping an artist who many people seem to find 'm'eh' at best.

 

[Pants]

But this Colin Fix guy, he is good.

His style looks really similar to the person who drew Azathoth and the Shoggoth in CoC d20. I'm willing to bet that it was him, though I don't have my CoC book to confirm it. In fact, his Overseer Beholder is really damn creppy looking.

Ron Spencer, Wayne Reynolds, Mitch Cotie, and Micheal Phillipi all put out some pretty good pictures in this one. Wayne England is really good too. Gotta love the cover!

Oh yeah, I love this one:

 

[Flyspeck23]

And what are these guys looking at?

Whatever it is, it must be a sight for sore central eyes. Look how they're smiling...

 

[Ryltar]

The one on the right looks rather appalled to me .

However, the art's top notch.

(if you disregard DCM, that is).

 

[Plane Sailing]

I particularly like Colin Fix's work e.g. Abolisher http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/lom_gallery/88162.jpg

Really nice stuff.

 

[Felon]

And what are these guys looking at?

I wonder if that's a gauth in the middle. It is smallish, and it has tendrils, which would explain how it manipulates things without the benefit of a TK ray (the Monster Manual doesn't offer an individual description).

 

[DMH]

The center beholder abomination (a term they should have kept) is the director- the tendrils are what allow it to control a vermin mount.