New Nymph Illo
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Gothmog
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Originally posted by Kai Lord:
Its a very bad thing in my opinion. I always hated DiTerlizzi's work- it looks too cartoonish and I have a hard time taking his illustrations seriously and believing such a creature could actually exist. His stuff is overly stylized, which I think is a bad thing. Too many spikes, sharp angles, etc. Warhammer suffers from much the same problem over overstylized art, especially recent books and minis (although some of the older stuff is ok). I much prefer an illustration that looks reasonably realistic, such as Jim Halloway, David Griffith, Keith Parkinson, etc. While I am not crazy about most 3E art, I would take Wayne Reynolds, Arnie Swenkel, or Todd Lockwood over DiTerlizzi any day. I am SO glad they quit using DiTerlizzi's art in the 3E books.
Its a very bad thing in my opinion. I always hated DiTerlizzi's work- it looks too cartoonish and I have a hard time taking his illustrations seriously and believing such a creature could actually exist. His stuff is overly stylized, which I think is a bad thing. Too many spikes, sharp angles, etc. Warhammer suffers from much the same problem over overstylized art, especially recent books and minis (although some of the older stuff is ok). I much prefer an illustration that looks reasonably realistic, such as Jim Halloway, David Griffith, Keith Parkinson, etc. While I am not crazy about most 3E art, I would take Wayne Reynolds, Arnie Swenkel, or Todd Lockwood over DiTerlizzi any day. I am SO glad they quit using DiTerlizzi's art in the 3E books.
jgbrowning
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I'd just be happy if they took off the bellybuttons. Unless they had an umbilical cord........
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Robbert Raets
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In the words of Lucy Liu:
"Hubba, hubba, hubba!"
And I disagree with the above post about the WAR Satyr.
"Hubba, hubba, hubba!"
And I disagree with the above post about the WAR Satyr.
John Crichton
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Looks spiffy to me. I dig the dryad and the satyr as well.
"3.5, where nothing sucks."
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Arthur Tealeaf
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She looks so angry! I thought they were supposed to be nice!
Bran Blackbyrd
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Saying the nymph's ears make it look too anime makes about as much sense as saying it makes it look too DiTerlizzi (IMO of course).
(Yes, I know two different people said these things)
If I had a nickel for every time someone on these boards said something looked too anime about something that didn't I'd be getting 3.5E for free.
I like these illos and I like it that WoTC seems to be accepting more risque (if marginally so) artwork for 3.5E than they did in 3E. It's about time. 3rd edition was beginning to look so sanitized it was making me ill. Sure, the satyr looks a little fierce, big deal. Maybe someone stole his wallet. At least he looks good, right? Hmm. Do Dryads have bellybuttons? This is a question for further discussion... by people who post more than I.
I used to think I was a nitpicker but I've been here since there was a here and I realized rather quickly that I was just being too hard on myself.
Hehe.
(Yes, I know two different people said these things)
If I had a nickel for every time someone on these boards said something looked too anime about something that didn't I'd be getting 3.5E for free.
I like these illos and I like it that WoTC seems to be accepting more risque (if marginally so) artwork for 3.5E than they did in 3E. It's about time. 3rd edition was beginning to look so sanitized it was making me ill. Sure, the satyr looks a little fierce, big deal. Maybe someone stole his wallet. At least he looks good, right? Hmm. Do Dryads have bellybuttons? This is a question for further discussion... by people who post more than I.
I used to think I was a nitpicker but I've been here since there was a here and I realized rather quickly that I was just being too hard on myself.
Hehe.
Gez
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She looks so angry! I thought they were supposed to be nice!
Yes, but you, you aren't! You havn't buried the embers of your campfire, and you've left soda cans, pizza boxes, and other junk near her stream.
But I don't like her ears. Trim down the antenna! See my attachment.
Outside of the ears, the rest of the picture is nice. As for the clothing, they need something that'll attach in the branches, get teared down progressively, and will slow them down when they're chased by satyrs, doesn't them ?
Dryads have bellybuttons?
Dryads take the shape of a woman. A bellybutton is part of that shape. Besides, it's surprisingly hard for an artist to draw a naked (or at least bare chested) human body without it. Look at those religious pictures of Adam & Eve, who aren't supposed to have been birthed, but directly created as adult: They always have one. They shouldn't.
I must admit I like the picture.
Now, on the satyr... The previous illo was better. It captured better satyrhood. The one by WAR is going to war, and if brawl is important in the satyr's way of life; sitting on a branch drinking ale or mead while watching out for a dryad, nymph, bikini adventurer, or red riding hood to pass by is so much more central to the satyr's theme. (Because critters eager for a fight are thousands. Critter eager for debauchry are so much rarer.)
Yes, but you, you aren't! You havn't buried the embers of your campfire, and you've left soda cans, pizza boxes, and other junk near her stream.
But I don't like her ears. Trim down the antenna! See my attachment.
Outside of the ears, the rest of the picture is nice. As for the clothing, they need something that'll attach in the branches, get teared down progressively, and will slow them down when they're chased by satyrs, doesn't them ?
Dryads have bellybuttons?
Dryads take the shape of a woman. A bellybutton is part of that shape. Besides, it's surprisingly hard for an artist to draw a naked (or at least bare chested) human body without it. Look at those religious pictures of Adam & Eve, who aren't supposed to have been birthed, but directly created as adult: They always have one. They shouldn't.
I must admit I like the picture.
Now, on the satyr... The previous illo was better. It captured better satyrhood. The one by WAR is going to war, and if brawl is important in the satyr's way of life; sitting on a branch drinking ale or mead while watching out for a dryad, nymph, bikini adventurer, or red riding hood to pass by is so much more central to the satyr's theme. (Because critters eager for a fight are thousands. Critter eager for debauchry are so much rarer.)
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