D&D General One Piece of Art II (Monsters)- What D&D Art Inspired You to Love a Monster?

[Laurefindel]

This lovely gentleman right here; Pit Fiend, Planescape's monstrous appendix I, by Tony diTerlizzi (yes, him again).

I loved the grotesque aspect and the fact that much is left to imagination. Like porn, monsters lose their charm when too much is revealed...

 

[DND_Reborn]

 

[CleverNickName]

That reminds me:

Credit: Cayla Massarelli @ArtStation

 

[Charlaquin]

Oh, me too, me too!

 

[Kobold Stew]

Someone has already posted Trampier's Lizard Man (bottom); I'll add Jeff Dee's as well (top), a copy of which I display on my desk at work.

 

[Ogre Mage]

Artist: Larry Elmore
Source: Cover of Dragons of Winter Night
This made me wish I was a dragonrider. Preferably a dragon that eats kender.

 

[Jack Daniel]

I have to go with the compass mermaid from X1. (By Jeff Dee, I'm pretty sure.) Sure, Darlene's mermaid in the 1e DMG might be reclining in a more classically alluring pose; but this one? She is ready to slither up onto the deck of your ship and mess your effing crap up with that trident. Half lady, half sea-serpent, all badass.

 

[Lidgar]

 

[James Gasik]

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Good heavens, is that an Osquip? I haven't seen that ugly mug in some time. And now that I have, I kind of wish I didn't!

 

[wedgeski]

Haven't been able to get this fellow out of my D&D brain since I saw this pic.