D&D General One Piece of Art- What D&D Art Inspired You to Love a Class?

[grimslade]

Before I read the stories a piece of art encouraged the basis for many characters, thieves and rogues all.

 

[Bupp]

Ya know...Erol Otus was the most influential D&D artist for me, so I went browsing through his old OD&D and AD&D art, figuring there must have been some character depiction that inspired me... But I can't say his heroes are inspiring. Most of them seem to be having a real rough time. I mean the MONSTERS, now yes! Wow! Really, they inspire me to play monsters.

Erol must mostly have been a DM. Maybe that's how I ended up becoming a mostly DM. Erol inspired me to play monsters!

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I feel this.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

4e had some gorgeous art, that's for sure! That was when I noticed Wizards moving back to full- and half-page illustrations.

OK so I wanted to post this image by Howard Lyon from the 4e DMG to say that it inspired me to want to play a warlock in that edition, but when I went to look up the attribution for it, I discovered she’s actually meant to be a cleric (and yeah, now I can see Corellon’s holy symbol on her armor).

I dig how you don't know if that bard is about to wallop you with their instrument or start playing it.

This bard from the 5e PHB. I wish I knew the artist's name:

I love the self-assurance. Here is a character who is ready for whatever the DM throws at her.

 

[Malmuria]

4e had some gorgeous art, that's for sure! That was when I noticed Wizards moving back to full- and half-page illustrations.



I dig how you don't know if that bard is about to wallop you with their instrument or start playing it.

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[Rabulias]

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I don't even know who the artist is, but this is a druid. Celtic dude in plaid with a big honkin' sickle. Not some elf chick with green skin and deer antlers. (With all due respect to the Bard—) That's rubbish; this is brilliant; that's an abomination; this is a druid.

I think that piece is by Ned Dameron.

 

[Rabulias]

This bard from the 5e PHB. I wish I knew the artist's name:

I love the self-assurance. Here is a character who is ready for whatever the DM throws at her.

Looks like the piece is by Clint Cearley. You can see the art on his resume here:

https://clintcearley.artstation.com/resume

 

[Charlaquin]

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I’m torn because the bikini armor makes me roll my eyes, but the style is beautiful.

 

[ephemeron]

Looks like the piece is by Clint Clearley. You can see the art on his resume here:

https://clintcearley.artstation.com/resume

Thank you!

 

[Voadam]

Cover of the Moldvay B/X Basic Set.

Fighter.

A dragon in a dungeon? This fighter is on it. This is a guy with technique (shield up and braced, spear ready for the attack) and the confidence to execute it in the face of a life-threatening towering monster attack, while drawing attention to himself to protect the unarmored magic user.

Yes I want to play the front line fighter.

Deeply disappointed in how comparatively subpar spears are in most of D&D. This looks like a great weapon for going against this dragon.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

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The reason is because his wife in her underwear was often his reference model for a lot of the female drawings.