PHB, MM, DMG covers


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I like the idea of full-cover art. And I like the dynamics and topics of the MM and DMG. But... I don't like WAR, especially his faces. I very much hope the PHB gets a better picture, and would have preferred some other artist to do the covers. Lockwood is good.
 

MM and DMG are fine.

I detest the tiefling being featured on the cover of the PHB. Of course, I detest the tiefling's inclusion in the PHB, so that's not surprising.
 

Geron Raveneye said:
Yeah, the covers fit with the "more magazine style" that has been mentioned by David Noonan already...can I say that I find them simply ugly? The layout as well as the pictures? All a matter of taste, I know. But that's what you get when you talk about artwork. To be honest, none of the pictures shouts "Dungeons & Dragons" at me personally. :\

And on a second glance, I have to specify that to the PHB cover. The other two are more tolerable.

I'm with you 100%. The PH cover sucks, the other 2 are ok. It just comes down to personal preference, like you said. I do think that Wayne Reynolds has been completely overused in D&D to the point that i completely associate the brand name with his style.
 



Yair said:
I like the idea of full-cover art. And I like the dynamics and topics of the MM and DMG. But... I don't like WAR, especially his faces. I very much hope the PHB gets a better picture, and would have preferred some other artist to do the covers. Lockwood is good.

Specifically, i agree with that also: i don't like the way he does faces. Seems like a silly detail to complain about, but i've been seeing it for years and years now and it hasn't improved. Notably, that's partly why i hate the PH cover and like the others better; the latter two have non-humanoids.
 




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