Libramarian
Adventurer
Art Director Jon Schindehette is asking for visual representations of the "essence" of D&D over here: http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dreye/20121212
I am a big fan of Justin Sweet, who did some of the character portraits for the Icewind Dale I/II computer games, as well as the cover for the 3e book Magic of Faerun.
I like how it's grimy and bloody, but also kind of smudgy and dreamlike. Most D&D art is too clean and bright. I want more darkness, more chiaroscuro. I want some scenes that actually look like they're lit by torch or candlelight.
I also really like this cover of Gene Wolfe's Shadow & Claw.
If I had my way the AD&D reprints would look more like that, black with a streak of red, rather than brown faux-leather, which doesn't really feel like AD&D at all. Although I can see how someone would think it would.
I am a big fan of Justin Sweet, who did some of the character portraits for the Icewind Dale I/II computer games, as well as the cover for the 3e book Magic of Faerun.
I like how it's grimy and bloody, but also kind of smudgy and dreamlike. Most D&D art is too clean and bright. I want more darkness, more chiaroscuro. I want some scenes that actually look like they're lit by torch or candlelight.
I also really like this cover of Gene Wolfe's Shadow & Claw.
If I had my way the AD&D reprints would look more like that, black with a streak of red, rather than brown faux-leather, which doesn't really feel like AD&D at all. Although I can see how someone would think it would.
