Klaus said:
And I'll repeat here what I said in the first PAP thread: if the publishers have special need of any group of illustrations, let your voices be heard, so I can steer the line towards your needs.
Well, this is just my opinion, but publishers are bound to need more monsters than heroes-- assuming, of course, that publishers are usually writing material intended for GM consumption.
If you must do "heroes" you should think "NPCs" instead of "PCs" to widen their applicability.
This might sound counter to what I just said, but where monsters are concerned, I think a themed set is the way to go. Any given product is likely to have a "theme" so finding clipart to match that theme is a great buy.
Of course, as a publisher, I prefer to have a more homogenous look to my art, as opposed to mixing several art styles. I would rather use 5 illustrations from one artist than five different artists. I am
sure there are publishers (and customers) who will disagree!
Themed sets also make it a lot easier for me to find the clipart that I need without hunting through some randomly assorted set. I am more likely to buy what I need, when I need it, in a collection that is easy to use, than I am to hunt through my existing clip art for the illustrations that I
know I probably already have. I could spend time looking through my collection, or I could pick up a new set, collected and ready to go.
Beyond that, I'd say-- draw what you love to draw.
