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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8815305" data-attributes="member: 6801228">So, before I can understand an artwork that is supposed to help me understand a monster, I need to first do research on the artists inspiration and find out where they found the creature that they are just copying. Then I can decide whether or not the art is supposed to be trusted to give me an accurate depiction of the creature. So, therefore I should absolutely discount the art of the Bullette and the Owlbear as holding any weight whatsoever, correct? They show me absolutely nothing of what those creatures look like, because the art for them was based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which was based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which was&nbsp; based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which as based on a plastic toy. Or, and this may be a crazy idea, I can assume that an artist whose job it was to show me a creature and how it appears, did their job as an artist and showed me a creature and how it appears.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8815305, member: 6801228"] So, before I can understand an artwork that is supposed to help me understand a monster, I need to first do research on the artists inspiration and find out where they found the creature that they are just copying. Then I can decide whether or not the art is supposed to be trusted to give me an accurate depiction of the creature. So, therefore I should absolutely discount the art of the Bullette and the Owlbear as holding any weight whatsoever, correct? They show me absolutely nothing of what those creatures look like, because the art for them was based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which was based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which was based on rpg art of a creature that does not exist, which as based on a plastic toy. Or, and this may be a crazy idea, I can assume that an artist whose job it was to show me a creature and how it appears, did their job as an artist and showed me a creature and how it appears. [/QUOTE]

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