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Message: <blockquote data-quote="beepeearr" data-source="post: 2617132" data-attributes="member: 20548">Personally, I'm not sure I'd say the art was generally better back in the 80's than it is now.  I think the overall quality (or quanity of good or better pieces) of D&D art is much higher now, it's just that their was some truly awesome pieces of art back in the 80's that truly stood out among the rest.  I also think art in the 80's captured the overall mood and feel better.  I never realized it but three of my all time favorites where all drawn by the same guys, and his last name doesn't begin with an E.  I'm looking at the old tabbed inserts that came with the 2nd edition MM binder.  The picture of the ogre with the great hammer about to flatten a roman guy, the massive skeleton bursting from the snow, and the yeti and knight pic.  That Drake pic was also one of my favorites from back then, and who didn't love the dragon at the end of the river styx picture (the one with the galleon in the background as part of his hoard) or the Drow Queen pic.  I missed my furry kobolds from the 2nd edition MM so much I made a new goblinoid race (what halflings are to demihumans, mauglyns [our grouped preferred this spelling to moglins, I couldn't decide which I liked better so we took a vote] are to goblinoids).  I think alot of the reason why the art doesn't have the same feel, is the lack of actions pics, or if there is action pics the picture is split up between two parts with type in the middle.  Most of the 3rd edition pictures are poses, are lineups.  I think this is why alot of people have really liked the eberron covers and have problably even helped their sales.  The Art conveys a sense of what playing the game is like (or should be like) in these pics.  Personally I like lineups (ever sense the Forgotten realms adventure book) and poses can be nice, but I think more action (or interaction even) in the art would really boost peoples opinion of the art.  A full page spread now and then wouldn't hurt either.</blockquote>

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