This PDF cover has to be seen...

[darjr]

I keep thinking old school GDW.

Maybe internal art from the fighting fantasy books?

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Elton Rob,
Actrually Poser work can be EXTREMELY good, don't knock it, depends on the artist's skill
Nor is it "cheap, easy" as some folk seem to think.
The differnce between the greats with poser and others, is same as greats and others with ANY medium.
Some outstanding art ha sbeen made with Poser

I'm "good" but not great, one of mine...
(I use Vue, and import Poser characters, and do postwork in Photoshop)

the creator of the pdf should have checked on DAZ3D, Renderosity or such for artists!
but each to his own

Very nice. I can draw better than the victim topic of this thread, but I honestly fail at Daz 3d. (No time - or patience - to practice.)

I most certainly agree that good Poser/Daz art is much better than bad hand drawn art. (While I am better at drawing than the artist concerned I would lump my own efforts under 'bad'.) I picked up a goodly amount of Daz material at a recent sale, and do not in any way regret it. I just wish I was better at using it. (They have some very nice Steampunk material, for example.) I would not mind seeing more used by the amateur RPG industry.

For real embarrassment - I once used Oblivion to create a scene for an illustration that I wanted to use in game. (An orc with a balloon....) Yes, I am that bad with Daz.

The Auld Grump

*EDIT* Just in case anyone thought that I was joking about using Oblivion....

 

[FireLance]

I keep thinking old school GDW.

Maybe internal art from the fighting fantasy books?

Unlikely. From what I recall of the Fighting Fantasy series (and I was quite a fan when I was younger), the internal art was of a better quality than that.

 

[Lancelot]

Unlikely. From what I recall of the Fighting Fantasy series (and I was quite a fan when I was younger), the internal art was of a better quality than that.

Agreed. I have every book in the series, and it's not from Fighting Fantasy - nor any of it's major competitors (Lone Wolf, BloodSword, FateMaster, etc).

Fighting Fantasy (e.g. Warlock of Firetop Mountain) art was actually quite spectacular in some cases, given the original price of the books. There have been a few new releases over the last couple years (Howl of the Werewolf, Bloodbones, etc) which have improved even further. Artwork is at least 50% of the reason why I still buy 'em...

 

[darjr]

Not the quality of it, just something about the pose and accouterments that strikes a cord.

 

[FireLance]

Not the quality of it, just something about the pose and accouterments that strikes a cord.

In that case, it kind of reminds me of a picture of Nicodemus the wizard (picture in article reproduced below).

 

[SiderisAnon]

Not the quality of it, just something about the pose and accouterments that strikes a cord.

I know I've seen that coat somewhere before. I'm more sure of that than the pose itself. I was thinking Shadowrun, but while I could flip through a few books, most of them are in storage right now so I just don't know.

 

[Mikaze]

He's also swapped out the original Potion cover for this:

?!?!

He looks like that fishstick brand mascot.

 

[JediSoth]

?!?!

He looks like that fishstick brand mascot.

That's it! The Gorton's Fisherman!

 

[Scribble]

That's it! The Gorton's Fisherman!

Well... You CAN trust the Gorton's fisherman~!