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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 3236727" data-attributes="member: 3867"><p>Personally, I don’t care for the overall style of art I’ve seen in the 3rd edition D&D books. It doesn’t look as awe-inspiring to me as some of the art that defined Dungeons and Dragons. I prefer the art of Elmore, Easley, Parkinson, and Caldwell, who all defined a generation of role-playing art, IMO. Not as “clean” of art as well.</p><p></p><p>However, I will say that there are a few artists from this current era that really strike me.</p><p></p><p>Wayne Reynolds is to Eberron what Brom was to Dark Sun. He defined the look of the setting. I love his two-page spreads on the inside covers of Eberron books.</p><p></p><p>Jason Engle has been seen in some Dragonlance books as well as <em>Arcana Evolved</em>. <em>Friends and Familiars</em> and <em>Allies and Adversaries</em> were two projects he did the art for, and they look stunning. The art alone sold me on those two. I love his vibrant colors, especially where magical energy is concerned. His pic of the Academy Sorcerer and his other pic of the Legion of Steel members in <em>Age of Mortals</em> are among my favorites.</p><p></p><p>Jennifer Meyer is another of my faves. She has worked on Dragonlance, Sovereign Stone, Blue Rose, and a ton of other products. What I like about her pictures is that she has a real feminine style to it, something you don’t normally see in D&D fantasy. Her female characters especially are great, and she draws some fantastic animals. Plus, she’s just a really nice lady.</p><p></p><p>Matt Stawicki is the modern day Dragonlance art guru. I don’t like his style quite as well as Elmore’s, but he does some amazing pieces, such as the cover of <em>Amber and Ashes</em>. He has done some gaming books as well, including the cover of <em>Age of Mortals</em>.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I forgot to mention Todd Lockwood, who does some amazing dragons!</p><p></p><p>The current style in WotC’s D&D books isn’t my favorite, but they do have the occasional good piece. Third party companies tend to produce most of what I like these days. And, as always, art is in the eye of the beholder. The rest of the party is in the stomach. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 3236727, member: 3867"] Personally, I don’t care for the overall style of art I’ve seen in the 3rd edition D&D books. It doesn’t look as awe-inspiring to me as some of the art that defined Dungeons and Dragons. I prefer the art of Elmore, Easley, Parkinson, and Caldwell, who all defined a generation of role-playing art, IMO. Not as “clean” of art as well. However, I will say that there are a few artists from this current era that really strike me. Wayne Reynolds is to Eberron what Brom was to Dark Sun. He defined the look of the setting. I love his two-page spreads on the inside covers of Eberron books. Jason Engle has been seen in some Dragonlance books as well as [i]Arcana Evolved[/i]. [i]Friends and Familiars[/i] and [i]Allies and Adversaries[/i] were two projects he did the art for, and they look stunning. The art alone sold me on those two. I love his vibrant colors, especially where magical energy is concerned. His pic of the Academy Sorcerer and his other pic of the Legion of Steel members in [i]Age of Mortals[/i] are among my favorites. Jennifer Meyer is another of my faves. She has worked on Dragonlance, Sovereign Stone, Blue Rose, and a ton of other products. What I like about her pictures is that she has a real feminine style to it, something you don’t normally see in D&D fantasy. Her female characters especially are great, and she draws some fantastic animals. Plus, she’s just a really nice lady. Matt Stawicki is the modern day Dragonlance art guru. I don’t like his style quite as well as Elmore’s, but he does some amazing pieces, such as the cover of [i]Amber and Ashes[/i]. He has done some gaming books as well, including the cover of [i]Age of Mortals[/i]. EDIT: I forgot to mention Todd Lockwood, who does some amazing dragons! The current style in WotC’s D&D books isn’t my favorite, but they do have the occasional good piece. Third party companies tend to produce most of what I like these days. And, as always, art is in the eye of the beholder. The rest of the party is in the stomach. ;) [/QUOTE]
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