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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 3226195" data-attributes="member: 2205">Uh... I don't think so.&nbsp; I didn't post that to praise it as a positive quality.&nbsp; It made the D&amp;D stuff look amateurish and silly, IMO.&nbsp; I had already gotten used to much better stuff from the likes of Frank Frazetta, Darrel K Sweet (not that he's all that incredible either, looking back on it) etc. that were gracing the covers of actual fantasy novels of the 70s and 80s.&nbsp; Given how big D&amp;D was, it felt cheap and chintzy to stick with &quot;lowest bidder&quot; style art.&nbsp; Getting the Larry Elmore covers on the boxed sets that eventually became the RC was an artistic coup that was long overdue.And actually, I DO get that from 99% of the 3e artwork.&nbsp; What--you don't think those guys choose a career in freelance fantasy art because they don't have an abiding love of fantasy art or something?&nbsp; The top names in current game art really show through a ton of enthusiasm, creativity and genius--they also happen to have some actual technical skill, which is something most of the 1e era artists lacked.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 3226195, member: 2205"] Uh... I don't think so. I didn't post that to praise it as a positive quality. It made the D&D stuff look amateurish and silly, IMO. I had already gotten used to much better stuff from the likes of Frank Frazetta, Darrel K Sweet (not that he's all that incredible either, looking back on it) etc. that were gracing the covers of actual fantasy novels of the 70s and 80s. Given how big D&D was, it felt cheap and chintzy to stick with "lowest bidder" style art. Getting the Larry Elmore covers on the boxed sets that eventually became the RC was an artistic coup that was long overdue. And actually, I DO get that from 99% of the 3e artwork. What--you don't think those guys choose a career in freelance fantasy art because they don't have an abiding love of fantasy art or something? The top names in current game art really show through a ton of enthusiasm, creativity and genius--they also happen to have some actual technical skill, which is something most of the 1e era artists lacked. [/QUOTE]

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