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<blockquote data-quote="Strithe" data-source="post: 3228993" data-attributes="member: 18813">Another art thread?Are we still beating this dessicated equine?Art discussions are always amusing because they deal with something that's extremely subjective.&nbsp; Which is why the discussion never ends.From my point of view, I have to say that while the bulk of 1E art was not as technically proficient as some of the later stuff, there's a couple of things it did better:Some of the B&amp;W art was incredible.&nbsp; Way better than what little B&amp;W art is seen today, and even better than a lot of today's color art with respect to evoking the subject material.&nbsp; As has been said before, black &amp; white art these days is mostly in low-budget products and often crude.&nbsp; About the only thing WOTC uses it for is equipment illustrations.There was a good amount of artwork in 1E that wasn't just about wish-fulfilment.&nbsp; There was a lot more art (especially in the core books) that showed adventurers in awkward positions, often in a tongue-and-cheeck manner.&nbsp; You also had heroes that didn't look like swimsuit &amp; underwear models (is there a hero in a core WOTC product WITHOUT high cheekbones &amp; 2% bodyfat?).Yeah, a lot of the old stuff was tacky, cheesy, &amp; silly.&nbsp; A lot of the new suff is as well, it's just shinier, and in FULL COLOR!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Strithe, post: 3228993, member: 18813"] [b]Another art thread?[/b] Are we still beating this dessicated equine? Art discussions are always amusing because they deal with something that's extremely subjective. Which is why the discussion never ends. From my point of view, I have to say that while the bulk of 1E art was not as technically proficient as some of the later stuff, there's a couple of things it did better: Some of the B&W art was incredible. Way better than what little B&W art is seen today, and even better than a lot of today's color art with respect to evoking the subject material. As has been said before, black & white art these days is mostly in low-budget products and often crude. About the only thing WOTC uses it for is equipment illustrations. There was a good amount of artwork in 1E that wasn't just about wish-fulfilment. There was a lot more art (especially in the core books) that showed adventurers in awkward positions, often in a tongue-and-cheeck manner. You also had heroes that didn't look like swimsuit & underwear models (is there a hero in a core WOTC product WITHOUT high cheekbones & 2% bodyfat?). Yeah, a lot of the old stuff was tacky, cheesy, & silly. A lot of the new suff is as well, it's just shinier, and in FULL COLOR! [/QUOTE]

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