D&D General What's some of your favorite pieces of official D&D art from any edition?

[aco175]

Thank you for not putting Aleena up. I don't think I could stand an ugly cry right now.

I was going to put this one up to show how I still see halflings, dwarves, and elves.

 

[Swedish Chef]

 

[Laurefindel]

There are so many, but I always liked this image. Not so much because the art is good (which it is), but because it conveys the sense of adventure. The protagonists aren't sleeping in comfy beds, they're stuck gods know where during what seems, at least, to be a calm and starry night, taking comfort in their campfire and each other's company. There is no conflict yet and they don't look like they're expecting trouble immediately, but they're obviously up to something.

...and it looks like we just walked in and disturbed their fireside lute-playing, waiting for the "please join in, stranger" or the "get the f**k out before you upset our mage here..,"

 

[Yora]

I'm always a huge fan of Willingham, probably because he reminds me of Mike Ploog's style (which I love). Outside of this one, I always default to these classics:

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Keith Parkinson is the definitive original Forgotten Realms look to me.

 

[Thourne]

 

[Scribe]

For today.

 

[Stormonu]

I like everything that has been posted so far (Elmore's "Dragonslayers" being one of the best).

This is my favorite 5E art piece:

 

[DarkCrisis]

I was going to put this one up to show how I still see halflings, dwarves, and elves.

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One of my all time faves.

And I agree. I imagine AD&D old school art when playing D&D. I wonder if newer gamers imagine anime or something.

 

[Alzrius]

I'm not sure I could name a single favorite, but this Clyde Caldwell piece (from the AD&D 2nd Edition DMG, I believe) has stuck with me for quite some time:

 

[Ath-kethin]

I cannot express how firmly my concept of D&D was shaped by the work of Karl Waller in the Al-Qadim setting.