Worlds and Monsters Art Gallery

[Rechan]

Really, it looks like they made an ugly burly halfling out of clay, then just grabbed his face and started pulling.

It REALLY reminds me of the tusk-toothed creatures in The Hobbit cartoon.

 

[lutecius]

Right, because the old keebler-elf-on-speed was a worthwhile concept to preserve...

Not necessarily. I don't mind a change in design at all, but a creature called a quickling and renown for its ability to move blindingly fast shouldn't look like it would have trouble walking.

that, and the cutesy-keebler-elf-turning-out-to-be-a-fast-nasty-little-bastard IS a concept.

I understand the move away from the sweet friendly fairies, but giving them cruel and feral dispositions while keeping their cheerful and likable appearances is what makes them interesting and scary (think Chucky or Pennywise. I also loved the Grey Jester from Heroes of Horrors http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/hoh_gallery/91997.jpg, a fine adventure too)
If you want them to have a more nature-oriented feel to fit the feywild, DiTerlizzi's AD&D2 or Changeling art is also a good approach.

we ALREADY have mean ugly fey creatures. they're called goblins, kobolds, trolls...
and this new quickling does look like a goblinoid with bad dentition and grasshopper clubfeet. not much of a concept.

 

[Zarithar]

It REALLY reminds me of the tusk-toothed creatures in The Hobbit cartoon.

The trolls?

Or the goblins?

 

[Klaus]

I loved the landscapes. The monsters not so much.
But please tell me this http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/WorldsMonsters_Gallery/104091.jpg
wasn't done by Dennis Cramer, it kinda looks like his style.
Please, i absolutely despise his art, don't let him taint 4E with his water colors!!

I'm not all that thrilled by this take on the hobgoblin. I vastly preferred the ones on the cover of Red Hand of DOOOOOOM. Since the bugbear is still pretty much the same, I wish they'd kept that look for the hobbos.

 

[Zarithar]

I'm not all that thrilled by this take on the hobgoblin. I vastly preferred the ones on the cover of Red Hand of DOOOOOOM. Since the bugbear is still pretty much the same, I wish they'd kept that look for the hobbos.

Yea... I don't see how the "new" hobgoblin art is superior to the above.

 

[I'm A Banana]

I do like the new troll look, if that is what it is. I've never been a huge fan of D&D's wiry regenerating booger-monsters, appearance-wise.

 

[Wormwood]

Yea... I don't see how the "new" hobgoblin art is superior to the above.

One word:

Mohawks.

 

[Zarithar]

One word:

Mohawks.

Can't argue with that!

 

[pukunui]

Now that the R&C art gallery is finally up, I can post my favorite pic from that book:

This one's pretty cool too:

It's funny. When I first looked through R&C, I thought there was a preponderance of warlocks shown (I think there's one for every race) ... so I went and counted. There are actually more pictures of fighters than of any other class. After that, it's the rogue. Wizards and warlocks are tied for third. I think that there are still more full-page, full-color pics of warlocks than other classes, though. Most of the fighters are just b/w sketches, for instance.


This is my favorite of the tieflings (she has a small, well-proportioned tail, whereas most of the others' tails are just way too huge, as are their horns ...):

 

[Rechan]

The trolls?

I... don't remember.

All I remember is the creatures in the scene where Gandalf makes the SWORD appear and all of them are like "OH CRAP".