Worlds and Monsters Art Gallery

[Wolfspider]

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.

 

[Rechan]

Goblin, Hobgoblin and Bugbear, I think

Thanks a bunch!

The art looks pretty good. My only complaint is the massive heads on the troll, spined devil and wyvern (which otherwise look pretty cool).

I think the massive troll head is actually very distinctive. That HUGE troll mouth is creepy. It makes them look inhuman in a real freaky way. Like they could just pick up a child and eat them whole.

Very dark fairy tale.

 

[lutecius]

Those would be the new Angels.

thanks.
I am a bit disappointed: no legs, no face, metal armor, elemental feel... i thought the whole point of the new archon was to be different from angels. i imagined the angel would be sexier and more human.
I liked the symetry of human angels / disciplined elemental archons vs humanoid devils / chaotic elemental demons

 

[Wolfspider]

Those would be the new Angels.

 

[lutecius]

Those would be the new Angels

now that's sexier and somewhat more human

 

[frankthedm]

They mention that they are explicitly moving from a preponderance of "character in action" shot that we see in 3E to more landscape/scenery shots.

So apparently, we are going to get less this,

and more of this,

GREAT!!! Omnislash is fine, as a bad joke. Hell, if Capcom made another D&D arcade game, It would be fine there. But in a book for the Tabletop RPG, The Caves of Chaos landscape is the only one of those two to belong.

 

[fnwc]

The art looks pretty good. My only complaint is the massive heads on the troll, spined devil and wyvern (which otherwise look pretty cool).

Is this the troll?

It's a bit of departure from the 2nd edition green monster, but I like it.

 

[JamesP]

and more of this, (EPIC PICTURE)

Can you tell me where this is from? I absolutely love it.

And just to add something to the topic, I like a mix of large, complete images (ie. characters in a setting) and the characters "floating" on a white background, posing or in some action stance.

It should be understood the latter pictures are regularly commissioned so they can be slotted into the un-justified text WotC uses in their rulebooks. Just in case that wasn't clear to anybody.

 

[lutecius]

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!!

is he the same as Dennis Crabapple McClain? because he does have a thing for black eye sockets.
i am not a fan either. well as long as he doesn't draw humans... his faces are consistently ugly

 

[Incenjucar]

Is this the troll?

It's a bit of departure from the 2nd edition green monster, but I like it.

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