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<blockquote data-quote="talinthas" data-source="post: 1810409" data-attributes="member: 10339">so i went back and looked at all the mystical art people spoke so highly of, ie Erol Otus and friends.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dude, if i saw a book with a cover like that on the shelf today, it would stay there while i found something better to do with my time.&nbsp; It really looks terrible.&nbsp; Like a cartoon a 6th grader would draw or something.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;I basically sat down with my collection and went chronologically from back to front to compare.&nbsp; For reference, i'm 23, and started gaming when i was 12, around 93 or so.&nbsp;&nbsp;The old stuff- Tomb of horrors has some of the lamest interior art i've ever seen.&nbsp; ever. the covers on some of those other old mods sucked too.&nbsp; And god, the monster manual....&nbsp;&nbsp;The slightly newer stuff- Caldwell didn't do it for me in 2nd ed, and doesnt do it for me now.&nbsp; Elmore was amazing on his dragonlance stuff right up till he had his stroke, around the tenth anniversary of DL.&nbsp; The art was more realistic and what i expect fantasy to look like.&nbsp; Of course, this is because i grew up with it, and it molded my image of fantasy for me, just as i suspect Otus and friends did for the older set.&nbsp;&nbsp;the newest stuff-&nbsp; This is what i want fantasy to look like.&nbsp; Lockwood is amazing, Sam wood a close second.&nbsp; Jason Engle stuns me every time i see something he does in the new dragonlance.&nbsp; Matt Stawiki is a great cover artist.&nbsp; And damned if hennet isn't the character i most wanted to play when i saw 3e for the first time.&nbsp; If this is dungeonpunk, bring it on!&nbsp; I want more of it =)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="talinthas, post: 1810409, member: 10339"] so i went back and looked at all the mystical art people spoke so highly of, ie Erol Otus and friends. Dude, if i saw a book with a cover like that on the shelf today, it would stay there while i found something better to do with my time. It really looks terrible. Like a cartoon a 6th grader would draw or something. I basically sat down with my collection and went chronologically from back to front to compare. For reference, i'm 23, and started gaming when i was 12, around 93 or so. The old stuff- Tomb of horrors has some of the lamest interior art i've ever seen. ever. the covers on some of those other old mods sucked too. And god, the monster manual.... The slightly newer stuff- Caldwell didn't do it for me in 2nd ed, and doesnt do it for me now. Elmore was amazing on his dragonlance stuff right up till he had his stroke, around the tenth anniversary of DL. The art was more realistic and what i expect fantasy to look like. Of course, this is because i grew up with it, and it molded my image of fantasy for me, just as i suspect Otus and friends did for the older set. the newest stuff- This is what i want fantasy to look like. Lockwood is amazing, Sam wood a close second. Jason Engle stuns me every time i see something he does in the new dragonlance. Matt Stawiki is a great cover artist. And damned if hennet isn't the character i most wanted to play when i saw 3e for the first time. If this is dungeonpunk, bring it on! I want more of it =) [/QUOTE]

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