Incline Good D&D artwork

[LeStryfe79]

 

[Misconnected]

Jeff Easley, Gerald Brom & Robh Ruppel.

 

[deus101]

Wait...didn't we have a thread like this somewhere?

 

[Don Peste]

Wait...didn't we have a thread like this somewhere?

Mmh maybe this? http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/classic-rpgs-wallpapers.90350/

 

[ghostdog]

JarlFrank merge plz.

 

[ZodoZ]

I was always a sucker for Erol Otus artwork.

I have shamelessly linked this image from an Erol Otus shrine @ http://otusshrine.tumblr.com/
The person who has done the work has done a good job.

 

[muds_animal_friend]

I can't find a high resolution version of it, but this Lady of Pain image should have been the box artwork of Planescape: Torment instead of the decrepit Rastafarian smurf:

A miniature sculpture based on it:

http://thedarkpower.com/blog/?cat=67

 

[asper]

Can't seem to find large hi-res versions of these covers. The best D&D book covers, in my opinion.

I have a lot of nostalgia for this one, still remember the day dad bought it for us. I liked how small, but steadfast the warrior seems:

 

[Ulminati]

Hmm I wonder if anything leaked.

Art like this:

...won't be in 5E

Fixed.

Fuck y'all, I'm loving it. Except the last image with the orcsies. That gnoll is sweet!

I'd still rather have this:

Two headed, tentacle arm baboon. We need more of those.

Demogorgon.

It didn't help that the way the rules were built, the main way of adding customization to a character was making AN ENTIRELY NEW CLASS GUIZE complete with 10+ pages of stupid power cards. I'm fine with fighter types getting more options but jesus christ. Make some sort of unified Combat Maneuver list similar to spell lists and let the various sword&board classes have access to a subset of it.

Regardless, we're drifting off topic. This is about how shit art has gotten since 2E. I weep for the D&Ders of the future.

This is D&D:

 

[aleph]

Ulminati fucking incline, can't brofist enough. That style is so much better than the comicbook art they have nowadays.

 

[Magellan]

Larry Elmore was definitely good. Laurana holding the spear and standing over Sturm may be his best.

 

[Dwemer Puzzle Box]

I can't find a high resolution version of it, but this Lady of Pain image should have been the box artwork of Planescape: Torment instead of the decrepit Rastafarian smurf:

Spoiler

A miniature sculpture based on it:

http://thedarkpower.com/blog/?cat=67

In general, Tony DiTerlizzi's art does an amazing job for Planescape setting:

It's hard to find "the best" artworks, so I'd highly recommend DLing Planescape campaign manual and appendix I+II of monstrous compendium.

 

[Night Goat]

"Lookin' good in my dragonhide armor!"

...

"There's one right behind me, isn't there?"

 

[Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

 

[Dwemer Puzzle Box]

^ Isn't that the gentleman who made IWD portraits?

 

[catfood]

Yes

 

[Alchemist]

 

[Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

^ Isn't that the gentleman who made IWD portraits?

http://justinsweet.com/
Justin Sweet and yes, its him.

 

[Pantalones]

I also liked the original cover for DMG but somehow online pics don't do it justice.

 

[Alchemist]

I also liked the original cover for DMG but somehow online pics don't do it justice.

I love the Fiend Folio cover but that's not the original art - it appears to be a fan-made remake. Here's the real one for comparison:

 

[DragoFireheart]

Anything pre-3rd edition is good IIRC.

 

[Merlkir]

DnD these days has a few illustrators who are objectively better painters than most of the oldschool guard, like Tyler Jacobson. The thing is, a lot of charm got lost with gradual changes in art direction. You could also see the post 2nd ed DnD as more serious and less goofy, but I agree it's missing something.

big one:

Spoiler

 

[Merlkir]

I think this Keith Parkinson cover for Forgotten Realms is my fav of these older edition artworks.

 

[Azalin]

This thread needs more Brom obviously

 

[Hobo Elf]

Man, I still have this box. It was my first introduction to D&D and PnP. I remember my dad trying to teach how to play it to me and my brother when we were little kids. It's one heavy metal box art.