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Old School Inspirational Art Thread

Started by Tristram Evans, March 09, 2017, 12:10:48 AM

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Opaopajr

#45
March 13, 2017, 03:53:59 AM
Keith Parkinson! So that's the guy! Yeah, he definitely captured a lot of that TSR D&D mood for me. Something about his high detailed vistas. The current trend of xtreme! washed out, fuzzy backgrounds doesn't really work for me because I don't think eyes truly work that way. Eventually fuzzy, yes, but not so soon, and palettes fading into pastels, not so reliably (time of day lighting matters).

My duck-duck-go-fu pales to yours!
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AsenRG

#46
March 13, 2017, 03:54:51 PM
Quote from: Dave R;950795Was reminded while searching though that Conan had a different look before Frazetta and Schwarzenegger.



He still has that look, if you read Howard's stories. The text hasn't changed, it's just that body-wise, Arnie has never been a good fit for the role:).

This picture, however, or a picture of a similarly-looking heavyweight boxer/MMA fighter, would be a good representation;).
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Simlasa

#47
March 13, 2017, 05:17:34 PM
I always liked Roy Krenkel.
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Simlasa

#48
March 13, 2017, 05:20:47 PM Last Edit: March 14, 2017, 02:45:35 PM by Simlasa
I always liked Roy Krenkel.
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RPGPundit

#49
March 14, 2017, 04:57:09 AM
Well, this is freaking spectacular.
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March 14, 2017, 08:55:16 AM Last Edit: March 14, 2017, 08:57:25 AM by Dave R
And I still... haven't found... what I'm looking for...  [/singing]

Seriously though, my google-fu is failing me.  There was a poster a boss of mine had on his shop wall, of a black-robed and bearded wizard flanked by (or facing?) a disparate bunch of demons.  And this guy wasn't even a gamer, he just thought it looked cool, so maybe it was a rock and roll thing and not a nerd-core thing?  But it didn't have any band name or title, just a straight up illo.  Had a very 60s or 70s look to it, though that could be deliberate and done later.

It's driving me nuts, but here's something else entirely I stumbled across while looking.  Cover from an otherwise regrettable fantasy series, but stripped of context it's a very D&D moment to me.



Also I put a name to the artist who illustrated some of Lovecraft's paperbacks:  Gervasio Gallardo.  I'd love to find some of these in full poster size, without the titles.





Tristram Evans

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March 14, 2017, 09:23:56 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2017, 02:48:12 AM by Tristram Evans

Tristram Evans

#52
March 14, 2017, 09:33:35 AM Last Edit: May 18, 2017, 02:49:42 AM by Tristram Evans

AsenRG

#53
March 14, 2017, 01:25:16 PM
I sure didn't expect to see Eric van Lustbader mentioned in this thread:D!
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Tristram Evans

#54
March 14, 2017, 02:37:00 PM
the unmistakable album cover stylings of Rodney Matthews:







Simlasa

#57
March 14, 2017, 04:37:48 PM
Some of those remind me how much Rodney Matthews 'inspiration' there is in certain parts of World of Warcraft... particularly Outland, with its sky islands, mushroom forests, and its insects... and the general color pallet.

Tristram Evans

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March 14, 2017, 11:49:02 PM Last Edit: May 18, 2017, 02:51:08 AM by Tristram Evans

Tristram Evans

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March 14, 2017, 11:59:07 PM Last Edit: May 18, 2017, 02:52:12 AM by Tristram Evans
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