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Worst Old School Art?

Started by Voros, May 28, 2017, 04:57:29 PM

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Thor's Nads

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October 03, 2023, 05:26:00 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard on October 03, 2023, 04:34:48 PM
I enjoy all of the classic era TSR art to some degree.

Of course I enjoy it, I grew up with it, it is nostalgic. But when I step back and look at it objectively, it is 90% amateur, 9% pretty good, and 1% brilliant.

Note: I've had a career as an art director, and managed to get products with top ranking into the Apple App store due to compelling graphics. I have a bit of experience with what world class art direction means. (look up the Dark District game, that was an example of my art direction).

I believe that for how great D&D is, it deserves to have at least one edition that is world class graphic design. If there was a regime in charge at WotC that cared, they'd put one for the 50th anniversary next year.
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Venka

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October 03, 2023, 07:31:34 PM
https://saveversusallwands.blogspot.com/2017/11/witches-in-early-d.html

The first four women in the books are witch, witch, beautiful witch, and amazon.  And amazon is topless.

What I'm saying is, D&D art has always been perfect and none of it was bad until 3.0 launched with a sorcerer wearing beltmail.

Thor's Nads

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October 03, 2023, 09:24:45 PM
Quote from: Venka on October 03, 2023, 07:31:34 PM
What I'm saying is, D&D art has always been perfect and none of it was bad until 3.0 launched with a sorcerer wearing beltmail.

Perfect is relative. As some guys in a garage making a pamphlet that would change the world, yeah the OD&D art was perfect. Even the fact it was plagiarized from Marvel comics somehow makes it even more charming.

2.0 made by a multi-million dollar company with access to the best artists working in the fantasy field, it was terrible.

3.0 is so bad I don't even know where to begin. Todd Lockwood, the primary artist, is capable of amazing work. So I can only guess it was the art direction. And Sam Wood, how did that guy even get the gig? He must have been buddies with someone.
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Ghostmaker

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October 04, 2023, 01:50:19 PM
Quote from: Venka on October 03, 2023, 07:31:34 PM
https://saveversusallwands.blogspot.com/2017/11/witches-in-early-d.html

The first four women in the books are witch, witch, beautiful witch, and amazon.  And amazon is topless.

What I'm saying is, D&D art has always been perfect and none of it was bad until 3.0 launched with a sorcerer wearing beltmail.


Oh god, I remember being so puzzled by that. It was like someone was trying to ape Liefeld's endless pouches.

Don't forget Mialee, either. She was wearing pocket-mail. LOL.
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