The point of his artwork being associated with the "official" product is an
excellent one that I hadn't considered.
When put in the context of recognizing the artist and associating him/her with
official products, I can really see the point here, and I *do* recognize
Elmore's work- I just don't associate his name with his work (if that makes
sense). This is kind of like making a cover for your book that is similar in
style to the Wizards products, yes?
And anyway, I think any product with artwork depicting women wearing
chain-mail/leather undergarments will sell like hotcakes. In fact, perhaps it
should be a requirement of the D20 license. :)
Jeremy Tolbert
Comic Artist by Night
http://www.tughouse.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: [ogf-d20-l] Art talent
Elmore's style is quite distinctive, and is closely associated with AD&D.
Whether you know his name or not I suspect you would recognize the work and
automatically associate it with official products. My theory was based on
the assumption that older players (the ones with cash) would recognize the
style, whereas younger players would be attracted to his artful depiction of
comely women in less-than-practical armor...
I have every intention of looking at lesser-known (but not necessarily
lesser-skilled) artists, but I was fishing to see if anyone had already
tried this route.
-Brad
