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DnD most beautiful and most ugliest art design (all editions included)

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#1
bane13
Jul 13, 2008 22:39:22 Just a simple question. In your opinion, what's the most beautiful and the worst art design in a DnD book. In other words, what DnD book has the best general look and the worst general look (cover, pictures, general presentation but excluding his content).

In my opinion, 4e edition Monstrous Manual is one of the more beautiful book (if not the more beautiful book) but I must admit that I didn't buy many 3rd edition books and I don't remember 2nd edition very well (with the exception of one book, see below) and I had never saw a 1rst edition book.

The worst is definitively the 2nd edition Complete book of the psyonics. Not only did this book presented the most unbalanced class of all time (all editions included), but this book was just a complete nightmare to see. The book was full of horrible New Age pictures. The book just look like a weird esoteric book and doesn't feel like a DnD book at all (at least by his look).
#2
farmer42_dup
Jul 13, 2008 23:34:49 I nominate the entire 3.x run of Mialee and Corellon images for worst seen. They are absolutely horrible, and often are an extreemist take on androginy, to the point where there are images of Mialee sporting a bulge. We really, really did not need that.
#3
jimbo7987
Jul 14, 2008 7:19:41 Nicest book in my humble opinion: Stormwrack. The feel and artwork of the book is spot on. Close second, Eberron Campaign Setting book.

Worst: AD&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting (1993). Its black and white, bland artwork failed to bring the setting to life.

Opinion on 4E art: Good, after years of the 3E books its nice to go back to a clean feel similar to AD&D 2E. I also like the chapter starts with the two page pieces of artwork. I also like the boldness of the dead Regdar art. The books are similar to the ECS book, and so I am a fan.
#4
Narf_the_Mouse
Jul 14, 2008 7:23:58 @Farmer42: ...And I didn't need to know that.
#5
_jayne_cobb_
Jul 14, 2008 9:17:19 Best: Pretty much anything by Wayne Reynolds or Tony DiTerlizzi.
Worst: Everything by Erol Otus.
#6
guyrtheadamantineone
Jul 14, 2008 9:36:58 Best: Wayne Reynolds/Tony DiTerlizzi

Worst: The infamous Wayne England.
#7
pigknight
Jul 14, 2008 15:50:39 Best: 4e books
Worst: Anything with Mialee in it.
#8
lord_mhoram_02
Jul 16, 2008 22:19:19 I hated the whole 3.x text on brown, bleed art, background line stuff.

4th is much better presented.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 bane13 Jul 13, 2008 22:39:22	Just a simple question. In your opinion, what's the most beautiful and the worst art design in a DnD book. In other words, what DnD book has the best general look and the worst general look (cover, pictures, general presentation but excluding his content). In my opinion, 4e edition Monstrous Manual is one of the more beautiful book (if not the more beautiful book) but I must admit that I didn't buy many 3rd edition books and I don't remember 2nd edition very well (with the exception of one book, see below) and I had never saw a 1rst edition book. The worst is definitively the 2nd edition Complete book of the psyonics. Not only did this book presented the most unbalanced class of all time (all editions included), but this book was just a complete nightmare to see. The book was full of horrible New Age pictures. The book just look like a weird esoteric book and doesn't feel like a DnD book at all (at least by his look).
#2 farmer42_dup Jul 13, 2008 23:34:49	I nominate the entire 3.x run of Mialee and Corellon images for worst seen. They are absolutely horrible, and often are an extreemist take on androginy, to the point where there are images of Mialee sporting a bulge. We really, really did not need that.
#3 jimbo7987 Jul 14, 2008 7:19:41	Nicest book in my humble opinion: Stormwrack. The feel and artwork of the book is spot on. Close second, Eberron Campaign Setting book. Worst: AD&D Forgotten Realms campaign setting (1993). Its black and white, bland artwork failed to bring the setting to life. Opinion on 4E art: Good, after years of the 3E books its nice to go back to a clean feel similar to AD&D 2E. I also like the chapter starts with the two page pieces of artwork. I also like the boldness of the dead Regdar art. The books are similar to the ECS book, and so I am a fan.
#4 Narf_the_Mouse Jul 14, 2008 7:23:58	@Farmer42: ...And I didn't need to know that.
#5 _jayne_cobb_ Jul 14, 2008 9:17:19	Best: Pretty much anything by Wayne Reynolds or Tony DiTerlizzi. Worst: Everything by Erol Otus.
#6 guyrtheadamantineone Jul 14, 2008 9:36:58	Best: Wayne Reynolds/Tony DiTerlizzi Worst: The infamous Wayne England.
#7 pigknight Jul 14, 2008 15:50:39	Best: 4e books Worst: Anything with Mialee in it.
#8 lord_mhoram_02 Jul 16, 2008 22:19:19	I hated the whole 3.x text on brown, bleed art, background line stuff. 4th is much better presented.