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A Wish for Better Art in D&D Next

Sunday, February 5, 2012

The art of Dungeons & Dragons has changed considerably over the years, and every edition has its staunch defenders. The question now is: What sort of art will grace the covers and pages of D&D Next? I will make no apologies for my own preferences. I started role-playing in the era of Moldvay’s Basic Set, [...]

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Original Cover Art of AD&D: Let It Be

Monday, January 30, 2012

Not that anyone has asked my opinion of what the covers of the new Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition reprints should look like, but if anyone were to ask, I would suggest that the publisher, Wizards of the Coast, should keep two goals in mind. The first is that you want to appeal to [...]

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Jim Roslof, 1945-2011

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Jim Roslof, born 21 November 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, passed away at his home in Elkhorn, Wisconsin on Saturday, the 19th of March. Roslof was an artist and graphic designer known for his vivid cover art and illustrations for various Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules published by TSR, Inc., where he [...]

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D&D Imaginings

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Until now, I have resisted the temptation to add graphics to Fudgerylog. If ever I were to include art, the first image would have to be significant enough to justify a departure from tradition. Well, the excuse has finally presented itself.

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Darlene, Artist

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Darlene (formerly known as Darlene Pekul) is and always has been one of my favorite role-playing game artists and cartographers. Her work is truly iconic, having graced not only the pages of The Dragon and the original Dungeon Master’s Guide, but also the very emblem of TSR itself, the wizard’s face logo. Darlene also created [...]

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Russ Nicholson, Artist

Saturday, May 15, 2010

By way of a post in Grognardia, I have learned that Russ Nicholson, perhaps best known to gamers for his artistic contributions to the Fiend Folio, now has his own Web log. Russ Nicholson has always been one of my favorite role-playing game illustrators, and I wish him success.

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Erol Otus, Artist

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Here is a link to an interview with Erol Otus, one of my favorite illustrators of the role-playing hobby — indeed, one of my favorite illustrators of anything!

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