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Italian Archmage Karsus
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 18 Aug 2022 : 02:42:21
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Hey, so, I was sifting through Secrets of the Magister (my new favourite book), and as I went through the pages, I began to wonder about the art. It is extremely difficult for me to pin one picture to a specific magister with any certainty, though some of them were clearly intended to depict specific sections of the book.
I was wondering, did the art direction for TSR era books involve direct input from the writers? If not, who decided the pieces commissioned for the book? Is there any way to know what their instructions were, and pin the intentions for the art down more definitely? There are pictures that seem to represent specific elements written about in the book, but I can't be completely sure that they are faithful depictions, or even the art was commissioned faithfully to the text.
Thanks for your time.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 18 Aug 2022 : 05:12:02
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Given some of the artwork, and the fact that in 3E, drow skin tones were changed because artists "couldn't" get them right*, I'm not convinced that the art directors had that much art direction.
*Yes, someone at WotC literally said that the drow skin tone was too difficult for most artists, so WotC decided to change it. You know, rather than doing something crazy like not paying for art that didn't match what was paid for, or finding artists that could give the art that was requested. |
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