Kickstart Larry Elmore

[Kalah]

<img src="/images/news/larryelmorebook.png" align=right vspace=5 hspace=5>Larry Elmore, the American <a href="/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Elmore">fantasy artist</a> behind the <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> covers as well as a host of other illustrations for video games, books and magazines, has started a <b><a href="/http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/148 ... ickstarter campaign</a></b> to fund a huge artbook containing most of his work.



Elmore also made the box arts of <i>Might & Magic VI-VIII</i>, so they will probably be included. He is also selling original paintings, and the MM8 painting (30" x 36" oil on masonite) along with several other things will be given to anyone willing to pledge $6,000.



Have a look at the page, why don'tcha? <img src="/images/smiles/smile9.gif">

If you would like to take a look at the original page visit this link:
https://www.celestialheavens.com/1354233771

[JSE]

The box illustration for M&M VII was actually done by Boris Vallejo (another great artist) -- Elmore did the cover art for VI and VIII. Nevertheless, Larry Elmore sure is one of the most important fantasy artists of all time, and that artbook is going to be enormous!



When it's out, maybe we should buy one as a present for the art designers and sketch artists at UbiSoft... for studying purposes...

[Marzhin]

@JSE: Well I'll be able to lend them my copy, for starters
Edited on Fri, Nov 30 2012, 01:23 by Marzhin

[Angelspit]

Yes, do that!

I've never been much of a fan of D&D artwork, sorry to say.

[JSE]

@ Angelspit:

Not even of the old "red box" artwork done by Mr. Elmore? I think it was just amazing. Unfortunately, he wasn't involved in the 3rd and 4th editions of D&D.



@ Marzhin:

Good to hear! Let's move away from Warhammer and Warcraft influences and the hyper detail of Heroes V and VI and let's return to a more traditional fantasy look in the vein of Elmore. That's definitely what I would like to see.

[Bandobras Took]

His original Dragonlance covers are still wondrous . . . especially Test of the Twins.