Friday, October 16, 2009

The Art of Dave Trampier







One of my "holy trinity" of D&D artists (Trampier, Otus, Sutherland), Dave Trampier had a knack for not just producing fantastic art, but for really capturing the "feel" of old-school gaming in that art.

Does looking at this stuff make you want to break out the dice Right Now?
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7 comments:

  1. Daniel "Theophage" ClarkOctober 16, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Yes...yes it does.

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  2. JBOctober 16, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Ditto.
    : )

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  3. JamesOctober 16, 2009 at 7:21 PM

    Especially Emirikol The Chaotic. Always wanted to know what his story was.

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  4. WheggiOctober 16, 2009 at 8:17 PM

    Not much of a collector of 'ink' myself, but wouldn't the salamander pic make a great tat?

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  5. Gothridge ManorOctober 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    Emirkol the Chaotic was always my favorite.

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  6. Gamer DudeOctober 16, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    That salamander is the coolest salamander ever drawn. The guy had a serious knack...such a shame he just up and disappeared. And his cover of the PHB? It's quite likely the single most famous D&D image out there.

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  7. Adam ThorntonOctober 18, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    Emirikol had probably contracted a nasty case of Fire Whiz from one of the Ladies of the Night on the subtable on the facing page. It'd make anyone grumpy.

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