Too bad none of you need real-time 3D graphics... I guess I will continue
to destroy 20th century stuff instead of fantasy stuff... drat...
-nik
----- Original Message -----
From: "LaPierre, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [ogf-d20-l] Art talent
> One of the local cons here in Phoenix is more of an art con then normal so
I
> will be talking to the artists that show up and also looking in the Art
show
> for talented artists that haven't yet made their name. If I was anywhere
> else I would still check in the art show rather than the dealers room. If
> you can't attend the con then email the art show director asking for
> information. Many artists leave business cards or flyers.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 1:20 PM
> To: ogf-d20-l
> Subject: [ogf-d20-l] Art talent
>
>
> I just noticed that Larry Elmore (www.larryelmore.com) is going to be one
of
> the guests at the local Con in Denver this week. If the name doesn't
right
> a bell, he is one of the premier fantasy artists, having done work for TSR
> on the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance, and many others. His work is
> definitely top-tier stuff, and just about any commercial publisher would
be
> lucky to get him to do cover art for their work. Has anybody asked him
> about prices or if he is still even accepting commissions? I hate to ask
if
> I'm not even in the ballpark...
>
> Also, I'm curious how others have gone about finding this kind of talent.
> Is prospecting in a dealer room for amateur painters worth the time, or is
> it better to stick with better-known artists, in spite of the price?
>
> -Brad
>
