> Jeremy Tolbert
>
> I'd have to say that I agree with Kele. I know that *I* and
> probably a lot of
> my friends wouldn't have known who you were talking about when
> you mentioned
> Elmore. So from the perspective of me as a potential buyer, I'm
> really not
> going to care whether you have Elmore or someone else- what I'm
> going to care is
> whether I think the artwork is good. The name isn't going to
> matter to me.
> Hell, half the time I can't even *read* those artsy-fartsy
> signatures they use
Elmore's style is quite distinctive, and is closely associated with AD&D.
Whether you know his name or not I suspect you would recognize the work and
automatically associate it with official products. My theory was based on
the assumption that older players (the ones with cash) would recognize the
style, whereas younger players would be attracted to his artful depiction of
comely women in less-than-practical armor...
I have every intention of looking at lesser-known (but not necessarily
lesser-skilled) artists, but I was fishing to see if anyone had already
tried this route.
-Brad
