Any chance for some older style art?

[David Jackson 60]

I was paging thru some of my old D&D books and I realized I miss some of the old paintings and drawings in the older book.

I enjoy the new art as well, but I was wondering if we will ever get some paintings and drawings in the trippy, standstill fashion of the older books.

Any chance?

[Ixancoatl]

Yeah! What ever happened to Erol Otis?

[waltero]

Erol did a lot of the Goodman Games stuff and just as weird as it was back in the day. A couple of the other old school artists worked on the Goodman stuff, in keeping with the retro feel of the modules. I miss that simpler look, too, where everyone wasn't bedecked with items and when wizards wore pointy hats. I kinda got turned off on the art during 2nd edition with all the big hair.

[Callous Jack]

Please no retro art, it had its place back then.

[cappadocius]

Are Bill Willingham and James Roslof still in the industry? I never really warmed to Otus.

[Pat Payne]

I wouldn't mind some of that old-school-style art, except that sadly David Sutherland's no longer with us and Dave Trampier apparently flat-out refuses to be involved in the FRPG industry anymore.

However, maybe Paizo ought to see if it'd be possible to commission Darlene (who's been doing a bit of work for Troll Lord recently), Erol Otis or Larry Elmore to do some artwork (with an emphatic vote for Elmore, if you can get him...) to add a bit of "old-school" feel to the Pathfinder look.

[Kirth Gersen]

Fewer spikes!
Smaller swords!
Fabrics with texture!
Fatter gnomes and halflings!

Rock on!

[Mikaze]

I'd hate to see Pathfinder ditch its established aesthetics. I wouldn't mind seeing some of the old guards take on those aesthetics though(Elmore and the 2e painter crew especially).

With special exception for Tony DiTerlizzi. And Brom.