Art Request: Perspective / 3-D Views Cities

[JM]

Hey Paizo Shot Callers-
I have asked this question before - but.... have not really been provided a response/answer.

Regarding Pathfinder Art and Cities/Locations of Golorian:
I believe most customers like to see Art in the various Adventure Paths, City Guides, etc., Especially Maps -- Maps give a nice layout/conception of the city.

Why are there very few (in any) Perspective/3-D Views of the various Cities/Locations in Paizo products?

Perspective/3-D Views should not be too difficult. You have very talented artists --- some of the best in the industry…

Check out the product below (RPGnow.com) - They have provided what looks like a very simple art rendition of a city in a Perspective/3-D View.
The Perspective/3-D View really shows how the city is laid out (elevations, ect.)
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=58524

Could we please get more Perspective Views rendered/provided in the various Adventures, City Guides, etc?

Thanks for listening-

[James Jacobs]

We do try to show panoramic views of cities now and then, but that's among the most difficult thing to pull off in the arena of RPG illustrations... ESPECIALLY when the map of the city you're illustrating is being designed at the same time you need the art designed. It's really easy to get illustrations back that fail; in the past 6 years or so I've been ordering art for adventures, I've seen plenty of failures.

Ben Wootten, though, has a particularly incredible skill for translating maps into panoramas, and we've got him working on several city type projects. So yeah; there'll be some nice panoramic illos of cities coming up, but don't expect such illustrations for every city we do.

[Jeremy Mac Donald]

James Jacobs wrote:

We do try to show panoramic views of cities now and then, but that's among the most difficult thing to pull off in the arena of RPG illustrations... ESPECIALLY when the map of the city you're illustrating is being designed at the same time you need the art designed. It's really easy to get illustrations back that fail; in the past 6 years or so I've been ordering art for adventures, I've seen plenty of failures.

Ben Wootten, though, has a particularly incredible skill for translating maps into panoramas, and we've got him working on several city type projects. So yeah; there'll be some nice panoramic illos of cities coming up, but don't expect such illustrations for every city we do.

I really love some of the great city scenes you guys have put out over the years. I recall on one occasion in RotRLs where a city went from kind of interesting to - 'thats in my homebrew' the moment I saw a picture of it. It was just that evocative.

[Haldir]

maybe at a later date?

I really like Scuttleport's bird's-eye view & then looking at the top down map of it, same with Magnamar in earlier Pathfinder book. Really brings those cities to life.

RM