What a gorgeus visual feast! Elmore's art really is that doorway you mentioned, those vibrant colors have this warm, inviting quality that pulls you right into those worlds. Its fascinating how his work became the defintive look of fantasy for an entire generation, kinda like how a scent or sound can instantly transport you back to a specific time and place in your childhood.
First thank you for a piece of the dragon hoard. That copy of Lord of the Rings is just gorgeous. I've loved getting a look at Elmore's work in this volume. I think we've all talked about it on other articles but for certain a generation his work is "Fantasy". The vibrant colors and scenes just pop of the page.
I have his two later volumes but missed out on this one as I didn't know about it in time and was gutted! My fave is the cleric healing her fallen comrade in the snow as pictured, the name escapes me as I write this. I have three small prints too for my "games roim" aka the dining room lol, the Red Box dragon cover art, Dragonlance companions sitting round a fire and the ine already mentioned. DnD was pretty much Larry's art for me. All four if the artists at the time were amazing and I am currently waiting for the similar volume by Jeff Easley to arrive via Kickstarter. Larry's Vol II is black and white onky and III highlights plus a few other things, so Vol I is definitely the one to have. A beautiful book indeed.
Haha...I may or may not have been one of the ~14 year old boys Larry says "fell in love" with Silvara thanks to that painting in the calendar. : P
What a gorgeus visual feast! Elmore's art really is that doorway you mentioned, those vibrant colors have this warm, inviting quality that pulls you right into those worlds. Its fascinating how his work became the defintive look of fantasy for an entire generation, kinda like how a scent or sound can instantly transport you back to a specific time and place in your childhood.
Man I just love Larry's art. Thanks for sharing this!
First thank you for a piece of the dragon hoard. That copy of Lord of the Rings is just gorgeous. I've loved getting a look at Elmore's work in this volume. I think we've all talked about it on other articles but for certain a generation his work is "Fantasy". The vibrant colors and scenes just pop of the page.
I have his two later volumes but missed out on this one as I didn't know about it in time and was gutted! My fave is the cleric healing her fallen comrade in the snow as pictured, the name escapes me as I write this. I have three small prints too for my "games roim" aka the dining room lol, the Red Box dragon cover art, Dragonlance companions sitting round a fire and the ine already mentioned. DnD was pretty much Larry's art for me. All four if the artists at the time were amazing and I am currently waiting for the similar volume by Jeff Easley to arrive via Kickstarter. Larry's Vol II is black and white onky and III highlights plus a few other things, so Vol I is definitely the one to have. A beautiful book indeed.