Rifts art.

Christopher Brady · February 08, 2018, 02:11:48 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1024317That's good to hear.

Oh yeah. Chuck Walton. His stuff is really neat. My one complaint is that his art has a lot of thin lines and details. Sometimes gets hard to tell exactly what I'm looking at.

But that's a nitpick, and it beats the hell out of that CG stuff.

Technically, this IS a bad piece, your eye is left confused as to what to focus on. The individual pieces inside the entire plate are well done, don't get me wrong, but it's too cluttered.

RunningLaser · February 08, 2018, 03:14:30 PM

I think it looks great! Reminds me of those early WH40k pics- man I loved those.

Shawn Driscoll · February 09, 2018, 01:07:17 AM

Chuck Walton needs to learn depth of field.

Ulairi · February 09, 2018, 02:13:08 PM

His art is great.

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Omega · February 09, 2018, 11:01:36 PM

Quote from: Anon Adderlan;1024199They've gone full #Poser. Never go full #Poser.

Or at least go poser well. Ive seen some art pieces done in poser that are surprisingly hard to tell from painted art even knowing the models they used. A little post production touchup can do wonders.

RPGPundit · February 12, 2018, 04:31:25 AM

Quote from: Ulairi;1024621His art is great.

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Now this I like!

CarlD. · February 12, 2018, 09:01:57 AM

I don't mind good CG art, its like any other art. It can be of any quality. But I do like the starker almost technical line drawings in the older material. I think it really contributed to the feel of the game and communicated the setting's mood.

Ratman_tf · February 12, 2018, 03:41:01 PM

Quote from: CarlD.;1025061I don't mind good CG art, its like any other art. It can be of any quality. But I do like the starker almost technical line drawings in the older material. I think it really contributed to the feel of the game and communicated the setting's mood.

Kevin Long did a lot of that. I prefer his Coalition designs over the new ones. In my head cannon, the new stuff wasn't phased in instantly, and there's a mix of old and new designs on the battlefield. (Some of the art actually backs that up.)

RPGPundit · February 14, 2018, 04:35:22 AM

Quote from: CarlD.;1025061I don't mind good CG art, its like any other art. It can be of any quality. But I do like the starker almost technical line drawings in the older material. I think it really contributed to the feel of the game and communicated the setting's mood.

yeah, but what was posted earlier here was NOT good CG art by any measure.

Abraxus · February 14, 2018, 07:29:08 AM

I usually like the Chuck Walton art. It's when their is more than once character like the above picture where it does not translate well imo. To me the biggest offenders of terrible art are the Drunken Studio artists. The art looks terrible imo. I could not a picture to show as a reference they are the ones who drew the different races living in Rifts Madhaven. The only other person and it's usually when he draws vehicles is I think Burles. His style does not translate well imo.

RPGPundit · February 16, 2018, 05:58:13 AM

Which is everyone's favorite RIFTS book for art? Mine is probably RIFTS Atlantis. Spectacular.

Malleustein · February 16, 2018, 06:20:20 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1025707Which is everyone's favorite RIFTS book for art? Mine is probably RIFTS Atlantis. Spectacular.

Atlantis was the first RIFTS book I saw on the shelves. the cover was, and still is, excellent. It sold me on the game.

Black Market's cover is a low point. I haven't bought the book, likely part because of the cover art.

Wormwood's cover is epic. However, I prefer the interior art from Northern Gun. Even if it is just a catalogue for cool robots.

Ulairi · February 16, 2018, 09:08:49 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1025707Which is everyone's favorite RIFTS book for art? Mine is probably RIFTS Atlantis. Spectacular.

Atlantis and Rifts Mercenaries

Christopher Brady · February 16, 2018, 10:13:32 AM

RIFTs Mercenaries and the Naruni book, whose name I've forgotten.

Ratman_tf · February 16, 2018, 12:06:41 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1025707Which is everyone's favorite RIFTS book for art? Mine is probably RIFTS Atlantis. Spectacular.

Warlords of Russia.
I really like Perez's art, and WoR is full of his cyborg stuff.