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Before I begin, I should note that in general I just don't get a rise out of comic-book style larger-than-life illustrations. So, in the ideal case, I'd prefer something totally different.
Since I doubt that will happen, I'm happy to offer comments about this piece in the hopes of improving it.
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Thats the spirit!
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First off, the big dude just screams x-men or something; if I didn't know this was Traveller I'd assume it was Champions d20. I'm sure adding detail, color, and background will make it look less Marvel and more Space, but still.
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They're big, 4 armed, and rather unattractive by normal human standards and a bit slower mentally (though not by a lot). I think the image captures it pretty well, but what specifically would you alter to make it look more space? Specific ideas would be good.
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The Aslan, however, is excellent in my opinion.
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Ok, glad to hear it!
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The comments that have been made about the Vargr and the human are all really dead-on (which is to say, exactly the same things I would say ). Lame sidearm, bad hair, huge hand, and where are the dog legs? And if it hadn't been mentioned, I'd never know that the big dude had four arms. And it would be interesting to see some imagination put into the clothing - the leotards and spaceboots™ are almost like a cop-out.
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The Vargr hand, legs, and the pistol I agree with. The hair, nope I like it (of course it was my add...)
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Female characters would be great too - I quite like the b/w image at the top of all these pages, and the mix of genders says more to me about Traveller than 9-ft high bugs, to be blunt.
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I will again agree that ideally a female character should have been included in the scene, that was my goof totally. Which is rather unusual in that I have been fairly adamant about the depiction of women and all ethinic groups within the material. The character class sketches (posted in the playtest areas) are about half male and half female depictions.
For the Wanderers (bugs),as mentioned previously, I wouldn't mind seeing some concept sketches from anyone who has some original ideas for depicting an insectoid race. I am quite open on this point.
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I've been critical! But only because I really love the game and the imagination behind it - I want to see that same imagination in the artwork.
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Thats what why I posted the cover. No harm, no foul
I honestly do appreciate the feedback good or bad.
Hunter
[This message has been edited by hunter (edited 09 November 2001).]