tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post4251029281223445411..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Review: Wizard's World (1983)Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-39127833793017837962021-05-16T18:43:33.441-05:002021-05-16T18:43:33.441-05:00As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very...As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very much for the kind review (albeit a decade late). I certainly agree that there was much better art out there, of which I was a rabid fan... and still am, for that matter. <br /><br />I had no art instruction of any kind. Everything was an amateur product of what my eldest identifies as my "mad eyeballing skillz," plus I knew that my friends were counting on me to draw <i>something</i>. Because so much of the familiar art from smaller publications in the 70s and early 80s was equally "honest," I didn't know enough to be too intimidated to try. :-)<br /><br />Everything was drawn in pencil on white paper in a large sketchbook. I'd sit around the dining hall for hours on end, chatting with folks and sketching (when I really should have been attending classes).<br /><br />The cover was colored pencil on a 2'x3' poster board... except that the title lettering was cut out of yellow stock and pasted on (if I recall correctly). That cover died an ignominious death from prolonged sun exposure in the back window of a vendor's car... a failed saving throw.Trace Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770941409988533433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-54212609211269095362021-05-16T18:41:34.694-05:002021-05-16T18:41:34.694-05:00As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very...As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very much for the kind review (albeit a decade late). I certainly agree that there was much better art out there, of which I was a rabid fan... and still am, for that matter. <br /><br />I had no art instruction of any kind. Everything was an amateur product of what my eldest identifies as my "mad eyeballing skillz," plus I knew that my friends were counting on me to draw *something*. Because so much of the familiar art from smaller publications in the 70s and early 80s was equally "honest," I didn't know enough to be too intimidated to try. :-)<br /><br />Everything was drawn in pencil on white paper in a large sketchbook. I'd sit around the cafeteria for hours on end, chatting with folks and sketching (when I really should have been attending classes).<br /><br />The cover was colored pencil on a 2'x3' poster board... except that the title lettering was cut out of yellow stock and pasted on (if I recall correctly). That cover died an ignominious death from prolonged sun exposure in the back window of a vendor's car... a failed saving throw.<br />Trace Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770941409988533433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-65806640537999298742021-05-16T18:28:34.257-05:002021-05-16T18:28:34.257-05:00As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very...As the illustrator, I would like to thank you very much for the kind review. I certainly agree that there was much better art out there, of which I was a rabid fan... and still am, for that matter. <br /><br />I had never enjoyed the benefit of any art instruction of any kind, so everything that I drew was an amateur product of what my eldest identifies as my "mad eyeballing skillz," augmented by my understanding that my friends were counting on me. Which I suppose is another way of saying that it is "honest." :-) <br /><br />FWIW, everything was drawn in pencil on white paper in a large sketchbook. The cover was colored pencil on a 2'x3' poster board... except that the title lettering was cut out and pasted on.<br /><br />I'd sit around the cafeteria for hours on end, chatting with folks and sketching (when I really should have been attending classes).Trace Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770941409988533433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-75317077345008469592012-07-20T22:56:13.024-05:002012-07-20T22:56:13.024-05:00If I ever release some sort of revised edition I&#...If I ever release some sort of revised edition I'll of course keep the original in print.Dan of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957424338566461756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-44971729507257631012012-07-20T18:29:19.500-05:002012-07-20T18:29:19.500-05:00No! You have to keep the art it gives it so much ...No! You have to keep the art it gives it so much character!Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-17205376695925209832012-07-20T17:28:47.666-05:002012-07-20T17:28:47.666-05:00Hey Tim, thanks for the review! When I discovered ...Hey Tim, thanks for the review! When I discovered this gem I knew it needed to be made widely available. The author posts on my forums occasionally to answer questions, so people can drop by there too for more information. I've created a free license so we may see some 3rd party support in the near future. If we get enough support I might give the book a makeover with new art.<br /><br />http://www.goblinoidgames.com/forums/Dan of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957424338566461756noreply@blogger.com