I was like you, then, because digital painting caught my eye many years ago and I really wanted to learn it. I recall ogling some artists’ work on DeviantArt way bach when and thinking to myself “but how do they do that on a computer and how do *I* reproduce that too??” but eventually it faded away. I suppose you’ve brought up a good point, which is how skilful one must be in order to emulate traditional media on digital supports and how much harder that used to be compared to the tools one has at one’s disposal today. In a way, the fact that it can be easier to do that digitally makes the idea of doing it traditionally more enticing — that is where the challenge lies now!

Oh, now that is just delightful! Setting up an exhibition with artist friends sounds like the loveliest thing so I hope it all goes well whenever you all go through with it <3

As an RPG enthusiast whose preferred D&D flavour is of the older variety, I, too, quite like Larry Elmore’s work! That cover of his with the warrior going up against the red dragon for the Basic book is a classic. I’m less keen on the (in)famous “adventurers looking at the dragon they killed” piece in one of my AD&D 2nd edition books but we can’t deny how intricate it is and how it draws the eye in, all things considered :)