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Traditional Art

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'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can smell the 80s on this and it smells like a smoker’s house (I promise I mean it in a nonderogatory way, that describes my childhood home lol).

I can understand why people aren’t into the titty armor, but I respect putting it on both the men and the women.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

lots of warriors opted out of armor and clothing, instead using the mobility and shields for protection.

[–] Sanctus 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I love Grecian gods of people dressed scantily fighting monsters. Its the best part of the 80s.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

For real. Women, men, aliens, monsters, they're all practically naked. Equal opportunity impractical clothing.

Society has regressed so far😞

[–] frigidaphelion 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I grew up on Edgar Rice Burroughs, and this brings back a lot of memories! I had a paperback copy of this but it wasnt the same art. However, it had the same overall theme and feel.

[–] ikidd 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] frigidaphelion 2 points 2 months ago

I found a few and can confirm, Michael Whelan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Those are the ones I have too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Me too, I had such high hopes for John Carter movie, but it was disappointing.

[–] frigidaphelion 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah that was pretty terrible

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I love this art style.
From a time when a painter would lock themselves into their workshop with a TV, a shelf full of gay porn VHS and a couple grams of LSD, and the new D&D set's cover was born.

[–] HootinNHollerin 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Needs to be painted on the side of an old windowless van

[–] Iheartcheese 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that strap he has across the chest really gives them a nice lift.

[–] Iheartcheese 2 points 2 months ago

10/10 would grope

[–] whaleross 2 points 2 months ago

Even the dudes nips are stealing a look at the princess cleavage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

This looks like it could have been the inspiration for He-Man

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Clyde Cudwell or Clyde Caldwell?

[–] setsneedtofeed 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

They misspelled his name to avoid dmca bots.