Hi all,
Having illustrated for Issaries, there are a few factors that need to taken
into consideration regarding the quality of the work.
- The time given to produce the pieces. It is often at very short notices.I
am also a nurse working 60-70 hrs a week, a father - when do you get time.
- The nature of the pieces to be drawn - all my stuff was weird stuff - new
deamon types, Kralorelan Bridges, One god in five forms, Giant rats. All of
which were hard to add the Gloranthan feel to.
- The public view of Glorantha? Greg's view of Glorantha? Who the hell know
which is which, what is what? Everyone has a different opinion becasue their
are so many styles of writing, imagery etc. What do Praxians look like? Look
at some of the interpretations - Gene Day, Dan Barker, Myself.
- Payment - if you pay peanuts.......
- Critics - Gloranthan writing/art has more critics than contributors, and
that is saying something.
- Media - I personally paint in oils on large canvasses, and yet I get
comissioned to do monotone ink drawings, with not greyscale, no dithering,
nothing. You have no idea how hard a tranisition that is until you try it. I
would love to see full colour plates of Gloranthan imagery plastered across
the pages (not GW style!), just like 7th Sea has, but what are the chances?
Cheers Simon Bray