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Poll: From those artists already mentioned, let's do a quick poll and see who gets the most hits for their first choice (I'm guessing it'll be Holloway or Elmore).

Clyde Caldwell	7%	[ 5 ]
Tim Truman	1%	[ 1 ]
Bill Willingham	6%	[ 4 ]
Jim Roslof	15%	[ 11 ]
Jeff Easley	24%	[ 17 ]
Gerald Brom	6%	[ 4 ]
Larry Elmore	20%	[ 14 ]
Jim Holloway	11%	[ 8 ]
Tom Wham	8%	[ 6 ]
Other (Please Specify)	1%	[ 1 ]

Total votes : 71

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Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:08 am

I would be pleased to obtain another LE Print with a Fantasy Theme from a Fantasy artist.

Who the artist will be, and what the art will look like, I will leave to others to decide.

I will start saving some money by using a Walmart Frame for my EO Print instead of a professional framing company. :wink:

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:22 am

bbarsh wrote:Anybody have a contact for Roslof. I failed my google-fu roll.

Yes, I know him. I can put whomever in touch with him.

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:05 pm

Gnat the Beggar wrote:I would be pleased to obtain another LE Print with a Fantasy Theme from a Fantasy artist.

What about Royo? As expensive as Brom I suppose?

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:27 pm

Badmike wrote:
I think the problem Serl is getting 74 OTHER people to also pay $150 for a Brom. We had people dropping out this year because of financial difficulties with half that, and only had 65 copies made. Then are the guys paying for the Brom Acaeum members or just guys with deep pockets that can afford it?

It's fun to speculate and all but you have to keep it real also.

Mike B.

Mike,

Just speaking for myself, I dropped out because I didn't like the artwork, not because of the cost.

I'm still very interested in your next art project. It would still depend on the final product though (regardless of who made it).

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:31 pm

Well. I'm in whatever we decide!

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:33 pm

Invincible Overlord wrote:
Mike,

Just speaking for myself, I dropped out because I didn't like the artwork, not because of the cost.

I'm still very interested in your next art project. It would still depend on the final product though (regardless of who made it).

Thats part of it though, IO. Whatever reason people drop out, with a higher buy in, it's going to be harder to find replacements no matter what the cost. If you think it's hard to replace 10 buyers at $75 a pop, imagine replacing 10 buyers at $150 a shot. That's why whoever does this has to get it realistic it tune to what people SAY they will pay and what they will ACTUALLY pay when it comes time to write the check.

Mike B

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:34 pm

HermitFromPluto wrote:Well. I'm in whatever we decide!

Are you back yet Jeremy? I have your print here! Just email me an address to send it to!

Mike B.

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:38 pm

lokiwookie wrote:
What about Royo? As expensive as Brom I suppose?

lokiwookie,

I was not familiar with Royo's work, so went out on Pen and Paper website and looked him up. I like Royo's work very much. Though I would want the artwork to be in the theme of Dungeons & Dragons rather than the Gamma world or techno style he also is good at.

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:22 pm

Badmike wrote:
I think the problem Serl is getting 74 OTHER people to also pay $150 for a Brom. We had people dropping out this year because of financial difficulties with half that, and only had 65 copies made. Then are the guys paying for the Brom Acaeum members or just guys with deep pockets that can afford it?

It's fun to speculate and all but you have to keep it real also.

Mike B.

Yeah, that is true. $150 is a tad wad of cash. Ah well, the pipe is fun to live and smoke, n'est pas?

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:50 pm

Martin,

Royo made some wonderfull fantasy art too, but you're right that it is less "fantasy style" than others. I really like his stuff though

Adventures in Austerion : a fantasy RPG, with boardgame mechanisms and modular battlemap. By Guillaume Tavernier and GÃ©raud G.

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:12 am

Please count me in. Paul Kinght -Morris can attest to my contributions and character.

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:24 am

Also to eliminate any confusion on the list and who is included, require us to pay up front before anything happens and you will get most serious members separated from the BSers and then see whats left and give those spots to next memeber on waiting list.

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:46 am

mark1107 wrote:Please count me in. Paul Kinght -Morris can attest to my contributions and character.

Mark

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:28 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Now you're really screwed!

King,

You're dead to me. :wink:

Best,

Paul

p.s. Mark good to hear from you. I'll vouch for you. :cool:

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:16 am

mark1107 wrote:Also to eliminate any confusion on the list and who is included, require us to pay up front before anything happens and you will get most serious members separated from the BSers and then see whats left and give those spots to next memeber on waiting list.

Ah...but then you'll have people disappointed with the look of the piece (i.e. some people dropped out of the EO print after the initial rough draft came out) and I would rather have the people that do get it be happy. Just my 2 cents though :-)

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:30 am

I'm all for the paying up front idea, especially now that the committee has a better estimate of the costs involved and the per-print price is unlikely to change much. It would also prevent people from bowing out after it's done, because the end result doesn't thrill them, which IMO is just wrong. (And it would also prevent dropouts from changes in financial circumstances later on in the process, which is what happened to me..

). I mean, what if 50% of the EO list had reneged? The price would have skyrocketed..

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:08 am

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'm all for the paying up front idea, especially now that the committee has a better estimate of the costs involved and the per-print price is unlikely to change much. It would also prevent people from bowing out after it's done, because the end result doesn't thrill them, which IMO is just wrong. (And it would also prevent dropouts from changes in financial circumstances later on in the process, which is what happened to me..). I mean, what if 50% of the EO list had reneged? The price would have skyrocketed..

I agree with this. If you prepay and don't like what you get - place it on ebay and get some or maybe all of your money back (who knows maybe you will make a profit). Either support what we're trying to do here or don't. Don't be wishy-washy and say I'll take one and then drop out because you don't like the artwork.

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:37 am

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'm all for the paying up front idea, especially now that the committee has a better estimate of the costs involved and the per-print price is unlikely to change much. It would also prevent people from bowing out after it's done, because the end result doesn't thrill them, which IMO is just wrong. (And it would also prevent dropouts from changes in financial circumstances later on in the process, which is what happened to me..). I mean, what if 50% of the EO list had reneged? The price would have skyrocketed..

Hey Look!

I got this box and it's autographed by Frank Mentzer! Doesn't matter what's inside it, just pay me the $150.00 right now.

See how crazy that sounds? (Sorry Frank

)

The thing with art, is it's entirely subjective. And no matter what artist makes a piece of work, you just might not love every piece of his work...

p.s. Frank - Call me on this box idea... it will make millions...

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