We tend to think of genies as helpful and friendly, or at least useful. It's nice to remember once in a while that most of these folkloric creatures were not, however, in their original form.
Classic art with a scene of the classical era. Because fantasy is so Medieval and Northern European most of the time, it's nice to remember our southern European neighbors sometimes too, who after all, contributed one leg out of three to the makeup of Western Civilization. Two out of three if you consider them the vector by which we got Christianity too.
Everyone knows that sabtertooths had cubs, fo course, but it's nice to see them in play.
Two very nice undead themed older works by WAR.
Two recent, and dare I say it, modern in style illustrations from the Silmarillion. While of course the Silmarillion doesn't read as easily as an actual novel, like the Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, that isn't to say that it doesn't have some absolutely awesome material in it that rivals anything writting by Sturrleson, Hesiod, or Bulfinch.
Sneaky 4e goblins. I never much liked or cared for goblins, but this art kind of made me reconsider a bit.
Exciting fantastic landscapes, like I mentioned last week, is still an important part of any good fantasy story, in my opinion. It just makes the whole thing pop and come alive.
Sometimes there is more than one kind of nice scenery to look at. This kind of goes back to the gratuitous vibe of the pulp era.
Gorgonopsids were the top predators in the late Permian, right before "the Great Dying." I've always thought they were pretty rad; the largest type we know of was grizzly bear sized.
Fantastic locations don't always have to be dramatic, sometimes they can even by cosey. I'd live in this cottage in the woods, quite honestly, if someone offered it to me.
Can't forget the space opera too.
I think this is called an albino elf in the file name, or something like that. With normal ears, it wouldn't be a bad representation of a Cursed from Dark Heritage, though.
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