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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #200 on: September 22, 2015, 07:04:15 pm »
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The Great Hall is so dark, and tinged with green, that it always looks like a forest to me at first glance. In any case, if they couldn't afford a working chandelier it can't be *that* Great, can it?
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #201 on: September 22, 2015, 07:53:30 pm »
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Is it truly fair for the beyond amateur art critic to speak for these images? What I say is only a truth defined by my own perceptions, and many would argue that the art should speak for itself. Let's satisfy a thought experiment. Great Hall, can you, an image created by a person, defend your placement on this ranking of card art from an expansion to Dominion, a game created by a different person? What are your thoughts on the value of art in our lives, Great Hall? Speak up; don't be shy.
Great Hall is a piece that defies criticism. Oh sure, you can complain about the colors, or how they're arranged. But while Great Hall the card does nothing, the art for it does nothing. And in doing so it leaves nothing left for the critic, who resorts to critiquing himself; they form a Venn diagram with no overlap. Great Hall forces this situation; it creates a vast gulf between itself and the critic, or perhaps an empty corridor of some kind.

When seen in proper context - being gained with an Ironworks - Great Hall is like the whole human experience, rolled up in a ball and served on a plate - and still warm. jsh357 replaces the ball with a cube, and serves it raw.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #202 on: September 23, 2015, 05:43:29 pm »
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7. Trading Post



I think this is a pretty great picture, not just because it looks nice, but since it's open to interpretation. Is the person hiding behind the tree waiting for an opportunity to steal something? Planning to trade in that sword? Admiring the view but being super-cautious about it? You can never be too safe in Dominion Land. It could be that this person's story is only a small sub-story of the overall daily routine at this trading post, and I like that. We're getting a peek at a larger world with subtle implications. Of course, it could also be that the art was submitted for another card name, but that doesn't lessen what we have here. Score another point for Intrigue having art that fits its overall theme if my interpretation is right.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #203 on: September 23, 2015, 07:32:09 pm »
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I would have liked this artwork for Black market. It's pretty good nonetheless, though
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #204 on: September 23, 2015, 08:09:40 pm »
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Admiring the view but being super-cautious about it?

You'd be cautious too if you went near a trading post that can trash you for a Silver.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #205 on: September 24, 2015, 08:06:40 pm »
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6. Ironworks



This is what, the fourth card with some weird overuse of red? Oh well, it looks cool. Got to love that lighting on the ceiling, and the workers are all carrying giant steel beams like you'd expect to see at the ironworks. They must pump a lot of iron to be able to lift those things.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #206 on: September 25, 2015, 10:51:12 am »
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Pardon me saying this, but i think the fact that you might actually mistake the hideous pseudo-cubist faces on Conspirator for grotesque masks shouldn't be taken as a sign of quality.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #207 on: September 25, 2015, 10:54:02 am »
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7. Trading Post



I think this is a pretty great picture, not just because it looks nice, but since it's open to interpretation. Is the person hiding behind the tree waiting for an opportunity to steal something? Planning to trade in that sword? Admiring the view but being super-cautious about it? You can never be too safe in Dominion Land. It could be that this person's story is only a small sub-story of the overall daily routine at this trading post, and I like that. We're getting a peek at a larger world with subtle implications. Of course, it could also be that the art was submitted for another card name, but that doesn't lessen what we have here. Score another point for Intrigue having art that fits its overall theme if my interpretation is right.

Relevant! http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13124.msg486863#msg486863
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #208 on: September 25, 2015, 01:56:22 pm »
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Allright guys, let me clear this up for you. As we all know, the Recipe for creating Intrigue card art is as follows:
1. Depict the thing the card actually names.
2. Add two people acting suspicious.

Unlike Wishing Well, Shanty Town, Nobles and Baron, Trading Post only has one visible person acting suspicious, which explains why all of you are confused. What you are missing is that the other person is simply very well hidden, and that THIS is where the actual Intrigue lies. I must say i'm disappointed that none of you got this obvious fact. I mean, really, when will you stop falling for troll posts with over-the-top theories like "He's going to rob the Trading Post"?
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #209 on: September 25, 2015, 02:25:54 pm »
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Intrigue is so meta!
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #210 on: September 25, 2015, 05:32:08 pm »
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5. Mining Village



Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #211 on: September 25, 2015, 05:34:27 pm »
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Wow, i didn't even know that was a guy climbing up the tower.  I always just looked at the outline and thought it was some kind of weighting mechanism in a machine, like you see in an oil rig.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #212 on: September 25, 2015, 05:35:12 pm »
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5. Mining Village

Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
Shanty Town has a guy in a pointy hood, but it got to be just about at the bottom.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #213 on: September 25, 2015, 05:39:43 pm »
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5. Mining Village

Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
Shanty Town has a guy in a pointy hood, but it got to be just about at the bottom.

The moral of the story is that hats are better than hoods.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #214 on: September 25, 2015, 05:40:01 pm »
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Wow, i didn't even know that was a guy climbing up the tower.  I always just looked at the outline and thought it was some kind of weighting mechanism in a machine, like you see in an oil rig.

Man, me too. I thought both of those guys were machine parts of some sort.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #215 on: September 25, 2015, 05:59:30 pm »
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5. Mining Village

Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
Shanty Town has a guy in a pointy hood, but it got to be just about at the bottom.

The moral of the story is that hats are better than hoods.
I will continue arguing because I think hoods are better than most hats.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #216 on: September 25, 2015, 06:07:11 pm »
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So that leaves Courtyard, Secret Chamber Coppersmith, and Swindler.

I hope Courtyard is number 1, but I bet it will be Secret Chamber. Second guess, Coppersmith.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #217 on: September 25, 2015, 06:23:55 pm »
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5. Mining Village

Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
Shanty Town has a guy in a pointy hood, but it got to be just about at the bottom.

The moral of the story is that hats are better than hoods.
I will continue arguing because I think hoods are better than most hats.

Then why is Shanty Town so much lower than Mining Village?
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #218 on: September 25, 2015, 06:29:26 pm »
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5. Mining Village

Not much time today. It's snowy and nice. The artist didn't have to use this type of environment, but it paid off, I think. The guy in the cape climbing up that tower looks pretty rad as well. Also there is a man in a pointy hat.
Shanty Town has a guy in a pointy hood, but it got to be just about at the bottom.

The moral of the story is that hats are better than hoods.
I will continue arguing because I think hoods are better than most hats.

Then why is Shanty Town so much lower than Mining Village?
I blame Jsh's personal opinion.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #219 on: September 26, 2015, 09:25:57 am »
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4. COPPEE SMITH


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Paying from mobile today, no internet access. Excuse any would misspellings. Fourth place is the copper medal right?I think so.I wonder if these guys are considering to mind illegal copper. They must not be aware of the value of pennies.I'd at least move up to nickels.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #220 on: September 26, 2015, 12:45:47 pm »
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What the what? Some of us always type from mobile, it's really not that bad.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #221 on: September 26, 2015, 05:52:10 pm »
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My avatar is Rank 4 for Intrigue. Not bad. I wish your post was easier to read. I post on mobile all the time and my posts don't look like that.
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #222 on: September 26, 2015, 06:27:04 pm »
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Is criticizing jsh over everything a forum joke?
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Re: JSH's True Art Rankings
« Reply #223 on: September 26, 2015, 06:28:07 pm »
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I ask because if it is, it hasn't been explained yet.  I need to know if I should find it funny or not.
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« Reply #224 on: September 26, 2015, 06:29:57 pm »
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In not sure but my post was intended to b a joke
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