Funny, Angus McBride is probably the one illustrator in Osprey books I absolutely like the least.
I can only scratch my head,but everyone is entitled to their own tastes.
I never really liked his illustrations of TCG cards and especially I don\'t like the broad features he gives his figures
I can only say that I do and I like his dynamism in his pictures and how he does the form.For myself he clearly is the best Osprey had and probably the most popular.Again,all I can say is it\'s a matter of taste.I wouldn\'t be surprised if our taste in miniatures is different.
Just out of curiosity,what type of miniatures do favor?
The Troiani pics are great, I don\'t know if you actually can compare illustrators and \"real\" painters? I recently watched some pics like this in the web, sadly I can\'t recall the name of the artist.
Something with \"M\" it was...
Made some great 7th cavalry pics.
Well,yes I understand your point and recognize the difference.I was more referring to popular artists that we as wargamers use as references and for the sake of simplicity I grouped them together under Illustrator.However,as a note Don Troiani is also known for organizing and allowing his works to be used as a form of illustration in books.He is first and foremost a painter,but he has assumed the role of illustrator when it suites him.I think this duel capability is more common then in the past and is influenced by the expanded role wargamers have now in the military painting circles.