Other,

I tend to buy artbooks which contain conceptual artwork, but not explicitly about a single theme.

I just love to look at them and make up stories about them, it helps me create meaning about their use of technical aspects of their art. Above all I like the fact that they contain material that boosts my motivation to actually DO stuff.

- You could for instance think about conceptual environments for a new game (which has several turningpoints in the story by which it's theme changes): Think about Tomb raider (eidos/Crystal Dynamics), or any of the games created by Blizzard or Bioware(<3)

So.. to sum it up; I'd go for artbooks with a certain style that make me feel the above-stated! or something... Maybe I should have selected option #2 :/

toss up between original characters and theme XD not fanart or sketches

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"I'm just a cog in a wheel, Jody." - Twilight Zone

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