Dave Trampier made the artwork for early Dungeons & Dragons games and many of the mobs in DDO are based off of his illustrations. I loved his work as a child and would try to imitate some of his drawings. I am sure others here playing this game belong to my generation and have a similar experience. (Edit: also David Sutherland III, thanks Gauthaag)
I thought it might be a nice idea to use his armor characterizations for cosmetic skins. What do you think? Here are some examples quickly found off the net; the art department could do a proper collection of a dozen types:
nice fire giant-style armor: