I'm not a big fan of his bodies or poses (they too much to me like cosplayers posing awkwardly for photos, which is something I find is true of the Dark Sword staff as well), but Tom Meier is a very skilled sculptor and where his bodies suffer for being a bit too human, his faces turn out great. I suspect he's more classically trained, like some of the European sculptors. If you look at some of Meier's drapery, such as on "Gwendolyn the Queen", it's excellent and also reflects such training.