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I am in the process of working on interiors for John Wick's ([I]7th Sea, Legend of the 5 Rings game designer)[/I] House of the Blooded. Which I also had the opportunity to be part of the playtest of the rules and setting. It is a great game.
Playing a game you are to illustrate, makes it a ton of fun. Working with someone like John, is even more fun on top of it. I'm to do 13 illustrations for each of the 13 chapters. Because we did NOT want to show DIRECTLY what the ven look like (the culture that HotB is about), we are doing it as a series of archaeologist sketches and notes. Show indirectly through a cameo and a wall painting, what the ven are... and hopefully, leaving a lot to the imagination of each table that plays the game.
Coming up with the notes is a hoot. Because we can be so academic... and because we are purposively jumping to wrong conclusions.. which you can discover when you play the game.
John has given me permission to post some of my art as I go along on this assignment. So I'm sharing a bit of current passion. I hope it intrigues... and oh yeah, one more note... the runes are an alphabet I made up. The key will be in the book.
Here is John's blog on his game, check it out, its fun and informative:
HotB Design Blog
The Character Section:
The Player Section:
Playing a game you are to illustrate, makes it a ton of fun. Working with someone like John, is even more fun on top of it. I'm to do 13 illustrations for each of the 13 chapters. Because we did NOT want to show DIRECTLY what the ven look like (the culture that HotB is about), we are doing it as a series of archaeologist sketches and notes. Show indirectly through a cameo and a wall painting, what the ven are... and hopefully, leaving a lot to the imagination of each table that plays the game.
Coming up with the notes is a hoot. Because we can be so academic... and because we are purposively jumping to wrong conclusions.. which you can discover when you play the game.
John has given me permission to post some of my art as I go along on this assignment. So I'm sharing a bit of current passion. I hope it intrigues... and oh yeah, one more note... the runes are an alphabet I made up. The key will be in the book.
Here is John's blog on his game, check it out, its fun and informative:
HotB Design Blog
The Character Section:
The Player Section:
I'm really looking forward to this game's release.
I can't wait to see the other 11, Storn. That top piece is my favorite of your works ever.
I admit defeat.
Re: I admit defeat.
real
Re: real
Re: I admit defeat.
So go snap yersself! ROASTED!
After John told me about this game and I had played it a few times pictures began forming in my head about who and what the Ven were and this art does nothing but magnify and expand on those ideas in such a beautiful way.
Good Job!
And yes, anyone with a J is the man. I, unfortunately, am left out of that equation.
But, you know, I think the house icons don't really fit, visually. Now that you're establishing a look for Ven design and iconography, the bear, wolf, etc. icons kind of stand out as clearly the product of our own culture.