Concept art of Kiviuq, a legendary shaman from Inuit culture. The first drawing is drawn and coloured by me. The 2nd drawing is drawn by Manuell Martinez and is currently being coloured by me. We will most likely not continue with this direction as it is too time consuming to paint in this style, and thought it will look great on cards, it is not the best direction for the Online.
Media: Painter and Photoshop.
Update: I originally posted this through Posterous but it did not format correctly and also I can’t add tags through Posterous. Too bad.
These are the cards that Manuell and I have completed for Card Adventure’s trading card game. I didn’t black out the text this time as this version of cards will not be used. Actually the TCG concept is being shelved for now due to licensing issues from Wizards of the Coast. Did you know there is a patent on collectible card games? Regardless, there is still going to be cards (as the company is called Card Adventures) but the focus will be changing to Online. I love card games, but I love Online games even more, so I am not too disappointed that the TCG has been shelved.
Concept and card graphic design by Jahzel Misner
Monkey King, Nurse Jeanne, Billy Bishop by Jahzel
Yellow Spirit Seal, Sky Piercer, Dragon Pearl, background for Billy Bishop and Nurse Jeanne by Manuell Martinez
July 16, 2009 at 12:18 pm
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Style #2 was chosen, thank you to the Bootup Labs kids for filling out the survey. (And parents for allowing them to participate!) Here is the first character, China’s Monkey King. Many many many more card art to come.
June 13, 2009 at 12:38 am
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The 3rd and final art set for Card Adventures. I stayed up late today to get it done so that my bosses (Sean’s kids) can evaluate their choices this weekend. I’m not sure which set I personally favor. I think the first set, maybe.
June 10, 2009 at 10:05 am
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1 of 3 character styles for Card Adventures. This style is based on the original concept art with a more anime influence. I’m trying to achieve a fusion style – just the right mix of west and east. I also want to make sure that I stick to a style that is appropriate for the game’s 4 to 12 year old demographic.
May 19, 2009 at 11:31 am
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I’m back to working on Card Adventures. Last Fall this was a project that was on high on my priority list, but it got shelved in favor of Gnomes Homes and 2nd Syndicate. My work for Gnomes Homes and 2nd Syndicate is done (for now), so Card Adventures is back on top. Card Adventures is in early stages of development. I just recently completed the design document for the online portal. It’s all confidential thought so I can’t show it here!
TCG Prototype
The top right corner shows 3 different prototypes each with it’s own game mechanic. To get into the mood of designing a TCG I have played many many (many!) hours of Magic Cards, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Free Realms. In fact, I think I’m a little bit addicted.. Anyways blogging about game development is not very exciting, as I can’t actually show anything. But here are some concept art.
