richt So, we’ve had a lot of great feedback from you folks- I really love it when you all start describing what you’re seeing in your mind’s eyes. Ethan and I took the original write-ups, and with very few notes back and forth, came up with these revised descriptions based on the ideas generated by these … Read more
Folks- I’ve contacted Ron Spencer to illustrate the full page pieces for W20- and if you don’t know Ron, then you need to go back through your WtA collection and look for the most bad-ass, characterful, excellently drawn pieces and enjoy the magic that is the madman Ron Spencer. After some discussion, Ethan, Eddy, Bill … Read more
Hey folks, just wanted to share with you the fact that our developer is still alive, still working on the V20 Companion, and is just really busy with his new job and getting his family situated in Dallas. He and I talked last night to prep for this and much like our Monday Lunch meeting … Read more
Originally posted by Rich on the V20 Blog So a few weeks ago we had a great response to the blog where the redoubtable Ken Meyer, Jr’s sketches were debated. There were some choices as to which sketches would be finished, and some commentary on those sketches. Overall, there were a lot of inciteful comments … Read more
Originally posted by Rich at the V20 Blog As we saw last time, we were still discussing how to make the third panel in Bill’s Book of Nod triptych the apocalyptic moment threatened in the text. I went ahead and modified Bill’s original sketch to give him an idea of the direction I was seeing. … Read more
Here are Bill’s revisions to his sketches for the three Book of Nod-based book openers first previewed and discussed here: http://blog.vampirethemasquerade.com/post/2011/04/20/Richt-Remarks-with-William-OConnor.aspx Here are my comments to him: “Bill- love panel one (Caine and Abel), and the architecture of panel 2 seems right to me- remember that we should show the city at night, and I … Read more
Today, as an experiment, I’m posting Ken Meyer, Jr’s sketches for his V20 art assignment. Ken has graciously allowed me to post these and to make our communications visible as they occur, and I’m hoping that he’ll just pop over here and comment directly on my comments as well as yours. That’s right, how about … Read more
Originally posted by Rich at the V20 Blog A quick Easter treat for the eyes to go with all the chocolate bunny ears everyone not doubt has gorged themselves on. Below are two pieces by Jesper Myfors- the first in black and white from the VtM 2e Players’ Guide, the second is a new color … Read more
Originally posted by Rich on the V20 Blog Last time I posted, I mentioned how wonderful it is to be able to work again with the talented artists that helped make VtM the aesthetic benchmark that it was. One of my favorite illustrators, and favorite artists to art direct, has got to be William O’Connor. … Read more
Originally posted by Rich at the V20 Blog So, while I’m also involved with Justin, Eddy and Shane in the creative direction of the book (being Creative Director and all), my primary role on this project is as Art Director; like I was on so many Vampire books through the years. It’s pretty cool just … Read more