Art Preview 2: Revenge of Art Preview!
Some treats for your eyeballs, Fate Corps!
Kurt Komoda continues to rock the art for us. You'll find sample of some of his "chapter opener" full-page pieces at the end of this post.
And, man! After our Fate Accelerated Edition announcement at the beginning of the year we really didn't expect y'all to put pedal to the metal quite as hard as you did. But step on the gas you did -- we've only got about $6000 left to make it to our $215k FAE stretch goal, just a few days later. (Bonus: we'll reveal the next stretch goal to follow Accelerated Do as soon as we get there. That could be today!)
Fantastic work, folks. Let's keep January going strong!
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Comments
Creator Murder of Crows on January 18
Of course I will. Thanks for the answer!
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 12
So long as you link to the Kickstarter and give credit, yes.
Creator Murder of Crows on January 11
Is it allowed to link to the artwork in blog posts?
Creator James O'Dwyer on January 5
Egads, that is beautiful artwork.
...and suddenly I find myself upgrading from The Book to The Trio.
I cannot wait to see what happens over the next three weeks!
Creator Brook Freeman on January 5
I want to say that I really like this art style!
Creator Dan Roe on January 5
"WWII X-Com. That would be beyond awesome."
That's pretty much exactly what I've been brainstorming for the last few hours. :D Actually, I was considering "Nineteen Forty-Eight" for a) the Orwell link, b) the start of the Cold War and c) post-Roswell. Must... Fight... Urge... To blather on... At ridiculous length...
Creator Paul Cooper on January 4
God dammit! After seeing the art, I have to up my pledge to a trio. Hope you are happy, Fred! :-)
Creator Weimann on January 4
God damn I love that gorilla.
Creator Scott Acker on January 4
I give it an A+ for ambition.
Creator Scott Acker on January 4
It may be the perspective but the left and right arms seem very different in size and length.
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 4
I think so? Kurt studied a lot of gorillas. Granted, none of them were performing kung-fu in freefall, nor did they have possible cyber-enhancements under their gi.
Creator Scott Acker on January 4
Are the proportions correct on the cyber-gorrilla? Something looks a bit off. Or is it just me?
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 4
See? Art's doing its job. :)
Creator Robert Hanz on January 4
"She's been shooting down flying saucers".
WWII X-Com. That would be beyond awesome.
Creator Alan De Smet on January 4
Like the previous batch, I really appreciate that it looks like you're striving to be inclusive. The art from too many games implies that I'm looking for softcore-porn or that I'm too closed minded to consider playing someone of a different ethnicity or gender. It's clear that Fate Core will not have that problem. Instead, you'll be showing me a wide selection of Cool Protagonists and Awesome Stuff, filling my mind with ideas.
Creator Michael Bentley on January 4
They really all do inspire setting ideas. Very flavorful images.
Creator Mike Olson on January 4
I like the cowboy a lot, actually. Cowboy with a sword! THAT's the setting that I want to see.
Creator William Hochella on January 4
That's one epic gorilla.
Creator Michael Bentley on January 4
Tim: I think the Cowboy is supposed to be the typical steely eyed, tough figure of western lore. Plus there is the monolith in the background and what I think are aliens on the cliff.
Creator Sarah Reed on January 4
Simply stunning artwork!! So looking forward to seeing the final product! Thanks so much for sharing.
Creator James Yee on January 4
Very well done in choosing the art direction and artist. I'm really looking forward to seeing more. ;)
Creator Tim Keating on January 4
These are all gorgeous, and I love them all -- except the cowboy. The other pieces have such great dynamic energy -- even the first one, where the pilot is basically just looking at something, the bit of wind in her hair, the planes passing overhead and the angle of her head lend the scene a beautiful, subtle tension. The cowboy is all straight up and down, right angles, no facial expression or body language from the rider or the horse.
I'm sorry to be so critical, but these are amazing, and although that piece has some really fine detail work (not to mention equine anatomy) I don't feel like it rises to the level established by the other work.
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 4
That's a good idea -- not sure if we have the during-campaign space to fit that into at the rate the stretch goal updates have to happen, but I'll keep it in mind!
Creator Sophie Lagace on January 4
Hey, you know what would make for a great future update? Kurt explaining how he works, from getting your specs to finished image.
Creator Christopher Sigmund on January 4
Great art! Loving it so far.
Creator Michael Ramsey on January 4
Very, very nice.
Creator Markku Tuovinen on January 4
Usually I'd say: "Skip the art and write more content," but these images are actually very good and evocative. ...An airborne cyborg gorilla versus a slew of ninjas? And one of them has four arms? I'd play that for a dollar ;)
Creator Murder of Crows on January 4
I would love to know the settings behind: the two angels battling over the city, the dead man in the pentagram and the woman with the kneeling man in the alley. They look interesting.
Creator Dan Roe on January 4
I spotted that! Also: the Gernsbackian (is that a word?) control tower in the background.
Creator Michael Bentley on January 4
They are all amazing, but the best one is the first one with the plane with the flying saucer markings!
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 4
Check out the markings on the side of her plane -- she's been shooting down flying saucers. :)
Creator Dan Roe on January 4
Aaaargh. Stop tempting me to drop an extra £60 for physical copies of these books! The first picture, with the quasi-WWII-era pilot and plane is especially gorgeous.
Creator Tom Cadorette on January 4
Holy Jeebus Crisco on Toast Points, Batman! That's some seriously posterior-kicking art!
Creator Steve Russell on January 4
Really enjoying the cliffhanger perspective. Good choice whoever did the art direction on that one.
Creator Justin N Imayen on January 4
Absolutely beautiful, can't wait. ^_^
Creator Sophie Lagace on January 4
Wonderful art once again. And yes, all the female characters look like ones I'd play. Komoda has a nice hand with shades and values to make the important features pop, something many artists struggle with. He's a great choice for inspiring pulp art!
Creator Fred Hicks / Evil Hat Productions on January 4
Kurt is a ridiculous talent.
Creator Josh Leavitt on January 4
Fantastic work. I can't wait for the final product. :)