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[Grail Quest]

The Fantasy Art of Titan Quest





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[Grail Quest]

WASP #2 - The Fantasy Art of Season Match

Weekly Art Showcase Presents: The Fantasy Art of Season Match





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[Grail Quest]

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents: The Fantasy Art of Titan Quest





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[Grail Quest]

Heroes of Might and Magic IV gallery is up!

They looked like this in Heroes 3:


They were mildly changed into this in Heroes 4:


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Hi Everyone!

A gallery of Heroes of Might and Magic IV portraits has been added to Fantasy Art and Portraits.

Heroes IV portraits include heroes from Heroes III as well as many new characters. The art is redone and sharpened, and if you had a favourite hero from Heroes III, you will probably find them in Heroes IV as well.

Lizardmen are no more. Of some curiosity are orcs that look like warthogs or water buffalo. Also, the use of caps are extensive and (maybe due to portrait size constraints) there's nary a pointy wizard cap to be found.

Enjoy!

 

[Grail Quest]

WASP 4 - The Fantasy Art of Heroes V

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents - The Fantasy Art of Heroes V

Ever since Tolkien (was there fantasy before Tolkien?), orcs have been a mainstay of fantasy as a generic and conveniently not-human-enough adversary. Their biology has been variously cast as fallen elves, pig-men, and even a fungal lifeform that sprouts from spores (WH40K).

Today's fantasy art showcases Orcs from Heroes of Might and Magic, where they are cast as backward and exploited half-human half-demon barbarians, with a basic sense of honour and spirituality. The half-human and unpredictable demon angle lets them be mirrored strongly off the Heroes 5 demon units, and yet retain a lot of variation and individuality. On the surface, the wide variation may seem to make the overall Stronghold faction a mishmash, but I think if you compare them with demons' Inferno faction, you'll see a "method to the madness".









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Fantasy Art and Portraits: A showcase of the fantasy art of computer games

 

[Grail Quest]

WASP 5 - The Fantasy Art of Second Life - Kim Dench

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents - The Fantasy Art of Second Life - Kim Dench

Today's fantasy art showcases some of the remarkable screenshots from the virtual world, Second Life; in particular, the work of artist Kim Dench.

Second Life picture quality varies a lot, as you will see if you go on Flickr and do a search for "Second Life" or "sl". The best ones, however, try to pay attention to common anomalies of 3D art, such as having body parts inside objects when they shouldn't be.

And after a screenshot is taken, some editing can be applied to really show off a picture. Click on these pictures to see the artist's commentary.







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[Grail Quest]

WASP 6 - The Fantasy Art of Dungeon Siege 2

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents - The Fantasy Art of Dungeon Siege 2

Today's fantasy art showcases that old hack 'n slash game, Dungeon Siege II.

As a resource for fantasy art and portraits, Dungeon Siege 2 offers a "generic fantasy" look with interesting variety, with the result that the tradeoff between aesthetics and design was questionable. Some pieces have a more general appeal, while others rate as plain or even ugly. They have a practical place for the citizens of the game world, and do seem to follow a certain artistic vision, but you'll either like it or hate it.







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[Grail Quest]

WASP 7 - The Fantasy Art of Cat Mansion

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents - The Fantasy Art of Cat Mansion

Last week's fantasy art showcase presented the fantasy art of Dungeon Siege 2. Today's showcase presents the "cutesy-fying" mod for Dungeon Siege 2 -- Cat Mansion. Essentially, the human, elf, and dryad models were replaced by anime kids. All helmets were removed, but otherwise the arms and armour remained largely the same, though squashed down to fit the smaller model.







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[Grail Quest]

WASP 8 - The Fantasy Art of Heroes V

Wednesday Art Showcase Presents - The Fantasy Art of Heroes V

Today's showcase presents the in-game models for heroes in Heroes of Might and Magic V. In general, the heroes in Heroes V are differentiated only by portraits--males and females of a particular faction use the same model. Plot critical characters like Queen Isabel, however, have their own unique models, essentially adapted from the faction model but with sufficient changes here and there to make it look fresh and different.









Here are some points of interest you may have missed at first glance:
- Barbarian: The horns on the ox point backward.
- Demon Lord: The left arm has a forearm piece that. In the in-game movies, it has been observed to emit fire or some sort of red energy.
- Necromancer: There's a cracked brass bell as part of the necromancer's equipment. Why?
- Ranger: The unicorn is war-painted.
- Runemage: The mammoth's tusks are mounted with blades.
- Wizard: The elephant has two sets of tusks.

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[Knightfall]

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Empires & Dungeons - Castle 2