{"id":2949,"date":"2004-08-31T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2004-08-31T21:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crysodenkirk.com\/blog\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2013-03-13T00:38:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T07:38:42","slug":"quickstart-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crysodenkirk.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/quickstart-illustrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Quickstart Illustrations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We need post-apocalyptic demonic horror\/sci-fi photo-based illustrations<\/h1>\n

For the Obsidian Live Action Quickstart<\/a>, I did two different photo shoots that coincided with playtests of the new system (most of the people pictured here are also playtesters). I approached the illustrations as still shots for a story that would play out across the book and continue into other media.<\/p>\n

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That meant starting with the outline of a story and a whole cast of particular characters. My production list looked more like a script breakdown than a photo shoot: I broke props and costumes down by scene and scheduled people accordingly.<\/p>\n

I also did the layout and other graphic elements in the Quickstart, including the type treatment, the page ornaments, and the cover and character sheet.<\/p>\n

Scroll down to see more illustrations and some notes from the shoots.<\/p>\n

Note: Text blurred to protect copyright. If you want a copy of the Quickstart, you can get it from Drive Thru RPG<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n

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I like to use uncommon angles in my work, and to get right into the middle of the action.<\/p>\n

One sequence involves a character being chased down and beaten by cultists, and to get the proper feel for that, I laid down with a camera and had them “attack” me (that’s me on the ground in the first picture). That gave the images a sense of brutality and intimidation, and immediately put the viewer in sympathy for the victim.<\/p>\n

Here’s a few images from that sequence. Final images would have been cut out from the background as you see above.<\/p>\n

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