Sapkowski-related art?
The development of the Witcher is coming along nicely and as it goes we are being offered some beautiful screenshots of the game, but there is one thing that is desired almost as much as more screenshots: More concept art. All the art we have seen so far is beautiful, detailed, inspiring, and, in my opinion represents the Witcher's universe exactly the way it was intended to look like (Hopefully). So, considering the lack of offical concept art updates I created this thread to find out if anyone knows where art related to Sapkowski's books in some way can be located. The official Sapkowski site's Russian version (the one I read) has quite a bit of art present, but most of it is done by the general audience of fans and is hence, for the lack of a better word, unprofessional.Also, it would be interesting to know which art style(s) and setting fits Sapkowski's books best in your opinion. For example, I think that the best setting to depict it in is the one similar to that in the concept art: Late Middle Ages, somewhere around 1400s, with some fantasy flair and more recent influences, like some Italian Reniassance styled clothing (though 1400s were the times of the beginning of Italian Reniassance, views differ greatly when it comes to "medieval periods" among historians). The art styles that I think fit best are the realistic, gritty style, like presented in the concept arts and also an anime-imbued style (do not scream "Pokemon" just because I mentioned "anime", I mean the more serious styles, like that in Berserk, for instance), simply because Sapkowski's books have a whole lot of the same complex themes present in the adult-oriented Fantasy anime and manga. And lastly, thank you for dedicating your time to read this drawn-out rant.
The development of the Witcher is coming along nicely and as it goes we are being offered some beautiful screenshots of the game, but there is one thing that is desired almost as much as more screenshots: More concept art. All the art we have seen so far is beautiful, detailed, inspiring, and, in my opinion represents the Witcher's universe exactly the way it was intended to look like (Hopefully). So, considering the lack of offical concept art updates I created this thread to find out if anyone knows where art related to Sapkowski's books in some way can be located. The official Sapkowski site's Russian version (the one I read) has quite a bit of art present, but most of it is done by the general audience of fans and is hence, for the lack of a better word, unprofessional.Also, it would be interesting to know which art style(s) and setting fits Sapkowski's books best in your opinion. For example, I think that the best setting to depict it in is the one similar to that in the concept art: Late Middle Ages, somewhere around 1400s, with some fantasy flair and more recent influences, like some Italian Reniassance styled clothing (though 1400s were the times of the beginning of Italian Reniassance, views differ greatly when it comes to "medieval periods" among historians). The art styles that I think fit best are the realistic, gritty style, like presented in the concept arts and also an anime-imbued style (do not scream "Pokemon" just because I mentioned "anime", I mean the more serious styles, like that in Berserk, for instance), simply because Sapkowski's books have a whole lot of the same complex themes present in the adult-oriented Fantasy anime and manga. And lastly, thank you for dedicating your time to read this drawn-out rant.