Not all art books are created equally. While some functions are just a preliminary summary of sketches and conceptual arts collected during the production of a game, film or drama, others increase to the height of wholesale art – labor works of love packaged in creative insights and carefully build secrets, if not the whole world. Art book for South of midnightThe latest action adventure of Inspuls Games is placed in a legend of the southern Deep Deep, is such an example.
Published by compulsory games and Cook The Dutch and Becker art galleries, Art and music of the South in the middle of the night It looks like a Southern Gothic story that is pulled straight from the universe of its name. The physical version of the 160 -page art book, with the illustrated cover of the cover and the golden paper edges, comes with a double vinyl lp set of the background music of the game, a comic in the universe illustrated by artist Rob Guillory, and other Ephemera inspired by the characters and locations visible throughout the game. Combined together, the art book is a love letter South of midnightProduced because it is a tangible product.
While art books are a modern element of publishing, the process that these books appear often not discovered and unexplained. Coincide with the official launch of South of midnightPolygon approached Whitney Clayton, art director at Compuls Games and Maarten Brand, CEO of Cook and Becker, to talk about their cooperation for the first time and what separates a good art book with a great art book.
“We have searched for a publisher to do one South of midnight Art book, and when Cook & Becker agreed that we couldn’t be more nervous, Clay Clayton told Polygon in an email interview. We love their work and the art they put in their books. Art and music for the game have been conducted since the start of production, so we have worked with it for a while.
When it comes to the process details behind the creation Art and music of the South in the middle of the nightClayton came up with a profound incident about what had come into the creation of the book behind the scenes. “We like the idea that you are on a journey over time South of midnightGo deep with the designs and processes behind the characters and the environment you encounter on your journey, with a few pages dedicated to art subjects outside the environment and characters like UI Art, introduce our stop motion, a South of midnight Comic, and some wider pages include higher levels of art. We really want art book feel Like a folk book present in South of midnightFrom the cover of the book to the journey inside.
After a series of preliminary meetings, the compulsory group created countless folders to organize all artworks coinciding with the structure of the concept of the book, with additional spreadsheets to monitor which art needed for each section. Cook and Becker then took those assets and built a preliminary sketch of the book’s layout and images spread by PowerPoint. Since then, the artists in Cook & Becker have arranged, trimmed, [and] Designed by page, Clay Clayton said, combining the correct image [while designing] Graphic treatment.
While Cook and Becker work on the book’s visual presentation, including creating custom small illustrations based on South of midnightArtwork, groups in compulsory games have worked on the text for the book in the house. All of all, it takes six months to produce art books for South of midnight From the initial concept to the final product.
Cover art for Art and music of the South in the middle of the nightBased on the story found in the game itself, designed by Room 8, an art studio based in Cyprus with a monitoring record to provide assets for other high -end games, including Alan Wake 2Then Dead spaceAnd Diablo 4. ScopeSouth of midnight As a framed story told as a folk and this story is shown in the game, Mr. Clay Clayton told Polygon. Fish scales are also from one of our concept artists. However, its physical way is presented, documents; It is all Cook & Becker. They had many great and creative ideas for this.
One of the ideas that brands are especially proud to be gold details mentioned on the cover of the book. I love the entire package that we have done, the art book with the gift box and vinyl LP that our friends at Lost In Cult are designed, the brands of Polygon said. I am really proud of the work we have been here.
Finally, the book is a great celebration of the hard work, dedication and talent of our group, Mr. Clay Clayton said. I also think that people who appreciate the art books will really love the beautiful and thoughtful art of Cook & Becker and the way they design the backstage journey this image.
Art and music of the South in the middle of the night Available to buy on the website of Cook and Becker.
