Dishonored / Skyrim / Fallout Litho's

[Treehouse_Ryan]

Originally Posted by amb6883

I do not want the name/logo all of them but would like it ones where it works with the image. In general I do not like lithographs, they are cheap reproductions and I do not see them ever going up on my wall. I have still bought a lot of them from the treehouse, but they are all sitting storage. Giclees are at least better quality reproductions and screen prints are more unique and a art form themselves.

Lithograph/giclee/screen printing are all methods of transferring the image. I would like some of the "game-collectible" pieces to be of better quality and would even pay more. Just please come out with some nice screen prints (with metallic inks!) that are actually recognizable as being associated with the game.

Also, as a collector I am actually happy the edition sizes keep getting reduced I just find it little humorous.

I am 100% with you on this. I vastly prefer art over collectible, and have passed on getting almost all of our lithos.

I thought most of our gearbox screenprints were pretty exceptional (though sadly not metallic--we can't get samples of screenprints, so we've been gun-shy about trying them out since they're difficult to get right and expensive to mess up).

One of the issues we run into is that so much art is created for a game over such a long period of time by really invested, hard-working people that getting art done by outsiders is sometimes a difficult pitch.... They want to see the art they've been slaving over, which is perfectly reasonable (and they're the boss), so the stuff that I personally think is more fun takes a backseat.

Then when we do get approval to do this, and find someone willing to do the work, they're not always really hip on the game, so that makes things a little difficult too. The guy in charge of running these projects with outside artists doesn't make the same choices I would all the time, but I'm kind of a snob about this stuff and rarely predict what ends up selling well, so I'm sure I would do much worse.... This is the kind of armchair quarterbacking that everyone does, but if I'm being honest, the diversity (including the stuff I haven't personally liked) is probably a good thing.

Anyway, I'm with you, and I've got a couple pet projects that I'm hoping finally see the light of day soon.... I'm fighting for less keyart and more interesting stuff, but it's hard for a lot of reasons.

Originally Posted by rasmusvn

I think it's horrible, and that's being kind.

James has a style that's not for everyone. The print is stunning and came out exceptionally well, though I will agree that her face was a turn-off for me also.

[amb6883]

Originally Posted by Treehouse_Ryan

I am 100% with you on this. I vastly prefer art over collectible, and have passed on getting almost all of our lithos.

I thought most of our gearbox screenprints were pretty exceptional (though sadly not metallic--we can't get samples of screenprints, so we've been gun-shy about trying them out since they're difficult to get right and expensive to mess up).

One of the issues we run into is that so much art is created for a game over such a long period of time by really invested, hard-working people that getting art done by outsiders is sometimes a difficult pitch.... They want to see the art they've been slaving over, which is perfectly reasonable (and they're the boss), so the stuff that I personally think is more fun takes a backseat.

Then when we do get approval to do this, and find someone willing to do the work, they're not always really hip on the game, so that makes things a little difficult too. The guy in charge of running these projects with outside artists doesn't make the same choices I would all the time, but I'm kind of a snob about this stuff and rarely predict what ends up selling well, so I'm sure I would do much worse.... This is the kind of armchair quarterbacking that everyone does, but if I'm being honest, the diversity (including the stuff I haven't personally liked) is probably a good thing.

Anyway, I'm with you, and I've got a couple pet projects that I'm hoping finally see the light of day soon.... I'm fighting for less keyart and more interesting stuff, but it's hard for a lot of reasons.

I have the yellow claptrap screen print framed up in my living room and love it!

Ever think about reaching out to Olly Moss? I mean he is selling a Lara Croft doodle right now (though not my taste). Though I pretty sure if he ever did licensed video game print I would have zero chance of actually getting it.

Also, the new Sam Wolfe Connelly Mass Effect giclee is pretty nice!

[Madigan]

Originally Posted by amb6883

I have the yellow claptrap screen print framed up in my living room and love it!

Ever think about reaching out to Olly Moss? I mean he is selling a Lara Croft doodle right now (though not my taste). Though I pretty sure if he ever did licensed video game print I would have zero chance of actually getting it.

Also, the new Sam Wolfe Connelly Mass Effect giclee is pretty nice!

Yeah, I wanted to order it but it costs $40 and the shipping USPS Priority International $46.00 -.-

They removed XPO and now I'm fucked.

[Treehouse_Ryan]

Originally Posted by amb6883

I have the yellow claptrap screen print framed up in my living room and love it!

Ever think about reaching out to Olly Moss? I mean he is selling a Lara Croft doodle right now (though not my taste). Though I pretty sure if he ever did licensed video game print I would have zero chance of actually getting it.

Also, the new Sam Wolfe Connelly Mass Effect giclee is pretty nice!

Glad you got the original Claptrap! I always find that one really impressive. Our lead artist, Chris, drew that one by hand, even though it looks like it came from an in-game asset....

We've tried reaching out to Olly Moss, but that dude can write his own ticket to anywhere now and is hard to get ahold of. We're all fans, though (I bought a three-pack of those new doodles as soon as I saw them just to have something of his, and am curious if I'll like them more in person). Did you pick up his silhouettes book? It's fun and easier to get than his usual stuff.

Sam's style is really intricate and interesting. I had a hard time picking out sections to show for detail when cropping the image because there's so much densely-packed stuff going on. I'm curious about his workflow....

[amb6883]

Originally Posted by Treehouse_Ryan

Did you pick up his silhouettes book? It's fun and easier to get than his usual stuff.

Not yet but I plan to. I do have his Zelda variant though and a couple others.
I am definitely going to pick up the Connelly print tonight but to get a better deal on shipping I am trying to figure out something to bundle it with.