The Art of Darksiders Preview

Over at Udon Entertainment they have some preview pages of the upcoming Darksiders Artbook. It's going to be 288 pages of hundreds of full-color illustrations, character & environment designs, development sketches, unused concepts, promotional artwork, and more. I'm pretty excited to get my hands on this art book, the game was really well done for Joe Madureira's first published work. The book will be released October 2010!

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Anonymous said…

oah love <3

June 25, 2010 7:44 AM

Michel Mammi said…

Great Joe!! the master!!!

June 25, 2010 8:23 AM

Art Advice 2.0 from Joe Madureira

Joe Madureira has continued voicing his art advice with details on what gear he uses, his influences, and skills needed for working in the game or comic industry. Art Advice 2.0 Now for the specific art questions I do get very often: 1-I use a technical pencil with HB lead 99% of the time. Staedler, Koo-in-oor, Prismacolor Turquoise, it’s all good. Take your pick. I use them all. Sometimes I work on paper that’s a little different ( smoother or more coarse ) and I may move up or down to an H or a B lead if needed. But I find H and 2H digs into the pap er and is too hard to erase ( Which sadly I do a lot of ) and B is too soft ( smudges like a mofo.) B is fantastic for going back over lines, darkening , and adding weight to your lines. Basically, ‘inking’ with a pencil. **Just keep a sheet of scrap paper under your hand or you will smudge the shit out of your drawing!!!** HB suits my needs 99% of the time. Really no need to switch it out, just adjust your pressure. Harder or...

Random Joe Madureira art

Joe has been on a posting frenzy and has uploaded some sketches/concept art pieces for all to see. Check them out!

Joe Madureira Featured on Playstation Blog for Wayfinder Interview

Over at the Playstation Blog there's an interview with Joe Madureira discussing his character design philosophy for Wayfinder, an upcoming online action co-op RPG developed by Airship Syndicate. Read the article here , or below! Learn how Wayfinder takes colorful heroes from pages to play – Early Access begins August 15 Written by Nerium Strom Content Marketing Manager, Digital Extremes Comic artist and Creative Director Joe Madureira discusses making characters that matter. Airship Syndicate, the developer behind the upcoming online co-op RPG Wayfinder, loves a colorful world. It’s no surprise why, either. The team’s co-founder — artist and Creative Director Joe Madureira — traces his roots back to the equally vivid world of professional comics. It’s a legacy you can clearly see in the bold, vibrant character designs of the titular Wayfinders themselves. These are heroes, called back from death to push back a hostile force in an ever-expanding, thriving online world when Early A...

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