Download The Art of Darksiders II THQ Joe Madureira Paul Richards Books


New Hardcover Edition! Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, embarks on a quest to undo Armageddon! The Art of Darksiders II collects the dark and dynamic artwork behind the second installment in the fan-favorite Darksiders video game series. Featuring the artwork of legendary comic artist Joe Madureira (X-men, Battle Chasers) and the Vigil Games art team, the book collects full-color illustrations, character and environment designs, unused concepts, and more!
Download The Art of Darksiders II THQ Joe Madureira Paul Richards Books
"First of all, it's Joe MAD we're talking about here, that should be reason enough. The book is filled with drawings and sketches of all the characters which is great because you get a chance to see how they actually evolved. Usually video game "art of" books have a lot of polished character poses but this one actually shows you the rough sketches, which I love.
It also isn't as heavy on the environmental art like some other video game "art of" books and focuses more on actual characters. Great book, wish the game was as good."
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The Art of Darksiders II THQ Joe Madureira Paul Richards Books Reviews :
The Art of Darksiders II THQ Joe Madureira Paul Richards Books Reviews
- This book is positively stuffed with Darksiders 2 art. Most of it is concept art by some really talented guys who emulate Joe Mad's art style and philosophy with deft competence. And Mad himself has a few pieces of course. There's over two hundred pages; 217 of content to be exact.
I know everyone has different criteria for what they like in an art book, and my complaint with this book is something that may or may not bother you there is almost no commentary. There is a couple of pages at the end but other than that you get no written insight to the process of design. That being said, there is such an immense amount of art in this volume, so many sketches and painted pieces that they almost tell the story themselves.
As a Darksiders fan I found this volume great to flip through and every time I go back I noticed something I hadn't noticed before. The book covers characters, enemies, weapons and places. The places section is pretty sparse, but the rest of the sections are not. There are a couple of missing enemies but they are mostly all there. There's a couple that appeared int he first game that didn't make it in and then there is a boss and a couple of regular enemies that I don't recall seeing but it's possible I missed them due to the vast plethora of enemy art.
Oh, there's a section with CGI models as well, which is a nice addition.
The binding is good. The pages are thick. 's asking price makes this killer visual tribute to a killer game a must-have for any fan. The only reason i dock it a star is because of the lack of commentary. - I'm not a fan of the Darksiders video games, but Joe Mad has been my favorite comic artist since he started drawing the Uncanny X-Men in the '90s. I bought the first volume (The Art of Darksiders) when the first game came out and couldn't have been happier with the ART. The binding on the first book was TERRIBLE though. With this book it seems that the binding issues have been improved, and the art is again AMAZING. The only complaint I have (it's not really a complaint though) is that I wish some of the images were bigger. There are literally 100s of small pictures that I wish I were bigger so I could see all of the details! If you're a Joe Mad fan, you must add this book to your collection!
- Darksiders is back with another great game and equally great accompanying art. The Art of Darksiders 2 is divided into Key Visuals (Artwork), Characters & Enemies, Weapons, Locations, CG models, Storyboards, some commentary on art development, and Key Visuals (CG). It's a bit thinner than the first book, but the binding has improved (thank God). In my opinion, the layout is more organized and even. The first artbook was more scattered and left blank space between the small thumbnails.
Despite this, I highly recommend both artbooks if you love the game or video game art in general. There are lots of wickedly good drawings on every page. I'm very pleased with the quality and quantity. ) - This book has a generous serving of art and drawings by Joe Madureira. You can be assured that all art; even the sketches in there are in the leagues of the best entertainment art out there. Words are little in this book. It is purely about the art. The consistency in the style is staggeringly superb from sketch to finish. Print is of high quality and art is well organized in the book. The book is a great size of slightly bigger then letter size and an inch thick! The price for a book of this caliber on is a bloody steal. Highly recommend artist an fans of the Joe Madureira and the game to get this book immediately.
- First of all, it's Joe MAD we're talking about here, that should be reason enough. The book is filled with drawings and sketches of all the characters which is great because you get a chance to see how they actually evolved. Usually video game "art of" books have a lot of polished character poses but this one actually shows you the rough sketches, which I love.
It also isn't as heavy on the environmental art like some other video game "art of" books and focuses more on actual characters. Great book, wish the game was as good. - Great book.
If you are into concept art, this is pretty much another must have in your library. It shows a great variety of ideation sketches for pretty much every characters, and they are all fun to look at.
If you are one of those people who are looking for production paintings / concept paintings (nothing wrong with that) chances are this "might" not be perfect for you. However, all the sketches and looseness are really great to look at for those who are into design. In other words, this is not a "pretty book"; It shows a ton of awesome thumbnails and these are much more important than well done paintings for students. - Give all the characters, scenes and weaponries the off screen time they deserve! You'd be awed at the insane amt of details going into stuff you'd have miss while playing the game!
Reasons why its not full starred (for me). I don't play the game, its not really my genre (I tend to avoid gross goulies...)
For those who'd love the game and into this genre of art/ artist. - This book is beautifully put together and full of amazing art from cover to cover. I am immediately surprised by just how much art is in this book and how well organized it is. The Art of Darksiders 2 also appears to have been better made then The Art of Darksiders 1. The first book had major problems with the binding and fell appart immediately even when gently flipping through. I am being super careful with Darksiders 2 (just in case) but so far I am not seeing any issue with the binding. Crossing my fingers that it says that way! In any case, a must have book for Darksiders fans or art lovers.