The story of its inception started one day when I was visiting our office in Austin. I really love this ship, with its moving nose that can trap whales when harpooned. The inspiration from this specific example (cut for gameplay consistency) came from the work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who mixed with the lime wash used in mass graves.Īs a visual designer, it is a fun experience and a great challenge to align visual appeal, engineering and functionality, nice animations, and a sense of power with a handcrafted weapon that you can upgrade in different ways!

The purpose of this exploration was to give the player a great visual impact by increasing this dystopia feeling in the city. After many hours of research exploring narratives from the Black Plague period, we used some testimonies as a starting point for visual expression. The plague plays an important role in our game. There is this very specific skeleton aspect to the facades, there is a canyon feeling in the streets, there are strong shadows. This is the piece of art that triggered lots of excellent work in terms of architecture - all the landmarks.there were more than 80 cathedrals in the skyline by that time. I'm a bit nostalgic when it comes to this one, but in a positive way. This is the very first pencil drawing we did when the game was set in London, in 1666. Mitten shares his thoughts on the paintings and drawings that came together to become the art of Dishonored below, which correlate to the image gallery.

The game's dark and dank world is brought to life through the richness of the character and environment designs, and the man in charge of guiding Dishonored's art direction is Arkane's art director, Sebastien Mitten. Dishonored's art style and aesthetic are among the elements for which it has been praised.

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