Combo with Scout: Scout to draw Harems, Storyteller+Harems to draw cards!
I hope you don't mind me commenting in the negative given that I haven't been involved in this set design process at all but I just have to say: I really don't like the art for Aqua Vitae.... looks like a photo.... possibly a still from a B-grade south east asian horror flick...? It really is a clash for the rest of the dominion art.
Apologies if this causes offence because it sounds like you might personally know the artist but I just thought I should say something because the rest of the expansion you guys have got going here is looking very promising and looks like most of it would fit seamlessly with a regular game of dominion.
I seem to remember there was quite a bit of art from old alchemical manuscripts floating around the web a few years ago - you might be able to look at something like that for Aqua Vitae?
I don't know the artist. I'm not offended.
If you can find something suitable, I would be happy to change it. I didn't really find anything else that I liked.
One thing - not sure if it has been mentioned already - the borders on the victory cards appears to be slightly purple - could be my eyes, or my computer - but they just don't look quite right when compared to the other cards background (a more true black).
I think the font itself is a lot of the problem. Almoner looks right, but the others don't look like Times New Roman to me. Great work nonetheless.
Although I like the current image for the Gatherer card, before it was posted I found the image below and emailed the artist Andrew Finnie asking permission for us to use it. He emailed back saying, “I'd be honoured to have my Wood Gatherer illustration on the ‘Gatherer’ card.”
So is it possible to also make a version of the card with the following image? I think it would look best mirror imaged. It has a bit of a “creepier” feel to it like the image suggested for Pawn Shop. There have been fan-made cards with two card images before, such as Ghost Town
I love that art for pawn shop but I think it would be a stronger design if both the creepy guy and the kids' faces were in it. You may have to cut off the kids' legs but I think it would look a bit better.
I was thinking it would be nice to have the inventor of the card named on the card beside the illustrator, if there is enough room.
I like the second one because it seems like it is a little more in the style of other dominion cards. It is a little creepy. It looks like the kids are pawning off their pets to this old man to get Halloween masks. Then the pets get turned into rugs and such.... If you think it is too weird, use the first one.
The image options for Pawn Shop are too small. They need to be 570 pixels wide, at least.
How about either of these?
