Fallout d20 manual illustrations

[Brother None]

Craig Petersen has revealed some of the drawings that'll be included in the Fallout d20 manual on his website:<blockquote>In October 2006, I completed artwork that will appear in the first Interplay approved Fallout Pen and Paper d20 Guide by Glutton Creeper Games. The role-playing game manual is based on the Fallout video game series and is planned to be released in early 2007 in the United States.

Fallout Armor

I was asked to create some armor (or "armour" as we spell here in NZ) illustrations for the Fallout d20 Guide. I saw this as a great opportunity to add in a 1950's feel to my illustrations by creating some tongue-in-cheek advertisements that would have been published before the Great War in 2077 (in the Fallout timeline). The fonts used are the same as those used in the introduction sequences of the Fallout 2 video game.</blockquote>And he calls Vault Boy "Vault Boy" rather than something retarded like "Pipboy".

Link: Fallout d20 illustrations on Mechazoic Era

Thanks E.

 

[Tails]

damn what are they doing with Fallout... That Power Armour pic (for me) really suck...

 

[LazyD]

If only I had my old DnD buddies around.. I'd buy this in a heart beat.. But.. theres no one left of my old crew around.. and to find people where i live that are nerdy enough to get down and dirty with some dice.. is very hard.

 

[MrBumble]

In terms of drawing I do not think that it is that bad ! I think that most of them look good actually but they remind of Tactics and POS. It's not Fallout at all...

 

[Sander]

If only I had my old DnD buddies around.. I'd buy this in a heart beat.. But.. theres no one left of my old crew around.. and to find people where i live that are nerdy enough to get down and dirty with some dice.. is very hard.

You do realise that the game is heavily unbalanced, completely un-Fallouty and fucks almost every bit of the setting, don't you?

 

[gorillaman]

I'm glad something positive's come out of this fiasco. These are some really nice illustrations. The Fallout Boy ones are particularly good; a genuine LOL from me for the toxic waste.

 

[LazyD]

If only I had my old DnD buddies around.. I'd buy this in a heart beat.. But.. theres no one left of my old crew around.. and to find people where i live that are nerdy enough to get down and dirty with some dice.. is very hard.

You do realise that the game is heavily unbalanced, completely un-Fallouty and fucks almost every bit of the setting, don't you?

I havent looked into the rule set or anything really.. I was just thinking the concept of a Fallout pnp game would be kickass.. Although I think I do remember cooking up a makeshift Fallout campaign with my old buddies.. It was fun. Just used the dnd rules.. made up some armor and weps.. and we had a lot of fun. The thing I like about pnp is you can make youre own rules.. If you dont like something in the given rules.. you can twist em.. in other words.. making house rules. So .. if its unbalanced.. untrue. with a little elbow grease and some collective imagination and wit.. you got yourself a great pnp game

 

[joyforyou]

looks like shit... real ugly

 

[Ratty Sr.]

These illustrations are pretty good, actually. Not really the style of Fallout, but still leagues ahead of other stuff Glutton Creeper displayed.

EDIT: Tesla Armor is my favorite.

 

[Lumpy]

EDIT: Tesla Armor is my favorite.

I suppose you haven't noticed the Brotherhood of Steel logo on the armor yet.

 

[Tails]

style of pip boy is very good. Amour pictures got very cool style, but that guy in pa and those funny words like "punks kicking sand in your face" I mean PA was used by usa military not sealed in ordinary shops.
Good for funny artwork but for Fallout D20 there should be more *dirty* style without slogans.
[EDIT]
Leather Armor is my favorite.

 

[MrBumble]

style of pip boy is very good.

Dude...
Ok, maybe you guys should have a BIG sticky for that naming issue...
I agree that the Vault Boy pictures are nice though.

 

[Carib FMJ]

I found the drawings good... But like someone noted, seemed more tactics, not that it is particularly a bad thing, at least an effort is being made.

 

[LazyD]

I found the drawings good... But like someone noted, seemed more tactics, not that it is particularly a bad thing, at least an effort is being made.

I agree. There definetly not up to par with fo/2 animation. Its a decent atempt that passes imho

edit: Close examination to the armor drawings.. the more they ware on me.. the style really doesnt seem fallout at all..

The Vault Boy animation is great tho.. no flaws in that as far as i see.

 

[Wooz]

I disagree.

So?

The armour and pc class pictures are a bit...odd in style. Nicely drawn, but the style is very non-Fallout. I recognise the attempt to come across as 50's in armour pictures, but that obviously doesn't work if you use a strongly un-50's drawing style.

Let's face it, it looks like a bad comic trying to look like Scooby Doo.

But he calls Vault Boy Vault Boy, and the Vault Boy drawings definitely aren't bad.

Say, old bean! I must express my astonishment of your claim! Is this fact, or a CLEVER RUSE?

In my opinion, the VB drawings are a tad too stiff and too animeish. Yes, there certainly is someone *trying* them to look like the originals, but they fail. Miserably. The linework's all wrong, it's way too stiff. They look less miserable than the rest of the artwork, but miserable nonetheless. It reminds me of the POS vaultboys, only worse.

Sorry guys, it looks like shit to me.

 

[Brother None]

So?

So you're banned

Let's face it, it looks like a bad comic trying to look like Scooby Doo.

So?

Say, old bean! I must express my astonishment of your claim! Is this fact, or a CLEVER RUSE?

Your face is a clever ruse.

A clever ruse to DISGUST WOMEN, that is.

In my opinion, the VB drawings are a tad too stiff and too animeish. Yes, there certainly is someone *trying* them to look like the originals, but they fail. Miserably. The linework's all wrong, it's way too stiff. They look less miserable than the rest of the artwork, but miserable nonetheless. It reminds me of the POS vaultboys, only worse.

Sorry guys, it looks like shit to me.

I'd disagree with you strongly if this was just a fan's drawings. By a fan's drawings standards, these are pretty great. By professional standards, they're still ok. Not shit, not great, but ok.

Why? Well, they're pretty close to the original vaultboy style, though not identical, and pick up on the sense of humour of Fallout fairly well, even if they do get a bit too anime-ish on the drawings.

I think you're a bit too predisposed to hatin' them, really.

 

[Sander]

So you're banned

ANIMAL EAT COOKIE

Anyway, the drawings aren't really good. Some of them are decent (mainly the Vault Boy ones) the rest is decently drawn but mostly just really un-Fallouty.

 

[Wooz]

So?

So, uhm, it doesn't fit Fallout in any way?

Your face is a clever ruse.

A clever ruse to DISGUST WOMEN, that is.

That didn't bother YO' MAMMA.

I'd disagree with you strongly if this was just a fan's drawings. By a fan's drawings standards, these are pretty great. By professional standards, they're still ok. Not shit, not great, but ok.

As fan-art, it would be a-OK. By professional standards, they suck. By professional standards for a Fallout game, it really, really fellates. Sucks huge green Godzilla balls at the World Cup. With bells on.

Why? Well, they're pretty close to the original vaultboy style, though not identical, and pick up on the sense of humour of Fallout fairly well, even if they do get a bit too anime-ish on the drawings.

Yeah, they suck.

I think you're a bit too predisposed to hatin' them, really.

I'm pointing out sloppy artwork. I think it's poorly done, it ain't good enough for a Fallout game. Oh, did I mention it sucks? It sucks.

 

[Craig Petersen]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all your feedback, both positive and negative. I know that I'm not going to please everyone with my art style, but I have tried to put time and research into the illustrations I've done. Personally, I'm glad there are some positive comments! I've given a little explanation about each piece on my site, but if you have any specific questions or comments, then I'll try to find some time to talk to you about them. Knowing my usual forum activity, I probably won't be on the boards that frequently, but I'll be happy to talk about Fallout and my artwork from time to time. (Oh and just to let you know that we write the British version of English here in New Zealand, so if I spell some words differently from the US version, that'll be why.)

I probably won't be able to go into too many specifics about the d20 book or GCG, since I think my Confidentiality Agreement with GCG will still apply until the book is published. I've only been involved with the artwork in the Fallout d20 Guide anyway so, unfortunately, I can't really comment on how the rules are currently shaping up.

Apart from that, thanks to Kharn for posting the news item with a link to my site and your comments about my art. Thanks to gorillaman, Ratty and Tails for letting me know which pieces you liked (always nice to know which are favourites) and I'm glad to hear that most of you liked the Vault Boys.

LazyD actually gave some good advice about PnPs (if you don't like a particular PnP rule, then change it for your campaign). But, we'll all have to wait and see what the published rules are first and then decide whether to change them or not.

Okay, in regards to a few of the comments that have been said... if an anime influence has crept in to the Vault Boy pics, it was unintentional. I am an anime fan, so it might have been lurking in my subconscious and been ready to pounce when I was up too late at night working on these pictures. I tried to stay true to the Vault Boy character and style as much as I could. Since I'm not the original artist, then obviously there are going to be some slight differences in line style and the way that I've applied my animation experience to the little guy.

What else? Oh, Lumpy's comment about the Brotherhood logo on the Tesla Armor. Hmmm... if it's a pre-Great War ad, then the Brotherhood hasn't been formed yet. I don't suppose I could get away with Roger Maxson hiring the same ad artist (a military private who did pencil sketches on the side) to come up with the Brotherhood logo in 2077? Didn't think so. Still, I don't think the armor would look nearly as good if it didn't have the Brotherhood logo in the centre.

Thanks again for your comments and I'll try to talk to you again soon!

Cheers,

 

[frissy]

Some of them could be better, but I like the general style of it. Also that they look similar to each others.

They do give a little Touko Laaksonen feel (Tom of Finland), but not in a bad way.

Nice, and it works for the purpose.
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