marc von martial | graphic designer & graphic artist

boardgame. Summer Lightning #2

Marc von Martial — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:05:03 +0000

This is a follow up post on the artwork I did for Brian Train’s “Summer Lightning- The Invasion of Poland 1939“. In the meantime artwork was finalized and the game is soon to be released by Lock ‘n Load Publishing.

Summer Lightning is an operational board wargame with the Invasion of Poland 1939 as plot. It is only one of the few boardgames out there on this campaign. I was very happy to have been part on this and work again together with Mark H. Walker and for the first time with Brian Train.

More info on the game can be found here at boardgamegeek.com.

Click on the images for a higher resolution.

Project: Summer Lightning
Client: Lock ‘n Load Publishing, LLC
Project Description: map artwork & counters for board wargame
Software: Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5

map artwork. Frontline General expansion #2

Marc von Martial — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:05:13 +0000

This is an update on my previous post regarding the “Village and Defensive Line Map” Expansion. In the meantime artwork was finalized and things like LOS indicators, values etc. where added to the feature tiles. Also the winter / thaw weather backside of the map was created. Make sure to have a look at the updated portfolio post on this project, which features higher resolution artwork, some counters and mockups with actual tiles on the map artwork.

A prototype and first public look at the game will occur at Williamsburg Muster on February 4th-6th and Prezcon February 25th-27th game conventions .

Created for the “Village and Defensive Line Map” Expansion for the board wargame “Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943″. The maps are going to be 12.5”x36.5” and the tiles alone are 4″ x 4″ each (around 10 x 10cm), so the detail level is very high on this piece of work. A level of detail I truly enjoy to work at.

The game is available for preorder / P500 and will hopefully soon go into final development and production. The artwork was cleared by the client for promotional usage on my blog.

Also check my portfolio post on this project, which features higher resolution artwork.

Project: “Village and Defensive Line Map Expansion” for Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943
Client: Collins Epic Wargames
Project Description: high detail map and tile artwork for board wargame.
Software: Photoshop CS5 extended
Workflow: digital painting in Photoshop CS5 extended

logo & box art. Run, Fight or Die!

Marc von Martial — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:48:21 +0000

Box and logo artwork for Richard Launius’s (of “Arkham Horror” fame) “Run, Fight or Die!”. “Run, Fight or Die!” is a fun and unique Zombie themed boardgame currently under development at Lock ‘n Load Publishing Ltd. The game is currently on P500 and will soon go into final development and production. The artwork was cleared by the client for promotional usage on my blog.

Project: Run, Fight or Die!
Client: Lock ‘n Load Publishing, LLC.
Project Description: box and logo artwork for Zombie boardgame
Software: compositing and digital painting in Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5

map artwork. Frontline General expansion

Marc von Martial — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:14:24 +0000

Detail shot of map and tile artwork I created for the “Village and Defensive Line Map” Expansion for the board wargame “Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943″. The map is going to be 12.5”x36.5” and the tiles alone are 4″ x 4″ each (around 10 x 10cm), so the detail level is very high on this piece of work. A level of detail I truly enjoy to work at.

The game is available for preorder / P500 and will hopefully soon go into final development and production. The artwork was cleared by the client for promotional usage on my blog.

Also check my portfolio post on this project, which features higher resolution artwork and tiles at full print size.

box art. The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris

Marc von Martial — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:00:57 +0000

I created this box artwork along with the game logo on behalf of Matrix Games Ltd. for “The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris”, a new operational wargame by Victor Reijkerz, TBFWTP is the first game in a new series called “Decisive Campaigns”.

Like many of the projects I do for Matrix Games Ltd. this included the whole nine yards. Game logo, Box cover, box layout, media label layout, documentation layout. Apart from the production artwork I was Art Director and one of the main contributing artists on this project.

Project: Decisive Campaigns – The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris
Client: Matrix Games Ltd.
Project Description: product logo, boxartwork and layout for operational wargame.
Software: Photoshop CS4 extended, Vue Infinite 6, InDesign CS4
Workflow: 3D reference render in Vue Infinite, compositing and digital painting in Photoshop, box layout in InDesign

facebook

Marc von Martial — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:42:53 +0000

I have a private facebook page for some time now. Just today I did a split between private and biz and opened up something what you would call a facebook fanpage. Feel welcome to add, or in their new terms “like” me there. On the Biz page you will see business related updates and postings, who would have guessed ;) , I stream my portfolio blogpost into it also.

The private facebook pages is more for friends and people that I talk to on a more regular basis. O yeah, and while I’m at it, my fotoblog “the hometrail” has its own facebook page too, right here …

box art. Panzer Command – Ostfront

Marc von Martial — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:43:35 +0000

This box artwork was created on behalf of Matrix Games Ltd. for “Panzer Command – Ostfront”, a new tactical wargame by Matrix Games Ltd.. PZCOF is an expansion to the original “Panzer Command – Operation Winterstorm” and “Panzer Command – Kharkov”.

Like many of the projects I do for Matrix Games Ltd. this included the whole nine yards. Game logo (in this case the game series logo was done earlier by me), Box cover, box layout, media label layout, documentation layout. Apart from the production artwork I was one of the main contributing artists on this project.

Project: Panzer Command – Ostfront
Client: Matrix Games Ltd.
Project Description: product boxartwork for WW2 themed 3D continuous time strategy game
Software: Photoshop CS4 extended, Vue Infinite 6, InDesign CS4
Workflow: 3D reference render in Vue Infinite, compositing and digital painting in Photoshop, box layout in InDesign

logo design. Black Hand Studios

Marc von Martial — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:46:12 +0000

On behalf of Matrix Games Ltd. I redesigned the logo for “Black Hand Studios”. I combined traditional and digital media in this one. Something I plan to do more often in the future.

Project: Logo redesign for Black Hand Studios
Client: Black Hand Studios
Project Description: redesigning the logo artwork for Black Hand Studios
Software: Adobe Illustrator CS5
Traditional media: water colors

counters. All Things Zombie

Marc von Martial — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:22:27 +0000

This is a sample of various counters I painted and laid out for the recently released boardgame “All Things Zombie“. ATZ is based on the miniatures game of same name by Two Hours Wargames.

The project had an extra tough nut to crack as I had to jump in for Lohran who had to quit the project but had already developed the digitally painted style for the counters. Copying his painting style on an ultra short deadline provided an extra level of difficulty, but was challenging in an entertaining way and successful in the end.

Please also check out the portfolio post on this which features more detailed render of counters and some original artwork.

Project: All Things Zombie
Client: Lock ‘n Load Publishing, LLC.
Project Description: counter artwork for board scifi action game
Software: Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4

logo design. Alpx09

Marc von Martial — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:42:37 +0000

This was done as a personal project for me and a group of friends. From 25/07 to the 01/08/2009 we did make a successful attempt to cross the Alps with our mountainbikes.

Training and preparations for this little expedition were hard and stressful and the logo, which I did use for pins, buttons and stickers was a motivational present to my buddies.

Below are some earlier scribbles of the logo.