rlederer [UPDATE 11/13/11] TESV:Skyrim art thread

**rlederer** · October 28th, 2011, 11:10 PM

Hiya! Whew! Man, it's been waaay too long but I've been busy

I can finally start showing some of the work I've been doing for the last 3 years for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I hope anyone out there who buys the game enjoys it as much as we enjoyed developing it. Also there's a podcast diary with interviews of myself and pal/cohort Adam Adamowicz, Matt Carofano(AD), and Todd Howard on the making of Skyrim over at Bethblog. With that includes a short video, a side by side comparisons of concepts and game assets plus even more art. Go on over and check it out if you have a few minutes.

More to come! Thanks for viewing! Cheers, Ray

http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/20...-team-diary-1/

**Davie** · October 29th, 2011, 04:04 AM

Oh, awesome. I am absolutely stoked for this game, in no small part due to your concepts. So much less vanilla fantasy than Oblivion. I love it.

**Jeff Lafferty** · October 29th, 2011, 06:50 AM

These are all really nice!
Jeff

**E.DIN** · October 29th, 2011, 07:47 AM

Theses are some very nice paintings... i love the cobbles in your 2nd painting. the wet look you have made is excellent...

**rlederer** · October 29th, 2011, 01:32 PM

@Davie: Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the game. I'm still playing it and will probably start an new character once I get my retail copy. Right now I'm playing as an Altmer Mage. What's really cool is how depending on where you choose to use your perks it will really alter the play experience so that it never feels the same twice. This team is truly amazing!

@Jeff Lafferty: Thank you Jeff! How's CO treating you?

@E.DIN: Thank you E. I really wanted to convey a PNW vibe with the climate in that particular region.

**dolmen** · October 29th, 2011, 02:21 PM

Oh this is excellent concept art. love the four armed statue, its really great. Can't wait to get this game next week!

**rlederer** · October 29th, 2011, 09:33 PM

Thanks doleman! I had fun with the Mehrunes Dagon image. I like the dog lapping at the fetid water oblivious to the massive mysterious ruin in front of him.

Here are a few more images:

**Kellye** · October 29th, 2011, 09:44 PM

This fanart rocks the casbah.

One of my favorite things about CA is how many geekalicious fans there are, and how willing they are to post badassery like this.

For some reason the meat selection is my favorite, I have no idea why. Lol. Probably because you gave each piece such personality!

**rlederer** · October 29th, 2011, 09:54 PM

Hi Kellye, thanks for the very kind compliments but I need to correct you on one thing: I'm employed at Bethesda Game Studio as a concept artist and spent the last 3 years working on Skyrim

**Jeff Lafferty** · October 30th, 2011, 01:52 AM

More great stuff! and Colorado is treating me very well thanks for asking

Jeff

**Aeron** · October 30th, 2011, 04:56 AM

Incredible work, I've been closely following Skyrim as I'm a huge fan of Bethesda's games. I particularly enjoy the architectural landscape concepts, I was using this painting as a desktop for a few months.. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6220/...09d0ec60_o.jpg

I appreciate the way the cities and ruins seemingly grow out of and shape around the surrounding landscapes vs being isolated free standing structures, as seen in these Skyrim concept paintings..

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/...a46f4961_o.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6225/...35cf7d6e_o.jpg

Love how the city expands across the arched rock formation here - http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/...a78fdf1b_o.jpg

I noticed this with the city that has the waterfall inside of it too, was that accidentally happening through the design process or was it intended for you to conceptualize the ruins/cities with the landscape directly influencing it from the beginning?

PS - the ability to directly control or turn into a dragon would be a great idea for future dlc!

**bish0p2004** · October 30th, 2011, 10:34 AM

These are awesome...and I'm really digging the Dark Brotherhood costume; looks much better than Oblivions.'

oooh, I really want this game...buuut, I will have to pass as I would end up neglecting my art which I've already done for too long.

**rlederer** · October 30th, 2011, 11:23 AM

Thanks for all the kind words Aeron. Most of that landscape stuff was done by the incomparable Adam Adamowicz. I designed Solitude which is the city perched on top of the natural arch. The waterfall runs through Markarth which is an ancient Dwemer ruin. The waterfall was likely Adam's idea but I don't remember honestly. Hopefully he'll post some of his stuff and discuss his process.

**rlederer** · October 30th, 2011, 11:26 AM

Thanks bish0p2004. I labored over that one for a while. I have a feeling people will either love it or hate it. I'd actually like to go back and refine it and make it more stealthy but it's too late now. Sometimes you just have to let them go

**NeecHMonkeY** · October 31st, 2011, 07:31 AM

Thanks for taking the time to share so much of the fantastic artwork from The Elder Scrolls - It's very cool to see some of the magic that goes into creating such a great series of games.

I can't wait to play it in 2 weeks and see your work brought to 'life'.

**Lord Dubu** · October 31st, 2011, 07:50 AM

I just adore when we get treated to concept art for IPs like this.

**Maelstrom78** · October 31st, 2011, 09:17 AM

I seen that video of the comparisons between the concept art and finished environments on GameTrailers the other day and wow..
Absolutely beautiful work and i cannot wait to get my copy of the game! Goodbye social life! haha

**Leo::Amorim** · October 31st, 2011, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Maelstrom78

I seen that video of the comparisons between the concept art and finished environments on GameTrailers the other day and wow..
Absolutely beautiful work and i cannot wait to get my copy of the game! Goodbye social life! haha

High five, mate! Hehehe

All beatiful works! I saw the video too, and was astonishing... Really looking forward to see the inside game...

Great work!

**CKWorth** · November 1st, 2011, 11:45 AM

I really love the artwork. I've pre-ordered the collectors edition so I can get the artbook. Looking forward to spending the long winter nights ahead in Skyrim.

**rlederer** · November 1st, 2011, 11:27 PM

NeechMonkey: Thanks so much. I hope you enjoy it

Lord Dubu: Thanks!

Maelstrom78: thanks man. Make you get out and see some sunlight from time to time

Leo: thanks again!

CKWorth: thanks for buying the CE! That really means a lot to me and Adam. They really went all out with the art book. They fit as much as they could in there and it is jam packed but I think it only represents about 30% of the work we did. On top of that, it's an extremely high quality presentation. If you like our work, then I don't think you'll be disappointed...

**Damien Levs** · November 6th, 2011, 02:16 PM

Amazing artwork here. The Elder Scrolls is by far my favorite series of video games

And I certainly cannot wait to play this on friday....I just hope it does not invade my personal art studies :/

But yes, It sure is a great treat to have your artwork for this game up here on ca.org. Thanks so much for sharing.

**Ravenseye** · November 6th, 2011, 05:37 PM

Great work! I'm super stoked for this game. I purchased it 2 months ago and going to go do the 7 o clock wait out till midnight when I can get it and play it till I cant stay up any longer! I can only imagine your super excited for the world to get there hands on the game. Keep up the good work over there.

**rlederer** · November 7th, 2011, 02:43 PM

@Damien Levs: Thanks! I've been meeting lots ES fans as you might guess and they truly are some of the coolest people I've met. Thanks for accepting my spin on a beloved IP...

@Ravenseye: Thank you! I hope you enjoy the game. I'm more excited than ever to hear and see the reactions of fans to our game. We all did our best to make something great for you to enjoy.

**Damien Levs** · November 14th, 2011, 05:56 AM

Nice sketches

...I'm already hooked on this darn game!!!! Having a blast though

**kirillis** · November 14th, 2011, 03:10 PM

wow, thanks for sharing these. they are really great and it´s always so good to have a look behind the scenes.. I love the game BTW, really the best TES so far i think.

**Todd Pazicni** · November 14th, 2011, 07:00 PM

I love the movement in your work! It brings so much life and character into it, and brings me into the scene to investigate more! And I too REALLY want this game... hopefully I can afford it soon.

**Pavel Sokov** · November 14th, 2011, 08:08 PM

Fantastic thread, congrats on participating in the creation of this great game!

**Artbot** · November 14th, 2011, 09:51 PM

Hey, Ray, great to finally see the hi-rez work here. Looks fantastic.

And why are you drawing meat? :-)

**Eyecager** · November 15th, 2011, 01:31 PM

I was just blown away, your work is intense and eye catching. You have a wonderful rhythm to your work and just the right amount of grittiness to really compliment it.
Also your rendering is just top notch, everything looks like the material it should feel like if someone was to reach in their screen and try handling it.

Really impressive work!

**rlederer** · November 17th, 2011, 10:19 PM

Damien Levs: Thanks again

kirillis: Thanks and I'm glad you're enjoying the game.

Todd Pazicni: Thank you so much! I hope you get a chance to enjoy the game soon

Pavel: Thanks Pavel!

Artbot: Thanks Rich!

Eyecager: Wow hay thanks mate! Hopefully I'll get to the point to where I actually feel like I live up to that praise someday. Thanks again

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