Hey everyone!
I think it's fair to say that as a small studio, finding the time and budget to focus on things like key art and a fancy Steam page, when you're hard at work actually making a game, is challenging. With that in mind, I'm incredibly pleased to announce that we've managed to find an amazing artist in Daniele Lieske who has brought our vision for Clanfolk to life.
Key art (especially gorgeous key art) plays a huge part in gaining Wishlist's, folks viewing and visiting your Steam page, as well as capturing the imagination of those you're hoping to entice. We loved the principle of our old art (a family returning back to their homestead) but it simply didn't reflect the quality we were searching for.
What Daniele has so brilliantly captured is a focus on family, harvesting and your homestead, but also the looming spectre of winter. Having the scene divided by lush landscapes and barren snowy fields, with abandoned snow-bitten buildings in the east is exactly what we were after. Afterall, we all know most won't survive the winter...
Below you can find the early stages of the process, alongside our final version. We hope you love it as much as we do!
First Draft
Second Draft (With Winter Added)
Third Draft (More Fidelity)
Final Art
As always, be sure to join our Discord, let your friends know and don't forget to Wishlist us!
/Clanfolk Team
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1700870/Clanfolk/