Vibrant play mat art for a fantasy card game

Games & Recreational

We're a tabletop game publisher that's making a fantasy card game for young teens and adults.

##Project outline: Dragonwatt Games is seeking to hire an illustrator to design the play mat for an unreleased title coming soon to Kickstarter. The game has a strong fantasy theme centered on a unique pantheon of gods, but the play mat itself features solely environmental art reflective of the world where the game is based. Due to the game's mechanics and playability with cards, this project's main objective is to create a play mat with 3 distinct, legible territories which establish player ownership. (See reference file called "Mock Layout.") Other smaller elements will be incorporated into the design as separate layers to be repositioned later during the prototyping process. The overall look and feel of the play mat should be similar to a tabletop game map. The art style is colorful, but don't make it cartoonish or too realistic. (Please check the reference files called "General Style" for clarification. Do not draw grid lines.) ##Project specifics: DELIVERABLE: Origin file with all layers preserved. The final image should be at least 8000 x 8000 px, at 300 dpi. Please design in the CMYK color space (the file must be print-ready). POV/SCALE: Top-down, as if looking toward the ground from above at a height of roughly 100 feet. There is a slight angle to the POV, but it's not fully isometric. CONTENT: As noted in the outline, the play mat is divided into three territories, divided into rows. Each one takes up roughly one-third of the play area, with the middle territory being just slightly larger than the other two. It should be obvious to the players that each territory is a separate zone on the mat, so there should be distinct borders between them. However, a straight line will not do. Think of ways to integrate the borders into the design to create a more organic look. *Territory #1 - Land of the dead. This territory is relatively dark compared to the other two. It should have traditional "spooky" themes: dark twisted trees, fog, and tombstones. The border between this territory and #2 should be a wrought-iron fence, like one you'd see surrounding a graveyard. *Territory #2 - Grassy hills. This territory is rather simple. It features a few softly rolling hills covered in grass. There can be a few trees here and there, but don't draw too many. This is also the brightest of the three territories because it gets the most sunlight. It's nestled between territories #1 and #3 in the middle of the board. *Territory #3 - Enchanted forest. This territory is composed of a lush, green forest. Some may even call it magical. There are large mushrooms sprouting between the trees. Sprinkle in a few soft, glowing lights, too. The border between this territory and #2 is a sparkling stream. *Shrines - Besides the territories, there will be 8 different shrine variations. Save these in separate layers (8 layers total). 4 of the shrines need to match the theme of territory #1 (land of the dead) and 4 need to match the theme of territory #3 (enchanted forest). Minimum size is 500 x 500 px each. The shrines need to be fully isometric, so they stand out from the rest of the play mat. Check the references files for ideas (called "Ancient Shrine Sample").

Have some fun with the design. Imagine this play mat as the player's view into the game's world.

Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Illustration or graphics starts at $349.