...Death of the Republic (the title was too long for the field), is the first of my covers to come out of non-disclosure.
It is published by
Alephtar Games an indipendent publisher of historical RPGs for the D100 system.
This was quite different from my usual fare, in that the cover had to be historically accurate for the times of the late Roman republic, definitely not a 'fantasy' illustration.
I've also been more involved than usual in choosing the topic for the cover they had a few ideas, I submitted a few sketches and then the AD, author and Marketing director chose to go with the 'gladiators' option.
So here we have a Gaul and a Samnite fighting in an early wooden arena sometime in the 1st century B.C.
'Rome' will be officially released later this year at Tentacles Omega.
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Wish I had known about the decoration while I was painting it.
How long did it take you to do and what program did you use to do it. Just curious to the technical stuff thanks.
Once the author and the AD set on one of the sketches I had proposed, it took about one week to finish the piece (I'm not a full-time illustrator, though, I paint during evenings and week-ends).
The color base was made in Painter, I then did the detailing in Photoshop.
As I have taken 4 years of latin in high school, I have long been interested in ancient civilisations, especially Rome and Egypt.
So, this piece stood out and your work is exceptional and deserves high praise.
You certainly have the talent and patience to put that piece together.
Thanks again for the reply.