Gothic Western: illustrations for a Weird West setting
A mixture of 2D, 3D illustration, and graphic design being used for interior art pieces and handouts for Gothic Western, a weird west setting designed for use with Pathfinder RPG 1.0/2.0 set on real world 19th century Earth, historical events and people, mixed with Masonic conspiracy theory of Knights Templar bringing artifacts like the Arc of the Covenant to the New World before Columbus. Cthulhu based horror, occult and spiritualism as the flavor, with Masonic Knights Templar leading fights against them, needing to relocate those artifacts to Antarctica since the West is being settled.
Setting Logo and Header design using 3D and Xara Designer Pro
3D designed firearms and melee weapons used in the setting.
2D graphic design using a 19th century stock photo illustration fake newspaper with clues needed for adventure modules set there
Filler art, in sepia tones of 3D illustrations to fit the 19th century motif.
3D illustration of the Arc of the Covenant as a magical artifact that must be reacquired and hidden again as an adventure module.
3D design and part of the setting logo. This is a bovine skull of a murderous beast from the first bullfight in Toledo Spain in 702, with the coronation of the last Visigoth King. The skull was stolen by a cult and made into a power artifact.
3D illustration, authentic Hopi Loom for weaving rugs. Using this as a powerful artifact of native peoples, that maintain the threads of life for managing community member lives.
3D ilustration of an adobe cliff-dwelling as found in Mesa Verde Nat. Pk. A scene I've tried several times without success, but this one works. Notice the Hopi Loom in previous illustration - I put it between the buildings in the cliff village.
3D illustration. While the setting is built to feel authentic, there of course is aberrant horrors to deal with this scene might be the worst type of incident players may encounter in game.
3D illustration showing an artifact laden treasure chest at the bottom of a bay that will need recovered, it's located in a seaport not unlike Innsmouth - if you know that Cthulhu reference...
3D illustration depicting native weapons used in the setting. While not every tribe is included, every weapon type with one historic example of each type and their specific tribal creators labeled, to show the whole variety in one sample each.
3D illustration of Mission San Drogo, the destination for an already written and ready 1st level module which will be included in the setting guide involving recovering stolen cattle and bringing justice to rustlers, but turns out to worse...
Tentative cover design for the included 1st level module for Gothic Western - already written.
Lakota Winter Village
Small adobe train station in desert southwest