Elysium - The Art of Daarken

Elysium - The Art of Daarken

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Take a trip through Daarken's mind as you travel from epic fantasy to contemporary beauty in Elysium—The Art of Daarken, the culmination of the past four years of this freelance artist’s work in the gaming industry. This exciting journey covers a selection of personal illustrations and private commissions, as well as previously unseen pieces for world-famous franchises suc...more
Hardcover, 200 pages
Published November 6th 2012 by 3DTotal Publishing
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Parka

(More pictures on my blog)


Here's the artbook of Mike Lim, better known as Daarken. His website and blog are worth checking out also if you can't get enough from this 200-page hardcover.

This is a concept art book featuring mainly character designs he has created for publications, video games and other projects. The focus is on fantasy art so you'll see work from Magic: The Gathering, World of Warcraft, Dungeons & Dragons, Kingdoms of Amalur and his other personal projects.

The character design...more
Richard Haddad
This is the first “Art of” book I check out for an Artist rather than, say, a game or movie; and not just any artist, but Daarken. I’m trying my best to stay focused on reviewing the book rather than the artist so forgive me if I veer off.

What made me give this book a 5/5 is not because it’s Daarken’s book but because there is text and not just filled with a bunch of paintings slapped together. Obviously, “Art of” books are not tutorial books so I don’t expect the artist to describe what he’s do...more
Shannon
I received my first read book free from goodreads giveaway...Wow The art in this book is so beautiful! I loved it and if you are a fan of this type of art this is a must have for your collection! I am really thankful to have won this one.
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