Illustrating Tamriel: Creating Key Art for The Elder Scrolls Online

In this 2019 GDC session, ZeniMax Online Studios’ Lucas Slominski discusses compositional strategies for crafting a compelling narrative within a single image, and details the character-centric visual storytelling techniques he employs to enhance dramatic tension and expand the emotional resonance of key art in The Elder Scrolls Online. Register for the all-digital GDC 2021: Join the GDC mailing list: Follow GDC on Twitter: GDC talks cover a range of developmental topics including game design, programming, audio, visual arts, business management, production, online games, and much more. We post a fresh GDC video every day. Subscribe to the channel to stay on top of regular updates, and check out GDC Vault for thousands of more in-depth talks from our archives.