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Dwarf fortress posters
« on: June 01, 2011, 06:34:23 am »

Hey everyone.

I've been making a few dwarf fortress mid-century style propaganda posters to sharpen my illustration skills. They've proven quite popular so I'm going to share them around here:

Dig Up!
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Catsplosion
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Magma
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Armok
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I spoke with Toady regarding the possibility of selling prints but he denied on the grounds that it would distract from donations to the dev fund. I respect that and thus will not be making prints available for sale. However I will be making the High Quality files available for free to Dwarf Fortress fans who wish to print their own. All i ask is that if you do, please take the time to make a donation to Bay12.

All downloadable files can be found here in both PNG and JPG format at a resolution of 2400x3394

Enjoy!
« Last Edit: March 04, 2013, 01:58:25 pm by skeletonhat »
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 06:38:43 am »

Nice posters. They kinda remind me of 50's war posters, though.
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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 07:14:30 am »

Yeah, that's where the mid-century style comes in. :)
These are great! :D Love the last one especially. Like to see more... I can just imagine them plastered over the bloody, vomit-spattered walls of an average fortress. :P
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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2011, 09:14:41 am »

Very nice!
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2011, 09:34:26 am »

I love the Armok one, you did a particularly nice job on the horde of creatures.  Is that the stinging iguana from Bronzemurder I see?

Also, good on you for asking Toady for permission re donations and, better yet, following his wishes.
« Last Edit: June 01, 2011, 09:36:47 am by Corona688 »
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 09:59:32 am »

I love the Armok one, you did a particularly nice job on the horde of creatures.  Is that the stinging iguana from Bronzemurder I see?

You're the first person to catch that! Good on you.
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 10:31:23 am »

this fits here too:
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2011, 11:47:36 am »

These are great.

To clarify, did Toady say not to you selling prints or to him selling prints?
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2011, 12:37:45 pm »

As a graphic designer, I gotta say good work. Sorta inspires me to make some of my own in the future.

Kinda busy this week and won't be around until next Tuesday or Wednesday, but I might try developing something of my own like that. At least, it should make for good material for when I get back into playing DF again (and get the next megaproject started or advertised). I can even get some illustrations done for some backstory or something.

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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2011, 01:06:44 pm »

Thinking of putting the catsplosion-one on my wall...
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« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2011, 02:54:19 pm »

Free? But we're spoiled enough with the game, now we get awe inspiring artwork to boot? XD
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2011, 03:00:11 pm »

this fits here too:


Not really, Skeletonhat's are good.
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Re: Dwarf fortress posters
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2011, 03:02:49 pm »

These are great.

To clarify, did Toady say not to you selling prints or to him selling prints?

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I told him I'd take care of all the legwork and just send a lump donation at the end of the month and he declined. He said people think they're getting a bigger cut then they actually are. Which is true, If I were to sell them on Society6 with my other prints the profit is between $2-$5/print
« Last Edit: June 01, 2011, 03:07:46 pm by skeletonhat »
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« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2011, 03:19:12 pm »

These are awesome, I especially like the catsplosion one :)
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« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2011, 03:48:37 pm »

These are fabulous skeletonhat!
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