As we know, there are many artists working on Spirit Island, and many of them have released some of their artwork for the game. Since they all prefer different platforms, it's a little hard to track it all down. I'm going to compile a list of the pieces I find here.
The artists, as listed at the end of the Kickstarter video, are
- Jason Behnke
- Loic Belliau
- Rocky Hammer
- Sydni Kruger
- Nolan Nasser
- Jorge Ramos
- Moro Rogers
- Graham Sternberg (misspelled in the credits)
- Shane Tyree
- Joshua Wright
Adam Rebottaro is also credited for Art Design, but I don't know that he did any of the principal illustrations himself. In addition, I found one artist so far who appears to have done some work but isn't (yet) credited:
- Beth Zyglowicz, SpaceTurtleStudios
Here's a list I will update with released illustrations by each artist:
Rocky Hammer
https://www.behance.net/gallery/29788809/Spirit-Island-Lightnings-Swift-Strike
http://rockyhammer.com/
Principal design for Lightning’s Swift Strike. Public illustrations include
- Lightning’s Swift Strike character art
- Lightning’s Boon, unique power, aiding River Surges in Sunlight
- Shatter Homesteads, unique power
- Raging Storm, unique power
- Another illustration at BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/2537472/spirit-island
Amusingly, this is three out of the four unique powers, and the fourth one (Harbingers of the Lightning) is carefully hidden in the shot of Lightning's unique powers in the KS video (at 1:28). I guess it's not ready for release yet.. EDIT: But it's in the video at 3:27, as revealed on Kickstarter update #7.
Sydni Kruger
http://sydnikruger.com/
Principal design for Vital Strength of Earth.
- Character panel: http://sydnikruger.com/portfolio-2/characters-and-people/characterpanelf...
- A Year of Perfect Stillness. http://sydnikruger.com/portfolio-2/illustration-portfolio/peacefulfinal/
- Guard the Healing Land. Found by google-hacking. http://sydnikruger.com/portfolio-2/illustration-portfolio/protectfinal/
Nolan N. Nasser
http://www.n3art.com/
https://www.facebook.com/nolannasser
https://twitter.com/Nolan_N_Nasser
Appears to have done a lot, including principal design for River Surges in Sunlight. I'm guessing on the correspondence between illustration and card, feel free to post other guesses.
- River Surges in Sunlight, Boon of Vigor, Wash Away, Flash Floods: https://twitter.com/Nolan_N_Nasser/status/646364702482763776
- Above, plus River’s Bounty: https://www.facebook.com/nolannasser/posts/10207576811955568
- Drought, Gift of Living Energy, Voracious Growth, Tsunami: https://twitter.com/Nolan_N_Nasser/status/646420785670823936
- Four more illustrations, one with Mists Carry a Silent Fate: https://twitter.com/Nolan_N_Nasser/status/646711266552213504
- Heart of the Wildfire, and apparently three of its power cards: https://twitter.com/Nolan_N_Nasser/status/648511396003622912/photo/1
Jorge Ramos
http://www.joremdesign.com/
- A Pillar of Living Flame: http://www.joremdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/001_Pillar_Living_...
- Pact of the Joined Hunt: http://www.joremdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/002_Pact_Joined_Hu...
- Gift of the Dreaming Deeps: http://www.joremdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Gift_Dreaming_Deep...
- Land of Haunts and Embers: http://www.joremdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/005_Land_Haunts_Em...
- Bloodwrack Plague: http://www.joremdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/001_bloodwrack_pla...
Moro Rogers
http://mrogersportfolio.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.html
- An animal spirit, appearing at 0:18 in the Kickstarter video: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xjpTtfR0k2Y/Vbf_D2HQ0VI/AAAAAAAABrI/0HdTPDGDzv...
- But who is this? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HNwNaKk4mLA/U3aL1V5FW-I/AAAAAAAABiU/VlwmNgqhVn...
Graham Sternberg
https://www.behance.net/gallery/23524155/Spirit-Island
http://www.grahamsternberg.com/
- "Call to Migrate", Minor Power: http://www.grahamsternberg.com/uploads/3/0/3/1/30317377/2486537_orig.jpg
- "The Trees and Stones Speak of War", Major Power: http://www.grahamsternberg.com/uploads/3/0/3/1/30317377/5440835_orig.jpg
Shane Tyree
http://www.shane-tyree.com/portfolio/index.php
No publically identified art, although I'm reminded of the style of Bringers of Dreams and Nightmares.
Joshua Wright
Appears to be http://www.heliocentric.com.au/
- Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/2537471/spirit-island
Beth Zyglowicz (Space Turtle Studios)
http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://spaceturtlestudios.tumblr.com/post/129645750217/today-is-the-launch-of-the-spirit-island-board
Designed Mists Carry a Silent Fate.
- Mists Carry a Silent Fate: http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-Island-Mists-Carry-a...
- Incapacitating Ailments: http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-Island-Incapacitatin...
- Presistent Dissolving: http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-Island-Persistent-Di...
- Strangling Tendrils: http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-Island-Strangling-Te...
- Wheezelung: http://spaceturtlestudios.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-Island-Wheezelung-56...
Great work collecting these together, I hadn't seen a lot of them and they are gorgeous.
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
EDIT: And Beth Zyglowicz.
The best part is, a lot of these are the perfect size for a desktop wallpaper
"A delayed game is eventually good. A rushed game is bad forever"
-Shigeru Miyamoto
Updated with some more Heart of the Wildfire art from Nolan Nasser. I love the diversity of feeling in the artwork: contrast the incredibly cheerful art for what looks to be a very destructive spirit for Heart of the Wildfire with the quite dour unknown spirit by Moro Rogers, or A Year of Perfect Stillness vs. Tsunami.
Ya, it reminds me of Magic the Gathering. It is quite refreshing to see so many different art styles.
EDIT: I have a feeling Heart of the Wildfire and Smokey won't get along very well.
By the way, welcome, Bunston! I haven't noticed you much on the boards before. Did you just print out the PnP? How many games have you played?
Ya, I found the PnP. I've played 6 games so far, one with each Spirit and then 2 more with Vital Strength of the Earth. I have to wait to play it with other people for a couple of weeks unfortunately, but the solo games have been quite fun. I really like how this game actually has a solo play option (I'm looking at you Sentinels), and each Spirit feels unique and interesting. I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of the Spirit boards and their unique powers. I'm a sucker for co-op games (video or board) where each player has unique strengths and weaknesses they bring to the team.
How did you find the difficulty level? Did you use the Adversary and/or Scenario included in the PnP rulebook?
I haven’t played the adversary or the scenario yet, I'd probably play those when I finally get a group together. I find the earth and lightning spirits are easier than the shadow and water spirits, but as of now I only have one play on three of them, so I hardly have a good sample size.
I do really appreciate how your unique cards and innate power can smooth out unfavorable power draws. You are guaranteed to have at least the basic tools you need at all times.
I went through the Kickstarter video, looking for all the art pieces I could find. There are several questionable identifications; let me know if you have suggestions!
Added several awesome pieces by Jorge Ramos (Jorem Design).
Someone already pointed this out somewhere else, but I love how the spirits are doing some really messed up things to the explorers. There doesn't seem to really be a true good guy in this scenario, just two groups of people doing terrible stuff to each other.
Yah. Bloodwrack Plague is not something you expect to see from "good guys".
I guess the spirits are meant to be neither good nor bad, they just want to protect their lands (and in fact HAVE to if they don't want to be destroyed themselves) so they are using any means at their disposal to rid themselves of the invaders.
Let's not forget they aren't human, or even close. It's like us using bug spray to exterminate insects - dangerous insects that are going to take over our house and kill us if we don't stop them.
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
So much agreeing here. Why would gods answer to our standards? Perhaps someday ants will judge humans, it might be interesting what our actual crimes would be.
Ants might be judging us right now.
(Now I wish I had card art to link to for this one...)
I got your back dpt.
Only yesterday I overheard a couple of ants discussing my poor life choices.
Just assume I'm always doing that.
Damn it, Ronway!
By the way, I want it to be acknowledged that one of the artists is named Rocky Hammer. That's a good name.
"Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?"
- Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
Hiya, Moro Rogers here. That green spirit was from my portfolio, it's not actually in the game. Sorry!=p
Welcome to the forums! I look forward to seeing more of your art in the final version of the game.
And I'm excited that your Sharp Fangs Behind the Leaves will make it in.
Welcome to the forums!
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
-Robert E. Howard, "The Tower of the Elephant"