Lords of Scotland is a card game of strategy and battle for the Scottish throne.  It is set during the interregnum period of Scottish history about the time of William Wallace.  In the game, players assume the role of Scottish lords, competing with each other in a series of skirmishes for the support of the clans.  The lord who manages to acquire forty points worth of supporters first wins.

There are 96 playing cards and 1 turn marker card in the game.  The game comes with a rules sheet and is packaged in a box large enough to hold approximately two decks of playing cards.

I need a total of 11 color illustrations for the game, broken down as follows:  

A separate portrait for each of 9 Scottish clan chiefs. 

A landscape of a battlefield in front of a castle.

An image of a (Scottish) crown

I'm looking for a larger-than-life, comic bookesque style for the illustrations.  Something with sharp lines, unblended colors, a degree of body dismorphia (embellishment) and perspective distortion.  Think of your typical contemporary comic book cover to something like Batman, Spiderman or Witchblade.  It needs to have the attention to detail and color shading of a comic book.  But, definitely NOT comic strips or disney.

I have a large collection of images of Scottish lords, clansmen and landscapes that I can provide you.  Ultimately, I'm looking for something that closely resembles this reference material but illustrated in the style outlined above.  However, in creating the art, depending upon your ambition, we can discuss making alterations to the age, weight and outfits of the clansmen who are portrayed.  It would be great to explore a range of characters in the 9 portraits, so that each card tells portrait tells a story.  To this end, you will have a lot of leeway to add personality, expression and affectation, if you want to.

We can start as soon as you want and go at whatever pace will be convenient for you.  However, I would love to be able to shoot for producing 1 image per week.  In each case, you would draw a concept (pencil or pen) image and run it by me.  We can then discuss alterations (if any) that are necessary and after we settle on a design, you can go ahead and make the final image.  At the beginning of the project, I'll provide you with all the reference material I have and we can discuss the color palette.  Then, throughout the project, I'll be there to provide you with any other reference material that you need.

The tools you use are up to you.  But, in the end, I'll need a digital copy of each image with separate black & white and color layers that will fit on a poker size card.  The resolution of any digital image should be no less than 600dpi and the layers need to be preserved in a format capable of handling layers (such as a PSD).  If you choose to draw (and/or color) the image by hand, then I'll need the original for each image to be drawn on a durable surface, like Bristol board or the equivalent, and I'll need you to scan each image before (and after) you color it.  However, if you want to create each image entirely on the computer, as a vector drawing instead (using something like Abobe Illustrator), then a physical copy of the original is not necessary.

Tell me what you want for each piece of artwork and we'll figure out the total and payment schedule.  You'll also receive credit for the illustrations in all versions of the game that are published.

As a work made for hire, Evertide Games will own the copyright.