The Art of Alien: Isolation book is obviously packed with beautiful concept art from the game and full of interesting facts of the game’s production. Some might not have been used in game but they only needed to convey the feelings of dread and panic. The storyboards section describes how vital they are in the development of the game as a quick concept of the gameplay before it’s put into digital form. This chapter also touches upon the design of the alien hive on Sevastopol. The Xenomorph section of the book details rough pencil sketches of the creature and also features some artwork from H. This section beautifully illustrates the inside and outside of the station, with details I haven’t noticed in the game as well as some interesting information about the ideas for certain features. The team also made hundreds of background details like the posters above, using styles and colors from print materials from the 1970s. To make sure the aesthetic of the interiors fit within the franchise, the team focused on building things and equipment from materials that would have been available in 1979. The Sevastopol Station was inspired by the ore refinery from the first Alien movie. This section of the book has numerous drawings, sketches, concept art and renders of various ships (and their interiors) like The Anesidora 88-LS, USCSS Nostromo, medical transport vessel PATNA B4LS004 and, of course, The Torrens MSV 7760 itself. Some of the vessels’ concept art has been based on unused production materials from the Alien franchise but the artists also drew their inspiration in modern references, for example NASA Apollo missions. The weapons were initially planned to be crafted but the craftingĬomponent was later scaled back, so in the game you can make only a few If you’ve played Alien: Isolation before, you know that using any kind of weapons can turn deadly quickly, so it’s usually better to create diversions and run away than to risk alerting enemies or the Xenomorph itself. They look so creepy that I don’t think I’d be able to practice on them.
I was surprised to find that the synthetic Androids (‘Working Joes’) were inspired by a resuscitation dummy from the 1970s.
#Line drawing of anesidora movie#
The clothing worn by the characters were designed to closely follow the work of the original movie costume designer John Mollo and artist Jean Giraud and thanks to this Alien: Isolation feels like an extension of the Alien franchise.įollowing the idea of the uniforms having personal touch from the original movie, the game designers added a variety of styles to show a bit of people’s character as well. The developers wanted to create them to be believable and also to fit into the original movies.
The first chapter deals with the creation of the main characters. I’ll just pick some information that I find interesting and of course I’ll share some beautiful artwork to go with it. I won’t be including every single detail from the book, so you can enjoy it yourself. Please be aware that some of the images below might contain spoilers for the game if you haven’t played it yet. ContentsĪfter a brief foreword from the game’s lead artists Jude Bond the book is split up into 6 chapters. I think any fan of the Alien franchise would love it. The pages are thick and glossy and it’s a joy to browse through it. Under the jacket the book hard cover is black with a green rough pencil sketch of the Xenomorph on the front.Ĭlick on the thumbnails below to see bigger photos!įrom the very first page when you open the book, you can see a black & white concept art of the Xenomorph in various scenes (both front and back inside cover) and from then on, there’s so many beautiful art and screenshots from Alien: Isolation as well as interesting facts about the production of the game. The bright green parts of the image are in glossy finish as well as the name of the game (both in front and on the spine). The detachable jacket features the Sevastopol station on the front and the Xenomorph on the back. The book is a little bit larger than a standard A4 and it opens up horizontally instead of vertically.
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