I just realized that I hadn't yet posted a bigger version of the art on the forum, even though it has been spoiled a few days ago, so here it is (as usual, click on it to see the whole image).

Beautiful. You may have already answered this in the past, if so, I apologize. What do you use to create your art pieces and about how many hours does something like the Wolves of the North take you? (If you don't mind sharing.)

Absolutely gorgeous art. I have another question. How much do the events in the book directly effect your art? Do you try to recreate events or are The books merely material you consult to give your art the right feel for the game?

Just beautiful, Tiziano. I had meant to comment on the preview article on the main page. I know the final product gets cut down when placed on the cards, but your attention to detail really shines through and is appreciated by the players.

It's art like this that makes me wish that the game had the borderless look. An object of evocative beauty: Winter is coming.

Simply one of the best cards ever made. And Ghost is so REAL :-)

Thank you both for your appreciation and your questions, answering is a pleasure.

LetsGoRed : since about 3 years I've moved to digital, after more than 10 years working in acrylics and oils, mostly because digital is more suited to industry requirements (companies need printable files, not originals, and when scanned traditional media works always loose a lot, not to mention that digital allows for way faster changes, if any is needed).

My works are painted with a Wacom , the base is made in Painter, the detailing in Photoshop, I paint in digital as I used to do in traditional, with no direct inclusion of photographic elements, for instance all the textures are painted. On average a card illo takes 20-25 hours of work (I work big, the work-size file of 'Wolves of the North' is about 4800 X 3600 px).

kpmccoy21 Up to now I haven't been assigned images that depict specific events from the books. When I was assigned my first named character, Maester Vyman, I searched for hints about his looks ( and found he wasn't described) and his personality so that I could get an idea of the 'mood' I wanted for him , plus as much info I could find about the Maesters and their chains.

With 'generic' cards, I try to be faithful to the spirit and the atmosphere of the books as possible, and, if I can, to put in some detail that could speak to the readers, sort of a 'wink' from my side, If I were assigned a specific scene I'll be sure to research it as much as I can and then see what elements in the books could make for the best illustration I could do, being careful not to insert spurious or out-of-place things .

I hope this answers your questions, please, feel free to ask if anything else comes to mind

longclaw, Ruvion, Gualdo Thank you, I can only say that working for the community is a real pleasure and a great honor.

Not only are you a great artist, but I love the fact that you are also a part of this community. Keep up the amazing work!

Amazing card image. Thanks for posting it here, I love it.

Great piece of art,

Do you have a deviant art account or website with other pieces of your artwork?

JerusalemJones Thank you, I shall.

divinityofnumber Thank *you*, it's definitely a pleasure.

Mig el Pig Thanks! Yes, my most exaustive gallery is at Deviant Art there you'll see almost all of my industry works that have come out of NDA as well as personal pieces and private commissions.

Tiziano said:

Great art & great info. Thanks for sharing

You are most welcome, it was a pleasure.