The Process

We began in the way everything begins - a conversation and thorough brainstorming session, followed with a chaotic Miro board with the creative direction. We wanted the illustrations to feel like a mix of Pokémon/game cards and tarot cards.

Following the confirmation of the creative direction, I continued mood boarding ideas for each title. The team added their input onto the Miro board, which was a fantastically collaborative way to see how different people interpreted each item.

The first illustration I worked on was the Shield, which was based off of the official Traitors shield trinkets. I used Procrate to draw/paint the black and white version, and used custom gradient mapping to begin the colouring process. This was a really useful way to begin crafting a cohesive colour palette, especially when there were multiple types of items (some more metallic ones, some more human-based, etc.). I then went in and refined the piece, adding colours of the same value for visual interest. Once I was happy with the illustration, I imported it into Photoshop where I added the text, sparkles, and any kind of VFX (like on Mystery Power).