Art Direction: Creating An Art
Bible For A Fictional Universe By Neil Blevins Created On: Jan 27th 2022 Updated On: Jan 17th 2024 As an Art Director, you have many important jobs, and one of
the more important
ones in my opinion is creating the Art Bible for a project. So what is
an Art Bible? It's
a document that, if done right, can be read by anyone on a particular
project, and then
they will be able to produce a piece of artwork that fits into the
project's aesthetic.
It is a recipe, it is a formula, it is a guide, it is a rule set which
shows the style of
the project through text and images.
So this lesson will show you an example of an Art Bible, specifically
the Art Bible I recently
completed for the Narrative Artbook "The Story Of Inc" that myself and
a team of artists and
writers released almost 5 years ago.
For those of you who want to work on films or videogames in an art
department, this may give
you a glimpse into how helpful this sort of document can be. Or for
those of you who are just
scifi fans, you can enjoy this trip into the thoughts and art that make
up the Pocket
Universe of Inc.
And here's an updated version of the talk that I gave at Lightbox Expo
2023 in Pasadena California. Given to a packed room, hopefully this
video helps people who were turned away at the door and people who
couldn't attend.
