We’ve made a lot of progress on our new 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Warlock Campaign Module, The Red Opera RPG! We are so excited to share an update with some of our new art with you, along with sample of our artistic process, too!

Designed to have the best graphic novel art possible, and have as high a quality presentation as a AAA Game Development team or Design Studio, The Red Opera’s draft art first starts with 3D assets from Blender and DAZ 3D, seen below:

The above images are pretty solid for a DnD campaign, however, at Apotheosis Studios we are perfectionists and need our NPCs to not stand out, but really feel alive! Because of this, we don’t just stop at Blender but then refined everything in DAZ3D, but also use Photoshop to add little finishing touches to make everything more realistic — which makes all the difference!

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“What is a sunset, but the end of a life that I will never know.” — LaCroix the Knight Captain

We are so happy with how our RPG art is taking shape, and so proud of our indie team! It has been wonderful to partner with the epic symphonic metal, musical theater group DiAmorte and bring this epic story to life! And best yet, these images are all still drafts, so when this 5E Dungeons and Dragons Warlock Campaign Module is actually finished and live on Kickstarter for Crowdfunding, the images will look even better!

This artistic process is very challenging, though, because creating three dimensional art like this is a very tricky way to get static still images and portraits (and for those who want to learn how we do it at Apotheosis Studios we have many tutorials on how to use 3D assets, Blender, Daz3D and Photoshop HERE.)

As you can see below, here is another example of our art transformation from draft to near final. The static and still 3D render from Blender above looks stale and dead, and yet below, our character has come to life with lighting, facial expressions, and atmospheric effects, too. (David Granjo, or lead artist is truly amazing! Again, if you want to learn from him, he has many tutorials on our website HERE.)

“Unlike Gods, for Patrons, you must whisper gently that your payer may be heard. Though by its end, your peril still awaits.” —Fayte the Shield Maiden

Again, we are so proud of the progress we have made on The Red Opera RPG. But a full fledged D&D Warlock Campaign Module needs more than just awesome art! Centered around the Warlock class lore, and for the first time ever Module based in a Warlock city, the campaign story itself is truly amazing. Possessing over 75,000 words and multiple endings based on player choice, this Campaign Module is the perfect companion for any player or Dungeon Master looking to spice up their existing campaign. As we get closer to our crowdfunding launch date, we will be providing much more information about this project, and are so very excited to bring it to Kickstarter in a few months!

To keep up to date, please visit our Kickstarter Pre-Launch phase and hit the green “Notify me” button HERE. That way you won’t miss it when we launch this epic crowd funding campaign! Although our indie design studio is primarily known for our graphic novels and epic fantasy sci-fi storytelling and books, we are so excited to bring this new Dungeons and Dragons RPG book to you on Kickstarter! If you are a tabletop gamer and role player, we know you will love it, even if you don’t run a Warlock class!