Clue
October 20th, 2009
When I first got word that Clue was doing a re-brand for it’s next generation board game, aiming for a graphic novel look: edgy, dark, action packed, I thought it was too good to be true. Ed Laag, Designer/Animator, and I, collaborated on a direction that we felt was a perfect fit for the new world of “Clue!” We found ourselves deep in the fantasy world, striving to keep full authenticity in our design direction: shooting all of our references, rendering inkings of selected characters, bringing the look and feel to life (environments, effects, layout) while acutely attending to the script. A world of espionage full of monochromatic color accented by each characters presence in scene.
After a week and 1/2 of hardcore design we put together the layout below that awarded the job to Shilo.
From design phase to production phase the job went on for 3+ months. I created several pieces of concept art, and designed the characters, which were then passed on to be modeled and animated in a 3d world.
All content was created for Shilo.
CLUEDESIGN - graphic novel layout - MAIN PRESENTATION LAYOUT 
CLUEDESIGN - graphic novel layout - CLUEDESIGN - graphic novel - COL. MUSTARD CHASE SCENE
SCARLET SCENE
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - BLACK
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - SCARLET
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - COL. MUSTARD
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - AGENT WHITE
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - AGENT GREEN
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - COL. MUSTARD
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT BLACK
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT SCARLET
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT PEACOCK
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT GREEN
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT PLUM
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - FACE - AGENT WHITE
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - COL. MUSTARD
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT BLACK
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT GREEN
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT PEACOCK
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT WHITE
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT SCARLET
CLUEDESIGN - ORTHOS - AGENT PLUM
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - BELL TOWER, MOSCOW
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - ST. BASIL, MOSCOW
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
CLUEDESIGN - CONCEPT ART - NON SPECIFIC
12 Comments Add your own
1. Alana | October 20th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
hot daaaaaaaannnnggg Aust!
awesome work!!
2. Megan Boley | October 20th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
HOLY CRAP. Your talent is limitless. Hope all is well!
3. Ron Edelen | October 22nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
You continue to blow my mind. Very strong. Great work.
4. katso | October 22nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
you da man… setting the bar higher and higher…
5. Lin | October 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
SICK BUDDY!!! Great to see your new stuff!
6. Brian Brown | October 22nd, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I seriously can’t believe they ended up going with that bo-bo looking style. Had they gone with your stuff above, I would be playing Clue right now.
7. Bruce Garrison | October 22nd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I love the new stuff homey…can’t believe how far you’ve come. Keep up the good work!!!
8. James Schnauer | October 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Deadly Austin. love it!!!!
9. Kate Romberger | October 26th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Wow Aust! You are so good at what you do. I am so proud of you!!!!!!
10. Kartey Agbottah | October 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Love your work good luck to you on this!
11. .tif | November 2nd, 2009 at 5:03 pm
hey stranger. nice to find you again on the web … you know, it’s only been since art school. that work looks amazingly awesome. i would play that game. all the time.
12. Donna | November 7th, 2009 at 11:36 am
A in Austin for Awesome, Amazing, A+!!! So proud of you, it makes me teary eyed. Love, Aunt D
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