Baldur's Gate original Concept Art & Original 3D Art.

Drestegan

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any of the old Artwork from Baldur's Gate 1 saved or if there is any of the old 3D art that has survived the ages? I remember that Beamdog said in an interview that a few 3D art Assets from Baldur's Gate 2 still exists. Any idea what image inspiration the artist had when they created the Monsters and Character sprites?

Drestegan

Fun fact, the Bugbear model used in Icewind Dale 2 and Siege of Dragonspear was used in Dark Alliance 1 & 2 aswell!

Drestegan

Drestegan

Drestegan

Baldur's Gate 2:

Drestegan

These are all the art i have collected so far.

Incrementis

This is quite the collection. I applaud your efforts in putting these images together!
I had fun going through it.

dzyngis

Is this drawing present half-orc ? Or is this some NPC.

SixOfSpades

dzyngis wrote: »

Is this drawing present half-orc ? Or is this some NPC.

That is Brunos Costak, one of the officers of the Iron Throne. The BG Wiki lists his race as Human, though I'm pretty sure Husam describes him as a Half-orc. But the game had (and indeed still has, even after 25+ years) many such small inconsistencies. Also, this drawing is clearly a sketch, dating from the game's early development, when Brunos's race wouldn't be anywhere near finalized. AFAIK, the only confirmed canon Half-orc NPC in the game is Mulahey.

Aerakar

Incrementis wrote: »

This is quite the collection. I applaud your efforts in putting these images together!
I had fun going through it.

The same!

dzyngis

SixOfSpades wrote: »

dzyngis wrote: »

Is this drawing present half-orc ? Or is this some NPC.

that is Brunos Costak, one of the officers of the Iron Throne. The BG Wiki lists his race as Human, though I'm pretty sure Husam describes him as a Half-orc. But the game had (and indeed still has, even after 25+ years) many such small inconsistencies. Also, this drawing is clearly a sketch, dating from the game's early development, when Brunos's race wouldn't be anywhere near finalized. AFAIK, the only confirmed canon Half-orc NPC in the game is Mulahey.

Thanks for replay
Also thanks for your guide at:
https://www.pocketplane.net/volothamp/home.htm

SixOfSpades

dzyngis wrote: »

Also thanks for your guide at: https://www.pocketplane.net/volothamp/home.htm

Hey, thank you. It's always nice to see that people still remember Volothamp's Comeuppance. It was a labor of love.

Aerakar

I still use that guide regularly @SixOfSpades so another thank you!

SixOfSpades

Aerakar wrote: »

I still use that guide regularly @SixOfSpades so another thank you!

Glad to hear it. One day, I'll update it to reflect the Enhanced Editions, and also to correct the ravages of time--the changes in HTML since Volothamp's first hit the Web have played merry hell with some of the site's formatting and features. But, as long as some people appreciate encyclopedic (but still spoiler-free) knowledge of a decades-old game, someone should always be ready to fill that niche. Thanks again.