Douga Sketches Used in the Manuals
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2021 12:21 am
I've been digging through some of my old files that I have saved and I wanted to show these off. I try to save all kinds of LUNAR things that catch my eye that I stumble across.
A decade ago, these douga sketches showed up on eBay and - now in hindsight, very stupidly - I did not attempt to purchase them. I guess at the time I did not quite appreciate what I was looking at but now I realize I think I may have missed out on some really rare LUNAR items that sold for very cheap. All ten of these were in the lot. For those that possibly recognize what they're looking at, these are the master douga sketches of the full character portraits that appeared in the instruction manual. These were also used in other key character artwork and the first set of images is the color notes.
What I'm punching myself tens times over is that I'm assuming that these were very likely drawn by Toshiyuki Kubooka himself, and coming across actual used art assets even back in 2010-2011 from LUNAR would have been very difficult. Even without Alex, Luna, and Nall these are still pretty amazing pieces.
A decade ago, these douga sketches showed up on eBay and - now in hindsight, very stupidly - I did not attempt to purchase them. I guess at the time I did not quite appreciate what I was looking at but now I realize I think I may have missed out on some really rare LUNAR items that sold for very cheap. All ten of these were in the lot. For those that possibly recognize what they're looking at, these are the master douga sketches of the full character portraits that appeared in the instruction manual. These were also used in other key character artwork and the first set of images is the color notes.
What I'm punching myself tens times over is that I'm assuming that these were very likely drawn by Toshiyuki Kubooka himself, and coming across actual used art assets even back in 2010-2011 from LUNAR would have been very difficult. Even without Alex, Luna, and Nall these are still pretty amazing pieces.