As a huge fan of your channel, it's surreal to watch you dive deep into something that I had a hand in creating. You showcased the book in the same way that I hoped a reader might enjoy it - envisioning yourself exploring these worlds, fighting these bosses, or using these weapons. This video was a nice way for me to close the chapter on Soul Arts, and look forward to the next thing. I'm glad our paths intersected with this book! I hope some of your fans enjoy it too. Cheers Adam
I'm so happy you enjoyed it Michael - I don't think I've ever enjoyed a book review more than this one. It's the first one that I consider a "personal" project. Thank you so much for trusting me with this important project - I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Michael is amazing, very kind and thoughtfull with all his emails. He was very patient with me and cared so much that everyone gets what they ask for. I have never felt so appriciated as during these competitions. I have the honour of being featured in the book alongside all of the amazing artists and it feels surreal. I still cannot believe it happened.
I feel so honored Adam that you talked about my work. Means a lot to me! I've been actually listening to your videos while I was working on the very concepts you showcased in this video. I’m glad to be a part of this great project and I look forward to receiving the book too!
Hey Adam. Wanted to pass along a heartfelt thank-you from our team for this gorgeous showcase of Soul Arts. Your shared love of Miyazaki's work and (yes) lucid reflections on what makes them special is a big highlight of sending this book out into the world. Glad you enjoyed it, and so intuitively "got" that ineffable Souls feeling we were striving to capture with its design.
Is this Andrew Hind? Whether you are or aren’t, please let me tell you just how much you’ve raised the bar on art book quality and presentation This was clearly a work of meticulous passion - I own very few books that come even close to this level of polish What a success! And of course, a big thank you :)
@@AdamDuffArt Jason, T&F founder here. Appreciate the encouraging words. There's a making-of video on our channel that digs into the philosophy behind the book's creation and you get a peek inside the Italian printer who helped us bring it all to life. It obviously takes a team of talented designers and artisans to pull a project like this together. More to come! (Quite soon in fact)
Oh my god I've been waiting to see you fanboy over this book for months! My entry was Fionnuala under the Elden Ring Boss section, I cannot be more thankful for the opportunity to contribute to a project of this magnitude!
Waiting for my copy too, want to hold it in my hands so badly. My entry is an Eldritch Gunslinger Grimwald, which is my contribution to Imagining Bloodborne II contest. Got a single page dedicated to it, so happy to be the part of this great project! Thank you for your work Adam, sending love from Ukraine! ❤️
Thank you for everything you do Adam, I love your artbook reviews immensely and I feel extremely fortunate and humbled just to be one of the benefactor's that helped fund and bring this project to life, even if it's only a small amount, to see all of our names acknowledged in the back of the book is like signing what I believe to be a piece of history in the making. Much love to everyone involved.
I still can´t believe im included in this book even though i couldnt paint everything i had planned to do, i still managed to get a meaningful one out, incredible participants, incredible video and i can´t thank Vaati enough. Excited for a new competition haha. Best Regards to you Adam
Sir, I've been a fan for a long time and I must say: Your production quality is becoming something to behold. I hope you keep improving as much as you have helped me with my art. Thank you for all the content you have porivided us. Leo.
Hey Adam, I know that my post is not matching with the content of the video, but I just wanted to thank you. In the past I had a lot of problems with my self-esteem and mental health. I'm a designer and struggled a lot... But you helped me to push trough everything. Thanks to you I didn't give up! I can now say that I'm healthy and happy again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Adam! ❤️
I just got this book from my sis who lives in Dublin. I feel so privileged to be able to read, and admire the art. I must be the only one in Taiwan lucky enough to page through this book.
The sheer love, care, and respect for the artists radiates immensely from this video! I discovered your channel from Vaati, and immediately subscribed. The aesthetic, from the shot selection and B roll to the tasteful animations, is just fantastic. As a fellow artist (musician/composer) I can’t wait to delve into your prior and future videos, and soon buy your work to display around my Baby Grand piano. Thank you!
I always kept looking forward to these art contests, the book was instant choice, first thing I ever backed on any crowdfunding. The rider fighting Nuckelavee from Elden Ring contest was huge character design influence for me.
Shout out to Ricardo Emig (who illustrated the cover) for being an absolute LEGEND of an artist, and also an incredibly kind person who offered me heaps of advice and insight when I reached out to him after seeing his video for Vaati's Bloodborne contest. His work is brilliant, and criminally underrated! ua-cam.com/video/ASCB8cbYgzo/v-deo.html
Yes ive heard the style being called "Show dont tell" style of storytelling which i absolutely love as well. It suggests something by showing the viewer something powerful & with many possible implications but not to ascribe outright narrative dictating what definitively happened. This allows the viewer to participate in the artwork itself, ultimately deciding for themselves what they think really happened and thus participate in the storytelling with their own imagination!
The video quality is crazy. It seems that UA-cam's file compression does not affect your channel. It's amazing the quality of the shots, for real. Just as the book. What a beautiful piece. I will add it to the shopping list at the 1st place !
Loved this video! Great analysis of the project and I really enjoyed the differents comments you give on the ideas of the different pieces. I came over from Vaati's video and I couldn't help but notice that mention of you being a Beksiński fan. I'm personally not the biggest art person, but I really appreciate art and the people behind the brushes, screens, etc. What I wanted to comment on might be out of context, but it's about a game called "Scorn" coming out this year, I believe. The artstyle is heavily inspired by both Beksiński and Giger, which are the two that really piqued my interested when it comes to art. Therefore I wanted to mention that in case it piques your interest! Cheers!
It's funny, sitting down, opening photoshop and pinterest, click on art talk playlist and begin to paint has became my painting routine. I'm sure I'm not the only one
I already ordered this book when it was first announced, saw the Vaati video, but this still gets me more excited to deep dive into the printed book (when it arrives!), thank you for that. I only have one comment, I didn't know this channel but just subscribed!: I believe it's not usual for you to showcase books, based on your other videos, but the light here could use some work. You can still see the designs, but the reflections indeed hide part of the pages. I don't have a solution to offer, but I thought to mention it in case you showcase a book in some other time.
Hey Juan! I actually have many book reviews, it’s a fairly regular part of my channel That said, the glossy pages are often a bit of a challenging obstacle - I’m realizing that manually shifting the page is the only easy way to mitigate the 3 bright light sources Definitely going to be more conscious of that moving forward
Human warmth truly makes pain softer. An embrace, a nod of acceptance, a loving gesture. The background fades ever so slightly and all the sharp insecurities, the painful reminders, the muddy stillnes of a sinking heart melt for a moment. A home is mended, a blue candle is shielded from the wind. The pain can journey from inside, through tears and cries, into the world and remind us how much we need each other. Reach. There will be a hand waiting for you. Even for the skin too thick to break, even for the artist with lady pain betrothed and even for the wanderer that lost their star. We are walking side by side not even at arms length. Why is it that we don’t reach? No matter how one deprives themselves from it, they cannot forget how this warmth soothes the soul. I really wonder how you and Michael can do that from so far away.
after i started following you... i started to look at game art differently now. i could just spend hours just appreciating all those music, the 3d characters or 2d characters..... even started noticing the drawing/painting...the paint stroke, the lines.... ... ... what did you do to me!
Sick intro, fits so well! Great review! Can’t wait to get my copy… I would already be happy if Bloodborne would get a PC port, but I thing that it’s unlikely to ever see anything related to it anytime soon. From is busy with their own IPs and Sony don’t appear to care for it either, because it’s to niche for them. Just look what they did to Studio Japan…
Yeah! That would be cool - but I can see how it’s not a “necessity” I have always been impressed on how well the controls of Souls games translate from PC to console
The title tells you everything, "Soul Arts", isn't it wonderful? The involvement and love with which the works of art that surround the FROMSOFT franchises are made. It is simply incredible. Waiting for my copy luckily in these days I will finally have it in hand, incredible and fair review. 👍👍
My son said “ you should name your channel Soul Arts” to which I said “that’s fricking brilliant!” Then I felt very depressed that that name was now officially taken.
Can I know the music that you used for the opening? Music like that takes me places. Thank you for the overview! I certainly know now what to expect when I get my copy.
![The Nightmarish Worlds of Bloodborne 2 [Art Competition]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rhpZhZV3XTY/mqdefault.jpg)
As a huge fan of your channel, it's surreal to watch you dive deep into something that I had a hand in creating. You showcased the book in the same way that I hoped a reader might enjoy it - envisioning yourself exploring these worlds, fighting these bosses, or using these weapons.
This video was a nice way for me to close the chapter on Soul Arts, and look forward to the next thing.
I'm glad our paths intersected with this book! I hope some of your fans enjoy it too. Cheers Adam
I'm so happy you enjoyed it Michael - I don't think I've ever enjoyed a book review more than this one. It's the first one that I consider a "personal" project.
Thank you so much for trusting me with this important project - I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Bloodborne, ships, pirate hats, beach, moon, emptiness, village near the beach
Michael is amazing, very kind and thoughtfull with all his emails. He was very patient with me and cared so much that everyone gets what they ask for. I have never felt so appriciated as during these competitions. I have the honour of being featured in the book alongside all of the amazing artists and it feels surreal. I still cannot believe it happened.
Oh!? Which piece did you produce?
@@AdamDuffArt in case she doesn't see your response - this is Izabella Vulpes, who did the Weeping Gold piece towards the end of the Sekiro chapter
I feel so honored Adam that you talked about my work. Means a lot to me!
I've been actually listening to your videos while I was working on the very concepts you showcased in this video.
I’m glad to be a part of this great project and I look forward to receiving the book too!
Your work is amazing!
Titanilla! Oh wow - you definitely earned a loyal fan, your work is stunning
when a love letter isnt good enough I guess you make a whole book. what an incredible collaboration!
Hey Adam. Wanted to pass along a heartfelt thank-you from our team for this gorgeous showcase of Soul Arts. Your shared love of Miyazaki's work and (yes) lucid reflections on what makes them special is a big highlight of sending this book out into the world. Glad you enjoyed it, and so intuitively "got" that ineffable Souls feeling we were striving to capture with its design.
Is this Andrew Hind? Whether you are or aren’t, please let me tell you just how much you’ve raised the bar on art book quality and presentation
This was clearly a work of meticulous passion - I own very few books that come even close to this level of polish
What a success!
And of course, a big thank you :)
@@AdamDuffArt Jason, T&F founder here. Appreciate the encouraging words. There's a making-of video on our channel that digs into the philosophy behind the book's creation and you get a peek inside the Italian printer who helped us bring it all to life. It obviously takes a team of talented designers and artisans to pull a project like this together. More to come! (Quite soon in fact)
Oh my god I've been waiting to see you fanboy over this book for months! My entry was Fionnuala under the Elden Ring Boss section, I cannot be more thankful for the opportunity to contribute to a project of this magnitude!
Oh what a stunning piece!
Waiting for my copy too, want to hold it in my hands so badly.
My entry is an Eldritch Gunslinger Grimwald, which is my contribution to Imagining Bloodborne II contest. Got a single page dedicated to it, so happy to be the part of this great project!
Thank you for your work Adam, sending love from Ukraine! ❤️
Hohoo! What a killer piece, one of my favourites in the book!
@@AdamDuffArt
Thanks man means a lot for me.
It's actually a cinematic video, you can check out full version on my channel ❤️
@@tom13stone59 just got mine and when I got to that page I instantly thought of hellsing. Super cool dude, amazing work.
@@andrewisawesome55 thank you man! I really hope I will receive my anytime soon. Cheers!
Thank you for everything you do Adam, I love your artbook reviews immensely and I feel extremely fortunate and humbled just to be one of the benefactor's that helped fund and bring this project to life, even if it's only a small amount, to see all of our names acknowledged in the back of the book is like signing what I believe to be a piece of history in the making. Much love to everyone involved.
To be part of this amazing project is something for I'll be forever grateful to Vaati, nice video Adam!
I still can´t believe im included in this book even though i couldnt paint everything i had planned to do, i still managed to get a meaningful one out, incredible participants, incredible video and i can´t thank Vaati enough. Excited for a new competition haha.
Best Regards to you Adam
Great review! I'm glad you enjoyed the book! The passion that's gone into it from the community is palpable!
Surprised me that two channels that I deeply love as a gamer and as an artist cross roads like this
Sir, I've been a fan for a long time and I must say:
Your production quality is becoming something to behold.
I hope you keep improving as much as you have helped me with my art.
Thank you for all the content you have porivided us.
Leo.
Can't wait for my copy to arrive
I'm so excited for this art book. Thank you for the amazing video!
Hey Adam, I know that my post is not matching with the content of the video, but I just wanted to thank you. In the past I had a lot of problems with my self-esteem and mental health. I'm a designer and struggled a lot... But you helped me to push trough everything. Thanks to you I didn't give up! I can now say that I'm healthy and happy again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Adam! ❤️
You are so very welcome Soirée :)
an amazing art book. I put in a preorder after watching this review. Great job to the artists.
I just got this book from my sis who lives in Dublin. I feel so privileged to be able to read, and admire the art. I must be the only one in Taiwan lucky enough to page through this book.
Came here from Vati, omg! New fan! Thank you!
I have my copy coming soon - excited is an understatement!
The sheer love, care, and respect for the artists radiates immensely from this video! I discovered your channel from Vaati, and immediately subscribed. The aesthetic, from the shot selection and B roll to the tasteful animations, is just fantastic. As a fellow artist (musician/composer) I can’t wait to delve into your prior and future videos, and soon buy your work to display around my Baby Grand piano. Thank you!
I always kept looking forward to these art contests, the book was instant choice, first thing I ever backed on any crowdfunding.
The rider fighting Nuckelavee from Elden Ring contest was huge character design influence for me.
As a fan of both channel. This is like eating two favorite meals at the same time. This is a treat.
Shout out to Ricardo Emig (who illustrated the cover) for being an absolute LEGEND of an artist, and also an incredibly kind person who offered me heaps of advice and insight when I reached out to him after seeing his video for Vaati's Bloodborne contest. His work is brilliant, and criminally underrated!
ua-cam.com/video/ASCB8cbYgzo/v-deo.html
That video makes my skin crawl - damn!!
Yes ive heard the style being called "Show dont tell" style of storytelling which i absolutely love as well. It suggests something by showing the viewer something powerful & with many possible implications but not to ascribe outright narrative dictating what definitively happened. This allows the viewer to participate in the artwork itself, ultimately deciding for themselves what they think really happened and thus participate in the storytelling with their own imagination!
The video quality is crazy. It seems that UA-cam's file compression does not affect your channel. It's amazing the quality of the shots, for real. Just as the book. What a beautiful piece. I will add it to the shopping list at the 1st place !
15:36 really like that music transition
My favourite too :)
Loved this video! Great analysis of the project and I really enjoyed the differents comments you give on the ideas of the different pieces. I came over from Vaati's video and I couldn't help but notice that mention of you being a Beksiński fan. I'm personally not the biggest art person, but I really appreciate art and the people behind the brushes, screens, etc. What I wanted to comment on might be out of context, but it's about a game called "Scorn" coming out this year, I believe. The artstyle is heavily inspired by both Beksiński and Giger, which are the two that really piqued my interested when it comes to art. Therefore I wanted to mention that in case it piques your interest! Cheers!
SO EXCITED!!!
Been a while, but the wait was definitely worth it!
Can't wait for mine !
It's funny, sitting down, opening photoshop and pinterest, click on art talk playlist and begin to paint has became my painting routine. I'm sure I'm not the only one
Well you just made my day saying that - thank you :)
@@AdamDuffArt Thanks to you Adam!
I already ordered this book when it was first announced, saw the Vaati video, but this still gets me more excited to deep dive into the printed book (when it arrives!), thank you for that.
I only have one comment, I didn't know this channel but just subscribed!: I believe it's not usual for you to showcase books, based on your other videos, but the light here could use some work. You can still see the designs, but the reflections indeed hide part of the pages. I don't have a solution to offer, but I thought to mention it in case you showcase a book in some other time.
Hey Juan!
I actually have many book reviews, it’s a fairly regular part of my channel
That said, the glossy pages are often a bit of a challenging obstacle - I’m realizing that manually shifting the page is the only easy way to mitigate the 3 bright light sources
Definitely going to be more conscious of that moving forward
Can’t wait for mine to come!!
Didn’t know it was available again! Paused the video 2 minuets in to quickly pre order one!!
Vaati and Adam crossover.. holy!!!
this book looks absolutely beautiful
Human warmth truly makes pain softer. An embrace, a nod of acceptance, a loving gesture. The background fades ever so slightly and all the sharp insecurities, the painful reminders, the muddy stillnes of a sinking heart melt for a moment. A home is mended, a blue candle is shielded from the wind.
The pain can journey from inside, through tears and cries, into the world and remind us how much we need each other. Reach. There will be a hand waiting for you. Even for the skin too thick to break, even for the artist with lady pain betrothed and even for the wanderer that lost their star. We are walking side by side not even at arms length. Why is it that we don’t reach?
No matter how one deprives themselves from it, they cannot forget how this warmth soothes the soul. I really wonder how you and Michael can do that from so far away.
What a beautiful book! Thanks for this video
Fantastic
Man those intros are fire!!!
ughhh can't wait to get my copy
after i started following you... i started to look at game art differently now. i could just spend hours just appreciating all those music, the 3d characters or 2d characters..... even started noticing the drawing/painting...the paint stroke, the lines.... ... ... what did you do to me!
Nice!... I've just order it :)
Thanks Adam v.v Hope you are happy now D:
Now, i NEED this book xD
Sick intro, fits so well!
Great review! Can’t wait to get my copy…
I would already be happy if Bloodborne would get a PC port, but I thing that it’s unlikely to ever see anything related to it anytime soon. From is busy with their own IPs and Sony don’t appear to care for it either, because it’s to niche for them. Just look what they did to Studio Japan…
Yeah! That would be cool - but I can see how it’s not a “necessity”
I have always been impressed on how well the controls of Souls games translate from PC to console
The title tells you everything, "Soul Arts", isn't it wonderful? The involvement and love with which the works of art that surround the FROMSOFT franchises are made. It is simply incredible.
Waiting for my copy luckily in these days I will finally have it in hand, incredible and fair review. 👍👍
My son said “ you should name your channel Soul Arts” to which I said “that’s fricking brilliant!”
Then I felt very depressed that that name was now officially taken.
Vaati AND Adam? That's unreal
I know - I’m still smacking myself - never thought I’d have that honour
We need an, "Imagine Armored Core", for all the Mechanical artist out here
As a Souls fan watching Vaati is an obligation haha.
“the effing revenants” couldn’t agree more. I think they should rename these beasts accordingly.
A good bola weapon from recent memory is of Kollector from Mk11!
I want this book
Saving the best for the last. Yes, I’m talking about Bloodborne ;)
Would love to get this book but it's very expensive.
lol dont think i've ever broken a controller lol but it might happen one day when i play Elden Ring
that looks like an amazing book to have 😀
Can I know the music that you used for the opening? Music like that takes me places. Thank you for the overview! I certainly know now what to expect when I get my copy.
I just updated the description with all the song names - thank you for bringing that to my attention:)
@@AdamDuffArt Thank you!
these are just so fricken tasty for the eyes.....i will definitely look for a way to get it here
Cool, mine still hasn't arrived, it's been like a fucking year
Should've been called Ars Animus heh
Do you know when the book will be out?
Not totally sure - I know Vaati’s working on his own announcement video - I’m sure you’ll get more details then
Is this book available yet?
Absolutely - check Vaatividya’s channel, I believe it’s on sale right now
Whole Dark Souls Style are Inspired on Kentaro Miura Mangas Art „Berserk”
Adam, what art books can you recommend for someone who loves environments? I am a 3D artist that love semi and stylised art!
Hmm good question - i recommend checking out my book review list - many examples there for sure
i killed patches i was very sad
First
Thanks for spoiling that patches is in elden ring. Cheers!
Well!! If you’ve managed to avoid spoilers until this point then you are exquisitely disciplined
@@AdamDuffArt That's bullshit. Anyways hope it was worth it for you.
Patches is in every game except Sekiro. Not much of a spoiler.