The thing about artwork is that it is
expensive. Very expensive. Corefun Studios is a very tiny company
with an equally tiny budget—a budget that is funded exclusively by
gamers. When you buy a Solar Echoes product, your money is going
directly towards keeping the company running and towards the
production of future projects like new missions, game supplements,
and even 3D-printed miniatures for the game. The difficulty is that
there are other very big gaming companies out there that I compete
with (note that I'm competing with them—they're not competing with
me...at least, not yet! ;) Companies like Wizards of the Coast
(Dungeons and Dragons) and Paizo (Pathfinder) are extremely
successful and have a huge following. This enables them to invest
tons of money in their games. If you've ever looked inside one of
their rulebooks, you'll find high-quality, full-color, professional
artwork on almost every single page. These companies pump $50,000+
into the artwork for their books—they understand that gamers look
at the rulebooks as artbooks, not just gamebooks. I'm trying my best
to provide Solar Echoes fans with as much artwork as possible in
every product, but I understand very well why art is so expensive.
Check out an image of two pages from the upcoming demo-kit I've been
putting together—I'm trying to keep it colorful and full of
artwork.
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