A new promotion involved playing Diablo II to win copies of Blizzard's newest game, Worlds of Warcraft. I was asked to come up with an image showing Diablo one one side and some of the recognizeable races from Warcraft on the other. This piece went through several modifications as I laid it out. Another version, deemed too silly, had a Dwarf grasping onto Diablo's shins and about to hack his kneecap, with Diablo looking like "Am I supposed to take this seriously?" Another version took place about three seconds after this shot, with the characters not merely facing off against each other but in full combat. A nice concept, but the composition just wasn't as strong. I really enjoyed this assignment because it was my first chance to illustrate the wonderful Warcraft character designs. A larger version of this image as a desktop wallpaper can be had at the Blizzard site.
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