the art of

SOUL HARVEST
FOREWORD

Dear Fellow SpellForce Enthusiast,

Thanks for reading these pages! An artbook to a game always

means a lot to us creators. The art of a game is a visual proof
of the whole passion that went into a game production.

SpellForce 3 – Soul Harvest wasn’t an easy project for us at

Grimlore Games and THQ Nordic. The reason for this is easily
explained - We went into SpellForce 3 with very high ambition
and hopes. Unfortunately the main game didn’t work out
initially as we wanted. We were very sad about this but on the
other hand we wanted to proof everybody that all our efforts
we spent in the years from 2013 to 2014 on SpellForce 3 are
not wasted. Therefore it became very clear in early 2018 that
we wanted to work on an expansion which ended up being a
standalone expansion called SpellForce 3 – Soul Harvest. We
didn’t take it easy and wanted to get a lot of content and
production value into everything.

I would like to thank you for your interest in SpellForce 3 and

appreciating all our efforts that went into it. I’d also like to do
a shout out for the entire SpellForce 3 team!

Reinhard pollice
-studio manager

 Underground Creatures| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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 CONTENTS
1 concept art
environments
characters & creatures
faction buildings
equipment
2 game art
3d assets
process
animation

3 Illustrations

THIS PAGE Cover Artwork | Artist: Raphael Lübke

 Darkelves Woodcutter| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy
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 Dwarven Realm| Artist: Raphael Lübke
 Cahlabrok| Artist: Raphael Lübke
 A Strange Place| Artist: Raphael Lübke
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THESE PAGES Environment Concepts | Artist: Raphael Lübke

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THESE PAGES Environment Concepts | Artist: Raphael Lübke

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THESE PAGES Dark Elves Hero Concepts | Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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THESE PAGES Dwarves | Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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 THESE PAGES Dwarven Heroes| Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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THESE PAGES Underground Creatures | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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THESE PAGES Faction Flags | Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu
 Dwarven Hero| Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu
" Yes, on our own, you might match us; three of yours against
three of ours, and we’ll see how the dice fall."

 Dark Elves Capital| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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 Dark Elven Stonecutter | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

 Iron Mine Variants | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

 Dark Elven Barracks| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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  Dark Elven Blacksmith | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy
 Iron Smeltery Variants| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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 " YHailing from the swamplands of Lar, the Dark Elves are a
people known for their strict line of code. For them, life is about
the collective, not the individual. Their army is one of the most
diverse on Eo, commanding a swathe of creatures with versatile
abilities.

 Dark Elven Farm| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

 Spire of Souls | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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 Environment Props| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

 Environment Props | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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  Dwarven Architecture | Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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THESE PAGES Weapon Designs | Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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THESE PAGES Weapon Designs | Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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THESE PAGES Fleshthrower 3D Model| Artist: Arno Geupel

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æ Mole Beast 3D Model| Artist: Arno Geupel

ã Lizard Monster 3D Sculpt| Artist: Arno Geupel

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 ã á Armored Wvyern 3D Model| Artist: Arno Geupel

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â Twisted One Concept Art| Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

á Twisted One 3D Model| Artist: Arno Geupel

THESE PAGES Conjurer 3D Model| Artist: Florian Jonas

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 â Spirit of the Mountain 3D Model| Artist: Florian Jonas

“There are whispers that the Dwarven masters

constructed a monstrous war machine – but
infused it with the powers of Niethalf, the
Dwarven God of steelcraft.

A golem was born, named “Spirit of the

Mountain.” With a crushing power that rivals
the gods themselves, it is a frightening force to
behold, if the rumors are true. ”

á Spirit of the Mountain Concept Art| Artist: Moritz Lacusteanu

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THESE PAGES Goblin 3D Models| Artist: Florian Jonas

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THESE PAGES Character Heads 3D Models| Artist: Leo Slawik

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THESE PAGES Broodfather 3D Model| Artist: Leo Slawik

“Legend tells of an experiment performed

by the Dark Elven Intelligence core, where
Necromants created a new weapon to enforce
the Exalted Father's will. The result was a
monstrosity with a spider-like form and rotting
flesh, called the 'Broodfather.' ”

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 THESE PAGES Creatures 3D Models| Artist: Leo Slawik

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THESE PAGES Goblin Hero Progress | Artists: Moritz Lacusteanu / Florian Jonas

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THESE PAGES Wyvern Flying Animation | Artist: Beate Betz

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THESE PAGES Human Army | Artist: Senfeng Chen

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 THESE PAGES Elven Army| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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THESE PAGES Human Army | Maxim Verehin

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 THESE PAGES Troll| Artist: Maxim Verehin

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THESE PAGES Dark Elves Army| Artist: Jiang Laili

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THESE PAGES Dwarves Army| Artist: Vladimir Krisetskiy

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 THE SPELLFORCE 3 ART TEAM:

art director
raphael lübke

3d artists
arno geupel
roman pfrengle
florian jonas
leo slawik

concept artists/illustrators
moritz lacusteanu
maxim verehin
vladimir krisetzskiy

animators
david garcia
beate betz

external

Eugene Zaikin (3d artist)

senfeng chen (illustrator)

Atmosphere Entertainment Studios Ltd.

Chengdu Crazy World Digital Technology Co., Ltd.

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