Xenoblade art book

[bryan_65]

I don't like being lied to about what I paid for (game and art book) and it would be a 2 hour round trip to go in person.

[Ziggy]

My printer/scanner wont let me scan because I'm out of ink.



I do have another scanner in the house. I will scan the art book, just not today.

[Dakinggamer87]

I got mine yesterday it's a nice bonus!!

[Zing]

My printer/scanner wont let me scan because I'm out of ink.

Isn't that absurd? I've had the same problem a few times. There is no logical reason a scanner shouldn't work because the printer is out of ink. It's either incompetent firmware engineering or a malicious attempt to get you to buy more ink.

[Ziggy]

a malicious attempt to get you to buy more ink.

Make no mistake, that's exactly what it is! I've ranted a few times now on the forums here about just how much I hate inkjet printers. I plan to get a laser printer, at which point I will be reenacting that scene from Office Space.

[Ziggy]

Anyone willing to puts some scans up of the whole book?

Alright, I have scanned the entire book. Since the book was given away for free, I see no reason why any one would get upset with copyright issues.



The art book (each page) is 8 x 6 inches. For reference, a standard DVD case is 7½ x 5⅜ inches, so it's just a smidgen bigger than that.

Front/back cover: http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9898/001hc.png

Page 1: http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5035/002pio.png

Page 2 & 3: http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3262/003pg.png

Page 4 & 5: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3528/004hjs.png

Page 6 & 7: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1297/005so.png

Page 8 & 9: http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/2695/006pw.png

Page 10 & 11: http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/7105/007yq.png

Page 12 & 13: http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8468/008ap.png

Page 14 & 15: http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5488/010lw.png

Page 16 & 17: http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/9648/011be.png

Page 18 & 19: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8543/012xq.png

Page 20 & 21: http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8069/013wuq.png

This book wasn't easy to scan. First off, to scan it properly, I should have removed the staples so I could lay each page flat. But I wasn't up for doing that. Another thing is that the pages are so glossy, you can smudge up the black areas real easily which will come out in the scans. Also, any microscopic dust that clings to the pages become very visible when you scan.

Scanning really doesn't do this book justice. It's very glossy, with thick pages. The pages are less like paper and more like cardboard. The characters on the front cover are embossed, and there's inlays on all the inside pages (you have to hold it in the right light to see it). All of this is lost when scanning. But so you guys can get an idea, I took some pictures of it.

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2425/img0173ql.jpg
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6716/img0172dj.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4639/img0169ed.jpg
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/1058/img0168kqq.jpg
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8108/img0167tu.jpg
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8531/img0166je.jpg

[ejamer]

Awesome work to share the art. I agree that there's nothing like having the real thing because the print quality is surprisingly high... but having scans is better than nothing.

[CRTGAMER]

Alright, I have scanned the entire book. Since the book was given away for free, I see no reason why any one would get upset with copyright issues.

Awesome work to share the art. I agree that there's nothing like having the real thing because the print quality is surprisingly high... but having scans is better than nothing.

@ Ziggy - Very nice, thanks for taking the time to do this! Preserved in digital is a nice bonus!

[Xeogred]

How big is the artbook Ziggy? The scans make it look compact-disc sized or something.

Thanks again for the scans though. I can't believe how awesome the art design for this game is to me. I love all the Xeno games, but I think this one has the coolest art direction by far (although maybe not with the mech's, I liked the more traditional look with those in Gears/Saga). I am so happy this is yet again a very weird hybrid of fantasy and sci-fi, I just can't get enough of stuff like this.

Is Soma Bringer kind of similar I wonder? Man I wish we'd get that game. Heard rumors awhile back NoA was maybe going to bring it out this year, but eh, yeah.

[Ziggy]

How big is the artbook Ziggy? The scans make it look compact-disc sized or something.

The art book is 8 x 6 inches. For reference, a standard DVD case is 7½ x 5⅜, so it's just a smidgen bigger than that.

Thanks again for the scans though.

No problem!

Be sure to save the images because I might not leave it uploaded forever.