Tabula Rasa storyboard

[Dan Milligan]

It's been some time since I've posted any boards. Well, here's the open cinematic for Tabula Rasa. John Mueller at NCSoft was kind enough to throw me the script and let me do my thing. Not too many like John. Then the super talented crew at Blur brought it to life. Any rate, the trailers out, looks amazing and well these are the boards




















Painter X

[kev ferrara]

Great drama, energized suggestive rendering, great silhouettes, smart storytelling... Really enjoyed this post...

kev

[Cheslav]

Dan, hi! Cool work, as always, thank you! A couple years ago I found some your picts and than I glad to see every your new works.
Which size of storyboard pictures (in pixels) do you usually use?
Sorry for my poor english.

[Stark]

Dude, is there anything you're not apart of? This shit is insane. I love the way you told the story through black and white (though color would be digital senses overload). I hope to be just like you when I grow up.

KUDOS

[schlichte]

fantastic work as usual a35 stands out for some reason hope you have kept up on your unicycle skills

[ArtZealot]

Truly awesome stuff.

I have to ask a question. On page 9, in the sketch of the wormhole portal, the ellipses are really nicely drawn and i was wondering if they were freehand or if you have a secret to get really accurate ellipses.
I've been trying to get better at my ellipses in perspective for months now and refuse to use the ellipse tool in photoshop, is practice the only way to get those right?

[Pau1Winslow]

Just amazing work.

[Justin.]

Incredible boards as per ususal dan =)

Originally Posted by Stark

Dude, is there anything you're not apart of?

Dan Milligan is the fastest storyboarder alive. It is said that he did the storyboards for every major hollywood picture for the next 40 years the last time he went to take a piss. He is so fast that he only goes digital, because the pencil would friction burn right through the table. He has Pam coating his tablet so it doesn't get burned. He is so fast, in fact, that he is even drawing this very post.

or so the quote goes I think?

[Matt Smith]

oh my god i havent seen dan milligan work in so long! these are rockin'.

[Radio24]

wow, very nice storyboard. Neat renders, but fast and alive! drew me in. Great stuff!

[Mandryk]

Dan! so awesome. I love reading your boards and seeing all the clever things you do.....storyboard bliss.

cheers

Daryl

[el coro]

really glad you posted these. i was curious to see...hey i ortho'd that big walker guy! lol....these are really good dude. like, really really good. now i have some new masturbation material. anyhoo was good talking to ya the other day. i LIVE to hear your voice ya know. kisses-c36

[apettarelli]

I love storyboards. Thanks for the great post

Anthony Pittarelli

[Theo]

this stuff's good no doubts. Do you get to design these concepts as well? or are they all handed to you from different artists? I feel some of the shapes are a bit unsharp, but Im not into the tabula rasa look so I'm no judge. Awesome tempo and mood throughout the board though.

nice.

-t

[Pencilator]

Glad to see a new post from you. Always a pleasure watching your storyboards and painting.

[Chupacabra]

Here at NC Soft, high expectations are put in that product.
Thanks for helping our game look so cool, Dan.
Cheers,

[Kir Nuyts]

i'v got to tell you: Im your biggest fan! (Do i get a discount on your art-book now? :p) Really amazing again Dan! Do you happen to have any color panels???

I envy you!
Greetings,

Kir

[Noukah]

Awesome boards
I wish I can gain skills like those someday.
How long time do you use to put down on a board?

[shadoman]

Nice work on what seems to be a nice story.

[Chuck,mate.]

Ho man...
Dan, your storytelling abilities are Flawless.
and such beautiful drawings to top that... excellent work.





Pat.

[mGn+]

Hey, a new dan's post
first of all, press right mouse button and "save as" then, take a look at that stuff ...

Once again amazing storyboard, dynamic lines and very powerfull. (For me, all your sb are the best i ever seen). I really love your line. great great job, simply speechless.

Can't stop watching your beowulf's boards...

keep rock'n !

[Erilaz]

Dan, before you fade off into the ether like some crazy angel from storyboarding heaven, when are you going to start a regular sketchbook again? I really miss seeing your work more frequently!

[Arctis]

your boards are real piece of art, that I'm always happy to show as examples for my students.

[Dahami]

Great storyboard and great trailer (although some of the voice-over sounded a little cheesy). Steven Stahlberg's painting of the Sarah Morrison character is hot. I played Richard Garriott's Ultimas on the Apple II+ back in the eighties, and I'm going to try Tabula Rasa as well. It must be great to be involved with a game like this.

[robogabo]

Awesome !
I'm always looking forward to your posts Dan

A19 is one of my favorite ones
It has a lot of flow and mass,
how the fish eye lens camera tells the story
one side vs another light vs dark
and the main focal closer to camera
that scene is gonna look sweet, I also
like how you draw hands

A10 is a nice one too and has great
sense of scale and depth

Damn is all good !!!!!!!

[TheGnoll]

very cool storyboard for a very cool end product, the final trailer is really nice.

keep sharing

ciao

[Lone Wolf]

Top notch work! Tha scenes really flowed smoothly.

[Dougbot]

I was about to write you the other day, and ask that you post more work. I use you as constant inspiration for almost everything I create, and I can only look at your Beowulf images a few thousand more times!

Great boards, I love the flow of them. Also, a little bird told me that the guys at NC loved working with you. They had as many compliments about you as you've given them.

Great work.

[Jason Manley]

nice work dan....looking forward to this game too.

[Icey]

you're freaking good!! no need to say anything else....