"I Wanted A Style That Would Feel Like Something The Character Archazia Would Choose" Disney Lorcana: Archazia's Island Lead Art Director Discusses Card Designs
The artwork behind each card for Disney's popular trading card game, , is uniquely designed on an individual card basis rather than simply taking images straight from the familiar animated movies. Whether the illustrations portray one of these characters in a similar vein to their roles in the films, or take on the uniquely transformed Dreamborn appearance that gives them a reimagined look and feel, these miniature works of art have a beautiful ability to capture each character's personality just as fans would picture them.
In the card game, these Disney characters are called to the player's side as «glimmers» of themselves, which masterfully explains away instances where there may be four of Mickey Mouse on the table. The glimmers can appear as a traditional Storyborn, a powerful Floodborn, or the more imaginative version known as Dreamborn. Each card type presents very different visual opportunities in its appearance for the artists behind the work.
interviewed Anna Stosik, 's Senior Art Director — and Lead Art Director for the upcoming set,. Stosik explained much of the art process behind the cards for this TCG and how the new dual-ink game mechanic is featured in the artwork.
ScreenRant: ’s art has always impressed me by having artists create new illustrations for the characters rather than taking images from the animated movies. Is there a team that designs the idea of the cards first, or that works with the artists to keep everything thematic?
Anna Stosik: Yes! It’s a highly collaborative process that involves a few teams. As Set Lead Art Director, I’m responsible for creating guides for each set – I work with concept artists and our Worldbuilding Art Director to prepare example artwork that we use to steer the look and feel for each set, as well as ensure our artists understand what’s needed before they get started.
The Card Art Directors make sure the guidelines are followed by all our artists. We also work together with Narrative and Game Design leads to
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