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Third and last part: actual Dishonored 2's paintings!


 * Grafiti by Piotr Jablonski -- According to an interview of Sebastien Mitton which was playing on the panel, the latter used this painting to start working on Karnaca's design and atmosphere. It also look similar to the CGI trailer and must have been used as inspiration for it.
 * https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3e7jb21zk3rzjx/2015-11-23%2019.02.43.jpg?dl=0


 * Cérémonie / Ceremony by Sergei Koselov
 * There was actually a medium sized version of it on google: http://focus.levif.be/medias/4835/2475603.jpg
 * Details from the exposition's book, since my photo of the real thing was crappy due to the size of the painting: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3r8egz5w467r8pg/2015-11-23%2021.02.47.jpg?dl=0 / https://www.dropbox.com/s/s356e1xu2823p2e/2015-11-23%2021.03.14.jpg?dl=0
 * This was actually displayed in a large size, with its own panel! The audio guide described it as "The Duke's Ceremony" and went on the details of colors. The crows of regular people and the beggar are in the shadows, but the Duke and its path are bright. The Duke also appears above everyone else, and the serenity of the cortège contrasts with the beggar beaten down by the guards. The audio guide also said that such concept art won't depict an actual scene for the game, but serves as visualizing the mood and themes. I can easily picture Karnaca as being on the verge of civil war under the rule of a ruthless Duke, while Dunwall was too much weakened by the plague to have such dreadful consequences. And for those who find this painting familiar, the same artist did this one for Dishonored 1: File:Dishonored-lord-regent-1-.jpg

So I'm afraid that's all folks. I would have loved to take a photo of each of Gapaillard's sketches, and one for each portrait, but I lacked the time for that. The rest of the expo was as much interesting, such as exclusive sketches from almost all Rayman games, gorgeous art from Remember Me, The Technomancer (a game I didn't know until now), Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, Child of Light, Valiant Hearts, Far Cry 3 and 4, etc... Also even though there wasn't as much Dishonored concept art as in the official artbook, seeing them at full size was great, mostly for their details. I hope the Art Ludique museum will continue exploring the works of French videogame artists too in the future.