The Art of Hearthstone

amazing gift for hearthstone lovers

GREAT gift for hearthstone lovers.

I was surprised by how heavy the book was at first, But then I realized it’s because of the pages and quality of paper: it’s incredible! The illustrations are all over the place in full detail and color, and it seems that a lot of thought process went into making the book. As someone who initially started playing Hearthstone mainly because of its art direction, I find this book to be the PERFECT companion, And especially for those who appreciate the art behind the game or pure art in general! Very well done.5/5 recommended.

Bought it as a gift for my boyfriend, and he loved it!

I really struggled with how to rate this book. The content itself is 5 stars, hands down. The artwork is amazing and there is a good amount of it. However i think there are a few areas that could have used some improvement.Physically, the book is pretty well made. Im a little concerned about the binding. As soon as i opened the cover the binding immediately felt flimsy. The pages open way too far, like you can see the glue undoing itself if you open the pages all the way. I was not suprised to see the other reviewers complaint about the binding completely falling apart. Otherwise, its pretty nice. The hardcover feels really good as i flip through the book and the pages are thick, glossy, and very vibrant - it shows off the artwork very well.As far as the content covered, its a good amount but i feel like there could have been more. I pre ordered this book a year and a half ago and when the release date passed i saw a post from blizzard explaining they were going to postpone it a full year to allow for more content coverage. Great! Sounds awesome, i can wait for a better product! Well, i feel a little jipped. There is a good amount of coverage of the core set and thats awesome, but the expansions are severely underwhelming. For example goblins vs gnomes released about 125 cards, the book only shows 20... This goes for all of the four or so expansions added to this book. I feel like they could have released the core set as its own book, and in that years time released a second book with more expansion coverage. Furthermore, the first 65 pages of the book describe the very early stages of the game - discussing how to create the look and layout of the game board, the card format, special effects, etc. Its cool and i found it interesting, but honestly i will only ever look at that section once or twice and never go back to it. They could definitely have condensed that section to allow more pages for cards. Those two complaints asside, the card art is wonderfully displayed. A lot of the cards get a full page, some even cover two pages. At the smallest, they fit two cards on a single page, which honestly after looking at these cards on a small tablet for the last few years - seems huge by comparison. There are so many subtle nuances in a lot of these cards that go unnoticed when playing on a small scale, really aweome to get a closer view. There is also a few cards where they have a velum sketch page overlaying the final version of the card - those are super cool. Theres also a decent amount of the promotional art - stuff they post on the website or game client that you only see briefly before the sets are released, its nice to have them on display here. My only other complaint is that on each page, the artist is attributed to their piece, however the card name is not listed. Not a big deal, but would be cool for reference purposes - maybe something to consider in later versions down the line.Overall, its an awesome book. I love the Blizzard art style and ive been a huge hearthstone fan since the game was released. Its wondeful to see the cards close up and as an artists its a great way to study the finer details and methods. Although it could use a little fine tuning, i would highly recommend this book, you wont be dissapointed! I hope they release more hearthstone art books in the future!

So good, if your a blizzard or hearthstone fan this is a must buy.

Great Book, did not have any issues with the binding, loved how it shows the art from concept to finish and how the game was developed. I found out that there is a follow up book coming in 19 that will continue the art and history of the game. Can’t wait!

Terrific book. I like it. It has a lot of rough sketches and process of how Hearthstone came to be, which is great. Only thing they would've made this book even better if they had a chapter showing a step-by-step process of how they draw some of these paintings. I felt that was a missed opportunity because as a Blizzard fan, I would to see it.