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Thematic snapshots, packaging, and other non-mechanical arts.
Android: Netrunner cards. Illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Art Director: Andy Christensen.
Android: Netrunner card illustration: "Collective Consciousness," 2013. Art Director: Andy Christensen
Android: Netrunner card illustration: "Orpheus," 2013. Art Director: Andy Christensen. This is a piece done in the likeness of the 2012 World Champion Jeremy Zwirn, to commemorate his victory.
Android: Netrunner card illustration: "The Supplier," 2013. Art Director: Andy Christensen. This piece was done in the likeness of Ricky Fung, FFG's manufacturing partner.
Android: Netrunner card illustration: "On the Job," 2013. Art Director: Andy Christensen
Citadels (Z-Man Edition) promotional card. Illustration by Samuel R. Shimota. Art Director: Bree Lindsoe.
Citadels (Z-Man Edition) promotional card illustration: "Labyrinth," 2021. Art Director: Bree Lindsoe
Warhammer 40k Conquest cards. Illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Art Director: John Tallion.
Warhammer 40k Conquest card illustration: "Steel Legion Chimera," 2014. Art Director: John Tallion.
Warhammer 40k Conquest card illustration: "Space Wolves Predator," 2014. Art Director: John Tallion. Color of the laser blast was changed to blue for publication.
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game cards. Illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Art Director: Andy Christensen.
Citadels (Z-Man Edition) warrant tokens.
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger promo kit cards. Original illustrations in the style of the game.
Junggle packaging. Original animal art for game by Samuel R. Shimota.
Junggle cards. Original animal art for game by Samuel R. Shimota. Background art by Atha Kanaani.
Junggle cards. Original animal art for game by Samuel R. Shimota. Background art by Atha Kanaani.
Mesozooic cards. Illustrations by Atha Kanaani. Additional illustration (the little characters everywhere) by Samuel R. Shimota and Bree Lindsoe. We added these characters to show scale in the dinosaur park, and made sure that no two cards in the game are the same.
Pandemic Legacy Season 0 operations cards. Original illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Graphic Design by Monica Helland.
Artwork
Blurring the lines between illustration and graphic design. Which is it?
Condottiere game board. 100% original Artwork & Graphic Design by Samuel R. Shimota.
Condottiere game board. 100% original Artwork & Graphic Design by Samuel R. Shimota.
Condottiere game board. 100% original Artwork & Graphic Design by Samuel R. Shimota.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) game board. 100% original Artwork & Graphic Design by Samuel R. Shimota.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) game board (detail). Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. This piece interacted with punchboard pieces, to show the sun/moon increasingly corrupted over time.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) game board (detail). Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. This piece interacted with punchboard pieces, to show the sun/moon increasingly corrupted over time.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) game board (detail). Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. This piece interacted with punchboard pieces, to show the sun/moon increasingly corrupted over time.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) punchboard/tokens. Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) punchboard/tokens and sheets. Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota.
Fury of Dracula (FFG Edition) location cards. Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota.
Pandemic: Fall of Rome game board. Map/geography artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. Graphic Design by Monica Helland, Jasmine Radue, and Daniel Gerlach.
Pandemic: Rising Tide game board. Map/geography artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. Prop artwork (hammer, nails, and water droplets) by Atha Kanaani. Graphic Design by Marie-Eve Joly and Samuel R. Shimota.
CRYO game board. Landscape/ship artwork by Samuel R. Shimota and Bree Lindsoe. Graphic Design by Jasmine Radue and Samuel R. Shimota.
Love Letter (Z-Man Edition) cards. Original artwork (card backs and frames) by Samuel R. Shimota. Card illustrations (King and others in-frame) by Andrew Bosley.
Love Letter (Z-Man Edition) reference card back. A face-down reference card indicates that a player has been eliminated.
Mission: Red Planet (FFG Edition) dial, cards, and punchboard. Featuring all-original artwork/design by Samuel R. Shimota.
History of the World (Z-Man Edition) punchboard tokens. Featuring all-original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. Frame Graphic Design on Caravan (camel) token by David Ardila.
Taj Mahal (Z-Man Edition) cards and punchboard tokens. Vizier, Monk, and goods illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Vizier design by Atha Kanaani.
Taj Mahal (Z-Man Edition) cards and punchboard tokens. Vizier, Monk, and goods illustrations by Samuel R. Shimota. Vizier design by Atha Kanaani. Card Graphic Design by Daniel Gerlach.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - A Pandemic System Game punchboard tokens. Gemstone token design by Jasmine Radue. Original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota, based on Graphic Design by Jasmine Radue (gemstone tokens), and Lich King skull provided by Blizzard.
Bastion enemy camp and castle gate. Enemy camp (the larger, card-shaped 'well') is original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota. Castle Gate artwork provided by Hobby World.
Dark Heresy (Second Edition): Forgotten Gods excerpt (detail). The illustrations throughout this book, done by a multitude of artists, were blended into the page. An analog process designed by Taylor Ingvarrson gave them the appearance of being painted directly into the book. This chapter was processed and laid out by Samuel R. Shimota.
Dark Heresy (Second Edition): Forgotten Gods excerpt (detail). The illustrations throughout this book, done by a multitude of artists, were blended into the page. An analog process designed by Taylor Ingvarrson gave them the appearance of being painted directly into the book. This chapter was processed and laid out by Samuel R. Shimota.
Dark Heresy (Second Edition): Forgotten Gods excerpt (detail). The illustrations throughout this book, done by a multitude of artists, were blended into the page. An analog process designed by Taylor Ingvarrson gave them the appearance of being painted directly into the book. This chapter was processed and laid out by Samuel R. Shimota.
Dark Heresy (Second Edition): Forgotten Gods excerpt (detail). The illustrations throughout this book, done by a multitude of artists, were blended into the page. An analog process designed by Taylor Ingvarrson gave them the appearance of being painted directly into the book. This chapter was processed and laid out by Samuel R. Shimota.
Dark Heresy (Second Edition): Forgotten Gods excerpt (detail). The illustrations throughout this book, done by a multitude of artists, were blended into the page. An analog process designed by Taylor Ingvarrson gave them the appearance of being painted directly into the book. This chapter was processed and laid out by Samuel R. Shimota.
Relic: Halls of Terra game board excerpt. Tower divider graphic is original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota, based on gothic architecture heavily drawn-upon in the Warhammer 40k universe. Graphic Design / Layout by Samuel R. Shimota. Game line Graphic Design by WiL Springer. Illustrations by various artists.
Relic: Halls of Terra game board excerpt. Divider graphic is original artwork by Samuel R. Shimota, based on gothic architecture and ship designs featured in the Warhammer 40k universe. Game line Graphic Design by WiL Springer. Illustrations by various artists.
Product photography by Samuel R. Shimota.
Legal Notice: Materials on this page are not owned by Samuel R. Shimota, and are presented only as portfolio references.
Bastion: © 2015–2017, Hobby World. Bastion, Hobby World, and the Berserk setting are TM of Hobby World.
Call of Cthulhu LCG: © 2013 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. Call of Cthulhu is a registered trademark of Chaosium, Inc. The Key and the Gate, Terror in Venice, Living Card Game, LCG, and the LCG logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.Call of Cthulhu is used under license from Chaosium Inc.
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger: Instructions: © 2018 Forrest-Pruzan Creative, LLC. Story Cards and Clues: © 2018 Chooseco LLC Based on the Choose Your Own Adventure® book House of Danger by R.A. Montgomery, © 1982, 2005 Chooseco LLC, Waitsfield, VT. The CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE name and logo, and book cover design, are trademarks or registered trademarks, and trade dress of Chooseco LLC in the United States and other countries.
Citadels: © 2016 Z-Man Games. Z-Man Games is a ® of Z-Man Games. Citadels and the Z-Man logo are TM of Z-Man Games.
Condottiere: © 2018 Z-Man Games.
CRYO: TM/® & © 2020 Z-Man Games.
Fury of Dracula (Third Edition): Fury of Dracula © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2015. Fury of Dracula, the Fury of Dracula logo, GW, Games Workshop, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
History of the World (Z-Man Games Edition): © and ™ 2018 Z-Man Games.
Junggle: © and ™ 2017 Z-Man Games.
Love Letter (Z-Man Games Edition): © and ™ 2019 Z-Man Games.
Mesozooic: © 2018 Z-Man Games.
Mission: Red Planet (FFG Edition): © 2015 Fantasy Flight Games.
Android: Netrunner LCG: Netrunner is a TM of R. Talsorian Games, Inc. Android is TM & © 2014 Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc. Netrunner is licensed by Wizards of the Coast LLC. © 2014 Wizards. Wizards of the Coast and its logo are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Living Card Game, LCG, and the LCG logo are registered trademarks of Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Pandemic: Fall of Rome: © 2018 Z-Man Games. Pandemic is a ® of Z-Man Games.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0: © 2019 Z-Man Games. Pandemic is a ® of Z-Man Games.
Pandemic Rising Tide: © 2017 Z-Man Games. Pandemic is a ® of Z-Man Games.
Relic: Halls of Terra: Relic: Halls of Terra © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2014. Relic, Halls of Terra, the Relic logo, Talisman, the Talisman logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double-headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Taj Mahal (Z-Man Games Edition): © Dr. Reiner Knizia 2018 & © 2018 Z-Man Games.Taj Mahal is a ™ of Z-Man Games.
Warhammer 40,000 Conquest: The Card Game: Warhammer 40,000: Conquest: Zogwort’s Curse and Descendants of Isha are © Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2014. Zogwort’s Curse, Descendants of Isha, Conquest, the Conquest logo, GW, Games Workshop, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, 40,000, the ‘Aquila’ Double-headed Eagle logo, and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures, races, vehicles, locations, weapons, characters, and the distinctive likeness thereof, are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered around the world, and used under license. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc. Living Card Game, LCG, and the LCG logo are ® of Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy (Second Edition): © Games Workshop Limited 2014. Dark Heresy, GW, Games Workshop, the Games Workshop logo, Space Marine, 40K, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 Role Play, Warhammer 40,000 device, ‘Aquila’ Double-Headed Eagle device, and all associated marks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and race insignia/devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, units and unit insignia, characters, products and illustrations from the Warhammer 40,000 universe and the Dark Heresy game setting are either ® or TM, and/or © Games Workshop Limited, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. This edition published under license to Fantasy Flight Publishing Inc.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – A Pandemic System Game: Pandemic is ® of Z-Man Games. © 2021 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard, World of Warcraft and the Blizzard Entertainment logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc in the U.S.and other countries.
Z-Man Games: Z-Man Games is ® of Z-Man Games.
Fantasy Flight Games: Fantasy Flight Games is a ® of Fantasy Flight Games.
Windrider Games: Windrider Games and the Windrider logo are ™ of WindRider Games.
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