This week we sat down for an in-depth Q&A with Dan Eder, Lead Character Artist on The Queen’s Gambit Chess.

Dan Eder is an accomplished freelance character artist who has worked as the Lead Character Artist on a number of stunning games, including The Queen’s Gambit Chess.

As we mentioned in an earlier blog, Dan’s fan art of Beth Harmon quickly became a favourite of the Rockwater team as they embarked on their quest to adapt Beth Harmon, a character from Netflix's The Queen's Gambit, for a new mobile game. Naturally, we got in touch to see if we could collaborate! 

Dan covers his career and his approach to character design, as well as his advice for junior artists wanting to kickstart their careers in video game art. We also delve deeper into how Rockwater and Netflix Games’ collaboration with Dan worked and what initially inspired his stunningly stylised recreation of Beth!

Catch the full interview below! 

Up Next on Ripstone ArtStation!

Once again, we’d like to thank you for your support here on Ripstone’s ArtStation! We hope you’re enjoying our BTS content on the art of The Queen’s Gambit Chess. 

Next week, we’ll be guiding you through the creation of one of the game’s key environments; The Methuen Home. Join us to find out how our artists tackled bringing an iconic set to mobile platforms!

What do you want to learn about next? We welcome all feedback and suggestions - so comment below if there’s a particular aspect of the game you’d like insight on in the coming weeks!