Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings
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Summary
Before Alien Covenant， David was stranded alone on the Engineers’ planet and—left to his own dark devices—he began to push the boundaries of creation。 Delve into this exclusive collection， containing two books， to gain an insight into the android’s descent into madness。
The in-universe sketchbook contains over two hundred illustrations from the set and will take you inside the mind of David。 It features the complete arc of his journey from the studies of flora and fauna， to his more sinister experiments on creatures， and the disturbing demise of Dr。 Elizabeth Shaw。 The companion book， Developing the Art of an Android， holds an interview with Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton—the artists behind all of the beautifully grotesque sketches。 Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings will satisfy every serious fan’s hunger for details of the most intriguing character from the Alien prequels。
The in-universe sketchbook contains over two hundred illustrations from the set and will take you inside the mind of David。 It features the complete arc of his journey from the studies of flora and fauna， to his more sinister experiments on creatures， and the disturbing demise of Dr。 Elizabeth Shaw。 The companion book， Developing the Art of an Android， holds an interview with Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton—the artists behind all of the beautifully grotesque sketches。 Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings will satisfy every serious fan’s hunger for details of the most intriguing character from the Alien prequels。
Reviews
Kyle J Durrant
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Considering this book is predominantly artwork， it's hard to be particularly critical， especially when the artwork is phenomenal， consistent and revelatory。 Flicking through， it's hard to tell that the work was produced by two different artists， and the mania present in the notations strongly supports the premise of these being pieces of art by David himself。It's interesting to see his step by step working as he attempts to （according to my headcanon/preference） replicate the Xenomorph that was Considering this book is predominantly artwork， it's hard to be particularly critical， especially when the artwork is phenomenal， consistent and revelatory。 Flicking through， it's hard to tell that the work was produced by two different artists， and the mania present in the notations strongly supports the premise of these being pieces of art by David himself。It's interesting to see his step by step working as he attempts to （according to my headcanon/preference） replicate the Xenomorph that was originally created by the Engineers。There's even an element of storytelling in the layout of this book， gradually transitioning from seemingly innocent diagrams/studies of flora and fauna to dissections， experimentation and induced mutations。The companion book was also an entertaining read， as it gave an insight into the workings of the actual artists and what they channelled into their works。Finally， extra credit to the Gigeresque art towards the end of the book; a fitting homage with horrifying potential ramifications for the story。 。。。more
Povilas Pavilonis
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just simply astonishing visual development
Book collector
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Book one is a collection of the drawings used in David's laboratory from the excellent alien covenant。 Its a beautiful book and the art is stunning and disturbing。 As it should be。 It's great to be able to see the art up close and in glorious detail here。 Book two features an interview with the artists and is very good too。 A marvellous addition to my alien collection。 Book one is a collection of the drawings used in David's laboratory from the excellent alien covenant。 Its a beautiful book and the art is stunning and disturbing。 As it should be。 It's great to be able to see the art up close and in glorious detail here。 Book two features an interview with the artists and is very good too。 A marvellous addition to my alien collection。 。。。more
Diane
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The in-universe sketchbook of over two hundred illustrations is amazing and creepy。 The companion book Developing the Art of an Android， holds an interview with the artists， where they tell how they got into the creepily grotesque mind of the android， David。 This set for me is a satisfying insight/closeup of the illustrations I saw in the film。Another book that's found a place on my favourites shelf！ The in-universe sketchbook of over two hundred illustrations is amazing and creepy。 The companion book Developing the Art of an Android， holds an interview with the artists， where they tell how they got into the creepily grotesque mind of the android， David。 This set for me is a satisfying insight/closeup of the illustrations I saw in the film。Another book that's found a place on my favourites shelf！ 。。。more
Adrian
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This is a lovely companion piece to the film and gives a deeper insight into the character of David and experiments which he has been carrying out since the conclusion of Prometheus。 The artwork is beautifully drawn and you find yourself picking out the finer details。 A must have for any fans of the alien franchise。
C。J。 Bunce
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Originally published November 27， 2018， at BORG。com。Alien: Covenant–Find a key in-universe look at detailed set art in David’s DrawingsReview by C。J。 BunceThe early 2018 release Alien: Covenant is now streaming on Amazon Prime， Vudu， and other streaming services。 It is the second act of a two-part story focusing in major part on the android named David， the continuation of non-human humanoids we first encountered in the Ridley Scott’s original 1979 film Alien with Ash， and later Bishop， and othe Originally published November 27， 2018， at BORG。com。Alien: Covenant–Find a key in-universe look at detailed set art in David’s DrawingsReview by C。J。 BunceThe early 2018 release Alien: Covenant is now streaming on Amazon Prime， Vudu， and other streaming services。 It is the second act of a two-part story focusing in major part on the android named David， the continuation of non-human humanoids we first encountered in the Ridley Scott’s original 1979 film Alien with Ash， and later Bishop， and others。 Continuing David’s quest from Scott’s follow-up， 2012’s Prometheus （yes， this is that “sequel to a prequel” we discussed here at borg back in 2012）， David has embarked on a search for the creation of mankind prompted by his creator， Peter Weyland， played by Guy Pearce。 David’s cold， deliberate calm is disturbing–he is a robot， he is emotionless， despite improvements on earlier models that make him appear kind， even sincere。 Yet， as we learned in Prometheus， David is little， if any， evolved more than the decision-making by HAL 9000 of 2001: A Space Odyssey。Is David’s ruthlessness carried forward into Alien: Covenant？ You’ll need to watch the movie to find out。 There you’ll meet an upgraded version of David’s android design。 Also played brilliantly by Michael Fassbender， the android Walter replaces David as assistant to the humans in Alien: Covenant as they embark on a mission to settle a colony in deep space， led by James Franco's Branson， Billy Crudup's Oram， and Katherine Waterston's Daniels。 In a great dual performance by Fassbender， Walter encounters David as the story progresses。 And that’s where David’s Drawings come into play。Disturbing and grotesque。 David， as part of his quest from Weyland， studies， researches， and documents lifeforms he encounters。 Many of these are in the form of sketches， sketches that can be found on the screen in the film， and in the new bound portfolio volume called David’s Drawings， from production artists Dan Hallett and Matt Hatton （see our preview below）。 The artwork is meticulous， like something out of Gray’s Anatomy。 So the drawings are both in-universe props， and a real-world document of the filmmakers。 In more than 200 images， the boxed set （featuring a hardcover of drawings and a second volume including interviews with the artists） features the complete arc of his journey from David’s studies of flora and fauna， to his more sinister experiments on creatures， and the film’s most disturbing， surprise revelation。Both the hardcover and the included companion book， Developing the Art of an Android， are for serious Alien franchise fans only。 Is Alien: Covenant the end of the Alien franchise， or will Ridley Scott–or someone else–continue the prequel stories after Alien: Covenant？ How far can Ridley Scott take his science fiction/horror story？For diehard Alien fans looking for an in-universe book of the film and the art that went into the film， Alien: Covenant–David’s Drawings and Developing the Art of an Android is available now。 。。。more
Rob Frampton
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Detailed， beautiful and unique。 Not for the faint-hearted， though。。。
Kaitlyn
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Set of 2 books， one being a brief interview with the two artists behind all of David's artwork in the film， and a book of the artwork itself。 I really enjoyed the interview - I didn't really appreciate the care and thought put into the movie （at least this part of it， anyway） nor the sheer amount of effort it entailed。 Hundreds and hundreds of final pieces， with an unknown amount of concept work on top of that！ The artbook is gorgeous。 The cover is gorgeous。 The art is gorgeous。 The style they w Set of 2 books， one being a brief interview with the two artists behind all of David's artwork in the film， and a book of the artwork itself。 I really enjoyed the interview - I didn't really appreciate the care and thought put into the movie （at least this part of it， anyway） nor the sheer amount of effort it entailed。 Hundreds and hundreds of final pieces， with an unknown amount of concept work on top of that！ The artbook is gorgeous。 The cover is gorgeous。 The art is gorgeous。 The style they were going for was Rembrandt and Leonardo meet Giger， and I'd say they nailed it。 Maybe with a touch of Stephen Gammell in there， too。 The art was loosely based on the progression we see in the film - from observation and description to experimentation to。。。。。。 Its genuinely unsettling art in a genuinely unnerving order， and I felt both compelled and uncomfortable。 Which is exactly what xenomorph-styled art should do。 My only real complaints here are 1） there's more repetition in the art than there should be for a book like this - some pieces were shown 2，3，4 times over the book。 You had hundreds of pieces and additional concept art！ There's no reason to repeat in the limited space we have！ Some of the text repeated as well。 And 2） some pieces were incredibly intricate - I would have loved to see them in fold-outs or 2-page spreads so we could get more detail。 。。。more
Mina
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