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This article serves as an archive of past ''The Dark Mod'' concept art and discussions related to concept art.

It also houses fan art for TDM, made either by individual FM authors or player-only fans of TDM, and discussions about said fan art.

== Concept Art ==

Official concept art for TDM. Most of it was made in the earliest years of the mod (2004-2009), before its initial public release in 2009. A few pieces of concept art are from more recent years, mainly for ideas or characters that have been contemplated, but not yet included in TDM.

Major concept artists for TDM include: [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/9-springheel/ Springheel], [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/101-kfmccall/ KFMcCall], [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/30-god-is-my-goldfish/ god_is_my_goldfish], [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/36-darkness-falls/ Darkness_Falls], [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/51-oddity/ oDDity], [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/8-deepomega/ DeepOmega]

=== Characters ===

'''[[Thieves]]'''
<gallery>
File:Concept thief.jpg|Oldest concept art piece for TDM, by [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/9-springheel/ Springheel] (August 2004)
File:Concept thief1.jpg|Further developed initial thief concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Concept thief colour.jpg|Further developed initial thief concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Concept thief front.jpg|Thief study concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Conceptface.jpg|Thief facial disguise concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Bthief.jpg|Thief on the streets concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Bthief2.jpg|Thief sneaking around concept, by Springheel (2004)
File:Thief4.jpg|Early thief character mockup
File:Bthief1.jpg|Early thief character mockup
File:Farrell.jpg|Scene with completed thief character
File:Femalethief1.jpg|Female thief concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Femalethief2.jpg|Female thief concept (with facial disguise), by Springheel (2000s)
</gallery>

'''Guards'''
<gallery>
File:Watch concepts.jpg|Oldest [[The City Watch|City Watch]] guard concept (original & coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Concept city watch.jpg|Oldest City Watch guard concept (only coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Concept guard2.jpg|City Watch guard concept, by Springheel (ca 2004/2005)
File:Concept guardcolour2.jpg|City Watch guard concept (coloured), by Springheel (ca 2004/2005)
File:Cityguardsketch1.jpg|City Watch guard concept
File:CityGuard 02.JPG|City Watch guard concept, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)
File:Cityguard render 1.jpg|City Watch guard mockup, by Oddity (2000s)
File:Concept guardcolour21.jpg|Comparison of City Watch guard concept and AI model (concept by Springheel, model by Oddity)
File:Cityguard render 2.jpg|City Watch guard mockup (upper body close-up)
File:Guards.jpg|Scene with completed City Watch characters
File:Proguard1.jpg|Professional guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Concept-houseguard.jpg|Domestic guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Concept-houseguard.jpg|Domestic guard concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Concept helmets.jpg|Helmet concepts, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Helmets 01.JPG|Helmet concepts, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)
</gallery>

'''[[Wealthy Household|Noblemen]]'''
<gallery>
File:Concept nobleman.jpg|Nobleman concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Nobles.jpg|Noblemen concepts, by KFMcCall (ca 2005)
File:Concept noblewoman.jpg|Noblewoman concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Noblewoman render.jpg|Noblewoman mockup, by Oddity (2000s)
File:Noblewoman ingame.jpg|Noblewoman early model in-game
</gallery>

'''[[Builders]]'''
<gallery>
File:Concept priest2.jpg|Second Builder Priest concept, by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Concept priest3.jpg|Second Builder Priest concept (coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Builderpriest1.jpg|Builder Priest early mockup, by Oddity
File:Builderpriest2.jpg|Builder Priest early mockup (complete), by Oddity
File:Concept-priest2-colour.jpg|Comparison of Builder Priest concept and AI model (concept by Springheel, model by Oddity)
File:Priest2.jpg|Scene with completed Builder Priest character
File:Builder acolyte.jpg|Builder acolyte concept
File:Prelatehigh.jpg|Builder acolyte or prelate early mockup
File:Prelate show.jpg|Inquisitor early model in-game (reworked from acolyte/prelate)
File:Builder concepts.jpg|Builder guard concept (original & coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Concept builder guard colour.jpg|Builder guard concept (only coloured), by Springheel (October 2004)
File:Builder.jpg|Builder guard early mockup, by Oddity
File:Elitebuilder1.jpg|Builder Elite Guards, by Springheel (unused)
File:Elitebuilder2.jpg|Builder Elite Guards, by Springheel (unused)
File:builders.jpg|Scene with completed Builder characters
</gallery>

'''[[Pagans]]'''
<gallery>
File:Pagan1.jpg|Pagan settler concept, by Springheel (April 2005)
File:Elitepagan1.jpg|Pagan warrior concept
File:Elitepagan2.jpg|Pagan warrior concept (close-up)
File:Pagan dress.jpg|Pagan lady in finer dress, by Oddity (April 2006)
File:Tdmpagans.jpg|Pagan "faction" poster
</gallery>

'''[[Mages]]'''
<gallery>
File:Mage-l-DFsig.jpg|Mage concept (coloured), by Darkness_Falls (August 2005) 
File:Mage-s-DFsig.jpg|Mage concept (coloured), by Darkness_Falls (August 2005) 
File:Mage concept1.jpg|Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s) 
File:Mage concept2.jpg|Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s) 
File:Mage concept3.jpg|Mage concept, by Springheel (2000s) 
File:Mage1colour.jpg|Mage concept (coloured), by Springheel (2000s) 
File:Mage1.jpg|Mage character early mockup (complete)
</gallery>

'''[[Inventor's Guild|Inventors' Guild]]'''
<gallery>
File:Inventor1.jpg|Inventors' Guild scientist concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Inventor2.jpg|Inventors' Guild scientist concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Theoretician1.jpg|Inventors' Guild theoretician concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Theoretician2.jpg|Inventors' Guild theoretician concept, by Springheel (2000s)
File:Tdminventors.jpg|Inventors' Guild "faction" poster
</gallery>

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=== Environments ===

'''[[The City]]'''
<gallery>
File:Environment2.jpg|City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
File:Kfm4.jpg|City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall 
File:Kfm3.jpg|City architecture sketches, by KFMcCall 
File:Victorian 05.JPG|Window and window frame concepts, by KFMcCall 
File:DM Street3Color.jpg|Cityscape concept (eve), by KFMcCall 
File:Cityscape.jpg|Cityscape concept (night)
File:Alley.jpg|Alley concept, by Darkness_Falls
File:modellamp.jpg|Street lamp concept/mockup
File:Bridgeport.gif|Bridgeport ("The City") map concept
File:Thiefsdenmap.jpg|Map layout concept for the [[Thief's Den|initial Thief's Den demo]]
</gallery>

'''Various locations'''
<gallery>
File:Pagan scene.jpg|Pagan village concept, by Darkness_Falls
File:CaveScene-DFsig.jpg|Wilderness cave concept, by Darkness_Falls
File:Darknessfalls1.jpg|Concept for the outside of a castle or manor house at night, by Darkness_Falls (December 2004)
File:Komag2.jpg|Comparison of real world towerhouse and early in-game mockup, by Komag
File:Map empire.jpg|Map of The Empire concept
</gallery>

'''Interiors'''
<gallery>
File:Screen2aa.jpg|Concept for interiors with vaulted arches, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
File:Room detail.jpg|Concept for interiors, by KFMcCall (December 2004)
File:Locks1.jpg|Door lock concepts
File:Builderhammerforge1color.jpg|Builder forge for sacred hammers
File:Thiefroom1.jpg|Early mockup of a room
File:Wood door mansion1.jpg|Early mockup of mansion walls and door
File:Basement.jpg|Early mockup of a mansion basement hallway
File:Globe.jpg|Fancy globe mockup
File:Bvarious.jpg|Household items untextured mockup
</gallery>

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=== Equipment ===

<gallery>
File:Conceptweapons.jpg|Short sword and arrow quiver concept by Springheel (2004)
File:Lockpicks.jpg|Lockpicks mockup
File:Flashbombmain.jpg|Flashbomb concept
File:Flashbombcolor.jpg|Flashbomb concept
File:Flashbombhand.png|Flashbomb concept
File:Screen4a.jpg|Early arrowheads concept (unused)
File:Watergem.jpg|Water gem for water arrow concept (unused)
File:Water Arrow-JK-DFsig.jpg|Water arrow concept (unused)
File:Arrows fireholder.jpg|Fire arrow crystal-holder concept (unused)
File:Noisemaker-arrow1-s-DFsig.jpg|Schematics for the inner workings of a noisemaker (January 2005)
File:Ropearrow3.jpg|Early rope arrow concept (unused)
File:Arrows2.jpg|Arrowheads concept
File:Arrows.jpg|Final arrows concept
File:Tdm arrows.jpg|Final arrows mockup
File:Crossbow3.jpg|Crossbow and bolt concept (unused)
File:Gauntlets and sleeves.jpg|Gauntlets and sleeves concept (reworked)
File:Lightcrystal-l-DFsig.jpg|"Light crystal" concept (unused, August 2005)
File:Breathpotion DF.jpg|Breath potion concept <br> (May 2005)
File:Equipment.jpg|Scene with completed gadgets and tools
</gallery>

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=== Creatures ===

'''[[Belchers]]'''

''Proposal stage, not developed yet. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb1VyhVJbA0 Test footage of Belcher AI] (old and very rough).''

<gallery>
File:Belcherfull.jpg|Early belcher concept art
File:Belcher early tdm.jpg|Early belcher mockup (by AScottK)
File:Belchers.jpg|Early belcher mockup
File:Belcher2.jpg|Early belcher test AI
File:Belcher01 newer.jpg|[http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/18143-any-thoughts-on-adding-a-burrick/#entry390558 Newer belcher model mockup]
File:Belcher head.jpg|Head mockup of newer belcher model
</gallery>

'''[[Undead#Zombies|Zombies]]'''
<gallery>
File:Zombie.jpg|Early zombie mockup
</gallery>

'''[[Undead#Revenants|Revenants]]'''
<gallery>
File:Revenant.jpg|Revenant concept
File:Revenant render.jpg|Early Revenant mockup
</gallery>

'''[[Inventor's Guild|Automatons]]'''

''Guard robot and other concepts currently unused, only the lantern robot has been completed and included in the core mod.''

<gallery>
File:Combotsketch1.jpg|Early guard robot sketch, by god_is_my_goldfish (unused)
File:Boilerbot01.png|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Boilerbot02.png|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Boilerbot3.jpg|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Boilerbot04.png|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Boilerbot05.png|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Boilerbot06.png|Early guard robot mockup, by DeepOmega (unused)
File:Combot1.jpg|Early guard robot mockup (unused)
FIle:Combot2.jpg|Early guard robot mockup, close-up (unused)
File:Camerabot-DFsig.jpg|"Camerabot", by Darkness_Falls (unused)
File:Gasbot 01.jpg|Spider-legged guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
File:Gasbot 02.jpg|Spider-legged guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
File:Gasbot 03.jpg|Wheeled-and-limbed guard robot armed with knockout gas, by KFMcCall (unused)
File:Botheads 01.jpg|Various designs for guard robot heads and faces, by KFMcCall (unused)
File:Sentrybot 01.jpg|Quadrupedal sphere-shaped sentry robot, by KFMcCall (unused)
File:Lanternbot.jpg|Early lantern/alarm quadruped robot mockup
</gallery>

'''[[Creatures#Undeveloped creatures|Werebeasts]]'''

''Proposal stage, not developed yet. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dilAPQiIxo4 Test footage that includes a pursuing Werebeast AI] (old and very rough). A [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/14066-needed-for-standalone-animated-werebeast/ newer version] is slowly under development. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhyVIQTAPhU Test footage of newer Werebeast AI].''

<gallery>
File:Tdmpagans.jpg|Early werebeast concept in Pagan "faction" poster (lower right corner)
File:Werebeast3.jpg|Pre-2.0 Werebeast test AI (unused, being reworked)
File:Werebeast darkradiant testing.jpg|Newer werebeast test AI (preliminary testing in Dark Radiant)
</gallery>

'''[[Creatures#Undeveloped creatures|"Mantians"]]'''

''[http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/17417-new-monster-model-mantian/ Proposal] by Plutonia, not developed yet.''

<gallery>
File:Mantian idea by plutonia.jpg|Concept model for a 'Mantian', an insect-like humanoid
</gallery>

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=== TDM Menus and GUIs ===

''Visual mockups for early menu and GUI concepts.''

<gallery>
File:Gui menu13.jpg|Oldest Main Menu concept (November 2004)
File:Gui menu12.jpg|Menu background concept
File:Gui mainmenu1.jpg|Alternate Main Menu concept (December 2004)
File:Gui optionsmenu1.jpg|Options Menu concept (November 2004)
File:Gui purchase1.jpg|Shop menu concept
File:Gui mockup bookreading1.jpg|Real-time reading mockup (November 2004)
File:Loader.jpg|Loader screen concept
File:Loaderring.jpg|Loader screen concept
File:Loader_text.jpg|Loader screen concept
File:Loader_bg.jpg|Loader screen background concept
File:Loader_highrez.jpg|Loader screen concept (thievy background)
File:Loader_final3.jpg|Loader screen concept (thievy background, final version)
File:Failurescreen1.jpg|Failure screen concept (first half)
File:Failurescreen2.jpg|Failure screen concept (second half)
</gallery>

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=== "Broken Glass Studios" logo ===

''None of these have been officially adopted to date, but they're interesting. Discussed [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/19702-broken-glass-studios-logo-concept-rough-mockup/page-2 here].''

<gallery>
File:BGS logo concept 1.jpg|Logo concept by Darkness_Falls
File:BGS logo concept 2.jpg|Logo concept (sequence) by Darkness_Falls
File:BGS logo concept 3.jpg|Logo concept by Oddity
File:BGS logo concept 4.jpg|Logo concept by Springheel
File:BGS logo concept 5.jpg|Logo concept by Springheel
</gallery>

== Development videos ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5L2GxHb3sL0MOfiRecA-BgJH1_SAyhs8 Development footage playlist]

== Promotional Art ==

Various official promotional art, including wallpapers.

=== Wallpapers ===

<gallery>
File:Dm_wallpaper.jpg|''The Dark Mod'' wallpaper (1280 x 1024)
</gallery>

=== Logos ===

<gallery>
File:Tdm logo bbg small.jpg|''The Dark Mod'' logo (early years)
File:Tdm logo bbg.jpg|''The Dark Mod'' logo (black background)
File:Tdm wiki logo.png|''The Dark Mod'' logo (white background)
</gallery>

=== Trailers ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5L2GxHb3sL2nnHrYMfC9dD_k3JXkkfYe 2004-2013 TDM trailers (pre-standalone) playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5L2GxHb3sL0f1y9pJBuD-xb7s6e2AWRM 2013-present TDM trailers (post-standalone) playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5L2GxHb3sL2vwsggBtY3ii4B53TfIYX2 Major update and release announcements playlist (played from latest to oldest)]

=== Soundtrack ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5L2GxHb3sL1ei0ao3trx6ar1VgrucfMX TDM soundtrack playlist (selected tracks)]

== Fan Art ==

Various unofficial fan art, including illustrations and fan-made wallpapers.

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=== Wallpapers ===

''Fan-made wallpapers with a theme based on The Dark Mod''.

'''Wallpapers by [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/user/3542-serioustoni/ SeriousToni]'''

<gallery>
File:Wallpaper burg dunkel by SeriousToni.jpg|"Castle" (1920 x 1280)
File:Wallpaper Guards drinking 1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Guards drinking" (1920 x 1080) 
File:Wallpaper GuardCastle by SeriousToni.jpg|"Guard" (1280 x 768) 
File:Wallpaper GuardCastle1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Guard" (1920 x 1050)
File:Wallpaper priest by SeriousToni.jpg|"Priest" (1280 x 768)
File:Wallpaper Priest1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Priest (1920 x 1050)
File:Wallpaper Pagan by SeriousToni.jpg|"Pagan" (1280 x 768)
File:Wallpaper Pagan1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Pagan" (1920 x 1050)
File:Wallpaper Grave by SeriousToni.jpg|"Grave" (1280 x 768)
File:Wallpaper Grave1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Grave" (1920 x 1050)
File:Wallpaper PaganTemple1920 by SeriousToni.jpg|"Pagan temple" (1920 x 1080)
File:Wallpaper 2point0 by SeriousToni.jpg|TDM 2.0 promo (1920 x 1440)
File:Wallpaper Sneak and Destroy FM by SeriousToni.png|''Sneak and Destroy'' FM promo (640 x 360)
</gallery>

''Additional download link [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/17349-fan-art-repository/#entry382088 here].''

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=== Cover art ===

''Fan-made cover art for a game disc case containing The Dark Mod (for players interested in storing TDM on disc)''.

'''Cover art by [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/profile/13309-freyk/ Freyk]'''

<gallery>
File:TDM case front cover art concept by freyk.jpg|Front cover art concept by freyk
File:TDM case back cover art concept by freyk.jpg|Back cover art concept by freyk
</gallery>

''Thread with discussion on the case cover art concept [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/19998-tdm-collection-dvd/ here].''

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=== General fan art ===

* [https://www.deviantart.com/jed-stuart/art/City-Watchman-528694699 City Watchman] fan art by Jed-Stuart

== See also ==

* [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/12751-old-concept-art/ Old Concept Art] - Discussion where TDM mod members looked back on some old concept art, after the first seven years of development. 
* [https://www.darkfate.org/view/details/files/projects/darkmod/gallery DarkFate.org TDM concept art gallery] - Probably the biggest collection of ''The Dark Mod'' concept art on the Internet, other than this site itself.
* [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/17349-fan-art-repository/ Fan Art Repository] - Fan art discussion.
* [http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/13352-art-for-the-darkmod-campaign/ Art for The Dark Mod] - Dominus' artwork showcase and offer.

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