I ruined the last one by accidentally quad posting (stupid ipod :brokencomputer: ) so here is a re-post


this is just to put all the information at the top of a thread. I'm pretty sure most of the info is out but it's scattered throughout various threads and none of it is in the first post. The spoilers are mostly speculation but if i'm correct and your the kind of guy who hates spoilers than you'll want to skip them. Thanks to "Fearless Hero" for the pics

link to the video http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/01/26/the-art-of-skyrim.aspx


The bridge in the background at the start of the video is most likely the bridge to "Windhelm"
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_001_wallclose.jpg

http://apoapsis.net/.../skyrim_map.jpg (top right, to the south of the city)

There is a guard post at the bottom of the picture so this is definitely near a city


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_003_orc.jpg
At 0:34 you can see a concept of Orc armor and a map of skyrim (with the city's removed).

Near Windhelm (top right) you can see the word "rebels" and then at Solitude (top left) you can see the word empire, suggesting that these are the two centers of the civil war conflict.

To the right you can see an Orc in orc armor. You can also see a face on the left side of the concept. Below the Orc on the right you can see concept art of a walrus like animal (notice the "arf" written above it's head) and another animal to it's left (maybe a male walrus).They resemble horkers from bloodmoon.
http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_004_town.jpg
at 1:00 you see several concept arts for the town "Riften." This appears to be the fishery in Riften as there is a note that reads

"Riften Fishery

Proccessing areas

Smokers

Hatchery

advlt pond

Gutting tables"

Riften sits on a river which runs all the way up to Windhelm. This is definitely an open city as it has rivers running through town and it goes out to the river. You can expect the buildings to resemble Thirsk in it's architecture.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_005_executioner.jpg
at 1:03 we see a man holding a halberd, this pretty much confirms that halberds will be in the game as there are several concept arts of people holding them. Also to the left We see a rainy town, it carefully drawn to accentuate the rains effect on the city (leading me to believe that rain will actually have a visual effect on the textures). There is also a windmill in the back suggesting some kind of irrigation is going on.

possible spoiler regarding the start of the game (read at your own risk :toughninja: )
Spoiler


http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_006_elvenarmour.jpg
at 1:16 we see a concept of Elven armor and an Elven mace (note the man's beard and his middle finger :tongue: ).

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_007_banditfem.jpg
at 1:19 we see a picture of bandit armor for a female confirming separate armor for different sixes. Also early in the video you can see the male equivalent of this armor however it is not clear at all but you can make out the words bandit armor. Also note that she is wielding a flaming arrow.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_008_elvenfemhalberd.jpg
at 1:38 we see a female in armor I don't believe that this is female elven armor as there is a photo in the GI mag that has a male in similar armor. You can also see a faded out halberd in her hand further increasing the likelihood of halberds.

possible spoiler regarding the start of the main quest
Spoiler



http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_002_wallfar.jpg
at 2:12 we see the whole wall and over to the far left we can see art of what appears to be a lion. There is also art of some sort of mountain lion animal below and to the right of the lion.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_010_argoniandragon.jpg
at 2:16 we see concept art of an argonian. He is to the far left and has a sword on his back a dagger at his side and a staff in his hand. This may be how armor is hung in the new game or it may represent the certain loadouts he has hotkey'd. Of course it's more than likely just aesthetic for the concept art.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_012_interiors.jpg
at 2:33 we see a concept of a dungeon area in the top left. There are two white animals in the shot, one in the back and one by the pole.

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/b_harrison/misc/artofskyrim_011_wall.jpg
at 2:39 we can see concept art of a giant ant, so there will be ants along with spiders (most likely)

That's all i got, there is some other stuff in there but if you have eyes you've already seen it so I just put up some of the special stuff. Let me know if you find anything else hidden inside the video


I love anolyzing stuff like this the more i find out the more excited I get about the game!

People always seem to forget http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7006/skyrimconceptart.jpg sixy lady.

I saw her but there is nothing that i can really conclude about it. Like I said there's nothing special about that pic if you have eyes you've seen it so I only included stuff that isn't so noticeable or needed mentioning.

Well, many people believe she is a Volkihar. :mellow:

Don't forget to mention how the god statue at the end is Mara

who is that? plus i didn't mean to sound condisending but that's why i didn't put that in. I just wanted to make sure that there was some kind of evidence to prove whatever i put in so very little speculation stuff.

The Volkihar are a vampire clan from Skyrim.

They are Skyrim vampires that live under frozen lakes. They can go through the ice and drag their victims to their caves.

hmm, well i'm still gonna keep that out just because it could be many things (like a ghost or a boss)

What I gathered is that the artists behind TES have ridiculous, face melting skills, and that statues should be erected at every street corner in their honor.

Rats? Rats do not walk with their head held like that.
They are clearly foxes, coyotes or canines of some sort.

Since it's concept art, they were probably placed there just to show scale.

Also, it's not climbing the pole, it's reaching to eat the dead person hanging there. ewww/awesome!

also on the wall behind Matt.... there is an elder scroll... looks very neat, they changed it significantly from Oblivion's scroll.

I am impressed with the armours and environment concepts. I am very excited for this game.... damn you November! Why must you be so far away!?

There's also concept pics of horkers.

tomato-tomAtoe

Aww how cute she is smiling with big toothy grin and looks all evil and stuff! :3

As to your theory on the Prisoner. I shall spoiler tag also just because you have but everyone is going to bloody read it anyway.

It's an axe. Not a halberd. What kind of executioner uses a halberd?

I'm still not convinced on halberds, only because halberds implies spears. What we have is long handled axes. Which is basically a more realistic form of the "battle axes" but since we still have those as well...who knows.

It's an axe with a long handle, as far as I'm concerned that's a halberd.

You can use a halberd as a spear. You cannot use a long handled axe as a spear.

Excuse me for clearly missing something but where was it confirmed that you'll be executed or whatever in the beggining of the game? :huh:

At the very end of the video when he is saying he can't wait until people get to finally see the game and play it what is on the computer screen? Looks like an in game screenshot or something?

It was from a european magazine, it was just a translation but it said that

Thank you for the screencaps! =)

I really love it when people catch things and then post them, so I can see them and anolyze them.

(In fact, I missed that Argonian(sp?) concept art and would not have seen it if someone hadn't posted about it, lol!)

I really like the armor pieces. =)

I had really hoped for more concept art, but the video only shows some and goes by them really fast.

I still don't know about that axe/halberd. I think it's just a really long axe to me... Unless Beth. are trying to keep anything spears/other weapons a secret. :batman: :ph34r:

That's the concept art of the dragon shown earlier in the video