Paul Halkyon Interview (Artist of the Criminal Capers Collection)

Nick is joined by artist and graphic designer, Paul Halkyon, to discuss the world, lore, and visual design behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, and Hot Lead.Link to the Criminal Capers Collection on KickstarterLink to Paul Halkyon's instagram pageSend us your questions for a Bitewing Games Q&A podcast episode!  Follow this link to submit your questions or email nick@bitewinggames.comIntro to Paul Halkyon - 0:53How Paul got into art and graphic design - 4:21How Paul and Nick met (screen printing apparel) - 11:40Designing the world behind the Criminal Capers Collection - 14:30The art and soda brands behind Soda Smugglers - 18:25The art and mafia families behind Pumafiosi - 22:14The lore behind the Boss Knife and Boss Rose - 25:38The impact of excellent art in board games - 30:48Counterbalancing the criminals with the investigators of Hot Lead - 32:19Unique art styles within a consistent universe - 34:15Paul's favorite Soda Smugglers soda brand - 35:37Paul's favorite Pumafiosi characters - 36:34Paul's favorite Hot Lead character - 38:33The hardest parts of illustrating the Criminal Capers Collection - 40:30Paul's entry and goals into the board game industry - 44:28How Paul broke his toe - 47:10Easter eggs in the art - 48:58Where you can find Paul - 52:30