God of War | Art Gallery

Looking back at some of the best art from the God of War series, with commentary from the artists behind it.

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With Bluecanvas' latest book, The Art of God of War: Ascension, now available, we asked Sony Santa Monica Studios Senior Art Director Chris Sutton to select his favorite images from the book to share with Polygon. An excerpt of sorts. Then he connected us with many of the original artists to provide commentary on what went into making them.

Scroll down, and you can see a loose evolution of the God of War franchise's art style and that of main character Kratos, from early concept sketches inspired by the Tarzan animated movie to his most recent, more grizzled form.

Click on each image below to read about what went into making each piece and learn details you might miss at first glance.

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