Imprimatura

Imprimatura (It.): the first layer of paint on a canvas.

Imagine that you are an artist. Imagine that you are in mourning. A painter – your relative, and your former mentor – has died. In their will, they have left you seven paintings of your choosing from their collection. But which seven? What matters to you as both an artist and an inheritor of your mentor’s legacy? And what memories will these paintings stir up?

Imprimatura is a nonlinear work of interactive fiction that makes light use of procedural generation and heavy use of a multilayered painting that changes based on your choices.

Credits

Elizabeth Ballou: Writing/Design/Scripting

Alina Constantin: Visual Design/Art

Anna Link: Additional Art

Rachel Wang: Music/SFX