With the increasing availability of art creation applications like Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter, fans of gaming art have become able to take many of the same tools of creation that the real-life games creators use and make their own versions of popular characters – which are often every bit as good as the real thing.
Whether it's simple fan-fuelled line and crayon drawings of Shadow and Amy getting hitched; sexed-up wish-fulfillment pieces of Chun-Li or Lara Croft in very little clothing; or huge and expansive Photoshop-rendered scenes mirroring the plush landscapes of the Final Fantasy games, there seems to be something irresistible about taking an existing body of work and adding your own unique slant – however simple or sophisticated they may be.
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Interesting article, it doesn’t surprise me because some people are better all a-rounders than others. Regardless of fame or how good they are in their specialty.
This is why I feel like the live action stuff in Alan Wake 2 especially is pretty bad. It also looks really cheap and amateurish.
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Wow, that's some hardcore stuff.
The Metroid one is amazing.
looks fantastic
I got the GTA one as my background. That's just AWESOME! I feel the same way as Patrick Brown (2nd guy interviewed)
"If I love something like a TV show, film or game, I’ll draw it. It’s like my inspiration. I’m a HUGE gamer and get really hooked on the big titles. Then I get this craving to make artwork out of it."
I'm an ok guitarist, and my artistic skills are ok, but that's only on paper. I have little skills with digital apps and that's where the trend seems to be going.
One day I'll learn. I just got a huge inspiration from looking at that GTA one!
They should use the Sonic one for future games. That looks awesome compared to new 3D ones
i feel like i should just give up drawing stick figures. I know i've hit the glass cieling and it just feels pointless. Why must people have such talent!