Saturday, August 29, 2009

More Graphical Stuff

I decided to have a long overdue cleanup of my desktop, and while I am fond of my Metal Slug 7 wallpaper, I thought it would be nice to have something fresh.

I couldn't find anything I really liked online, and was sick of searching, so I decided to try something I've always wanted to try: making my own.

I've always been enamored with game promo art, so I thought I'd try my hand at doing a similar style of scene and this is the result (the style is intended to be something of a cross between Psychonauts and Earthworm Jim):


(note, clicking on this takes you to the rather large original image)

Some of the elements are a little rough, and it isn't as clear as it could be (as I drew it smaller then resized it), but I am quite pleased with how it turned out. Perhaps next time I'm looking for a fresh new wallpaper, I'll have another go at something like this.

2 comments:

IndieBoy said...

Guess who has changed his wallpaper :D
Also, all the best with new game/direction.

IB

paolog said...

You know, Ben, your work never ceases to delight me. I think you should seriously consider doing your artwork for a living, if not full time then as a freelancer. Or do you think going professional, with all the incumbent deadlines, etc, would put a dampener on your creativity?

paolo

PS: Note the new host for our/my games (see the link at the start of this post)