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Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-16 12:07:57
February 16 2012 11:45 GMT
#1
As a fun exercise I decided to find a screen shot of one of the greatest 2d side scrolling games ever made, Castlevania SotN. Eventually I’d like to create an entire HD remix of the screen shot as a fun wallpaper background. For now, I’m going to try and go through piece by piece as a study.

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Click to view YouTube Speed Painting

I’ve taken liberties on the actual design of the Grim reaper. This is a pixel interpretation, this is how I imagined it to be. You remember that right, back when we used our imagination to play games?

Its always amazing to me how much ‘detail’ they convey with what little pixels they had. the position and composition of the characters. The values and colors that are used to imbue this pixilated representation with as much character and mood as possible.

I played with my brush settings a lot on this one, trying to re-discover my all-purpose brush. In the end I still felt the settings were a little lacking, but they are much closer.

Also I had fun with the tattering technique. It just using an eraser to do away with various sized circles. With a few clicks, suddenly a bland edge begins to read as a highly detailed tattered cloth. Pretty fun when magic like this happens.

Once again the 2d world lighting plays its part, roughly 45 degrees up from eye level and to the front is the source. It plays out wonderfully with some very stark highlights on such a dark character.

I love how colorful the grim reaper can be. There is so much saturation in this guy and you’d never expect it. Its one of the things I feel make the old school sprites so beloved, they have so much color in them, no matter how dark the material the hue’s vibrance screams, ‘I’m having fun, and you should too!’

Thanks for checking out my work!
Joshua.Keyes@gmail.com
www.raihn.wordpress.com

PS. Big thanks to music contributor: Theo Keyes


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village_idiot
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
2436 Posts
February 16 2012 11:50 GMT
#2
That asshole stole my gear!
Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
February 16 2012 11:51 GMT
#3
On February 16 2012 20:50 village_idiot wrote:
That asshole stole my gear!


hahaha, indeed!
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Brett
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Australia3820 Posts
February 16 2012 12:02 GMT
#4
SotN was a fucking fantastic game!

Nice stuff.
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50527 Posts
February 16 2012 12:41 GMT
#5
On February 16 2012 20:50 village_idiot wrote:
That asshole stole my gear!

reaper stole my gear too.
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
Crissaegrim
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
2947 Posts
February 16 2012 13:50 GMT
#6
Nice work.

SotN was a boss game. Alucard>Any belmont
Duka08
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
3391 Posts
February 16 2012 14:51 GMT
#7
Totally sick! Can't wait to see more
sCFade
Profile Joined September 2010
307 Posts
February 16 2012 17:56 GMT
#8
You're an amazing artist, Raihn. ^^
Raihn
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States216 Posts
February 16 2012 18:05 GMT
#9
Thanks guys :D
GraphicsRaihnForge.com - Let me know if you need something!
Sinensis
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2513 Posts
February 16 2012 20:00 GMT
#10
You did a really good job with this. I love all the little details you added like flowing chains and etchings on his scythe blade.
Lunchador
Profile Joined April 2010
United States776 Posts
February 16 2012 20:34 GMT
#11
On February 16 2012 20:50 village_idiot wrote:
That asshole stole my gear!


WHAT?!?
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