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Brute War Video Game Cover

Brute War – Video Game Concept Cover

Brute War Cover

Brute War Cover

Brute War – Video Game Concept Cover, 2011

Newly added To Portfolio, Brute War – Video Game Concept Cover, Created for Sheridan College. Product Illustration

This project was created for Sheridan College in 2011 while I was still developing my portfolio.  I was in my final year and was trying to round out my portfolio and I realized I didn’t have any good character Illustrations.  A project came up to create a video game cover and I decided to go with something a little more current and not necessarily technically based.  A project like this was fun but also daunting as I’m not to good with skin painting so I went a little more comic book with the tones.  The character featured in this illustration is based on an image of myself.  I wanted something that made the character look big but also displayed the atmosphere in which the character would exist in.  I chose to go with an “up” angle to achieve that.  Helicopters and buildings were added to fill the sky and create a much grander looking scene. The gun was modelled after the Heckler & Koch MK 23 along with a lot of modification. After some peer review it was noted that the weapon looked a little small in the characters hands.  To fix this problem a large piece was added to the top of the Socom. This created more visual balance in the weight of the weapon compared to the character.

 

 

 

“The gun was modelled after the Heckler & Koch MK 23 along with a lot of modification. After some peer review it was noted that the weapon looked a little small in the characters hands.  To fix this problem a large piece was added to the top of the Socom. This created more visual balance in the weight of the weapon compared to the character”.

 

Here is a process video showing how the leg armour evolved during the creation of this illustration.  I start off pretty rough and then later fine tune it once i’m happy with it.  I take a different approach with every illustration, sometimes I draw the whole character out and other times I draw parts and then go from there.  Since I wanted to make sure I was happy with the skin – I did that first and then completed the other areas last.

More images for this project can be found in my portfolio under, Brute War – Video Game Concept Cover

 

 

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