Had a lot of fun incorporating elements from each of the compilation's 23 titles into the illustration, as customers, workers, or objects in a 90s-style family arcade setting. After a very similarly themed commission piece fell through, I funneled the energy into this, beginning my affilliation with the Action 53 project.
Inspired by the limited palette of Hwatu / Hanafuda cards and my love of printmaking, the 54 games represented are spread across the front, back, and spines, in order of in-game menu.
Requested to produce something "like my Pyronaut cover", went with this similar stance, but with a
At the time, I was in the process of redesigning existing sprite art for Chris Lincoln's sci-fi action adventure title. Had a whole lot of fun illustrating the protagonist and space critters with this level of detail. Inspirations include David Aja's Hawkeye covers and the Tom Cruise flick, Oblivion.
An alternative approach to the RPG genre for the NES. My cover is a detailed re-envisioning of the game's minimalistic, almost ascii-esque, graphics. Inspired by the character portraits of D&D campaigns.