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Here is another piece inspired by the game, DEATH STRANDING. This time, it is a view from the foot of the mountains I have previously painted, just as Timefall pours down from above.
Here is my reference picture, which was a photo I took in the game with PhotoMode.
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Here is my next piece, inspired by the game DEATH STRANDING. I came across this screencap from the game, taken of of snow-capped mountains looming behind a curtain of fog, which combines two of my favourite things in nature: mountains and fogs. I love mountains because they are so majestic and terrifying to behold. And I love fogs because everything always looks more interesting (and terrifying) in fog.
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Revisiting an old medium with new inspiration. It has been a while since I used acrylic paint, and I have missed it so much.
Very clearly, I have been enjoying myself with DEATH STRANDING. This piece was most definitely inspired by the game, and I owe much of that inspiration to the game's visual designs. Even used a couple of screencaps of Port Knot City as reference.
I walked through the woods, bracing myself against the wind howling through the trees that, as tall and old as they were, swayed and creaked, threatening to tumble over me as I came right alongside them. Not that it mattered if they did. I was done. They could crumple me under their combined weights for all I cared.
The rain continued to pour, the cold icy drops stinging like needles of ice upon my skin. Above, lightning streaked across the sky with the crackle of thunder, sending a shudder down my spine as I plodded through the undergrowth, my boots ankle deep in earth at every step I took.
Exhaustion soon took over and I had to stop. I couldn’t bear to walk on any further, although my mind kept screaming at me to carry on. I bent down, leaning my hands against my knees as I caught my breath. It was in that moment when my mind melted into a state of clarity and quite suddenly, my eyes welled up with tears. I had quietly attempted to dismiss it as the rain getting in my eyes at first, but I would only be lying to myself. Yes, I didn’t have the hood of my raincoat over my head, so technically whatever moisture that was clouding my eyes was quite possibly part rain, but there was a separate sensation, a gentle yet painful squeeze, that one could never deny feeling at the inner corners of one’s eyes that rain alone could never blamed for. And so I was forced to admit it: I was crying.
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Made a little pencil portrait fan art of Sam from DEATH STRANDING. Don't mind me, I'm just really really happy that I could finally play the game and I have been enjoying myself with it, too.
Here is the little story behind it (not much, but you're welcome to read) on TUMBLR.
And here are a couple of shots I have taken while having fun with photo mode.
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For today’s fan art, it is Logan Marshall-Green as Tony the Mechanic in the 2010 horror film ‘DEVIL’. Well, it doesn’t really look like him, but I think I managed to (or at least I hope I did) capture his expression from the ending, where his past crimes were laid bare before him and all he could do was let guilt consume him.
Nevertheless, fun practice!
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I love fjords, and I am having lots of fun with brush pen, too.
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Done with resting, and back to Art-ing!
