RH | 4,967 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 9 hours ago, CasualCart said: Well - I definitely wouldn't say it's an accurate simulation of Amano, but I think this still turned out pretty cool. -CasualCart You need to auction this because I’ve never, ever been so tempted to try and “back door” something… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 974 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, RH said: You need to auction this because I’ve never, ever been so tempted to try and “back door” something… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,952 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Commissions indeed, he should. I still have the very meh shadowgate sphinx on the wall behind my screen here slotted into my poster holder edge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,587 Graphics Team · Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 You guys give me too much credit haha - a big part of my job is to copy art-styles, so I've had lots of practice. @RH - Unfortunately that Mario drawing was all done in Photoshop. There's no physical artwork... @Lynda Monica I don't do many commissions, but I'm always open to it if someone reaches-out. @Link I'm certainly no Bill Watterson, but I appreciate the high praise haha. @Gloves you get back here right now, mister. We'll surely perish without you... -CasualCart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,412 Administrator · Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Casual, so humble and fantastic We love ya! Also, shhh, Gloves leaving is my opportunity to take over all MUAHAHAHA! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,892 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, spacepup said: Casual, so humble and fantastic We love ya! Also, shhh, Gloves leaving is my opportunity to take over all MUAHAHAHA! I'm pretty sure @CasualCart and I were separated at birth in a Danny Devito / Arnold Schwarzenegger Twins style scenario... He got all the modesty, honesty, and kindness, I got all the artistic talent! Edited July 1, 2022 by OptOut 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,727 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: You guys give me too much credit haha - a big part of my job is to copy art-styles, so I've had lots of practice. Staaaahp! That doesn't negate your skill one single bit, and practice is itself praiseworthy - you have a lot of experience and have put in a lot of work. You're great! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,934 Events Helper · Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 @Lynda Monica @Mega Tank just look up his YouTube, quite a bit of good vids on there, maybe even r-type the reindeer song...... we should try to get him trending 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 On 6/30/2022 at 11:19 AM, CasualCart said: Well - I definitely wouldn't say it's an accurate simulation of Amano, but I think this still turned out pretty cool. -CasualCart OK, first off WOW! The over the top flourishes are key for a good Amano and you went for it! The Hammers, the yoshi egg halo, the mushroom on the hat!? and yoshi's even wearing two belts on his tail!!!!! OH GOD! On 6/30/2022 at 1:00 PM, Gloves said: Aight peace out. It was nice while it lasted. Yeah, you can shut it down. We basically finished VGS with this post. GG. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 also... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,967 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Seriously, @CasualCart, you could go viral if you made a series called “What if Square Enix artists worked for Nintendo” and posted to a Medium blog (or where ever) an essay and your art, and made companion videos on YouTube and TikTok (yes, gross but it would get traction) talking about these artists work, their styles and your recreations in their likeness. Think about it—you could take maybe SE’s top 5 iconic artists from the past 40 years, make 2-3 images for each artist, and make pictures for all the major franchises and some lesser ones that people still love. Mario characters are a given, but there’s also Metroid, Punch-Out, Animal Crossing, Black Box titles, Xenoblade Chronicles, oh and of course! Legend of Zelda!!! I know you’re a pretty humble guy but seriously, people like myself and others really, really love this type of artistry and imagination and you do it very well. I appreciate your humility but I think you could be setting on a gold mine, and after watching your videos on your channel, you have a personality too that’s fun and enjoyable, and that helps with making videos! I’m certainly not telling you what to do, but I am saying I would love to see this (and would probably buy a few prints if you made them!) I think something like this could get a LOT of positive attention. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,587 Graphics Team · Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 5 hours ago, RH said: Seriously, @CasualCart, you could go viral if you made a series called “What if Square Enix artists worked for Nintendo” and posted to a Medium blog (or where ever) an essay and your art, and made companion videos on YouTube and TikTok (yes, gross but it would get traction) talking about these artists work, their styles and your recreations in their likeness. Think about it—you could take maybe SE’s top 5 iconic artists from the past 40 years, make 2-3 images for each artist, and make pictures for all the major franchises and some lesser ones that people still love. Mario characters are a given, but there’s also Metroid, Punch-Out, Animal Crossing, Black Box titles, Xenoblade Chronicles, oh and of course! Legend of Zelda!!! I know you’re a pretty humble guy but seriously, people like myself and others really, really love this type of artistry and imagination and you do it very well. I appreciate your humility but I think you could be setting on a gold mine, and after watching your videos on your channel, you have a personality too that’s fun and enjoyable, and that helps with making videos! I’m certainly not telling you what to do, but I am saying I would love to see this (and would probably buy a few prints if you made them!) I think something like this could get a LOT of positive attention. Not a bad idea. I have plans for some kind of YouTube series in the future, but it would be based on my own gaming/artistic interests instead of trying to pander to fans of a specific company or franchise. It's fun to entertain that stuff on occasion with the VGS regulars here, but I'm not too keen to expand on it. (Also - all that "content-creator" stuff seems soul-sucking if you're just trying to appease some fanbase all the time haha.) I appreciate the input, though - I'm gonna make a mental note on how I could maybe apply your ideas to the project I ultimately want to pursue. -CasualCart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,934 Events Helper · Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, CasualCart said: Not a bad idea. I have plans for some kind of YouTube series in the future, but it would be based on my own gaming/artistic interests instead of trying to pander to fans of a specific company or franchise. It's fun to entertain that stuff on occasion with the VGS regulars here, but I'm not too keen to expand on it. (Also - all that "content-creator" stuff seems soul-sucking if you're just trying to appease some fanbase all the time haha.) I appreciate the input, though - I'm gonna make a mental note on how I could maybe apply your ideas to the project I ultimately want to pursue. -CasualCart just one video a week would probably make you go viral . you haven't as of yet because we haven't pushed for it and you haven't agreed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,952 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 21 hours ago, ThePhleo said: also... I'm sure you noticed, it's a three parter and each piece has a different anime series grabbed for it. #3 has a psychotic luigi which wario battles and it's in the style of One Piece and JoJo with stands pop up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankos | 463 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 According to this Iwata asks, Mario is pretty cool. I have to agree. When I play a modern Mario game, it feels great to move around and do all the fun little ways to move they added. Wall jumping, triple jumping, spin jumping all make you feel cool when you pull them off and use them right. I think that is very in the spirit of Mario, a series that historically has had great controls. The games are not super difficult, but when you play well it feels great. I don't think the design does not affect that that much, but the fact that Mario's design does not lean hard in any specific way is a good thing. It does not give the player any specific way to view him so he just is what they make him out to be. Sonic was stylized to be super cool and super fast, like the developers were telling the player to play that way. With Mario it feels like you discovered how to play cool on your own, not because you were told to be cool. So yeah, I think Mario neutral design is a good thing, and don't think that giving him a personality that would pressure me to play in any specific way would make me like him more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) Edited July 3, 2022 by phart010 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,547 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/2/2022 at 8:05 PM, phart010 said: This looks so much like Tom Selleck! What a Mario he would have made, haha! And I know I'm late to the party here, but @CasualCart, those are amazing Mario renditions. I especially like Fairly OddMario! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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