The Lamonster
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Zelda Art Thread
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Neverender
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More Majora's art!
Also this deserves its own post. A classic:
BGBW said:
War has changed. It's no longer about Hyrule, ideologies or ethnicity. It's an endless series of sword battles, fought by Moblins and Hylians. War, and its consumption of life, has become a well-oiled Spinner. War has changed. NPC monsters carry ID sidequests, resulting in ID gear. Rupees inside their bodies to emerge when defeated. Genetic control. Information control. Emotion control. Mask control. Everything is monitored, and kept in control. War has changed. The age of deterrence has become the age of Waggle control. All in the name of averting catastrophe from weapons of one dungeon usage. And he who controls the Triforce, controls history. War has changed. When the battlefield is under total control, war...brings more smiles to more faces.
LegendofJoe
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I love this thread. And if you have anymore MM art Apana please share it with us.
The Technomancer
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Not like thatThe Lamonster said:Most girls have discrepancies
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Link's Awakening concept art is about as good as it gets for me.
Some fanart from people I liked
I've also done some myself, but if somebody here cares to look for it and likes it, then post away.
Oh, as a bonus. If someday we catch up technology wise, Id like to see a Zelda game explore this aesthetic:
Some fanart from people I liked
I've also done some myself, but if somebody here cares to look for it and likes it, then post away.
Oh, as a bonus. If someday we catch up technology wise, Id like to see a Zelda game explore this aesthetic:
UltimateIke
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Zoramon089
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I'm guessing I'm the only person who liked TPs art...
UltimateIke
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My favorite TP art piece:Zoramon089 said:
I have the Club Nintendo poster on my wall.
Personally, I've always liked The Wind Waker's art style the best. The character designs were awesome and the environments looked beautiful. Plus, I've never been much of a fan for photorealistic graphics. However, I did like the character designs of Link, Zelda, Midna (imp form) and Zant (with mask on) from Twilight Princess.
So far, I like the look of Skyward Sword but obviously we've only seen very little of what it looks like. With that said, those red bokoblins do look kind of goofy. They could be mistaken for gay pirates. Hopefully, it won''t feature some creepy character designs like those found in Twilight Princess. ( those two creepy clown guys and pretty much all of the Hyrulian npc characters).
So far, I like the look of Skyward Sword but obviously we've only seen very little of what it looks like. With that said, those red bokoblins do look kind of goofy. They could be mistaken for gay pirates. Hopefully, it won''t feature some creepy character designs like those found in Twilight Princess. ( those two creepy clown guys and pretty much all of the Hyrulian npc characters).
Regulus Tera
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Raging Spaniard said:Link's Awakening concept art is about as good as it gets for me.
Some fanart from people I liked
Probably my favourite fanart of Link ever, although it is missing brown-haired Link.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Raging Spaniard said:Link's Awakening concept art is about as good as it gets for me.
Some fanart from people I liked
I've also done some myself, but if somebody here cares to look for it and likes it, then post away.
Oh, as a bonus. If someday we catch up technology wise, Id like to see a Zelda game explore this aesthetic:
Great finds here.
And please, if you have some, post it, Im sure its great!
Mudron
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Not to toot my own horn, but....
I'm also working on a map of NES Hyrule (inspired by the cover art of the Famicom release of LoZ) for Zelda's 25th anniversary later this month:
zelda map overworld by mudron, on Flickr
I'm also working on a map of NES Hyrule (inspired by the cover art of the Famicom release of LoZ) for Zelda's 25th anniversary later this month:
zelda map overworld by mudron, on Flickr
UltimateIke said:
Boo. Die in a fire.
apana said:Raging Spaniard I love what you posted. If Wii 2 is roughly equivalent in power to a PS3, or even a little bit better, there will be so many amazing possiblities for Nintendo to explore. I thought the look lof last guardian would be great for a Zelda game:
I have to disagree. While it has its allure I dont think that level of fidelity is appropriate for Zelda. Maybe Im being too old fashion but I feel like that degree of accuracy fits Zelda as much as it would fit Mario. Zelda to me belongs in the more abstract and surreal setting, even for the darker and more serious entries like MM and TP. That level of fidelity adds a certain amount of reality not needed in Zelda.
The boy on the other hand is a bit of a different story, while still a bit too realistic looking than I think is fitting for Zelda, I do like how he is rendered. Something just a little bit more exaggerated could probably work for a Zelda quite well.
PounchEnvy said:
I want to see this in cel-shaded form. It would look like an awesome old anime. I want all the items to be visible too. That would be fun.
Either this or studio Ghibli is what I would ideally like to see.
classicdms said:
This would also be acceptable if it were a little less gruesome.
Earl Cazone
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apana said:This looks like Zelda inspired by Avatar:The Last Airbender. I would like to see an animated Zelda cartoon in that style. M. Night Shymalan to direct the live action Zelda movie confirmed!
dont care for that artstyle at all, but i would love to see a zelda using a colourpalette like that
Pizza Luigi
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I hate the cheesy Zelda fanart, absolutely do. There are some gorgeous pieces out there though:
Anyway, on the subject of the artstyle in the games, I absolutely love the N64 Zelda's for a couple of reasons, one of which is the art was really creepy at times. The polygonal models from the N64-age added a lot to this, but the art in itself was weird as fuck as well.
WEIRD!
And this is just plain terrifying:
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Anyway, on the subject of the artstyle in the games, I absolutely love the N64 Zelda's for a couple of reasons, one of which is the art was really creepy at times. The polygonal models from the N64-age added a lot to this, but the art in itself was weird as fuck as well.
WEIRD!
And this is just plain terrifying:
Pai Pai Master
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thatgamecompany should totally make a Zelda game in a 90s Link style.
AceBandage
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RedSwirl said:
Added to my wallpaper rotation.
Thank you.
apana said:
lol sorry I didn't look up the artist. Personally I think it looks like steam from the nose, which is why I was prodding to get to why Shig called the horse undead as I've no information about the artist or this particular piece of work. Were it meant to be undead, I would be more inclined to look into the work as that's more interesting.
BUT! You never know, that could be how they communicate with us. Our world is one big internet of data and they are hacking our lives.... OUR LIVES!
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The Lamonster said:
This is what Zelda needs to be about. The feeling of sheer adventure and awesome scale.
Grimm Fandango
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Always loved this particular one of Skull Kid. Captures his mood nicely.
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Apparently Frank Frazetta also influenced the creation of Ganondorf and female character models in Zelda. Nakano referred to it as "muscular, expressionistic art".
I would post even better pictures but apparently exposed buttocks and nipples are against NeoGaf rules. Or maybe it doesn't apply in the case of art?
I would post even better pictures but apparently exposed buttocks and nipples are against NeoGaf rules. Or maybe it doesn't apply in the case of art?
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I think, perhaps somewhere down the line, Nintendo kind of forgot where the series' heart was. After Ocarina's blueprint they kind of just kept making the same game over and over without ever really expanding on the ideas that those old art pieces brought forth. Ocarina of Time was such a huge step in the right direction, but Miyamoto and his pals never pushed ahead with it. We are in an age - technically speaking - where those types of worlds and environments are entirely feasible. Not on the Wii of course, but perhaps on a future Nintendo console.
Grimm Fandango
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apana said:
I'd post the URLs but place "NSFW" warnings around it.
