If you cast your minds back to February this year, you might remember that we shared a number of pieces created by God of War art director, Raf Grassetti.
In his spare time, Grassetti has been using his talent to produce his own take on characters from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The results have been astonishing, and he's produced several more pieces since we last explored his work. We've included them below.
And these have been combined with other designs to create a Super Mario series piece.
Last time, we shared Grassetti's takes on characters like Kirby, King Dedede and more, another batch which included Diddy Kong, King K. Rool and Mewtwo amongst others, and the original set featuring stars such as Link, Samus and Sonic. We'd urge you to go back and check out all of those pieces if you haven't seen them already.
Scrolling through each image will present you with older designs, variants of certain characters, and more. Between this and Detective Pikachu artist RJ Palmer's recent realistic Pokémon drawings, there seems to be something of a trend going on. And we're loving it.
What do you think? Do you hope he'll go on to finish the set? Share your thoughts on these pieces with us in the comments below.
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All this art is fantastic to look at.
Man,itd so nice to see them in this type of drawing. This artist is really talented!!
I would like to see next gen mario games looking like this.. moving to realism
#petthatyoshi lol
That Bowser looks really great!
@ReaderRagfish I like to think that Luigi's pretty slim compared to Mario, but still with a satisfying amount of podge.
Luigi has always been a bit chubby.
Bowser Jr. look like he something out of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
This is great, hope he does all of them and then puts them together like the banner in the game
Um...anyone take a look at Sonic?
@pipes Oh crap, do you think this is where the movie company got the idea???
http://www.instagram.com/p/BsVowSMgW0W/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
@Alucard83 I think 99% of people would hate that.
Beautiful drawings. Talented artist.
Smash Bros. Initiative incoming!
Bowser Jr is.. uh... ew. Just..... ew. ..I kinda like that they kept the cutesy design on the bandana at least though.
''Amazing'' as these pieces of art are though I'm just glad this guy isn't in charge of the art direction in any Nintendo games. So yes, I agree very, very much with @Indominus_B in that I very much prefer Nintendo's versions much more. But hey, these are moreso meant as fan interpretations of what realistic versions would look like, so it's at least fun to see that ''what if'' factor, y'know?
Still no Waluigi 😂
I feel bad for that Yoshi having to support that thicc Mario
Lol bowser Jr looks like a ninja turtle but I like them all
These are fun, if a little terrifying. I probably like the Blizzard artist’s ones more but it’s really cool seeing different interpretations of all these famous characters.
I Gotta say this art maker is the best I ever seen.
@-DG maybe or maybe not. Street Fighter the movie the game was nice imo. A Mario game looking like this art won't hurt though. Even if it is for one time. We've seen this cartoony mario many many years. They could do something different for once
Simply amazing.
After GOW and now looking at these - He is one talented artist.
I can only dream of a Metroid like that one on the corner. Every single game Nintendo has made on Switch has been the "cartoon" look.
Would not kill them to get some other Art Direction in there... for some visual variety.
Still looks awful mostly.😐
Amazing art, I love how he manages to make it realistic, while still keeping some cartoonish video game feel to it all.
Much better than that Pokemon art, IMO. Those often look like real animals, but creepy.
@ReaderRagfish Luigi is a little skinny-fat <3 though to the legendary green plumber though.
Looking back at his collection, his sonic drawing looks just like the movie one.
Still waiting on Mr. Game & Watch.
@Joeynator3000 - Beat me to it. Plan B... I can’t wait to see Master Hand!
I'll be seeing that Pac Man in my nightmares
I generally don't like trying to make cartoony things look more realistic. Personally not a fan.
That Sonic looks familiar.....
Just repeating what everyone else is saying at this point.
As an Artist I respect the talent and effort put into these.
As a person with functioning eyeballs a majority of these are ugly.
@Alucard83 True! It would definitely be cool to see as long as the gameplay ia still top notch!
Personally I don't mind if they go more realistic, as long as they stay true to the characters.
Ideally for me I'd love them to go the opposite direction when it comes to Mario. I'd like to see something with full 2D animation similar to Wario Land: Shake it.
I mean... This is neat and all, but that Luigi was not something I needed to see (though I suppose that is the price to pay when one looks at a video game article about making their designs realistic).
I love this artist's rendition of Samus' Varia Suit, though.
"This is what graphics will look like in 2013"
THAT DARK SAMUS
@LaytonPuzzle27 That's what I thought!
I don't know what to say, other than WE DON'T NEED REALISTIC NINTENDO CHARACTERS! This is enough for my entire life, thank you.
@-DG Including me. No offense, @Alucard83.
God of war art director still continues failed attempt to get job at Nintendo.
Dude that Wario is SICK
I don't like the Yoshi very much, he loses his charm, but I really like the rest!
“Amazing” is the exact opposite word I’d be using to describe most of these drawings.
This is what the Smash Bros. movie would look like if the Sonic movie team were in charge of making it.
This was mildly interesting once. But repeated articles on what is essentially one man's fan art is a bit much. And Mario, Luigi and Wario aren't realistic, they're just creepy.
That Wario is downright terrifying.
Can’t wait to see Game N Watch
I'm sorry but these are just awful. I appreciate the talent required but I get really tired of watching American artists turn literally everything into ugly photorealistic nonsense.
Are these not made from 3D modeling? They aren’t really drawings.
They're so ugly.
These are awesome. I like what he is doing a lot. You can tell this is a very passionate artist.
@locky-mavo What I would say is...wow.
@JasmineDragon
Not as terrifying as your avatar of Link. lol
I was so ‘confused’ in BotW when Link donned that outfit. 😋
Not a slam on his artistic ability, but the choice to combine exaggerated facial features with realistic bodies creates an unsettling effect that just drawing a realistic person or a cartoon drawing wouldn't have. That might be what he's going for.
But these are pretty funny.
Hoping the next movie will look like this, or not.
They look pretty nice.
@Indominus_B I see what you mean
My favorite all time character is Link and it kinda feels...just off. There are some characters I think look great, but then I see Sonic,Peach,and Bowser and I'm left here thinking why couldn't he just do it right?
Even if I do t know exactly what right would be for their realistic versions, I know this isn't it
@Remedy oof
Realism in Nintendo anything sucks the fun right out. No thank you keep your creepy art for Sony games (which are also good but) the cartoony loveable warm style Nintendo has always had is what makes Nintendo feel right at home for me.
@Indominus_B 100% agreed
Wow its so good and real!
Just wow my eyes are shock
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