Tag: Art
Gallery Pokémon Art Project 'Kanto Redrawn' Is Complete, And It Looks Incredible
Over 100 artists contributed
Remember the stunning Johto Redrawn project that we covered way back in 2021? You might also recall that the team behind this beautiful pixel art recreation of one of our favourite Pokémon regions, Retro Redrawn, was also working on a reimagining of the Kanto region. Today, Kanto Redrawn is finished, and it
News Platinum Celebrates Metal Gear Rising's 10th Anniversary Later This Month
One to watch
One of the standout developers throughout the lifespan of the Nintendo Switch has been PlatinumGames. Not only has it delivered some amazing games like Bayonetta 3 and Astral Chain, but it's also released a number of past hits on the popular hybrid system including The Wonderful 101 and more recently NieR:Automata. If you're wondering...
Random Kirby Gets An Elden Ring Makeover In This Detailed Crossover Art
Consider us felled
There are a whole horde of things that you never want to come across in Elden Ring: a teleport trap just as you discover a new area, a pack of wolves falling from the sky when you are low on Crimson Tears, an oncoming attack from Kirby in a full suit of armou- wait, what? That's right folks, in a crossover that you never knew you...
Random If You Enjoyed 'Hand-Drawn Gaming Guides', This New Magazine Is Just For You
Patreon support now available
Phil Summers, the artist behind 'Hand-Drawn Game Guides', is venturing into the world of print game magazines. Dubbed 'Hand-Drawn Gaming', the magazine will be a bi-monthly release consisting of 8 pages; not a huge amount, you might think, but the great thing about this, of course, is that the entire thing will be...
News Got Joy-Con Drift? Don't Worry, Those Switch Controllers Can Live On As Works Of Art
Get hung up
Remember the 'exploded' Game Boy consoles we showed you a while back? Well, the company behind them, GRID Studio, is back with a more up-to-date example: Nintendo Switch Joy-Con. While we'd argue that getting Nintendo to repair your Joy-Con is a more sensible course of action when they finally succumb to Joy-Con Drift, there is...
Random Fan Reimagines Sonic As A 'Shredder's Revenge' Style Beat-Em-Up
Oof, yes please!
Just recently, we showcased the work of a talented pixel artist who reimagined the classic Game Boy title Super Mario Land on the handheld's successor, the Game Boy Advance. It was a lovely depiction of the game with stunning sprites and vivid colours, and now the artist has turned their attention to the Sonic franchise. Posting a...
Random These Classical Art Figurines Are Animal Crossing-Level Trolling
Redd, take notes
Usually, when we report on figurines, the bits of plastic in question have something to do with games. Not so with GoodSmile's latest bouquet of lads, who are all figures from iconic statues and paintings, from the Venus de Milo to The Thinker. What's remarkable about them is the photos. Someone at GoodSmile has clearly had a whale...
Random Fan Art Depicts What A Metroid Anime Might Look Like
Yeah, we want this
If there's one thing most folks can agree on, it's that the animated series of Castlevania on Netflix is ruddy good. In an ocean of mediocre adaptations (hello, Resident Evil), the series - created by Warren Ellis - stands as one of the most faithful, engaging, and beautiful recreations ever made, and we love it. Read More:
Random Talented Artist Creates Mario Odyssey Miniature... Out Of Garbage
Mama Mia!
Recycling has been a pretty big thing for a while now, and for good reason. Chucking a load of plastic away is, of course, terrible for the environment, so why not break it down and use it for something else? One talented artist has done just that, taking a whole bunch of random bits of garbage and remaking it into something truly...
Random Character Artist At 'The Initiative' Creates Beautiful Metroid Fan Art
Our best look at a "realistic" Samus
We've seen plenty of fan art for the Metroid franchise over the years, including some absolutely stunning cosplay creations just a few weeks back. The latest to grace the internet is courtesy of Luis Nieves, who works as a senior character artist at Xbox studio 'The Initiative', presumably plugging away at the...
Random Junji Ito Meets Zelda In These Renders Of Ocarina Of Time's Scariest Monsters
Warning: Body horror
There are two types of people in this world: Those who still have nightmares about Dead Hand and ReDeads, and those who have never played Ocarina of Time. For the former, which is probably all of you reading this, even just the words "Under The Well" and "Shadow Temple" might send shivers down your spine, and these...
News You Can Now Hang Nintendo's Biggest-Selling Console On Your Wall
Don't feel bad, there are 154 million other ones out there
While old-school Nintendo gamers might feel the NES, SNES or Game Boy marked the zenith of the company's commercial powers, it's actually the Nintendo DS which holds the position of the Kyoto firm's most successful hardware release. The entire DS family has sold a staggering 154 million...
News Hang Iconic Gaming Moments On Your Wall With These Officially-Licenced 'Pixel Frames'
"Snapshots that perfectly convey your love for retro gaming"
There are some moments in gaming that are so memorable that they deserve to be celebrated in some meaningful way, and that's exactly what Pixel Frames is offering. The company produces officially-licenced shadow boxes that are "snapshots that perfectly convey your love for retro gaming"...
Random MS Paint Artist Imagines "Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Team" Mashup
Legend
You might not have heard of Jim'll Paint It — but you've probably seen his work. His real name is James Murray, and he's an artist from Bristol whose chosen medium is... MS Paint. Yeah, the one from your school's creaky old Windows computer that you used to draw terrible squares with. If you think to yourself, "there's no way that someone...
Random The Perfect Pokémon Graphics Don't Exi... Oh
Get ready... It's gorgeous
Pokémon games have had their fair share of criticism over the years, often specifically targeting their visuals. It seems like such criticism has only increased in time, too, with the likes of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Sword & Shield, and even the recently announced Pokémon Scarlet & Violet all receiving...
Random This Artist's Majora's Mask X TNG Mash Up Is Too Good For This World
Night bird!
If you like yourself some Star Trek — and what intelligent, attractive person doesn't? — there's certainly plenty of it around at the moment. New series, new films, new games; it's a bountiful time for fans of the final frontier. Star Trek: Picard is currently deep into its second season, with the full main cast of The Next...
Random We Can't Stop Thinking About This Stunning GameCube Mockup
Vaporwave hello
Via Reddit You know how it is. You're scrolling through Twitter of an evening, admiring beautiful retro game box art and hardware and intricately detailed scale starship models (everyone does that, right?), and suddenly see an image so jaw-droppingly amazing that it stops you dead in your tracks. The image above had just this...
Random New Disney Pixar Movie 'Turning Red' Makes For The Perfect Super Mario Mashup
Toronto Tanooki
Have you seen Disney Pixar's latest movie release, Turning Red, yet? If not, you absolutely should — we might be a Nintendo-focused website, but trust us on this. Director Domee Shi's feature-length debut is an utter masterpiece. It's set in Toronto, Canada in the early 2000s, and manages to pull off a laser-focused period piece...
Random Want A Signed Autograph From The Final Fantasy Artist? Why Not Order Some Sake
If you have the gil, that is
No doubt about it, Yoshitaka Amano is one of the most famous video game artists in the world, and probably one of the most famous Japanese artists too. His distinctive, elegant character designs and illustrations brough together western comic book art, Japanese woodblock print, and Art Nouveau to create something that...
Gallery Mario And Co. Get Some Sunshine In This Artist's Stunning Work
Isle Delfino never looked better
Just the other day, we shared some gorgeous Mario artwork based on Japanese mythology from artist Canadian Turtle. Now, artist Léo Chérel has taken Mario and friends in the polar opposite direction with a lovely collection of summer-themed artwork that appears to take a lot of cues from Super Mario Sunshine. You...
Gallery Artist Reimagines Classic Mario Characters Using Japanese Mythology
We're jealous of such talent!
Classic video game characters being reimagined in new and unique styles isn't always surprising, but artist Canadian Turtle's take on iconic Super Mario characters is nothing short of stunning. By utilising Japanese mythology, Canadian Turtle has given classic scenes from the Super Mario series a completely new lease...
News Artist Larry Achiampong On How Nintendo And Gaming Influenced His Art
"That’s where my film language comes from"
Video games, at least in the 'modern' term as we know it, is a young creative industry compared to other artistic forms. Since becoming more mainstream in the mid-late 1980s - and earlier if you account for successes like Atari in North America - it's naturally influenced and inspired a lot of creators,...
Random Valve Artist Reimagines Ace Attorney Characters As '80s Lawyers
Nobody puts Apollo in a corner
Anyone who has eyes and a heart and a copy of at least one of the Ace Attorney games will agree that it is a game series full of stone-cold hotties. (Can you be both stone-cold and a hottie?) From the aloof, dadly suavity of the maroon-suited Edgeworth to the distressing ghost-cleavage of Mia Fey inhabiting other...
News Pokémon Designer Shares Adorable Artwork Of Gen 9's New Starters
Introducing Sprigatito, Fuecoco and Quaxly
Whenever a new Pokémon generation is announced, one of the most exciting parts of the reveal is finding out what the new starter pocket monsters. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, we've got the grass-type Sprigatito, the fire-type Fuecoco and the water-type Quaxly. To celebrate this special occasion,...
News My Famicase Exhibition 2022 Is Now Accepting Entries For Fictional Famicom Cartridges
Fantastic fan-made fideo games
The My Famicase Exhibition is a long-standing tradition for artists who love retro games. Every year, Meteor — a Japanese retro game and goods shop — opens up applications for anyone who wants to be a part of the art, and all you have to do is design a cover for a Famicom cartridge. They're now accepting...
Random Concept Artist Mixes Zelda And Cyberpunk 2077 To Impressive Effect
Say hello to 'Cyberlink'
Freelance concept artist Gray Shuko has taken two of the most talked-about video games of modern times and fused them together in a piece of stunning artwork. Shuko's radical interpretation of Link from The Legend of Zelda sees the famous Hero of Time transported into the near future, and equips him with sci-fi weapons and...
News Nintendo Shares Classic Legend Of Zelda Art In Celebration Of The Zelda Game & Watch
Official art from Zelda, Zelda II and Link's Awakening
Earlier this month saw the launch of Nintendo's second modern Game & Watch system, this time inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. It's a cool little collectable to keep on your shelf at home, and aside from the odd little secret that it hides, one of its biggest selling points is the...
Random 927 Artists Join Forces To Draw Every Single Pokémon For An 'Updated PokéRap' Video
Watch it here
If you watched the Pokémon anime back in the late '90s, you'll no doubt remember the tremendous PokéRap. You know the one – "I want to be the best, there ever was, to beat all the rest, yeah that's my cause... Electrode! Diglett! Nidoran! Mankey!" Ahem. Anyway, to recreate the PokéRap for the modern day, complete with every...
And there's a mobile wallpaper version
Last Friday, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hit store shelves, finally giving fans a remake of the series' beloved fourth generation of games. Early sales data suggests they're off to a flying start, which shouldn't really come as any surprise, and their launch has just become that extra bit...
But where's Doomguy?
Animist, also known as Yuto, is an animator who makes incredible stop motion shorts. We've covered their Kirby stop-motion before, but their newest creation — somewhat appropriately — is Isabelle from Animal Crossing: New Horizons making coffee. Even though Brewster can probably handle it just fine, Izzy. The stop-motion...
Random Ever Wonder What Metroid's Samus Aran Would Look Like In Marvel vs. Capcom 2?
Or Zelda and Bayonetta, for that matter?
Metroid Dread is out today – you knew that of course – and that gives us the perfect excuse to showcase the amazing pixel artwork of a talented individual called Kercy. Kercy has a real skill for turning 3D video game characters into lovely 2D pixel art sprites that wouldn't look out of place in a Capcom...
News Legendary Street Fighter II Artist Mick McGinty Has Passed Away
Also worked on Streets of Rage and Shining Force artwork
Mick McGinty, the man behind the iconic SNES Street Fighter II cover artwork, has died. McGinty was an immensely talented artist, as is evidenced by the impressive collection of work on his personal site, but for gamers of the '90s, his output will be almost synonymous with video game covers...
Random Plant Your Plants In These Animal Crossing Plant Pots
Make Leif proud!
Plants! They're like babies for millennials with no money, which is... most of us, to be honest! Why not give your plants the very best — by which we don't mean fertiliser or plenty of sun, but these gorgeous Animal Crossing planters? Made as a collaboration between Sailor Mercury (the artist who made Froggy Computer) and
Random Graphic Designer Recreates Marvel's 'What If...?' Series With Wario
Wah If...?
Wario's latest game is out this week, and as you might have previously seen, he's let the whole world know about it. Fans have also been celebrating the arrival of WarioWare: Get It Together! on social media with fan art and more. While there are all sorts of creations, one of the standouts of the lot is a recreation of Marvel's new...
News Hand-Drawn Game Guide Kickstarter Taken Down Following "Legal Trouble"
Update #2: "We did not receive a cease and desist"
Cor, look at 'em Update #2: Phillip Summers has taken to Twitter to clarify some reporting around the cancellation of the Hand-Drawn Game Guide Kickstarter campaign. He states that "the party involved has been polite and I'm hopeful something can get worked out. They have every right to act as they...
Gallery These Framed Game Boys Are Truly Works Of Art
Where old consoles go to die
Handheld games consoles are more than just a means of playing things on the move – as objects we hold and stare at for hours on end, they need to be aesthetically pleasing as well as comfortable to use, and that can certainly be said of the Game Boy line. We've always felt that the Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color and...
Random Artist Reimagines Every Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter As Marvel And DC Superheroes
'Super Smash Heroes'
The varied and vibrant roster of characters available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate really lends itself nicely to fan-made art projects and the like, and this latest effort from Bryan Henry is well worth checking out. Put together as part of a 'Super Smash Heroes' series, the talented artist has been hard at work over the last...
News DKC Artist Steve Mayles Shares Gorgeous New Piece To Celebrate Donkey Kong's 40th
"Nostalgic for Kongs"
Today marks Donkey Kong's 40th anniversary, with the original game hitting Japanese arcades back on 9th July 1981. To celebrate the occasion, ex-Rare staffer Steve Mayles – now of Playtonic Games – has shared a lovely piece of new artwork featuring our favourite ape duo. You can see the full piece for yourself in Steve's...
Random Neopets Or Pokémon? Why Choose, When You Can Have Both
Sorry, Digimon, you're not invited
Remember a couple of months ago, when we heard a rumour that Neopets could be coming to Switch? Well, don't be surprised if that never happens, but in the meantime, take a look at these rather nice combinations of Pokémon and the brushes from Neopets, and imagine a world in which the two live in harmony. The...
News A Hand-Drawn Guide To Metroid Is Coming, And It Looks Absolutely Stunning
Pre-orders coming soon
Last summer, the super-talented Philip Summers launched a beautiful hand-drawn game guide for The Legend of Zelda on NES. Available as a PDF or (to a very limited extent) in physical form, the guide featured completely hand-drawn and hand-written pages full of glorious art, tips, maps, walkthrough info and more to help you...
Random How Many Of These 175 Indie Games Can You Identify?
Untitled Goose Game, Fez, Cuphead, A Hat In Time, Undertale, Among Us...
We're loving how much attention indie games are getting lately. The E3 Wholesome Direct included almost 30 different indies coming to Switch, and the "Indie" tag on Nintendo Life is full of lovely games that are coming soon. In similar celebration of the diversity and talent...
Random Can You Spot Your Favourite Pokémon In This Huge Art Piece?
All 898 Pokémon are here, somewhere
18-year old artist Foozhochii (AKA Yousuf Hasan) drew every single Pokémon in a week. You know what we got done last week? A lot less than that. But we can't be too bitter, because daaaamn. Just look at it: As a reminder, there are 898 Pokémon in existence at the time of writing, and Foozhochii would have to...
Random This Dungeons & Dragons Map Is A 4K Recreation Of Zelda: ALTTP's Light World
Dungeons and Temples and Dragons and Ganons
The creativity of the Zelda fandom continues to blow us away. Today's offering is a rather detailed map, made in Inkarnate, a web-based cartography tool that people use to make worlds for their tabletop RPG campaigns, that's a miniature recreation of the Light World from A Link to the Past. The artist...
Random What If The Resident Evil 8 Bosses Were Pokémon's Elite Four?
Step aside, Lance. There's a new Dragon Trainer in town
Resident Evil Village, the eighth main title in the classic horror-survival series, is an absolute gem. Unfortunately, it's not currently on Nintendo platforms... but we can imagine that it is, thanks to the excellent artistic work of ΛΛoth, AKA @LatterBug on Twitter. The pitch of "Resident...
News "Pokémon Redrawn" Is A Pixel Art Project That's Redesigning Johto And Kanto
Gotta re-draw them all
Everyone loves a Pokémon remake, but what if those remakes kept the aesthetic of the original games? That's the idea behind Pokémon Redrawn, a collection of over 100 artists who are redesigning the maps from Pokémon Red and Blue, and Gold and Silver. Fuchsia City, and Cerulean City So far, they've completed the entirety...
Random This Guy Makes Incredible, Wearable 16-Bit Cosplay
Flat-pack cosplay
Cosplayers are basically wizards. Sometimes, they are also literal wizards, when they dress up like Gandalf the White or Dumbledore, but we mean in terms of their creative skills — sewing, sculpting, and sometimes even electronics are all part of making a detailed, true-to-life cosplay of a beloved character. Here at Nintendo...
Random Someone Hire This Man To Do Pokémon TCG Art
Step aside, Smeargle
Trading card art is underrated. The variety of card art, even today, is astounding — and though the ones you remember most from the Pokémon TCG are probably the Fat Pikachu, the holographic Charizard, and Professor Oak standing in front of a concret
Random Make Yourself A Taiko No Tatsujin Drumsona
Just don't bang on about it
If you don't know Picrew, you're probably not online enough. For the record, that's usually a good thing — but Picrew is worth your notice all the same. It's a website that allows artists to publish character creators, and most of them are really good, and usually themed. The majority of the ones on the site are...
Random The Low-Poly Animals Twitter Account Is A Must-Follow
Why is Ditto shaped like a T-shirt
The low-poly days are far behind us, but many of us still have a soft spot for the work that artists and modellers had to do back when consoles couldn't handle curves. Low-Poly Animals is a (relatively) new Twitter account celebrating and chronicling some of the creatures that we might have taken for granted back...
Random These Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Fanmade Posters Turn The Game Into A Ghibli Movie
Zelda's Moving Castle
Here at Nintendo Life HQ, there's only one thing we love more than a cosy night in with one of Studio Ghibli's lovingly-crafted animations, and that's a fresh, hot pile of fish and chips The Legend of Zelda. We're also big fans of mashups, which is why we always have an MTV Mash-Ups playlist on in the background, but it's also...