Aug 29, 2011

Videogames

A little while ago I was asked by Joe Marsh and AIGA Colorado to participate in Bordo Bello 2011, a fundraiser to help the arts community in Denver. The project line was simple: create a skateboard deck to be auctioned off at the 2011 event. Go nuts, basically.

Blogger has a cap on image size, so here's larger version for your perusal: EMBIGGEN.

I didn't do much skateboarding as a kid, but I was pretty into videogames, though I didn't have any of my own until I was able to buy them myself. This is more or less a stream-of-consciousness drawing, relating my hazy, romanticized memories of the videogames I played as a kid.




I asked my best buddy Diego Garcia (who you may know as @radstronomical) who is a dedicated pixel-smith to help me out with a couple elements of the drawing. The most important, obviously, was this arcade screen.
And here are some process do-dads.

You can learn more about Bordo Bello at their website.

26 comments:

  1. Dude. This is beyond gorgeous. Will there be a print as well?

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  2. it looks fantastic! I wish I could skateboard now..

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  3. New wallpaper ahoy! Beautiful mate ;)

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  4. I am blown away. Home run right here man. Love it.

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  5. God, this is so intricate! I love how the blob monster was there even in the roughest thumbnail.

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  6. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww... damn dude.

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  7. Amazing! Great colors and wonderful idea.

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  8. Amazing! Also, that looks like a rad vidyuh game.

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  9. BWAUH! This is forever wonderful!!

    I love Kaneda's pill jacket, and the pixel-y bits and EVERYTHING about it.

    It's maybe kind of completely perfect.

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  10. This is amazing! I love every detail in this.

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  11. MUST...RESIST...HATING...SAM...FOR...BEING...AWESOME...SAUS!!!

    Loving this piece man! You're colors / compositions are reaching yet another new level of perfection.

    -Brun

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  13. I love this video game inspired skateboard! It is simply amazing. I wish I would have this kind of skateboard.



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  14. This is a work of true love and genius and I can't help but love it. Thanks for doing it! I wish I could pay for it!

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  15. Brilliant stuff! Such great detail.

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