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Mushling
Illustration
Brief:
Design and create an original video game character, including a magazine cover for the gaming magazine Gamit. The design should showcase strong visual impact, and storytelling while being bold and engaging enough to stand out in a publication setting.
Solution:
Mushling is the brave hero of an adventure game. He is on a quest to rescue his friend, Sprout, who was kidnapped by the evil Oleander. His bright colours contrast against the dark, unfamiliar world he has to navigate on his quest.
How it’s made:
A range of mushroom species was researched during the concept development stage, with the fly agaric mushroom selected as the inspiration due to its distinctive appearance and current popularity in character and graphic design. The character was initially sketched on paper before the final concept was scanned and recreated in Adobe Illustrator using the Pen Tool to produce the finished vector artwork.