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Published: 2011-09-02 02:05:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 4051; Favourites: 126; Downloads: 0
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Description For one of the projects at SCAD we had to choose 2 out of 3 different illustration markets (food, finance and fine art) and produce 2 illustrations that would fit those markets. The trick was that if you chose fine art the teacher would assign you the theme, unlike food and finance where you were free to find your own. Everyone in the class picked fine art as one of their choices, so the teacher simply wrote some themes and we drew them from his hat. Lucky me I got assigned 80's Videogames as a theme

My favorite idea (aside from a kinda abstract one about Asteroids) was Pacman as a really ugly monster in the eyes of the ghosts. I admit the idea is not that novel but I had tons of fun making this, replacing the pellets with little ghost eggs and drawing those guys being traumatized by that abomination feasting on their babies.

Ink on watercolor paper, 30" x 18"
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Comments: 64

Zackman92 [2018-12-25 17:48:02 +0000 UTC]

What even o.0

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jydem [2017-12-10 11:54:34 +0000 UTC]

so cool

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Herowebcomics [2017-10-23 00:59:12 +0000 UTC]

This would change the game in so many ways!

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SiteLine6 [2016-11-27 11:16:24 +0000 UTC]

great concept

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UpfromtheDepths [2016-09-09 00:46:23 +0000 UTC]

What a great concept...love it. The cracked labyrinth walls sprouting power pellets is a nice added touch.

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EpicOggy [2015-05-22 00:54:16 +0000 UTC]

way more scarier than pacman and the ghostlyb adventers

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BlackExcell [2015-03-31 14:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Excelente.

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skulls887 [2014-12-30 02:22:13 +0000 UTC]

oh god *hides with the ghosts*

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jacobguy [2014-02-07 03:19:21 +0000 UTC]

PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE!

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Kakumei-Tifa [2013-01-07 22:19:43 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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Shnek In reply to Kakumei-Tifa [2013-01-08 01:57:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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yogika [2012-06-16 20:38:53 +0000 UTC]

ahahah!!damn AMAZING job, i mean, how cooler can pacman get?

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Shnek In reply to yogika [2012-06-25 17:26:08 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, dude got a pretty cool makeover!

Thanks for the

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yogika In reply to Shnek [2012-06-25 19:01:09 +0000 UTC]

no prob!

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Mortiscia [2012-05-29 07:40:43 +0000 UTC]

Awesome idea!

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Shnek In reply to Mortiscia [2012-05-31 20:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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skyninja53 [2012-04-21 03:05:41 +0000 UTC]

awesome

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Shnek In reply to skyninja53 [2012-04-22 06:28:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Paco-Mexicano [2011-11-10 20:08:50 +0000 UTC]

What an immense twist!
I love how this was done, and the sheer monstrosity that Pacman has mutated to! He was just a 8x8 sprite of a 3/4 circle, which evolved into a happy smiley, glove and shoe wearing, lovable character; and here he is a vile and wretched looking monster with ROWS of vicious teeth and even a prehensile tongue!
This looks like it could be something cinematic, with this beast roaming forever in these maze-like tunnels, feasting on whatever it finds, while the ghosts take a role-reversal and run for their lives.

This, to me, is gold.

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Shnek In reply to Paco-Mexicano [2011-11-18 07:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot man! Yeah, I really enjoyed turning the little dude from the 80s into this bloated abomination, though sometimes I think I enjoyed drawing those traumatized ghost far too much!

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Paco-Mexicano In reply to Shnek [2011-12-29 16:41:41 +0000 UTC]

Seeing this makes me wonder what other kinds of harmless 80s video game characters can take on a much more twisted kind of appearance. haha

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Shnek In reply to Paco-Mexicano [2012-01-05 23:16:02 +0000 UTC]

Every single one, that's the beauty of the 80s

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BuddhaJean [2011-10-25 02:21:11 +0000 UTC]

I love this!!! It makes me laugh! I want a print of this! -> This is JET by the way...

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Shnek In reply to BuddhaJean [2011-10-25 17:57:08 +0000 UTC]

Hey JET, fancy seeing you here

I should redraw that pacmonster and do some t-shirts of him

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BuddhaJean In reply to Shnek [2011-10-25 20:04:18 +0000 UTC]

Aha! I want one! Redraw him how? Isn't he awesome? Or did Ryan give you some advice on him?

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Shnek In reply to BuddhaJean [2011-10-28 04:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Oh, what I meant was just plucking him out of the image and having only him as a t-shirt graph. The only thing Ryan suggested was to work the values of darkest part of his mouth a bit more.

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BuddhaJean In reply to Shnek [2011-10-29 03:58:37 +0000 UTC]

Ah. Yeah his mouth looks like it goes pretty far back there.

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Tornadominds [2011-09-27 10:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Suddenly, it all makes sense... the horror...

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Shnek In reply to Tornadominds [2011-09-27 23:17:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes, the horror

Thanks for the

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H20time [2011-09-08 00:06:31 +0000 UTC]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome

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Shnek In reply to H20time [2011-09-09 02:00:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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GACHY-CELTA [2011-09-05 16:09:45 +0000 UTC]

superhipercalifrastico

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Shnek In reply to GACHY-CELTA [2011-09-09 02:02:47 +0000 UTC]

¡Jajaja, tas tan impresionado que se te traban los dedos al escribir!
¡Gracias Gachy!

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GACHY-CELTA In reply to Shnek [2011-09-22 00:55:48 +0000 UTC]

jaja algo asi

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ThirdChildShinji [2011-09-03 01:15:29 +0000 UTC]

El David también hizo una reinterpretación similar de Pacman! mira! [link] gusta este trabajillo tanto por la reinterpretación conceptual como por el estilo y el nivel de detalle, y los grises me llaman mucho la atención, es acuarela verdad?

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Shnek In reply to ThirdChildShinji [2011-09-03 06:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Síp, ya la había visto antes y justo pensaba en ella cuando estaba pintando esta. Como dije en los comments, no es la idea más innovadora de la historia, pero me gustó mucho como quedó a la final.

Es tinta diluida en agua, variando la proporción de tinta/agua y poniendo varias capas es como pinté los diferentes tonos de gris.

Gracias por el favo.

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Thelittle0ne [2011-09-02 21:45:25 +0000 UTC]

coool

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Shnek In reply to Thelittle0ne [2011-09-03 06:33:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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cheat20jack [2011-09-02 11:20:36 +0000 UTC]

Nice.

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Shnek In reply to cheat20jack [2011-09-03 06:33:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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cheat20jack In reply to Shnek [2011-09-03 07:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome.

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xaki1 [2011-09-02 09:57:27 +0000 UTC]

this is pacman zoomed up

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Shnek In reply to xaki1 [2011-09-03 06:32:57 +0000 UTC]

Yeah
Thanks for the

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BlackStormTears17 [2011-09-02 05:56:20 +0000 UTC]

This...this is...I don't even know. It's funny, in that sort of grotesque way that you don't really wanna laugh but you can't help it. Anyways, amazing work, I really love it, so unique. I will never think of Pacman the same.

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Shnek In reply to BlackStormTears17 [2011-09-03 06:32:09 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I know, I can't help to feel a bit guilty over how much I enjoyed drawing those little guys being eaten too

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BlackStormTears17 In reply to Shnek [2011-09-04 06:40:59 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah, they look so traumatized. This makes me so happy haha, though it so shouldn't XD

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Ruu-the-Dasher [2011-09-02 03:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Macabro... Jeje, genial genial me gusta mucho!! hace tiempo yo en cambio dibujé un pacman gigante destrozando una metrópolis. Qué tendrá Pacman que nos inspira tanto??

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Shnek In reply to Ruu-the-Dasher [2011-09-03 06:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Es el precio que se paga por ser ícono de los 80 Todos te reinterpretan como monstruo.

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Ruu-the-Dasher In reply to Shnek [2011-09-03 12:45:38 +0000 UTC]

Seeh, es lo que le pasó a Michael Jackson

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Marzzel [2011-09-02 02:54:29 +0000 UTC]

GROSO!!! haahha, me encanta XDDDDD

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