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Have to give a bit o' shooter loveThought it would be fun to do a lil twist on here stylistically, with the big loud vibrant colors that you'd find on the old school boxart of those old NES carts you need to blow to get them to work..
Had to put a little luv for the big G in my pile, with my favorite enemies in the game *hugs moai*
.. just flown the gauntlet, blew shit up, survived, WHO'S NEXT???!? BRINGIT
This is Vic's Gradius 3 incarnation (i believe), as the ships gone through so many incarnations and ship design shifts from game to game, but this is one of my faves :3
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This piece has been on my backburner for a long time, and thought it be time to get off my duff and do this..
the original concept is buried in my scraps section, should you wish to take a gander at the fuzzy airbrush tool slap out in an hour speedpaint that was the original..
but we rebuilt it, made it stronger..
*cue six million dollar man music*
Gradius © Konami
[edit] friend took it and flipnturned it suggested a shift.. "flipped and rotated, this angle looks more ohshi-get-out-of-the-way".. and i agree, it also makes vic central focus..
and while i was at it, i went and dropped some color on the cockpit and wingtips (which i missed
rotate 90 degrees clockwise for spiffy 1024x768 wallpaper XD
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Comments: 68
SuperSonicRaver [2012-06-11 05:41:02 +0000 UTC]
I love shmups and this was one of the first I ever played. Good work!
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DanteFromHell [2011-12-14 18:48:32 +0000 UTC]
Thanks,dude!your work inspired me on how to do a "flying shmup" fanart!!in my case it will be a Thunder Force IV,and i didnt know how to do it,but suddenly this gradius-art appears in front of me and now i think i can do the right thing!thanks one more time
and one more thing-this art is rocks!!
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SherlockHolmes22nd [2011-12-11 08:35:30 +0000 UTC]
ah cha this is wonderful!
The heads that shoot are most fun and the ship is drawn nice
I am fan of the gradius games and the gaiden was the favorite though the Gradius V was also some fun as well
so much zany is in the games which I like
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GabrielPenaChristian [2011-11-15 23:09:12 +0000 UTC]
I hate those moai things in the first game they are hard to kill especially with no power ups
cool artwork though
I still don get what these heads are doing in space but if I remember my research the're suppose to protect gradius
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Link-kid [2011-10-19 01:37:24 +0000 UTC]
o my god just played gradius 3 and thats where i died and lost all my power ups. tried to pick myself back up but there was just no way.
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Grav-staR [2011-07-27 19:38:59 +0000 UTC]
Gradius is very cool ^^
this structures , this view
great artwort
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xxx-wildcyclone-xxx [2011-02-02 19:52:18 +0000 UTC]
this is also a yugioh card. lol. amazing btw.
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jahw [2010-10-12 02:42:09 +0000 UTC]
the planet structures always baffled me in Gradius.
Life Force will always be the best one, even if i still can't beat it without using the konami code. Thems Tiki head projectiles is hard to dodge
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Raigoninc [2010-09-18 21:24:15 +0000 UTC]
OoO
Great job on the background. It alone would've looked great. Vic-Viper tends to make things even more great, no matter what it is. lol
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BandanaBlue [2010-08-30 03:16:39 +0000 UTC]
I love this game! I have to becareful with it cause it's just so addicting to play!
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Blackout-Comix [2010-03-23 02:47:25 +0000 UTC]
This is fantastic! Great job! It is now my wallpaper. All praise be to Gradius.
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joefreakinrocks [2010-03-16 00:28:51 +0000 UTC]
My brother bought this print for me as a gift from Megacon! I can't believe i had missed it while i was walking around, but trust me--it completely made my day.
Fantastic work on this! It's hanging next to my MAME cabinet!
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fevereon In reply to joefreakinrocks [2010-03-25 18:52:40 +0000 UTC]
Hi! I remember talking to a gentleman who mentioned getting it for his brother, and really happy to hear you like it!
mame cab...
yummmmmmm <3
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joefreakinrocks In reply to fevereon [2010-03-25 20:45:06 +0000 UTC]
I hung it up next to my cabinet! I'll have to send it to you.
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LoneSword [2009-12-23 05:28:52 +0000 UTC]
Some righteous Gradius homage! Completely awesome!!
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Reptillicus [2009-06-29 05:55:02 +0000 UTC]
sweet i just got the gradius collection on my psp so i've bin lookin' for great art like this! this certainly takes my cake!
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VicViperplz [2008-12-21 08:14:20 +0000 UTC]
....I find it strange that I did not encounter the Moai in my last campaign. This bothers me.
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KiosukeX7 [2008-10-29 08:17:08 +0000 UTC]
I remember me buying this exact picture @ AX 07. This was definitly a great pic of memory. I still mess around and play Gradius III on my SNES Emulator and always look at the pic 1st b4 I start it.
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IceCoffin [2008-02-17 01:41:52 +0000 UTC]
SAW YOU AT KATSUCON! *PAUNCH!*
I have to say, this makes an awesome bookmark. :3
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kazzywazzy [2007-10-22 23:59:40 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely beautiful. Gradius III is easily one of my favorite SNES games. It's unfortunately the only game in the series I own.
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BB-K In reply to kazzywazzy [2009-09-18 08:27:47 +0000 UTC]
Don't worry, there's ROMs you can download for your PC NES emulator.
Not to mention any sequels & prequels out there.
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KiosukeX7 [2007-08-02 08:08:15 +0000 UTC]
Classic picture ^ ^ Old school classic to the fullest. And I bought that picture at AX ^ ^
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Drawing-Dork [2007-07-23 22:10:05 +0000 UTC]
Awesome, You've got the options, the moai heads, and everything! This picture kicks some major ass!
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Blueoriontiger [2007-07-19 18:25:07 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful job. Takes me back to when I was 11....I'm still a hardcore VIC Viper fan. Thanks.
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IceCoffin [2007-07-07 18:46:32 +0000 UTC]
AAAH!
That picture is AWESOME! Great work on Vic, and I absolutely LOVE the Moai.
...Ooh, Options. It's kind of funny how they're shooting and Vic is not, hey?
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SynDuo [2007-06-30 05:07:13 +0000 UTC]
I have this drawing hanging near my desk thanks to my buddy buying it from ya at AX :3 I love Gradius even though Gradius3 arcade is really hard, i love every minute of it :3
Lovely work, i just had to stop by and say so, its rare to meet a badass Gradius fan.
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BitVyper [2007-06-28 05:35:42 +0000 UTC]
VIC VIPER! Yes! I love it! And you've got the Moai there too!
Ever played Parodius?
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fevereon In reply to BitVyper [2007-06-28 06:18:05 +0000 UTC]
yes, blazingly awesome.. in some ways i actually like it more than the original series
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BitVyper In reply to fevereon [2007-06-29 05:49:40 +0000 UTC]
Well, what could possibly be better than transvestite Moai?
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McMeowingtons [2007-06-25 08:04:44 +0000 UTC]
up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,b,a,start=full power up
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hakubaikou [2007-06-15 05:28:49 +0000 UTC]
Coolness, Fev! I like this composition better than either of the drafts I saw. And making it a vertical orientation was a great idea.
I think my sister used to play this one a lot! ^_^
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fevereon In reply to hakubaikou [2007-06-16 14:13:54 +0000 UTC]
yeah! the vert idea actually was rma's! and thanks for your input on the drafts!.... yep.. "out"
yeah, this one was a staple of many a' folks NES collections, but the current generation tends to get as confused as my mom..
me: .. got the gradius piece done, into work on the next piece
mum: Very good!
mum: Can I see it?
me: -image here-
mum: Explain it , Please!
mum: Easter Island meets Star Wars!
me: um.. glowy laser firing things are called "options", they're like side fighters you can aquire to add firepower
mum: OK????
me: the third stage in the game has floating islands with easter island heads (moai) that fire ring shaped "bullets" at you
mum: Is this fanart?
me: yeah
mum: Now I understand.
mum: I had to explain it to Grandma.
---mom then attempts 4 times to make an emoticon, failing to remember to put the colon BEFORE the x, not after XD ---
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Gunmetalblack [2007-06-14 02:34:28 +0000 UTC]
Nice work! It has a few elements of the older box art (the tilted perspective, laser blasts everywhere) but has a little bit of a harder edge (and is somewhat brighter than I remember them being) I also really like the way you rendered the Moai heads. Excellent work! Very well done!
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