A Master Study featuring Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. In which Link hangs out with the two Zeldas post-game (Who do you think became the Queen of Hyrule?)
This was a difficult piece, but I'm happy with it!
Based on 'The Chess Players' by Jacques-Clément Wagrez (1902)
Information on inspiration and process under the cut!
Original piece: "The Chess Players" by Jacques-Clément Wagrez (1846-1908).
The moment I saw this artwork I immediately thought of Zelda II. One of the women is wearing a medieval-esque red velvet dress, and she looks a lot like the design I made for the cursed princess Zelda!
I thought it would be very fitting to reimagine this artwork in a Zelda II context, so I went ahead with it! doubles as a master study and LoZ fanart.
I learnt a LOT from making this piece! Since I worked on it digitally, I got and made brushes that acted as close to traditional brushes, and I also worked on the entire piece in one layer. So whenever I made a mistake, I'd have to paint over. No return. But it was a big learning experience! Learnt more about rendering silk and velvet by observing how they are painted and blended in the original.
Here are some WIP shots! It took a long time to get to where it is now xD It was difficult to finally pen down the right proportions and placement. I probably should've done a grid copy, but I opted to just eyeing it out all the way through. It was... hard. (lesson learnt?)
I read that in a lot of older pieces, they are made in greyscale, then flat colours are overlaid on top. makes rendering much easier. and it truly has! I probably should’ve rendered the greyscale version even more. Since there were still a lot of mistakes that I had to rework and adjust while colouring.
Very fruitful experience overall, and I’m just happy to make a grand-scale Zelda II artwork xD I’ve never seen one so I made it!!!
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I'm really behind on posting stuff people have done & sent in! Like these unseen-until-recently color pages from the very first Zelda manga that were repaired so incredibly beautifully by Olga twitter.com/chaosdrifter93 Find them all here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/historyofhyrule/albums/72177720315079925/
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Jak II is highkey one of ballsiest video game sequels ever made.
Like, imagine if someone at Nintendo said, “For the next Zelda game, let’s send Link to a cyberpunk dystopian future. He can talk now and most of his lines are cold as fuck because he loves danger and wants revenge for what Ganon did to him. Also, he shoots guns, drives hovercars, can turn into a monster version of himself called Dark Link, works with smugglers and openly flirts with Zelda. Also, get rid of the orchestra, we need hard rock/metal for the soundtrack.”
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👑 Prince -or King- of Hyrule: The Adventure of Link
I imagined the prince of hyrule seeing a ray of hope for his dear sister Zelda, I know it doesn't make chronological sense buuut anyway, hope u like it :3
I learned how to paint grass I LEARNED HOW TO PAINT GRASS I'M HAPPY
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A gift for a friend @triforce-of-mischief, Zelda II Fairy Link (design from my own Link's Meet AU, That Broken Promise) and Four Swords Adventures Red, design from Linked Universe.
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GUYS.
Daruk's Protection:
Revali's Gale:
Mipha's Grace:
Urbosa's Fury:
The Champion Abilities in BotW are upgrades of these spells from AoL.
how am I just now finding this out.
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If I had a nickel for the amount of video game protags with glowing green magic arms, I'd have two nickels...which isn't a lot but it's weird that happened twice.
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Trying to figure out what's going on in Thunderbird's pixel art is harder than fighting the damn thing i swear
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Outfit ideas for Zelda the First 👑 I'm not sure why I never finished them (or not all of them) but take a look ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧ I really love Zelda's pink dress and the red one OMGGG
I should redraw them
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