Get wowed by gorgeous video game inspired paintings

by Xav de Matos { May 20th 2009 at 2:00AM }

DeviantART power user, Orioto, has been creating beautiful video game pieces for quite some time (you may have even seen some of his work on Joystiq) and his latest is no exception. Posted a few days ago, Orioto showcases Nintendo's famed heroine, Samus Aran, against a collection of deadly Metroids. The piece, much like his previous work, is stunning. For gamers with blank walls and deep pockets, Orioto also accepts commissions. Now excuse us while we get our art on ... this paint-by-numbers isn't going to finish itself!

[Thanks, RobT]

Tags: art, artistic, deviantart, orioto, painting

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

xbox420king @ May 20th 2009 2:22AM

Nintendo hire this guy!

Foetoid @ May 20th 2009 2:36AM

Yeah!, Hire him to design a side-scrolling Metroid game that looks like this art!

poop @ May 20th 2009 8:43PM

SOMEONE HIRE FOETOID FOR IDEAS

WREturns @ May 20th 2009 2:36AM

Whoa.

serotoninzero @ May 20th 2009 3:28AM

Awesome. But the picture is gone now. At least thats what it tells me.

Chalky @ May 20th 2009 2:44AM

The link to the metroid wallpaper is broken... I want it!
AAAAGH! xD

Twist @ May 20th 2009 2:49AM

I so wish I could afford to hire this guy to do the sprites for the XNA game I am working on.

Michelobius @ May 20th 2009 2:58AM

His prices seem reasonable for such high quality work. You should contact him and see what he could do. Good art can go a long way and if you're serious about the game, budget for it.

bm @ May 20th 2009 3:37AM

Well, you might wanna think twice about that considering almost all the "sprites" in his wallpapers are illustrations taken from other sources. See Samus and the metroids in the above picture for example, they're official nintendo art. Same for almost all other background elements in his pictures. It's called matte painting, it's a valid technique, but for a game you want original material.