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Smash Bros, Est 1999
Catching on some artwork posting here to DA... For the latest, most current stuff, be sure to follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mattherms
I've done a couple Smash Bros pics before - one featuring ALL the characters in Brawl, and another featuring MOST of the characters in Smash4WiiU. And I wanted to do another - but this time take it back to the good old days. The original's max of 12 characters is definitely ALOT easier to layout into a single image, that's for sure!
N64 Smash was probably the one I spent the most time playing. I was 14 at the time, and it and Goldeneye were staples at parties and sleepovers amongst my friends. (I also logged quite a bit of time into Melee, but by the time it came out most everyone in my high school had gravitated over to X-Box and the newly released Halo.)
Pencils and inks on 11x14 Bristol board, colors in Photoshop 7.
This artwork will be available as a print from Shark Robot! http://sharkrobot.com/collections/matt-herms