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Promotional Art

49 Original Artworks

  1. Description: Mike Butkus designed a number of packaging concepts for Sega's Alien Syndrome for Nintendo Wii and PSP (2007). This concept art by Mike Butkus informed the design of a pre-release promotional poster insert (illustrated by Tyler Kirkham) for the game that was included in issue 214 of Nintendo Power in April 2007. Year: 2007 Image Area:  7" x 11" (on 17" x 14" tracing paper) Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    • Alien Syndrome (Nintendo Wii) Nintendo Power Poster Issue 214 Concept Art

      Alien Syndrome (Nintendo Wii) Nintendo Power Poster Issue 214 Concept Art

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    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  2. Description: Preliminary box art for the NES release of Rolling Thunder, published by Tengen. Art by John Zeleznik, whose's name is signed at bottom right. This prelim includes a partial title at the top and has the notation "If you like this one, I can shorten the gun barrel and move the figure higher into the picture." Year: 1989 Medium: pencil on vellum tracing paper Image Area: 5" x 7" (on a 7" x 9.25" page) Image Source: Original Condition: 
    In the Collection of Anonymous
  3. Description: David Lee Anderson worked as a concept illustrator for Bethesda. David was tasked with developing title logos for Elder Scrolls II Daggerfall. Ultimately they did use one of his concepts that was further refined with an arched look and detailed into the final logo design. Year: 1995 Medium: Pencil on board and tracing paper Image Area: Varied, 6-12 in x 3-5in Image Source: Original Condition: Good
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  4. Description: Steve Chorney's concept art for Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, an action role-playing video game published by Atari in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. The game is set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) and Steve's preliminary art features each of the game's three playable characters (Rannek, Illius, and Zhai) both as the primarily image and as a vignette at the bottom; however the final box art does not appear to resembl
    In the Collection of Anonymous
  5. Description: This pencil art by Steve Chorney is one of several concepts he created for the Xbox release of Sid Meier's Pirates!: Live the Life. The published box art features four background vignettes, which though ultimately digitally rendered, draw refence from Steve Chorney's preliminary art. Year: 2004 Medium: Pencil and white paint on Canson Colorline art paper Image Area: 7.5" x 9" (on 8.5" x 11" paper) Image Source: Original Condition: Good
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  6. Description: This is a full size, completely hand-done color comprehensive ("comp") for The Adventures of Rad Gravity for the NES. Color prelims like this were sometimes a step in-between the approval of the box art layout/design and the final painting. Whether for art director/client approval or just as part of the artist’s work process, these mock-ups let an artist work out the colors for a painting before committing brush to board. As artists weren't paid to produce these (i.e. they got one t
    In the Collection of Anonymous
  7. Description: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Nintendo 64 N64 Box Art Sketch Year: 1999 Medium: Pencil on paper & tracing paper Image Area:  Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Unreason
  8. Description: Frank Cirocco's final box art sketch for Final Zone for the Sega Genesis. Published by Renovation in 1990 Year: 1990 Medium: Pencil on illustration paper Image Area: 6" x 9" Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of Sanford_US
  9. Description:  This preliminary painting was created for the release of Bass Masters Classic on both the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. The piece is fully painted and has a very finished look for being a preliminary piece. The prelim is very similar to the final with some additional details added for the final. Year: 1995 Medium: Acrylic on board, Mixed Media Image Area: 15 x 10.5 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Excellent
    In the Collection of trsteve87
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  10. Description: One of the preliminary box art designs for Young Merlin. The final design went in a different direction. This piece was created by Corey Wolfe, who also worked extensively with Disney. Year: 1994 Medium: Graphite with white acrylic and black marker on art board Image Area: 16 x 12 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Good, some corner wear outside of the image area
    In the Collection of trsteve87
    • 1 Comment
  11. Description: The rough color preliminary box art piece prior to the final painting of Wizard of Oz for Super Nintendo. Also created on the same board as the Wing Commander Secret Missions rough color prelim. The representation matches the final box painting with significantly less detail. Produced by Greg Winters. Year: 1993 Medium: Pencil and Acrylic on Illustration Board Image Area: Approximately 3 x 5 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Good
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  12. Description: The rough color preliminary box art piece prior to the final painting of Wing Commander Secret Missions for Super Nintendo. Also created on the same board as the Wizard of Oz rough color prelim. The representation matches the final box painting with significantly less detail. Produced by Greg Winters. Year: 1993 Medium: Pencil and Acrylic on Illustration Board Image Area: Approximately 3 x 5 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Good
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  13. Description: The preliminary pencil final for the Sega Game Gear Box Art. The depiction closely matches the final box painting with some minor detail differences. Produced by Greg Martin in his characteristic Sonic style. Year: 1994 Medium: Pencil Image Area: 8.5 x 11 IN Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good
    In the Collection of trsteve87
  14. Description:  Year: 1994 Medium: Pencil Image Area: Width x Height IN/CM Image Source: Original Condition: Very Good
    In the Collection of RetroNut
  15. Description: Pete McDonnell is responsible for this rather infamous ad art for The Combatribes in the form of a single-page comic that declares "Cyborgs Ain't Ladies!!" The final inked comic art does not have appear to have survived, so I'm glad to have this detailed pencil prelim in my collection!  Year: 1992  Medium: Pencils on vellum (transparent paper) Image Area: 11" x 14"  Image Source: Original Condition: Very good
    In the Collection of Anonymous

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