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Hello again! I'm back with another piece. Thank you all so much for your responses on the last post! I'm doing a small series of illustrations on some of my favorite HL1/BM moments--this is the third entry. Feedback is always appreciated!

Thanks as always!

Hello again! I'm back with another piece. Thank you all so much for your responses on the last post! I'm doing a small series of illustrations on some of my favorite HL1/BM moments--this is the third entry. Feedback is always appreciated! Thanks as always!

lambda33
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Hello, friends! I wanted to share one of the pieces I've done in celebration of this sublime game. Would love to hear your feedback. :) Many thanks!

Hello, friends! I wanted to share one of the pieces I've done in celebration of this sublime game. Would love to hear your feedback. :) Many thanks!

chon20
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lambda16
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Recently revisited Black Mesa: Blue Shift and had a blast, can't wait for the next update.

Recently revisited Black Mesa: Blue Shift and had a blast, can't wait for the next update.

blackmesa21
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adam15
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two art pieces in one day?! i must be ill. (maybe technically 3 since i finished the kleiner piece at like 3am)

how gordon be sleeping after liquidating the entire US military and curbstomping an alien fetus overlord

two art pieces in one day?! i must be ill. (maybe technically 3 since i finished the kleiner piece at like 3am) how gordon be sleeping after liquidating the entire US military and curbstomping an alien fetus overlord

adamlul3
"The alien beauty of Xen"
This, as you may have guessed, was mostly inspired by Black Mesa in which Protozoan, these mesmerizing bubbles, appear far more frequently than in Half Life. Black Mesa, to me, feels very... emotional, especially in Xen. It might be the graphics turned up 1000 notches, it might be the NPCs turned more human, it might be the renewed fricking AMAZING look of Xen and its music but this remake feels extremely emotionally charged for me. And that's what I tried to convey here. (His eyes are actually visible if you zoom in, I just erased 90% of their opacity to make for the glass light reflection and add to the hopelessness in his look).

I tried to make Gordon look exhausted and desperate because holy cow, WHAT exactly did he get himself into. So he's tiredly reaching for one of these peaceful bubbles that seem to be attracted to him once they see him with a pained expression which I hope conveys the feeling of going through hell and FINALLY seeing something liberating and calming. Bubbles in real life sure get MY attention at least, at any given time. This was also kinda inspired by the scene in "Avatar" where the Sacred Tree seeds surround and coat Jake in a nice, calm moment. I hope all the videos I've watched about color, shadow and bounce light worked, I hope it communicates what it's supposed to and I hope you like it, see ya.

"The alien beauty of Xen" This, as you may have guessed, was mostly inspired by Black Mesa in which Protozoan, these mesmerizing bubbles, appear far more frequently than in Half Life. Black Mesa, to me, feels very... emotional, especially in Xen. It might be the graphics turned up 1000 notches, it might be the NPCs turned more human, it might be the renewed fricking AMAZING look of Xen and its music but this remake feels extremely emotionally charged for me. And that's what I tried to convey her…

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