Mike Riendeau's Art Nuggets

Awaiting the cybernetic future where I can augment my cat

I can't play Deus Ex due to a lack of hardware, but I CAN draw it and pump the OST at least

I dunno. There's something to be said for making things you don't have to think about AT ALL.

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Featuring Pat Raynor, Matt McMengsk, Zerawools, and Liam the Senpai of Blades.

Tackling three at once with more or less the same shape layout, because... well, I’m as done with this challenge as I’m sure all of yous are. It was fun, but I think I should probably do one every two days or something. Also I have to get up in a few hours and it’s gross.

Day 27: Cave. Ya know, with... rocks... and... dirt...

There's something I kinda like about the weird stuff that happens when you look at Doom from angles you weren't supposed to. All the buildings just stop existing, and it's like you're at the edge of the world. I feel like if games now incorporated stuff like that it could be pretty surreal.

I’m jumping around with the last few themes a bit. 

Tonight’s special guest lecturer: an elephant!

Day 20: Floating Landscape. The stupid face hovered over the city for days, gormlessly staring.

Day 19: Graveyard. I haven’t yet visited a graveyard at night. I’m hoping I’ll never be in a situation where I have to.

Day 18: Interior of a Space Station. At the time (’04-’05), Doom 3 was pretty mind-blowing with its use of dynamic shadows and intense lighting effects, although Half Life 2′s physics engine would cause the bigger splash. Both games look pretty dated now, but I still appreciate the art direction in Doom 3; I love all the stark black shadows and creepy ambient sound design. I guess today I was looking to replicate that a bit.

Day 16: A Place You Want To Live. If I could live in a beach house and art for a living, I’d stay there until I DIED.