Source with more Azpiri covers (Spanish): Alfonso Azpiri: 17 portadas de videojuegos atemporales con la firma de un icono
Cool fantasy art; I like the colour and the composition. However, much as there's a lot of dragon riding, sword swinging and skull stomping in Dark Souls, it would be most misleading to suggest you, the protagonist, are doing much of it - you're more on the receiving end. Doesn't really invoke the 'fading flame' theme of the series, either.
Azpiri takes MANY liberties with his covers. It's like they are more about the ilustration than the game. With very old games (see example below) it was very obvious, but with newer games, the style feels a bit weird if you don't know the artist.
Source of the image: Retro 19 โ Abu Simbel, Profanation | Commodore Spain
This is awesome! Dark Souls II is a personal favorite. This piece really reminds me of old school fantasy art from the 70s/80s. Great application of color theory, framing, and perspective. Thank you for sharing and I hope you share more!
You got it right! Azpiri's first comic is from 1971 and did many covers in the old days. More examples in the linked source, and an extra one here:
:format(jpg)/f.elconfidencial.com%2Foriginal%2Fc2b%2F58f%2Ffdd%2Fc2b58ffddd6e5f5a2dc1329060c564b6.jpg)
Source of the image: El confidencial
I'd never heard of Azpiri - Lorna and Blackthorne look fantastic. Thank you for sharing internet friend ๐
His art is awesome, reminds me of Frazetta. Do you have any favorite comics of his that you would reccomend?
His art is awesome, reminds me of Frazetta.
I dind't want to describe Azpiri as the "Spanish Frazetta" (EDIT: maybe "with a Moebius touch"?) because it can sound pretentious :P, but I see some truth there.
Do you have any favorite comics of his that you would reccomend?
I grew up reading Mot, his most children-safe comic, but I cannot find anything in Enlgish.
On Anna's Archive you can find some of his more adult comics:
https://annas-archive.org/search?lang=en&content=&ext=&sort=&q=Alfonso+Azpiri
But I'm not an expert, so I cannot recommend anything in particular.
Video games are not mere time killers. They are albums of sound, aesthetics, animation and narrative.
This community is in appreciation of that. Screenshots, fanart, animations, gameplay clips. It is all welcome here.
The one common thread should be an eye for the aesthetic. This is not a place to discuss mechanics or stats, but to show off simply the artistic, expressed through the video game medium.
Also check out: