We exclusively reveal the artist behind The Secret of Monkey Island's VGA close-ups, and get some fascinating behind-the-scenes tidbits, in this brand new feature. Yes, that's right, brand new feature!
Go and read and enjoy!
Mojo: Still alive and kicking.
LRSVDR
And here I thought the fact that Iain McCaig did these portraits was common knowledge.
In 2013 he signed some prints of these for me and he said that the "Murderous Winged Devil reaction portrait" was his first digital painting ever.
He also told me that the Navigator's Head was NOT his work.
Now finding THAT artist would be a journalistic coup!
That's interesting! I did think the style of that close-up was different to the others. I wonder who was responsible.
I love McCaig's style so much. For me the VGA portraits are easily the best out of the two (although I love Purcell's work elsewhere).
In 2013 he signed some prints of these for me and he said that the "Murderous Winged Devil reaction portrait" was his first digital painting ever.
He also told me that the Navigator's Head was NOT his work.
Now finding THAT artist would be a journalistic coup!
"Aye."
I still want a comprehensive article on the mystery book that was apparently published "The Scumm Of The Earth" by Scott Marley, but no one I've talked to knows anything about it. I forgot to ask Ron at PAX East some years back.
https://www.amazon.com/Lucasarts-Adventure-Game-Book-Scumm/dp/1559582588/
I find that to be especially annoying for the final cut (not the Pink Floyd album, but the screen where watch the fireworks). Guybrush and Elaine look like some random replacable models and you can't really see their personalities and inner shiiine.
But I still appreciate his art and it is part of the game and how we love it.
ThunderPeel2001
What's amazing to me is how closely tied the EGA and VGA versions were. Lots of little details are identical across both.
Absolutely. Great feature!