Some weeks ago Pixeloo did his great untoonings of Mario and Homer. This inspired me to try something similar.
Like Pixeloo I also wanted to use Photoshop. But I didn’t wanted to use any Photos. I just wanted to paint the whole thing.
In Addition I not just wanted to lay a realistic texture over the original figure, but to rework the forms and proportions as well, to get the whole creature a more realistic look. This isn’t a untooning of bowser, it’s a redesign. How would he look like if he would be a real animal.
While I changed some of his proportions here and there I still wanted to keep his overall character. My redesign is a bowser who is a bit more slender with a narrower mouth that resembles a dinosaur. All this to give him a more realistic, faster and threatening look. I also took the original color scheme of Bowser and tried to convert it into some kind of realistic animal coloration.
For this picture I only used the Photoshop Brushtool (99% a simple round brush) and sometimes the smudge tool. I never used more than two layers at once, trying to work much like painting as possible.
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nautique
April 27, 2008
9:27 pm
This is amazing, please do one of link or midna
http://www.midnafanforum.com
we would love you!
NorthPole
April 27, 2008
9:30 pm
Ya please do Midna!!!
she would be great, there are over 2000 members on http://www.midnafanforum.com wishing for you to do her or link!
Thecogur45
April 27, 2008
9:55 pm
Zelda is such a good game, Although i dont really know her, I’ve heard people say that she is really cool and nintendo’s new best character. She would be really interesting to see real, DO HER!
By the way your work is amazing!
smurf
April 27, 2008
10:45 pm
Wow! That is very impressive for Photoshop! Great work!
Incudie
April 27, 2008
11:00 pm
WOW!
That is amazing. Props to you!
ekko
April 27, 2008
11:02 pm
Meh. Not quite in the same league of creativity as Pixeloo, nor what I would consider realistic, but a good effort nonetheless.
michealscott
April 27, 2008
11:45 pm
Quote:
She would be really interesting to see real, DO HER!
That’s what she said!
michaelscott
April 27, 2008
11:46 pm
oops, spelled my name wrong.
Exavier
April 28, 2008
12:19 am
Wow, cool!
Please try your hand at Midna and Yoshi! Yoshi looks like he could be a kick ass Dino and Midna would be just plain cool to see re-disned realistic-looking.
Oh, you can try Pikachi too!
Ranhnz
April 28, 2008
12:40 am
Hey, ya think that sonic will be terrific if you put it in realistic form, i can imagen it now O_O
John
April 28, 2008
12:40 am
Could you post a hi-res version? Big enough for a wallpaper on a big monitor? Thanks!
dan
April 28, 2008
12:57 am
You might want to review your anatomy as far as realism. The arms aren’t quite right for the way they’re attached to the torso. And for future works I think the overall piece would be nicer if you spent more time on your textures, less sketchy? Though it looks good for a first attempt and painterly rendition.
Vince
April 28, 2008
1:06 am
Wow, good job, it’s really good
HungryWolf
April 28, 2008
1:36 am
You can’t really say that’s what a realistic Bowser looks like. What if the “real” bowser really was 2D and pixelated?
Rydnbrz
April 28, 2008
4:06 am
In my opinion your work takes more skills to do than pixeloo’s for the simple fact that he layer textures over textures while you are doing everything from scratch from your own knoweledge in textures, colors, form etc.
Excelent job.
UndaGero
April 28, 2008
7:47 am
hey mate …. absolutely stunning work, the only thing I noticed was that the head seems a bit too small and it makes bowser seem a little less powerful than he could. I made a few little tweaks (hope ya don’t mind … I’ll wipe it off the internet if you wish), let me know what ya think.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26079007@N02/2447740647/
umufasa
April 28, 2008
8:20 am
Wicked!
Like stated all the way down the posts, please do Midna, MIDNA, in her imp form obviously! You would get so much praise!
Matt
April 28, 2008
8:22 am
Those are some serious art skills. Can you please do Yoshi now?
Lukatoll
April 28, 2008
8:23 am
Awesome job! I could never do that.
theface OF love
April 28, 2008
11:35 am
Wow this is excellence! I agree with everyone, do Midna in her small form (imp)
She would be sweet!
theface OF love
April 28, 2008
11:36 am
Wow this is excellence! I agree with everyone, do Midna in her small form (imp)
!
lolwut
April 28, 2008
11:53 am
Realistic Bowser is absolutely amazing, but what the hell is up with all of the Midna lovers? Goddammit that character was extremely shitty, and so was the game it first appeared in. Stop this bullshit nonsense.
Eugenio Hertz
April 28, 2008
1:17 pm
Nice job, really nice.
Why dont you contact Nintendo´s web
site and try to offer a pack of pics,
in this case this painting being just
one of them, as a proof of your work.
Then if they show some interest, you
can set up a price per any other char
you paint.
They can use this as an advertisement,
or something else. They can use the
pics to promote you… whatever.
You gotta try. Nice work man!!!
KillMike the douche
April 28, 2008
2:08 pm
I really enjoyed twilight princess, it was really fun. Midna was an extremely memorable character. I dont know what you dont like about her, but dont go insulting her when clearly she is very popular.
I like midna, draw her or link, they would be interesting!
KillMike the douche
April 28, 2008
2:25 pm
Yes, that would be a great idea, both midna and link in one picture, or just one, cause it might be too hard!
essenmitsosse
April 28, 2008
2:33 pm
UndaGero: Thanks for your suggestion. I think your right about the head, but on the other hand, this would lead to some cuteness, what unwanted, unless you want to do baby bowser.
KillMike the douche
April 28, 2008
2:41 pm
OMG its the maker
Please do midna! 2000 people would fall in love with you!
http://www.midnafanforum.com
WOWimCool
April 28, 2008
2:43 pm
There does seem to be a lot of midna fans here, but she was a great character, it would be great to see her real.
BTW great job, I like the way he also looks a bit like a painting as well, I prefer it to the mario and homer one!
Chitty6677
April 28, 2008
4:51 pm
This is massive!
Well done!
keep going, id recommend,
1. Samus
2. Midna (why not everyone else seems to want her)
3. Yoshi
4. Link
Cute Annie
April 28, 2008
8:12 pm
Great work.
You have made a very wonderful study of this imaginary animal !
This futuristic animal might be some sort of scavenger who is eating the rests of the bigger or faster animals.
BlingBong
April 29, 2008
11:03 am
MIDNA, MIDNA
midna
John
April 29, 2008
3:08 pm
His proportions are a little messed up (arms make him look like a t-rex at first glance) and his legs should be WAY bigger to support that hefty shell on his back if this is indeed meant to be a realistic drawing.
Good work though, keep it up!
Mario Quiz
April 29, 2008
11:58 pm
I already saw Mario the movie, I know what he looks like IRL! Jokes aside, this is a beautiful drawing.
seo
April 30, 2008
12:06 am
This is freaking amazing! :D
Fanny McFanensteinouwictz
May 1, 2008
3:42 am
This is very stupid. Why did I stumble onto this site?
Utbud
May 1, 2008
2:54 pm
this is not stupid, it is very imaginative and means a lot to lots of people.
It would mean a lot if he could do Midna or link as people have asked!
Dean
May 1, 2008
10:23 pm
Awesome!
Chris
May 2, 2008
2:04 am
I like the ability behind it, but honestly i think this kinda sucks.. it reminds me of that HORRIBLE SMB Movie with that “realistic” yoshi. what a bunch of crap.
This drawing is more like… bowser before he mutated into bowser. like “godzillasaurus” before he became Godzilla.
If he’s a turtle, then his front legs should be much bigger. You gave him T-Rex arms for no apparent reason.
By the way, have you tried Corel Painter X with a Wacom 3D Art Pen? I think you’d love it and get much better results.
This was just constructive criticism, I’m not putting you down, in fact i think your talent is amazing. I just think a little more thought should be put in beforehand. Keep going!!!!!!!!!
essenmitsosse
May 2, 2008
3:44 am
In fact I didn’t thought the arms would look that T-rexish. I just would have thought they would look to big otherwise. But since there are some people complaining, there must be something true about this.
I tried Corel Painter for about time, but each time I try I just start hating the brushes. I always have the feeling I can’t control them. But on the other hand, there are several people saying they love the programm and doing wonderful paintings with it. So i think I will have to fight through it …
Utbud
May 2, 2008
9:12 pm
and make a midna painting…
prelox
May 4, 2008
1:30 am
This is an awesome rendition of Bowser (the new mean and green). The first thing that comes to my mind is your Bowser kicking the Teenage Ninja Turtles butt any time.
Realistic Pencil Drawings
May 7, 2008
11:37 pm
Really cool realistic version of Bowser!! I’d love to see more of these types of works!!
Danz
May 30, 2008
7:03 pm
FAKE photoshopped.
vinicius
August 13, 2008
1:21 am
nossa cara q irrado
mano ficou muito chapado
C
August 19, 2008
3:27 am
He looks scary.
I Don't Know
August 28, 2008
1:44 am
I for one like it.
terry smith
September 20, 2008
7:51 am
Danz is stupid. Yes it is photoshopped. Thats the point.
Adam
September 27, 2008
2:56 pm
Very well done I’d like to see Midna done this way
Robert
September 27, 2008
2:57 pm
yes let’s see Midna it’s a really cool take on Bowser btw
nintendo roms
October 20, 2008
9:01 am
I’m gonna post this pic on my blog….this is awesome…thx !
cheat-master30
June 3, 2009
9:35 pm
That’s an impressive drawing/render/painting of Bowser, and it certainly looks relatively realistic. A tad strange in terms of the dinosaur like appearance and the small arms, but it looks like a dinosaur based around Bowser in any case. Also not something you’d want to meet in a dark alley, in any case.
benja
July 7, 2009
7:34 pm
Wallpaper for me… really nicely done
Benjamin Moore Paint
July 8, 2009
8:25 pm
Pretty scary and accurate picture. Did you use benjamin moore paints by any chance for your work?
Erika
August 9, 2009
1:20 am
I’m in love.
I would love to see a Mario game with realistic looking characters like this.
You did a wonderful job. I hope to see more in the future!