2005's videogame-magazine Xmas "STEALTH ELF", pt.1!
Added 2021-12-10 14:01:03 +0000 UTCBehold, my initial designs and roughs for a 2005 Christmas feature I worked on for the videogame magazine GamePro, where former PSM art director (and designer of the Empowered logo!) Eugene Wang brought me on board to provide wacky illustrations for an article about giftgiving options for gamers.
The star of the piece was Santa's "Stealth Elf," a tacticool cutie (very) loosely homaging Metal Gear Solid's Solid Snake:
The main point of the article was ID'ing various types of gamers, and what the magazine recommended for each:
The main illo for the article was a kinda-sorta sequential full-pager:
...which I modified with a sexed-up primary image, as seen below:
...though the second and third panels on the final version more closely resembled those in the initial rough.
NEXT TIME ON "SANTA'S STEALTH ELF": Later in the month, we'll see the work stages for a very rare cartoon strip featuring the Stealth Elf (as I've only drawn, like, five or six strip-format comics in my entire career) and a completed illo, including the full-color versions of both.
NEXT TIME ON THIS HERE PATREON: Unknown at this time, TBH, but something will be going up on the ol' "M/W/F+" posting schedule. (Emphasis on the "plus" part this month, as I'll have to squeeze in a few bonus posts to finish off this feature while getting through scheduled Distressed Damsels content for the $5+ tiers, Unnamed Robot Comic, Life Drawings and so on.)
Comments
Thanks, Burninator!
Tekkaman-James
2021-12-14 02:58:59 +0000 UTCI took a voyage on the seven seas and confirmed that it is indeed the December 2005 issue.
Burninator
2021-12-14 02:27:20 +0000 UTCYeahp, this was strictly a one-off job, so the single December 2005 (IIRC) GAMEPRO issue should be the only one to track down.
Adam Warren
2021-12-12 19:16:24 +0000 UTCNice!
Adam Warren
2021-12-12 13:27:27 +0000 UTCoh i absolutely LOVE her expressions; i could look at this for hours she's so cute!
applewifey
2021-12-11 03:08:24 +0000 UTCYou missed a shot by not calling her "STELF"...
Mike Powers
2021-12-10 23:30:22 +0000 UTCI think I have most of the PSM stuff, but I completely missed your work in GamePro. Something else to add to the requisitions list!
Tekkaman-James
2021-12-10 18:22:22 +0000 UTCOh, I loved finding adam warren's art in ps magazines! I didn't even had a ps.
DrCuervo
2021-12-10 16:11:50 +0000 UTCMaybe it's just me, but thin lips and flat chest in your original were the better look in my opinion. Customers, right?
Jathby Dredas
2021-12-10 16:00:01 +0000 UTCIf it gets me a visit from the sexy Stealth Gift Elf, I'll be good this year.
Strypgia
2021-12-10 14:32:42 +0000 UTCLove it. Ah, Game Cube.
AdamVanWyk
2021-12-10 14:20:38 +0000 UTC
