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E3 09: A sneak peek at the art of A Boy and His Blob photo

In an age as determined to be as modern as possible, it's sometimes difficult to find artists who will approach art by touching a pencil to paper and creating it all by hand. WayForward's Marc Gomez, on the other hand, chose to approach A Boy and His Blob's charming design in a way that, while certainly more time-consuming, definitely reflects the effort and time invested.

Hit the jump to check out a video that shows off some of the original concept art from the game, which depicts everything from an overly emotive Blob to some totally different looks for the characters altogether. I think you'll agree that while the concepts are all attractive, the look they chose in the end definitely suits the final product in a pretty fitting way. Speaking of the final product, you can look forward to a full developer walkthrough of the E3 demo coming soon!


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falinter at 06/01/2009 12:14
Woah this post wasn't in between these two posts 30 seconds ago. TIMEWARP!

Also, excitement for Blob Boys
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thefrenchspy81 at 06/01/2009 12:20
This looks awesome.
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Rockvillian at 06/01/2009 12:23
I highly respect them going this far to make it look this nice.
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Zcdrike at 06/01/2009 12:23
As someone who is a student of 2D animation I can't begin to describe how excited this game makes me.
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Draconianviper at 06/01/2009 12:25
This art style is so appropriate for this game. Looking forward to it.
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Deathofthedead at 06/01/2009 12:26
I've been wanting a Boy and His Blob remake for years now, and the art style they're using is the stuff my dreams are made of. Definitely one of my most anticipated.
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welkstar at 06/01/2009 14:20
Traditional animation FTW!
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Chronic Logic at 06/01/2009 14:36
God, drawing so many pictures just to simulate animation, that must be a bitch. Well, I guess that's what you get with sprites.
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ceark at 06/01/2009 17:55
holy crap traditionaly animation. this is awesome.
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Tyler805 at 06/01/2009 22:25
Is it bad that I'm more excited for ABAHB than I am for almost anything announced at E3 yet?
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Rusty Ghia at 06/01/2009 23:26
I so want this game. It's just so adorable, and it's 2D!
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Cadtalfryn at 06/02/2009 03:09
I think its awesome they still do some animation by hand. In a world where PIXAR and the like have destroyed animation I'm glad people are still using traditional art forms.

This game looks great and I can't help but wonder if other games went to this trouble if they would look amazing as well.
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vexed alex at 06/02/2009 05:07
I am in love with the way this game looks.
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Wintersocks at 06/02/2009 10:34
awwwwww... cute.
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NihonTiger90 at 06/02/2009 13:25
That was an awesome interview. Cannot wait for this game. WayForward knows what they're doing.
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Ravana at 06/12/2009 16:54
Beyond excited for this game. Now where the fuck is my Karnov!?
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