One illustrated key-art system, adapted across packaging, poster, device, and storefront mockups.
Key art · Multi-platform packaging
Focus
Cover art · Illustration · Packaging
Tools
Photoshop · Illustrator · Procreate
Formats
Key art · Poster · Device mockups
Published
November 2022
Challenge
Make the hero feel small, not invisible.
The composition needed monumental scale, a readable protagonist, and enough structure to work as a cover.
Design response
Let silhouette, light, and distance lead.
Atmospheric depth, a warm horizon, and concentrated contrast guide the eye through the landscape.
Result
One key-art system across physical and digital.
The final illustration holds across platform cases, poster, console interface, and storefront without redrawing the core scene.
My role: Independent concept, illustration, composition, typography, adaptation, and mockups. Unofficial, noncommercial fan art; all original intellectual property belongs to its rights holders.
Art direction
A familiar world, pushed into a new narrative.
Colossus-like armor suggests crafting; the open-field encounter implies a larger world.
Concept rationaleArmor concepts and an open-field encounter.
Process
From line study to atmospheric finish.
Line sets scale and silhouette; color, haze, and light create depth.
Development studyLine, value, color, and atmosphere.
Application
Designed to hold its presence beyond the cover.
The key art remains legible as a poster, console tile, and storefront hero.
Large formatFramed poster presentationConsole interfaceNintendo Switch presentationDigital storefrontDesktop preorder presentation
