Here, of course, is the comp for the final LeChuck's Revenge painting. Looks like I hadn't yet thought of the idea of the dead bird plume and what is Elaine doing there besides looking like a man? It appears I reversed the values of the clouds and sky for additional eeriness and tried punching up the phoney baloney lighting on the figures. All in all a handy exercise I guess.Gouache 7X10
--Starchie
plus the monkey doesn't smile.
ReplyDeleteThe final version is a true masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I like better the hand gesture on the final, too. Anger!
ReplyDeleteThis cover was so memorable to me as a kid. It's really interesting to see its development and how much thought went into all the elements.
ReplyDelete...simply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite cover of yours. Just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteVery cool to see this version compared to the final one. Also compared to what they did with the Special Edition cover, I'll take man-Elaine anytime!
ReplyDeleteI love this cover so much.. it brought me a wonderful memory of my childhood. Thanks for sharing, Steve.
ReplyDeleteThe best cover in the world.
ReplyDeleteGenious
Finally I found your blog. I admire you so much. I grew up watching your pictures while playing Monkey Island and that is priceless to me. Thank you for being one of the guys who made me want to be a cartoonist.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Argentina!
Favorite game and cover. Love this one !
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