Fanart: Snake and The Boss
I've discovered the Metal Gear Solid games, and I'm hooked. I'm forever cursing having the play them out of order (I've played three games, but not the first one which sets everything up), but a minor issue like fully understanding the plot isn't going to stop me from enjoying these games!
See, prior to this my knowledge of the MGS franchise amounted to: The protagonist is named Solid Snake (and after a while you forget to snicker every time it's sasid aloud), he's a clone, he's a spy, the cut scenes are longer than the gameplay parts, the auteur behind the games is kind of pompous and insane, and characters pee their pants a lot.
Okay so none of that is incorrect, but it's really the insane, convoluted story that has really grabbed hold of me. Also the fact that the game designers have put a lot of work into making the characters attractive to both sexes, so for once in a game the male characters serve as much as eye-candy as the female ones (Snake's lovingly rendered ass is a sight to behold).
MGS3: Snake Eater is by far the best of them I've played so far. It's set in the sixties so it doesn't feature Solid Snake -- instead it's the original super spy (who they cloned later) Naked Snake (pfffhahaha) who has to go to Russia to stop World War 3 from happening.
And so fanart happened and I am much ashamed.
There's always a torture scene. Playing a MGS game? There's gonna be torture. Not the sexy kind. And I weirded myself out by deciding to reference the torture scene in MGS3, but there's so much angst and good storytelling in that part, and it stuck with me.
Okay so:
Naked Snake is a soldier, and his mentor, The Boss (an older, authorative woman in a mainstream game, yesss), taught him everything he knows about combat. They're very close, and Snake (who has his share of issues with women) regards her as a mother figure and also in a vaguely romantic way (because issues with women). In the Cold War they somehow end up on opposite sides, and Snake is sent on a mission to kill The Boss.
Much good angst is had.
Then the Russians capture Snake and he's tortured, while The Boss looks on. Snake's like a big dumb puppy who can't comprehend that his idol has betrayed him.
Annngst.
And as it turns out she has her reasons for acting the way she does (dunn dunn DUNNNN! ANGST!).
Still, I have a feeling people will see me drawing shirtless Snake in bondage and immediately jump to the conclusion that I have DeviantArt account full of torture porn and this is how I get my jollies, but I swear I don't.
Anyway, technical stuff:
-I haven't been happy with my linework ever since I switched to Sai years ago. By rights I should go for a more painterly approach but using the line tool is just so convenient!
-Jesus how I hate rendering hair.
-Dual lightsources, I'm gonna have to do that more.
-Snake canonically doesn't have body hair and it bothers me a lot. I had a layer just dedicated to body hair but aaugh canon.
Haha wow, this is a terrible introduction to the MGS franchise. Just trust me, it's good.
See, prior to this my knowledge of the MGS franchise amounted to: The protagonist is named Solid Snake (and after a while you forget to snicker every time it's sasid aloud), he's a clone, he's a spy, the cut scenes are longer than the gameplay parts, the auteur behind the games is kind of pompous and insane, and characters pee their pants a lot.
Okay so none of that is incorrect, but it's really the insane, convoluted story that has really grabbed hold of me. Also the fact that the game designers have put a lot of work into making the characters attractive to both sexes, so for once in a game the male characters serve as much as eye-candy as the female ones (Snake's lovingly rendered ass is a sight to behold).
MGS3: Snake Eater is by far the best of them I've played so far. It's set in the sixties so it doesn't feature Solid Snake -- instead it's the original super spy (who they cloned later) Naked Snake (pfffhahaha) who has to go to Russia to stop World War 3 from happening.
And so fanart happened and I am much ashamed.
There's always a torture scene. Playing a MGS game? There's gonna be torture. Not the sexy kind. And I weirded myself out by deciding to reference the torture scene in MGS3, but there's so much angst and good storytelling in that part, and it stuck with me.
Okay so:
Naked Snake is a soldier, and his mentor, The Boss (an older, authorative woman in a mainstream game, yesss), taught him everything he knows about combat. They're very close, and Snake (who has his share of issues with women) regards her as a mother figure and also in a vaguely romantic way (because issues with women). In the Cold War they somehow end up on opposite sides, and Snake is sent on a mission to kill The Boss.
Much good angst is had.
Then the Russians capture Snake and he's tortured, while The Boss looks on. Snake's like a big dumb puppy who can't comprehend that his idol has betrayed him.
Annngst.
And as it turns out she has her reasons for acting the way she does (dunn dunn DUNNNN! ANGST!).
Still, I have a feeling people will see me drawing shirtless Snake in bondage and immediately jump to the conclusion that I have DeviantArt account full of torture porn and this is how I get my jollies, but I swear I don't.
Anyway, technical stuff:
-I haven't been happy with my linework ever since I switched to Sai years ago. By rights I should go for a more painterly approach but using the line tool is just so convenient!
-Jesus how I hate rendering hair.
-Dual lightsources, I'm gonna have to do that more.
-Snake canonically doesn't have body hair and it bothers me a lot. I had a layer just dedicated to body hair but aaugh canon.
Haha wow, this is a terrible introduction to the MGS franchise. Just trust me, it's good.