Mike Riendeau's Art Nuggets

Gross Muggy Floridian Illustration Scraps

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Awaiting the cybernetic future where I can augment my cat

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I can't play Deus Ex due to a lack of hardware, but I CAN draw it and pump the OST at least

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I made a buncha dumb cartoons called Wormy & Stoopy as a kid. They're probably illegible to everyone but me, but for some reason I still like 'em. I made this one a few months ago just for funsies, and... yeah.

I dunno. There's something to be said for making things you don't have to think about AT ALL.

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Part 3/3 of the Background Challenge!

(Part 1/2)

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Part 2/3 of the Background Challenge!

(Part 1/3)

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Part 1/3 of the 30 Day Background Challenge, now all condensed into three posts!

(Part 2/3)

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I always love when the Zaibatsu brings up Starcraft. It’s probably my favorite game that I’m terrible at.

Featuring Pat Raynor, Matt McMengsk, Zerawools, and Liam the Senpai of Blades.

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Days 28-30 of the Background Challenge!

Tropical Forest, Future Store, Corner Store.

Tackling three at once with more or less the same shape layout, because... well, I’m as done with this challenge as I’m sure all of yous are. It was fun, but I think I should probably do one every two days or something. Also I have to get up in a few hours and it’s gross.

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Day 27/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 27: Cave. Ya know, with... rocks... and... dirt...

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Day 26/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 26: Ice Landscape.

There's something I kinda like about the weird stuff that happens when you look at Doom from angles you weren't supposed to. All the buildings just stop existing, and it's like you're at the edge of the world. I feel like if games now incorporated stuff like that it could be pretty surreal.

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Day 25/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 25: Abandoned Tomb. Someone left their lights on.

I’m jumping around with the last few themes a bit. 

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Day 24/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 24: Inside of a Theater.

Tonight’s special guest lecturer: an elephant!

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Day 20/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 20: Floating Landscape. The stupid face hovered over the city for days, gormlessly staring.

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Day 19/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 19: Graveyard. I haven’t yet visited a graveyard at night. I’m hoping I’ll never be in a situation where I have to.

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Day 18/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 18: Interior of a Space Station. At the time (’04-’05), Doom 3 was pretty mind-blowing with its use of dynamic shadows and intense lighting effects, although Half Life 2′s physics engine would cause the bigger splash. Both games look pretty dated now, but I still appreciate the art direction in Doom 3; I love all the stark black shadows and creepy ambient sound design. I guess today I was looking to replicate that a bit.

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Day 16/30 of the Background Challenge!

Day 16: A Place You Want To Live. If I could live in a beach house and art for a living, I’d stay there until I DIED.