SOTC Gaius

Probably one of the more, if not the most, popular enemy in Shadow of the Colossus, Gaius (the 3rd Colossus you fight) has been the subject of most of the fan art I've seen to date.

I think it's largely because of the fact that he epitomizes the core concept of the game so well. He's one of the taller humanoid colossi, wields an iconic swordlike weapon, and his battleground is on an elevated platform, which limits any environment that could lessen his scale. I mean, you look up and he's all you see!

This was only supposed to be a quick, concept-style sketch, so I didn't go to much into the detail. I wanted the stark lighting to be the focus of the mood, and the almost silhouette worked to that effect. I'm trying to improve my painting speed by seeing how much of an image I can produce in a limited time. I want to be faster, but I also need to turn in a complete looking image (at least to the best of my ability). I hope it worked out in this case.

Cloud and fur brushes by me, actually went without photo-textures for this one.

Painted on Photoshop CS3 with a Genius G-Pen 450

Shadow of the Colossus by Sony
Original Art by Jon Mallari