The Area 51 meme was such a big thing in 2019, here's the artwork that was released on YouTube to coincide with this meme.
There was a lot I wanted to do with this piece. I was thinking of having characters rushing towards Area 51 initially, and then of characters in Area 51, caught up in all sorts of madness. Then my third and used idea was to have a couple of characters trying to get away while Alien chaos is unleashed on the world.
This idea of the chaotic results caused by Area 51 again had a lot that was left undone. There were multiple mechanical/extra-terrestrial entities that I wanted to involve but in the end you can see I just decided to have one large robot walking over the mountains in the distance. Meanwhile, breaking down the barriers is a UFO that has been commandeered by Agrius Moth and Collin Cloud.
When I was colouring this piece, I chose colours that were close to the environment of Area 51's dessert but they came out very saturated. To compensate for this, I used only black and light grey to colour the characters and props which allowed enough contrast for them to stand out.
And now it seems the Area 51 meme can finally die in peace. Normally I don't do much involving meme culture but this one was pretty difficult to resist. Feel free to watch the video of this artwork being produced!
This idea of the chaotic results caused by Area 51 again had a lot that was left undone. There were multiple mechanical/extra-terrestrial entities that I wanted to involve but in the end you can see I just decided to have one large robot walking over the mountains in the distance. Meanwhile, breaking down the barriers is a UFO that has been commandeered by Agrius Moth and Collin Cloud.
When I was colouring this piece, I chose colours that were close to the environment of Area 51's dessert but they came out very saturated. To compensate for this, I used only black and light grey to colour the characters and props which allowed enough contrast for them to stand out.
And now it seems the Area 51 meme can finally die in peace. Normally I don't do much involving meme culture but this one was pretty difficult to resist. Feel free to watch the video of this artwork being produced!
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