Grand Theft Auto III Era Protagonists - GTA V Style
Commissioned art of the three protagonists of the GTA III era games; Claude (III), Tommy (Vice City) and CJ (San Andreas), in the style of Grand Theft Auto V's promotional artwork. This project was a big challenge for me in aping Ian McQue's now legendary art direction, but the client was happy and it was a privilege to work on it. The three images are separate an at A3 size to the client's specifications, allowing them to be displayed in whichever order they wish (release, chronological, colour, etc.), as well as a couple of different background styles to suit their tastes.
References included the in-game locations, assets, etc. GTA V promo art work, myself as a pose model and even the GTA III 10th anniversary figure of Claude.
Triptych of the three protagonists with 'true colour' background.
Claude, GTA III's protagonist. 'True colour' background.
Claude process
Tommy Vercetti, GTA Vice City's protagonist. 'True colour' background.
Tommy process
Carl 'CJ' Johnson, GTA San Andreas's protagonist. 'True colour' background.
CJ process
Triptych of the three protagonists with 'saturated' background.
Claude. 'Saturated' background.
Tommy. 'Saturated' background.
CJ. 'Saturated' background.
Triptych of the three protagonists with 'flat' background.
Claude. 'Flat' background.
Tommy. 'Flat' background.
CJ. 'Flat' background.
Triptych of the three protagonists with 'poster' background.
Claude. 'Poster' background.
Tommy. 'Poster' background.
CJ. 'Poster' background.