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From the grim world of Disco Elysium to the delicate landscapes of Child of Light, many games take visual inspiration from hand-painted works and styles. Australian artist Pat Naoum took that love to a new level in developing his game, The Master’s Pupil. Here, Naoum hand-painted (as in on paper) nearly everything in the game. This includes the characters, scenes, and objects. Because of this, the game took Naoum about seven years to complete.
@patnaoumgames On the internet, and in person, people don’t seem to understand hand-painted means painted with paint. Out 28 July! Wishlist link in the bio #TheMastersPupil #indiedev #indieGame #gamedev #gamedevelopment ♬ original sound – The Master’s Pupil – Pat Naoum
The 2D puzzle-adventure game takes players to trace the life of artist Claude Monet through his eyes—literally. The story takes place in his eyeballs. Naoum told Klaw Peels (a video game Youtube channel centered on emotional games) that seeing close-up images of the human eye inspired this game. He explained, “I found that just fascinating and super interesting because it looked like this giant landscape. So, I had this idea of making a game that is set on the edge of an iris and moves towards the pupil over the course of someone’s life.” Though Naoum means ‘pupil’ as in the eye, the word is also a play on a ‘pupil’ as in apprentice.
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