Drew Cossa_Edmund McMillen

I've known about Edmund Mcmillen for a very long time now. But I don't think his art started to really influence mine until just recently.

The expressiveness of his characters is something I try very hard to keep up with.

The first game I played by him was Super Meat Boy. An extremely hard platformer that is a homage to older ones like Super Mario and Sonic The Hedgehog. During the games hand-drawn cutscenes their is lots of sadistic and expressive humor that I find really appealing. It had been a long time since I was so charmed by a videogame. Imitation is the best form of flattery and a huge hint of his style is forever ingrained in my work.

Im a sucker for characters that have a missing eye or limb. This has always been one of my favorite pieces by this guy.

I remember seeing this character and wanting to draw more super-villians. Also look at that shading, LOOK AT IT.

I love this method of shading. I knew this was the direction I wanted to go in almost the instant I saw it.

Again, great example of an expressive face. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUY9iF7lAGc <-- A cutscene from Super Meat Boy that does a good job showing what he does best. 

http://digitalportfolio2013.blogspot.com/2013/09/character-select-2013-prisma-color.html <-- My work samples. I recommend taking a look if you want to see the parallels between his work and mine.