Richard Suwono
Location: Indonesia
Web: www.artstation.com/artist/r-chie
Email: richiesuwono@yahoo.com
MEDIA: Photoshop
Taking inspiration from ‘Amerimanga’, Richard’s work is a combination of Japanese and American comic book styles. “I love the exaggerated style of Street Fighter, and Capcom’s Edayan,” he says, “plus Alvin Lee and Joe Mad inspire my work greatly.”
As well as this highly stylised game art, Richard loves realism, taking cues from mythology and various cultures to create depth in his more realistic paintings. He works in both digital and traditional forms. “I want to make people smile with my art,” he says, “because it makes me happy.”
1 Queen of Pain DOTA 2 “My take on the Queen of Pain from Dota 2. I find this character so alluring and interesting, I wanted to show both her deadliness and beauty in the piece – her sexiness is deadly! She can hold her own against the other heroes of the game.”
2 I Love Sakura! “I decided to illustrate my favourite character from Street Fighter, Sakura. I love this character so much I attempted my own version while trying out new styles. Sakura is so adorable, attractive and energetic – I wanted to capture her essence by portraying her signature move, Shunpukyaku.”
3 Watch and Learn “This illustration was for Blizzard’s Hearthstone contest, Goblin and Gnome. It tells the story of a goblin who acquired a new gadget that could manipulate his gambling game so he won every time. The goblin became very rich and attracted fans. Here I’ve captured a gambling scene, taking inspiration from the Hearthstone game and the World of Warcraft universe.”