High-resolution version of the "Mario Idol" preview screenshot for Mario Artist: Paint Studio, a Japan-only sequel to Mario Paint for the Nintendo 64DD add-on. While this image was printed in low resolution in many magazines around the world in 1999, IGN hosted this high-quality version on their website.
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I'm very happy with how this one turned out. I wanted to try giving it a Manga look, which I think turned out really well. Especially with the singular pop of yellow for his eye.
This piece is based off the section before the actual fight with Dimentio, where you have to navigate a hall of mirrors and Dimentio duplicates. So I went with a broken mirror effect.
Getting close to finished with these! Just 3 more to do after this one.