Game-Art-HQ is a
website that provides game related
artworks which were released by
game developers as well as detailed
fan art and sometimes
cosplay
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photos. Unique to this website are art projects and tributes organized about
video games. These have been featured on many web portals like
chip.de Eventhubs and Shoryuken. One of them, the Street Fighter Anniversary Art Tribute, was organized in cooperation with
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
While fan art is mostly used for drawn art, Game Art HQ also considers cosplay, sculptures and
crafts as artworks relevant for the site. Additionally, there are interviews with game producers, artists and cosplay models done from time to time. The website aims to promote art by video game companies as well as helping independent artists to get more exposure. While there are many communities supporting and showing fan art, there are strong guidelines and quality standards on Game Art HQ.
Another difference with portals which show fan art to generate revenue is that Game Art HQ is publishing the artworks only with the clear permission by the creator(s).
History
In June 2011, the German site founder Reinhold Hoffmann registered the Game-Art-HQ
domain
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and started the website on 21 June as a
blog about artworks related to video games. This concept was the base for later ideas like galleries for now over 1500 different games and game characters. The first community project on Game Art HQ was a little tribute to
Battle Arena Toshinden and its characters. Fourteen artists participated in this fan art tribute. Following were art contests and growing art tribute projects like the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Tribute with over 200 artists in cooperation with
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil' ...
. They celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the
Doom games on the 10th of December 2013 with an art tribute which was featured on multiple websites like
Kotaku
''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier.
History
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or
Eurogamer . In 2014, they celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Sony PlayStation by illustrating 45 games through fan art.
Today
Today, the website is featuring over 1500 professional artists who show their game-related art. Their video game art tributes like "Link's Blacklist" are promoted on multiple mainstream game portals like
kotaku
''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier.
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,
IGN
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as well as
magazines like
Chip.de.
Art Contests
Art Contests on Game Art HQ are held annually and usually last for 30–90 days. They are often about using specific tools to draw or a specific style to draw like traditional tools or the "Chibi Art" contests. Winners are determined through the votes by ten members of the community, and prizes are usually funded through the ad revenue on the website.
Community
Currently (October 2017) around 8000
artists form the community of Game Art HQ. Community-driven projects are mostly organised via the group of the website on
deviantart.
External links
Game Art HQ"Game Art HQ on DeviantART""Link`s Blacklist" Art Project"We Are Doomed Art Tribute to the Doom Series"
References
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Internet properties established in 2011
Video game websites