Deconstruction Analysis

Bit obssesed with this work but I decided to post my deconstruction.

This is the Assassins Creed III special cover designed by Alex Ross. The kind of media used for this was drawing/painting which was then scanned a digitally enhanced through computer software. The piece was created on the 3^rd of September 2012 for the Assassins Creed III special release edition which was released a couple of months later. The main aspects of the painting include: a cliff edge, the main Character with all his equipment and finally the original American flag in the background. These three main focuses make the cover simple yet very effective.

There are no strong black outlines on this piece; the artist has kept everything smooth looking especially in the background and the cliff edge. Though once we look at the main figure in the work you straight away notice the amount of detail and precision included into the image to make it look as life like as possible. It seems that in this work all the background art of the flag and the cliff edge seem to be all curvy lines with no strong lines and edges though when looking at the centre character the detail is enhanced dramatically with lines and details being worked on thoroughly thus making the character the eye catching most appealing thing of the image. All the content in this piece is very central with nothing being too far to the side of the character though saying this his arms do reach out to either sides of the painting but even so everything remains balanced the arms for example being mirrored on both sides this is to balance out the picture and keep the main focus on the very centre.

The tone of the picture originally seems light but once look more in detail with the shadows and the colours you can tell the piece is more dark and gloomy, this is proven with the blizzard storm effect wiping across the whole image with the colours being smudged in some places. The colour used is limited in this piece with only the flag being the main provider with the bright red and blue colouring though there are some shades of gold and brown included. The obvious main colour is white most of the image is created with it giving the painting a sense of purity and hope, this is unexpected with the blood inclusion on the hood and the vast amount of weapons though once reading the character description it easily realised why it is used. A lot of attention is paid to depth and shadowing in this piece of work with everything seeming 3D and in some ways real, I believe this was purposely done to show that the game can be real in some ways and defiantly attracting audience attention

The painting was created for the front cover of a limited addition of Assassins Creed III, the art gives you in some cases a sense of fear with the armed figure staring towards you though in some cases for me especially I look at the character and aspire to be like him, being bold strong and on his own makes him seem like a kind of superhero but in this case a somewhat believable one. With the use of the old United States flag and the weaponry held by the character you can see that the cover is based majorly on the revolutionary war. With the war being based on soldiers and colonies it is obscure to see one figure standing by himself with no colonel costume being worn or even hinted. The way the painting is showing the character standing on a cliff edge gives him the meaning of strength with the weaponry enhancing the fact. The head and eyes are slanted down with the hood shadowing the main features of his face giving the character a mysterious feel and also a sense of no fear with no eye contact needed.

I really enjoy this piece of art, the uses of colours and texture indulges me into the piece a lot and it intrigues me to find out who the hooded character is and what his purpose is. I think the use of paint is exquisite with the textures and use of blur, but also the intense detail involved with the character all the equipment all looks to have taken a lot of work to create. Though it is subtle I also think that the computer use worked nicely with any rough edges and small mistakes fixed, also the lighting enhanced dramatically from the original painting, this all adds up to help the piece look a bit better and all works nicely. Being a game cover I do not think the artwork would be suitable for a galley or museum but I do think that for the purpose of being a game cover it is extremely good. I would defiantly at least view this game if looking in a shop as I believe the design is very unique and different which catches everyone’s eyes also the mystery involved makes you want to find out more about the game itself.