The Lost Village

One of my favorite locations from Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One was the Deadgrove. Lots of roots, bugs, and raking light. We wanted to get the vibe of the underside of a log. Here’s a look at a location layout along with some ideas for structures. If you haven’t had a chance to play, there’s some good discounts out there — jump in!

In other news, we stumbled drunkenly into the Behance Network. If you’re a member stop by and say hi!

1080Pinball

A few years back Insomniac Games took a stab at a new game concept dubbed 1080Pinball. The goal was to make a rockn’ pinball game with a classic sci-fi flair. Even though the project never left the testing bed, I had fun with the concept art. To kick the project off, I explored some style directions — including guzzling a six pack of Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon.

More pinballastic images can be found at Insomniac’s Facebook page!

Wrath of the Octomoth

All 4 One has hit the shelves! Greg and I had the great opportunity to create the concept art for the project along with many of the character models. Octomoth is one of the crazy bosses that you’ll battle along the way – hold on tight!

Also, if you’d like to catch a look at over 30 pages of development art, the A4O Strategy Guide features a robust concept art gallery. Kudos to the folks over at Brady Games!

The Evil Beneath

We’re closing in on our October 18th release date for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. We can’t wait to get this adventure out to the public – it’s an awesome time to have solo or with friends! The image above was one of the first production paintings as we began to define the massive scale encounters you’ll be able to experience with your friends. The battles are epic!

If you’re the preorder type, be sure to check out the Playstation Blog for some cool bonuses. We also have an updated Fankit available with new images of all types (the pack with the monster is the most recent). Download away here!

Bad Day

Dave and I are hard at work prepping for Heroes Con this year. We’ve been under the gun with some heavy deadlines all year, and we finally get to push towards a deadline for ourselves. Tonight I got to sketch for no reason a bit, I knew I wanted to draw a robot (duh)…but then every night when I’m working in the pitch black huddled over the Cintiq, my cat sits and watches me releasing these little curious meows that I only hear when the music in my headphones quiets for a second. Scares the crap out of me every time. That and I watched a documentary on trash pickers in Brazil tonight…I have very very little to complain about anymore. So here ya go…

Ratchet & Clank Concepts

During our march forward on All 4 One, the kool kats at Kotaku were kind enough to feature a few concept pieces from the game. We’ve been working on the project for awhile and hope to show more images in the future. For now here’s a peak at a few locations and a couple maniacal menaces you battle along the way.