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Left 4 DeadBlog: Rules of Thumb

L4D Blog: When it came time to photograph the box art of L4D1, our art staff had three goals. One, there should be a hand in it somehow. Two, the hand should have a thumb bitten off, so customers would look at the four fingers remaining on the hand and think, "Hey, four." Three, under no circumstances would we use Photoshop. L4D is a visceral experience, and its box art deserved the same approach. Valve artist and L4D1 hand model Andrea Wicklund was more than happy to help.
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Published: 147 days 13 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Gaming | PC | Industry News
 
 

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Kamikaze135 - 147 days 14 hours ago
1 - Well, well, well.....
Valve: Alright, I have a great idea for the cover to our game.

Artist: Oh really? Tell me.

Valve: We want to have a hand with fingers bitten off. It really goes well with the Zombie theme. I also want to have a creepy lighting effect on the cover.

Artist: Sounds great; I'll open up Photoshop and sketch something out with my tablet.

Valve: Whoa, whoa, whoa....All you need is a camera and anesthesia. We'd rather pay you for 5 minutes instead of 10 hours. We've already prepared the lighting effects in the room next door - get moving. Oh, and you're only getting paid for the next 2 minutes since this conversation counted towards your pay.

Artist: O______________O;
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Spike47 - 147 days 13 hours ago
1.1 - Thats Valve
for ya. If you know what I mean, >_>
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ChampIDC - 147 days 12 hours ago
1.2 -
Yeah, because she's clearly biting off her thumb instead of just plain biting it. >.>
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Razmossis - 147 days 10 hours ago
1.3 -
Clearly someone elses hand though
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Blackcanary - 147 days 12 hours ago
2 - is this game coming out on
the PS3?
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PLASTICA-MAN - 147 days 12 hours ago
2.1 - I hope not
we have the better game MAG! No need for such old gen graphics!!!
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arsenal55 - 147 days 12 hours ago
2.2 -
probably not.. you shouldnt buy valve games on consoles anyways.
2.3 Axecution | 147 days 11 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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OrganicMachine - 147 days 10 hours ago
2.4 -
buy valve games on the pc if you can...
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xGrunty - 147 days 9 hours ago
2.5 - @2.1
Funny how long the Source Engine has been out and still is one of the best out there. But of course, we're talking about new-gen all the time these days. Silly Me.
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ExgamerLegends2 - 147 days 12 hours ago
3 - Thats awesome
Cuz i.... as a ps3 owner.... always wondered how this 360 game's box art was made.
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XBOX360-FUN - 147 days 12 hours ago
4 -
I wonder what Rock Star is going to do on the box art for the Ballot of Gay Tony.

Headline:The Ballot of Gay Tony Box art required ---- biting
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Tony P - 147 days 10 hours ago
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The Ballot of Gay Tony: Voting Frenzy!
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clixx33 - 147 days 11 hours ago
5 - Is it just me or...
can you clearly see her thumb hiding behind her hand under the pinky finger... -.-

She looks like a double jointed freak w/a freak thumb...
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mdt hunter - 147 days 6 hours ago
6 -
i always thought it was a male hand
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