Age of Empires' Art is Like Free-to-Play Ice Cream

When opting for “cartoon” graphics, there’s a fine line between looking stylish and looking childish. Age of Empires Online, I think, gets it just right. The fact the recently-released online game doesn’t look like the old Age of Empires has upset some fans, and that’s unavoidable. Still, it’s a shame, as the new game looks good in its own right!(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); https://kotaku.com/the-rise-of-egypt-and-how-youll-pay-for-age-of-empires-5742888 Something these pieces, by Polish artist Szymon Biernacki, illustrate. An architect by [[link]] training, Biernacki works these days as a “digital painter”, providing things for Age of Empire Online like matte paintings and storyboards. Above you’ll find some of Biernacki’s work on AoE, while [[link]] more of his other stuff can be found on his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory, either click the “expand” icon on the gallery screen or right click and “open link in new tab”. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment or character art you’d like to share, drop us a line! You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected]. [[link]] You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.