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Watchin an artist create his image can be a very fascinating process.

It is very rare to find complete work-in-progress sequences. In most cases there are only final variations, images that got previewed in press releases or unfinished entries for demo scene competitions.

Cougar_HairDog

Cougar_HairDog_wip
Cougar_HairDog
Cougar_HairDog_wip
  • Cougar
  • Sebastian Krüger
  • 1991
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 32 colors
  • WIP

Based on the cover for the Tankard album "Hair of the Dog". Artwork by Sebastian Krüger

Facet_KingForADay

Facet_KingForADay_wip1

Facet_KingForADay_wip2

Facet_KingForADay_wip3

Facet_KingForADay_wip4

Facet_KingForADay_wip5
Facet_KingForADay
Facet_KingForADay_wip1
Facet_KingForADay_wip2
Facet_KingForADay_wip3
Facet_KingForADay_wip4
Facet_KingForADay_wip5
  • Facet
  • 2019
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 32 colors
  • WIP

3rd in the Revision 2019 Oldskool Graphics competition.

Agony

Agony_wip1
Agony
Agony_wip1

The Agony logo is based on a design created by Roger Dean specifically for the game.

Aquaventura

Aquaventura_wip1

Aquaventura_wip2

Aquaventura_wip3

Aquaventura_wip4

Aquaventura_wip5

Aquaventura_wip6

Aquaventura_wip7

Aquaventura_wip8

Aquaventura_wip9

Aquaventura_wip10

Aquaventura_wip11

Aquaventura_atarist
Aquaventura
Aquaventura_wip1
Aquaventura_wip2
Aquaventura_wip3
Aquaventura_wip4
Aquaventura_wip5
Aquaventura_wip6
Aquaventura_wip7
Aquaventura_wip8
Aquaventura_wip9
Aquaventura_wip10
Aquaventura_wip11
Aquaventura_atarist

The "Work in Progress" images were found in the official Psygnosis backup dump. Previous WIPs were from a "Miami Byte" slideshow.

It's also the most incomplete "WIP" image from Aquaventura, showing a lot of details missing, including a different hue of blue for the whole image.

Aquaventura_AltDeath

Aquaventura_AltDeath_wip1

Aquaventura_AltDeath_wip2
Aquaventura_AltDeath
Aquaventura_AltDeath_wip1
Aquaventura_AltDeath_wip2

These graphics weren't used in the final game, Psygnosis' landmark 3D animated sequences were used instead. Some images are from the official Psygnosis backup dumps and some from a promotional Psygnosis slideshow.

Aquaventura_AltEnding

Aquaventura_AltEnding_wip1

Aquaventura_AltEnding_wip2

Aquaventura_AltEnding_frames
Aquaventura_AltEnding
Aquaventura_AltEnding_wip1
Aquaventura_AltEnding_wip2
Aquaventura_AltEnding_frames

These graphics weren't used in the final game, Psygnosis' landmark 3D animated sequences were used instead. Some images are from the official Psygnosis backup dumps and some from a promotional Psygnosis slideshow.

It is not quite clear which of these images was the WIP and which was supposed to be the final image.

Aquaventura_AltIntro1

Aquaventura_AltIntro1_wip
Aquaventura_AltIntro1
Aquaventura_AltIntro1_wip

These graphics weren't used in the final game, Psygnosis' landmark 3D animated sequences were used instead. This was taken from a promotional Psygnosis slideshow.

The WIP image could also be from an animation since it shows the bay doors closed and has the spacecraft missing.

Aquaventura_AltIntro2

Aquaventura_AltIntro2_wip
Aquaventura_AltIntro2
Aquaventura_AltIntro2_wip

These graphics weren't used in the final game, Psygnosis' landmark 3D animated sequences were used instead. This was taken from a promotional Psygnosis slideshow.

The WIP image shows that there were several big changes done to this image while it was created.

The background was completely redone, the battleship was scaled down. The contrast between light and shadow areas was reduced to make the shapes more recognisable, although making the final image less dramatic.

JimSachs_RogerRabbit

JimSachs_RogerRabbit_wip
JimSachs_RogerRabbit
JimSachs_RogerRabbit_wip

The work in progress is interesting as it shows several changes to the final image from the game.
Roger's head and left hand was changed, as was the expression in his face.

If you look closely it is also visible that the copyright message was moved from the center left side to the lower left side, since the text was colored black instead of removing it properly from the brick wall.

The small artifacts scattered around the brick wall are mostly my fault, because I had to reconstruct the wip image from a badly rescaled version that I found on the internet.

ljl_WeatherMap

ljl_WeatherMap_wip
ljl_WeatherMap
ljl_WeatherMap_wip

Prowler_FloatingOnAir

Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip1

Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip2

Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip3

Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip4

Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip5
Prowler_FloatingOnAir
Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip1
Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip2
Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip3
Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip4
Prowler_FloatingOnAir_wip5
  • Prowler
  • 1996
  • Hires Interlaced (PAL)
  • 256 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_Nicole

Prowler_Nicole_wip1

Prowler_Nicole_wip2

Prowler_Nicole_wip3

Prowler_Nicole_wip4

Prowler_Nicole_wip5
Prowler_Nicole
Prowler_Nicole_wip1
Prowler_Nicole_wip2
Prowler_Nicole_wip3
Prowler_Nicole_wip4
Prowler_Nicole_wip5
  • Prowler
  • 2010
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 32 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_NoEscape

Prowler_NoEscape_wip1

Prowler_NoEscape_wip2

Prowler_NoEscape_wip3

Prowler_NoEscape_wip4

Prowler_NoEscape_wip5

Prowler_NoEscape_wip6

Prowler_NoEscape_wip7

Prowler_NoEscape_wip8
Prowler_NoEscape
Prowler_NoEscape_wip1
Prowler_NoEscape_wip2
Prowler_NoEscape_wip3
Prowler_NoEscape_wip4
Prowler_NoEscape_wip5
Prowler_NoEscape_wip6
Prowler_NoEscape_wip7
Prowler_NoEscape_wip8
  • Prowler
  • 2012
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 64 colors
  • WIP

There's a timelapse on Youtube showing how this picture was created.

Prowler_NorthernDelight

Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip1

Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip2

Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip3

Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip4
Prowler_NorthernDelight
Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip1
Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip2
Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip3
Prowler_NorthernDelight_wip4
  • Prowler
  • 2017
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 16 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_Northstar

Prowler_Northstar_wip1

Prowler_Northstar_wip2

Prowler_Northstar_wip3

Prowler_Northstar_wip4
Prowler_Northstar
Prowler_Northstar_wip1
Prowler_Northstar_wip2
Prowler_Northstar_wip3
Prowler_Northstar_wip4
  • Prowler
  • 2019
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 32 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_ShatteredHarmony

Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip1

Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip2

Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip3
Prowler_ShatteredHarmony
Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip1
Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip2
Prowler_ShatteredHarmony_wip3
  • Prowler
  • 2011
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 64 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_Shroooms

Prowler_Shroooms_wip
Prowler_Shroooms
Prowler_Shroooms_wip
  • Prowler
  • 2007
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 16 colors
  • WIP

Prowler_SinghRaha

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip1

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip2

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip3

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip4

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip5

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip6

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip7

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip8

Prowler_SinghRaha_wip9
Prowler_SinghRaha
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip1
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip2
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip3
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip4
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip5
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip6
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip7
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip8
Prowler_SinghRaha_wip9
  • Prowler
  • 2009
  • Lowres (PAL)
  • 32 colors
  • WIP