Summary
One talentedHalofan is impressing their fellow gamers with a stunning drawing made using the curious medium of Microsoft Paint.Halohelped revolutionize the first-person shooter genre on consoles when the first game launched on the original Xbox in 2001, and the franchise has continued to be a powerhouse to this day. As could be expected of any series as influential asHalo, its large and devoted army of fans still fire up online multiplayer as they eagerly await the next chapter of Master Chief’s never-ending mission to save the galaxy from Covenant and Banished forces.
There are plenty of skilled artists within the ranks of theHalofandom who regularly demonstrate both their talents and affection for the games through impressive cosplay and detailed artwork. One such fan created stunning drawings inspired byHalo 3’s nine combat missions, while another rendered Master Chief and his trusty Warthog in a stylesimilar to theStar Wars: Clone Warsanimated seriesof the mid-2000s. The crossover fun hasn’t stopped there, as anotherHalofan pitted the Chief against Darth Vader in their own artwork, while yet another has imagined what a Pokemon region would look like within one of theHalogames.
Reddit user Ssosme took a more straightforward approach in their latestHaloart, which depicts an injured Noble Six kneeling in front of the towering Mount Torott on the planet Reach, inspired by the 2010 prequelHalo Reach. This image has an impressive level of detail, withseveral glowing purple Needler shardssticking out of Six’s back as he looks toward the terraformed landscape. Most noteworthy of all is that Ssosme didn’t create this using Photoshop or other high-end image software, but rather the standard Microsoft Paint that comes free with every Windows PC.
Talented Halo Fan Makes Stunning Reach Artwork in MS Paint
MS Paint is known for being very simple and lacking the more complex tools found in other graphics programs, making the level of detail in Ssosme’sHalo Reach-inspired painting all the more impressive for other users on r/halo. The comment section is filled with praise and amazement at the artist’s work, with one even comparing it to thepaintings of the late Bob Ross.
Right now, theHalofranchise is at a crossroads, with developer 343 Industries renaming itself Halo Studios and announcing that its next wave ofHaloprojects will bebuilt using Unreal Engine 5instead of the proprietary Slipspace Engine earlier this year. As the gaming world waits to see what this will mean for the future of theHalofranchise, talented fans are still sharing their appreciation for the massively influential series with remarkable artwork that depicts some of its most iconic characters, worlds, and moments.
Halo Reach
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Halo: Reach* comes to PC as the first installment of Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Now optimized for PC, experience the heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through great sacrifice and courage, saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds. The planet Reach is humanity’s last line of defense between the encroaching Covenant and their ultimate goal, the destruction of Earth. If it falls, humanity will be pushed to the brink of destruction.
