Red Dead Redemption 2 Player Makes Impressive Paintings of John, Arthur, and Dutch

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Red Dead Redemption 2 released in 2018 and is still one of the most graphically detailed games ever made. This is made even more impressive by the fact that Red Dead Redemption 2’s world is not a linear campaign of graphical set pieces, but a massive open world with a consistent quality throughout. Landscape shots of the different environments from RDR2 can look like photographs of real locations.

These serene and stunning locations help build the atmosphere of Red Dead Redemption 2’s open world, but they are sometimes not the only thing necessary to interest potential customers in an action Western game. So Rockstar used a series of stylized key art portraits for the games' cover art and advertising campaign. These portraits are reminiscent of old Western movie posters and help to convey the grittier tone ofRDR2’s story.

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This art style has stayed consistent since the first Red Dead Redemption and is a recognizable element of the series. Fans of Red Dead Redemption 2 have even recreated their own characters using this official art style, and now a talented artist on Reddit named mikesartwrks has shared their recreations of some of the official character portraits. The paintings depict perhaps the series' three most central characters, John and Arthur, who are the protagonists of the first and second games respectively, along with Dutch, the leader of the outlaw gang they are all members of.

Looking at mikesartwrks’ previous posts on Reddit reveals that they have a propensity towards striking character portraits against bold backgrounds, which lends itself perfectly to recreating Red Dead Redemption’s official artwork. While the Arthur and Dutch paintings are inspired by