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September 2010 issue of Official Nintendo Magazine.
October 2007 issue of Official Nintendo Magazine.
Joe Roberts is a freelance UK artist who created the covers for the Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Metroid: Other M issues of Official Nintendo Magazine. He "used to do a lot of work for them years ago" and still does occasionally.[1]
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!["Samus Aran, from Metroid Prime" "I modeled the helmet in C4D then coloured, textured etc in Photoshop. The face behind the visor is based on an airbrushed photograph." "...the face is based on a photo. Coincidentally I've just completed three new portraits of her for Metroid Other. [sic] These include an illustration of her without the helmet, so this time I've used that image inside the armour as-well, instead of a photo."](/wiki/File:Samus_Aran_by_geodex.jpg "Samus Aran by geodex.jpg (329 KB)")
"Samus Aran, from Metroid Prime"
"I modeled the helmet in C4D then coloured, textured etc in Photoshop. The face behind the visor is based on an airbrushed photograph."
"...the face is based on a photo. Coincidentally I've just completed three new portraits of her for Metroid Other. [sic] These include an illustration of her without the helmet, so this time I've used that image inside the armour as-well, instead of a photo."
"I modeled the helmet in C4D then coloured, textured etc in Photoshop. The face behind the visor is based on an airbrushed photograph."
"...the face is based on a photo. Coincidentally I've just completed three new portraits of her for Metroid Other. [sic] These include an illustration of her without the helmet, so this time I've used that image inside the armour as-well, instead of a photo."
"This was my first visual for the inside cover. I think I prefer this one but I'd be interested to read what others think."
!["This is the final version for the inside cover. She looks a bit more kick-ass here, as opposed to the more innocent look of my previous version." "I would have preferred to keep [the eyes] blue, as per my earlier version, but Nintendo wanted them fiery, with reflected explosions etc. I wasn't convinced at first but it's grown on me now. I think it's an interesting effect, if not very realistic."](/wiki/File:Other_M_by_geodex.jpg "Other M by geodex.jpg (104 KB)")
"This is the final version for the inside cover. She looks a bit more kick-ass here, as opposed to the more innocent look of my previous version."
"I would have preferred to keep [the eyes] blue, as per my earlier version, but Nintendo wanted them fiery, with reflected explosions etc. I wasn't convinced at first but it's grown on me now. I think it's an interesting effect, if not very realistic."
"I would have preferred to keep [the eyes] blue, as per my earlier version, but Nintendo wanted them fiery, with reflected explosions etc. I wasn't convinced at first but it's grown on me now. I think it's an interesting effect, if not very realistic."
!["A cover illustration for the official UK Nintendo Magazine. It's mostly Photoshop with a bit of 3d to help boost he [sic] textures and reflections."](/wiki/File:Samus_ONM.jpg "Samus ONM.jpg (94 KB)")
"A cover illustration for the official UK Nintendo Magazine. It's mostly Photoshop with a bit of 3d to help boost he [sic] textures and reflections."