Artist Shares Pixel Rendition of Iconic Fallout 4 Location

A talented artist created a pixel art rendering of Fallout 4Red Rocket Truck Stop and adds to the ever-growing pool of fan art inspired by Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG. The picture quickly made the rounds on social media, with their attention to detail and overall performance impressive many a Fallout 4 fan.

As one of the first places that Fallout 4 Players meet – at least on a first Playthrough – the red rocket car stops on the road between Fristad to the northwest and Concord in the southeast has long been considered one of the game's most iconic places. As such, it has inspired many creative companies, with Fallout 4 Fans that produce everything from Red Rocket Lego builds to oil paintings.

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Continues this trend has reddit user im_shocker recently authored a pixel art image of the iconic Fallout 4 place. Their digital painting shows the dilapidated gas station at night, regarded from the side facing the garage which is a suit of power pans. While the 1: 1 image relationship in combination with the artist's choice of the choice shuts down parts of the structure, this seemed to be consciously, with the goal of creating a balanced, near-symmetrical composition.

IM_SHOCKER'S PIXEL ART TAKE ON FALLOUT 4's Red Rocket Truck Stop

The image itself is directly recognized as Fallout 4 Settlement site that inspired it, as it contains all the most prominent features of the Commonwealth Truck Stop, including the Red Rocket sign mounted on a garage with a flat roof that extends out. In the background, the titular red rocket in the retro-futuristic style is displayed, which is called “raygun gothic”, a term coined by William Gibson-which defines Fallout 4aesthetics. Details such as the Garage page Nuka-Cola machine and the Walk-up window that are flanked by concrete ledge and rusty frames are also visible.

The illustration also does a good job of integrating the surroundings and atmosphere on the site in the game, complete with overgrown weeds, fallen leaves, stains of dead grass, oil drums and a car wreck. Even the finer architectural details seem to be room, for example Canopy's subtle downward slope seen just before the point where it meets the front facade of the gas station building. Overall, Im_shocker's image captures the very essence of Red Rocket Truck Stop, at the same time as the artist's own unique voice.

As he commented on this creation, its writers explained that pixel art landscape is their typical focus area and that the painting Fallout 4Iconic red rocket stops are simply something they felt inspired to do. The image itself was made on a 200 pixel digital cloth using the Procreate iOS app on an iPad in combination with an unspecified pen.


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Fallout 4

9/10

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November 10, 2015

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M for mature: blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, use of drugs

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