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Patrick Brown delivers again. This time with an incredible tribute piece for the awesome game: Grand Theft Auto IV. I've been known to be quite a fanboy when it comes to Patrick's work but if fanboyism means liking the guys work then by all means call me one! I usually touch upon the overall style but i think that we all know by now that Patrick's style works! So lets get down to the meat of things. Apart from being original in style Patrick sets up this tribute in a manageable way. Even though this piece is easy on the eyes in terms of lines and character setup he manages to keep the overall chaotic feel of the GTA world by including the "occasional" gunshot and the very clever addition of the sniper scope view down in the lower righthand corner. Colour is the same story. Even though Patrick keeps with the games' dark colour pallette he makes sure to keep things fresh by having Niko standing in the front in his light blue jacket. Also notice the addition of a smaller red background to the right and how it reflects a bit on Niko's jacket.In conclusion. Sure we've seen tribute pieces before so one could argue that the piece could have been more "original". Though personally I think the intent of originality definately has been present and it does show. As for vision i've already pointed out how well everything works but if i had to nitpick a header of some sort would have been nice. Just a typical "GTA IV" logo would have worked but indeed that would of course cover up some of the awesome art!I was originally just popping in 5 stars in all four categories. But being the "hardcore critic" that i am i decited to roughen up and be incredibly "critical" with this one e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" title="(Smile)" />I hope you liked my critique.-Toby out!