Dean Wilson
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Dean Wilson
@playtonicdean.bsky.social
Art director and 10 year veteran at Playtonic. Previously 10 years at Rare. Passion for graphics and fine art. Not bad cook, I met Arnie once….
I’m getting that quote stencilled on the wall behind my sofa/settee. Thanks guys 🫶
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here’s the file stats. If I’d have done this in 2 hours that would have been 17 brush strokes per second. I’d have some serious RSI by now…
October 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Glad you liked it, so much new content and surprises like this to look forward to, it’s pretty much a whole new game. The whole team and everyone involved have done a great job.
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Basically…. It was a bit heartbreaking as Dr Quack took ages to get right and got binned as I had the added challenge of getting the logo in too. Alas Dr Quack will forever be a hidden layer in YookaReplaylee_keyart_FINAL02.PSD…
October 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hey Nikki-it was a while ago and my memory’s hazy but- I think it was a compositional thing.It was quite a busy,asymmetrical image so I opted for symmetry at the top to kinda bridge it all.Also, having Cap B centralised on his own made him a bit more menacing with a focus on him being the villain :)
October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Tiny correction 😬🫶
October 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Who are you again?
June 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Wow
June 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m assuming you meant ‘slag’?

Harsh
June 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Wow
June 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Good job you’re still in the bog then. It’s your turn….
June 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Grow up!
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Most sadly of all, I’m going to see a massive downturn in contributions to the ‘swear jar’ in my car, now I won’t be driving @daleykong.bsky.social around as much 🙈
May 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’m happy to be contacted personally for character reference also
May 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here’s the rough 3D model of the Tribalstack diorama I created to help with the composition. Working 3D into 2D art can help with some of the heavy lifting :)
November 23, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Here was the first palette test. Yooka and Laylee’s pose was originally doing to be a little different
November 23, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Thanks for being a part of what helped make Playtonic a reality in the first place ;). #yookareplaylee will be the piece de resistance of 10 years of growing and experience…
November 23, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Here’s my first sketch of what became the final key art. Dr Quack was going to be in there originally, looking menacing until we decided to go chips-in on Cap B looking REALLY menacing…
November 22, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Could have been folks…. Could have been 🥺
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM