Michael J. :: Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)

Sid Meier’s Pirates! Atari Video Game Cover Preliminary Painting

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The dungeon vignette appears on the right-hand side of the Xbox edition’s front slipcase cover. (Image source: gamescanner.org)

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Title:	Sid Meier’s Pirates! Atari Video Game Cover Preliminary Painting
Artist:	Steven Chorney (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,084
Likes on CAF:	2 3
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Added to Site:	7/4/2018
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This 8" x 20" original mixed media Sid Meier’s Pirates! painting by illustrator Steven Chorney was one of four vignettes created as preliminary artwork for the 2004 video game's cover. Although met with favor by Atari's art directors, the end product was a Photoshop version done by in-house artists to mimic the look.

A haggard, bearded pirate’s lantern shines the way through the subterranean darkness, his sword leading his younger, armed accomplice onward.

Chorney contributed more than 50 TV Guide advertisements for some of the hottest network television shows, like Miami Vice (1984-1990), which prepared him to then tackle conceptual one-sheet poster designs for major motion pictures such as Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), in addition to the final poster art for Labyrinth (1986), Funny Farm (1988), and The Distinguished Gentleman (1992). To date, he has worked on over 120 film campaigns.

His vibrantly retro, strikingly-composed creations have also appeared in several books and magazines (MAD, Reader’s Digest, and Stars Wars: Galaxy of Fear), on consumer products (Parker Brothers Risk, Wham-O toys, and The Franklin Mint), on promotional flyers (Universal Studios theme park, and Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus), and, of course, on computer and video game packaging (The Dig [1995], Demon Stone [2004], and Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard [2005]).

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Joined:	August 2015
Last Login:	September 2025
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