Cuphead
Studio MDHR · 2017
- Dimension
- 2D
- Rendering
- Hand-drawn
- Colors
- PinkPurpleGrayGreenOrangeYellowTealBlackBrown
- Linework
- Inked lines
- Shading
- Soft gradient
- Texture
- Paper grain
- Post-processing
- Film grain, Vignette
- Palette
- Warm, Vibrant
- Imitated medium
- Watercolor
- Art movement
- Rubber hose, Western cartoon
- Proportions
- Exaggerated
About
Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game centered on boss battles, playable alone or in local cooperative multiplayer. Set in the Inkwell Isles, it follows brothers Cuphead and Mugman collecting soul contracts to repay a debt to the Devil. Its 1930s cartoon aesthetic uses hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and recorded jazz music.
Art style
Cuphead (2017, Studio MDHR) is a 2D hand-drawn game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from inked lines, soft gradient shading, paper grain, film grain and vignette. The palette is warm and vibrant. It draws on watercolor, rubber hose and western cartoon.
Details
- Release
- Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
- Developer
- Studio MDHR
- Publisher
- Studio MDHR
- Engine
- Unity
- Released
- 2017-09-29 Worldwide, Windows
2017-09-29 Worldwide, Xbox One
2018-10-19 Worldwide, macOS
2019-04-18 Worldwide, Nintendo Switch
2020-07-28 Worldwide, PlayStation 4 - Platforms
- Windows, Xbox One, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
- Also known as
- Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil
カップヘッド
茶杯头
茶杯頭
컵헤드 - Credits
- Chad Moldenhauer Animators
Jake Clark Animators
Joseph Coleman Animators
Hanna Abi Hanna Animators
Danielle Johnson Animators
Tina Nawrocki Animators
Thomas Smolenski Animators
Caitlin Russell Background Artist & Painter
Ali Morbi Painting Post-Production & Separation
Marija Moldenhauer Inking
Danielle Johnson Inking (special thanks)
Tyler Moldenhauer Digital Painter & Magician Lord
Warren Clark Hand-Lettering Artist
Mark Simonson Type, Lettering & Fonts
Chad Moldenhauer Directed by
Jared Moldenhauer Directed by
Ryan Moldenhauer Producers
Marija Moldenhauer Producers - Links
- official · wikipedia · steam · mobygames
