Outrageous Ruins

This is for the Virtual Worlds Art Project over at

This is a rendition of the Super Mario World level called Outrageous. Click here to see the overview of the original level, the part I've drawn starts from the first yellow Warp Pipe and goes to the first Purple Warp Pipe.

There are still some mysteries behind video game levels. What exactly happens with all the places and levels after when, for example, Mario rescues Peach? Do the enemies still stay there for ages? Is everything cleaned up? Or does, like in this drawing, everything start to break down due to the forces of nature? How would these Bill Blasters actually look like in 3D? Where do all these Bullet Bill come from anyway? Why are there pipes in the middle of a forest? Are the bottomless pits actually bottomless? How do these blocks float? Some say I shouldn't think about it so much since it's just a game, but still, it has keeping me busy for ages.

Super Mario World Fun Facts:
-This year marks the 23th anniversary of Super Mario World (Japanese release-date was in November 21, 1990).
-SMW was made by only 16 people.
-I've never completely finished SMW.

I've tried a new colouring style on this one, using hard brushes instead of soft brushes. I actually like it very much, I can add much more details to my drawings with this new technique!

Please enjoy this drawing, as I personally think it's one of my greatest artworks yet!

But still, do you have any advice to make my drawings even better? Feel free to tell so!

(Super Mario World belongs to Nintendo)