Portal's Chell in the style of Norman Rockwell

Jesse Rubenfeld's aptly named painting "This Was a Triumph" is a handsome, Norman Rockwell inspired version of Chell from the game Portal: "Based on Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter cover for the Saturday Evening Post. Featuring Chell from Valve's Portal video games. Also starring GLaDOS and Wheatley and the weighted companion cube."

This Was a Triumph Painting (via Super Punch)

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http://www.matthewpetty.com/ Matthew Petty

I like the style, but at first glance I thought she was pregnant.
ocker3

An excellent idea, I just always thought both Rosies and Chelle were slightly more attractive, and Rosie’s head was more in proportion with the rest of her body. Still, pretty good
robdobbs

That artist has a long way to go before anyone should refer to it as Norman Rockwell style. I don’t mean to be negative, but Rockwell was a technically proficient artisan and this fails to live up to that standard in every way.

But then I suppose I could pile the same critique on Norman himself: http://michael-shapcott.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Michelangelo-Buonarroti_Isaiah-1509-Norman-Rockwell_Rosie-the-Riveter-1943.jpg
Grey Devil

Nice attempt but kind of falters at properly rendering Chell. She looks nothing like the videogame counterpart. Doesn’t have to look EXACTLY like her, but seems like the artist barely tried. Proportions are off too, and then there’s the fact that he wrote CHELL on the portal gun, which is not only inaccurate but also serves to insult the viewer assuming that they have no clue that thet are looking at a Portal rendering unless he were to remind us. Just not sure what the purpose of writing her name is.
- Nonentity
  
  She’s certainly rendered a bit more… ample.. than the model in the game. Not bad, mind you, but this look probably would have made the uproar about the weight jokes in Portal 2 a little more convincing (rather than clear examples of people missing the point).
- TimmoWarner
  
  ”Chell” is written on her lunch box which I think he can get away with. And it makes the cake more fun too.
  - http://nelc.livejournal.com/ NelC
    
    Faithful to the original Rosie picture:
    
    http://www.babylonhobbies.com/ebay/pictures/MAS_31030.jpg
    - hadlockk
      
      Well that explains why CHELL is crudely scrawled in the picture, and the man-like arms despite Chell being rather feminine.
    - ocker3
      
      Makes more sense, but the body/head proportion is still off, even compared to the original Rosie
    - Ito Kagehisa
      
      Thanks, nelc!
      
      The pneumatic rivet hammer in that painting is extremely accurately portrayed, which makes me wonder if Rockwell copied her doubled eye protection, leather wrist brace, and complete lack of hearing protection from a real-life riveter.
      
      I like the halo & tattered copy of mein kampf, too!
vrplumber

At first glance, I thought she was sitting on a toilet, which made the chocolate cake slightly unsettling.

Also, those are some powerful looking arms. I suppose lugging that portal gun around is great for developing upper body strength.
Ito Kagehisa

I’m making a note here, HUGE SUCCESS.

Edit: I couldn’t stop myself. And I haven’t even played the game…
- malindrome
  
  It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction with this comment.
mesocosm

Interesting – to me the obvious influence is the Sibyl from the Sistine Chapel:

http://www.greatmastersdisasters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Libyan-Sibyl-Large-Color-Refresh-800×1029.jpg
Philipshade

Close but no banana it’s based on Michelangelo’s Isaiah from the Sistine Chapel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michelangelo,_profeti,_Isaiah_01.jpg
- robdobbs
  
  Like I pointed out in the 3rd post.
http://twitter.com/incarnedine_v Dan Hibiki

who the hell eats a cake backwards like that?
- malindrome
  
  WE CAN DO IT!
- Maria Pranzo
  
  It’s all about the frosting, Dan. Try it some time.
  - Rich Keller
    
    I’ve always thought of the cakey part soley as a “Frosting Delivery Vehicle”.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    I would always eat the cake first and leave a frosting shell, which I would then consume with great gusto. It drove my mother crazy.
anik

I thought Chell was chinese…

I like the butchness though.
Rummager

Strikes me as more
Tanino Liberatore than Rockwell.