Ana as an animated desktop background? An artist brings static Overwatch images to life.
In the realm of fan art, one often encounters individual works that leave one with their mouth agape. We felt the same when we saw the animated desktop background for the Overwatch hero Ana.
On the YouTube channel Refract Art, the artist showcased in a timelapse video how much work went into the animated piece. The 19 hours of work certainly pay off, as the piece is unmatched in terms of detail, animations, and shading. You can see the entire creation process in this video. If you just want to see the result, jump directly to minute 4:52.
Mercy, Sombra, and Genji have also been animated
Refract Art has already captured and animated several other heroes in backgrounds.
Here you see Mercy in a melancholic mood, presumably contemplating a lot of death and suffering (before she raises them all back, of course).
He has also tackled Sombra and animated her in full action.
To ensure that it’s not only ladies being showcased in this post, we have for the finale the animated Genji ready with his dragon blade. Definitely an eye-catcher.
The corresponding high-resolution background images are unfortunately not available for free. Instead, they run through the Steam software “Wallpaper Engine”. This program allows for significantly more complex desktop backgrounds with live-calculated animations.
For us, it all looks like some kind of witchcraft that normal mortals probably can’t handle quickly. In any case, impressive work that is definitely worth taking a look at.
