Sin City Lumia 930 Tile Art Theme

Sin City, one of the best requests I’ve received so far.

The reason I loved it so much is that Frank Miller’s artwork was the reason I got into tile art to begin with. Here’s a pic of the first home screen I ever customized back in 2013.

It also came at the perfect time, having seen Frank Miller’s amazing Dark Knight comic come to life in the “The Dark Knight Returns” animations just last week.

It was a bit tricky to create this transparent theme, given that all of Frank Miller’s Sin City artwork is mainly black & white, but I hope that I managed to do it justice here.

You can find all the images used for this home screen here.

SpongeBob SquarePants Lumia 930 Tile Art Theme

So today we have a pretty fun theme to share.

Requested by Chris some time ago, I finally got around to bringing SpongeBob to the home screen:

@TileArtGuy can i request Sponge Bob Squarepants to my Lumia 1520

— Cristopher Jay Juan (@bossCjay1) October 4, 2014

My little cousin stole my phone when I first showed him…had to trade a bowl of ice cream and a NERF gun fight to get it back. Anyway, hope you like the home screen as much as he did Chris…

Link to the PNG images can be found here.

Full Throttle Lumia 930 Tile Art Theme

Right, so this is one of the stranger requests…it comes from my dad!

When I was a kid growing up I had a small chair which I used to drag into his office so I could watch him play various PC games that came out back in the day (wonder where my passion for gaming comes from). I remember games like Dig, Half Life, Wing Commander and Quake, but the one that really stood out…was Full Throttle.

The game was developed by LucasArts back in 1995 and was designed by Tim Schafer (Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle). The artwork looked amazing, but what really made Full Throttle unique was the impressive story line, voice acting and humor.

One of the funniest moments I remember from the game was watching my dad lose his temper on one particular part until he jokingly released a box of bunnies who then proceeded to run across a minefield while Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries played, only to see them blow up and clear the path before the hero…brilliant.

Anyway, dad, here’s a home screen just for you.

PNG images can be found here.

Assassins Creed Lumia 930 Tile Art Theme

Between South Park The Stick of Truth and Shadow of Mordor I haven’t had the chance to check out many new games lately. So when Suraj requested an Assassins Creed home screen it was only natural that I dived straight into Assassins Creed Unity artwork.

@TileArtGuy could you make an assassins creed inspired home screen for #Lumia630?

— Suraj Shiva (@suraj_shiva) October 10, 2014

Now, although I tried to stick to one Unity theme, I couldn’t resist using Adewale from Black Flag. He looked too bad ass not to be on the home screen.

I thought it was really important to mention that while I trawl the internet for awesome imagery, preferably PNG images, I’ve started to find a lot of people who create amazing renders on Deviant Art. Renders which turn great game and comic images into transparent PNG. These are the guys who provided some of the Assasins Creed artwork: JaRenders, BriellaLove and Zero0Kiryu.

You can check out all the PNG images used on this particular home screen here.

Request: She-Hulk Lumia 930 Tile Art Theme

So, it’s been a while since I last jumped into the tile art…for the last month or so I’ve managed to lose a phone, finish off one of the biggest work projects of my life, attend a wedding in Mexico and fulfill my life long dream of pretending to be a dolphin…

Now that I’m back I’ve jumped straight into finishing off the requests, starting with this one from MoBedeGuti:
https://twitter.com/GutiMob/status/509994559192190977

Obviously I had to do a little digging into She-Hulk and if you’re interested here’s a great video about the Origins of She-Hulk.

Well MoBedeGuti, here you go bud:

As usual, you can find the PNG images used here.

Sons of Anarchy inspired Lumia 1520

So, one of my friends and I were chatting about home screens the other day…as you do…and she challenged me to create a Sons of Anarchy themed home screen.

I’m not a huge fan of using TV shows for home screens, but SOA is not only one of my favourites, it lends itself nicely to a black & white colour scheme which I’m always a fan of.

With this home screen, I really liked how well the lock screen image lends itself to being double-sided. ie. Lock screen image + Kids Corner lock screen image together look pretty cool.

Challenge accepted friend, hope you like it 🙂 Iron Maiden, Breaking Bad and Halo have all been requested, so will be looking into those shortly I promise.

Images used for this SOA home screen can be found here.

Request: Call of Juarez Lumia 1520 Home Screen

This has been a week of requests. Demons, arrows and now gun slinging cowboys…it’s been fun 🙂

Grayson wanted to see Call of Juarez, a game I heard about, but never played. Needless to say, after doing a bit of digging to create this home screen, and even though it means having to plug my Xbox 360 back in, I’ve decided to buy the game and give it a go. Will let you know what I think Grayson 🙂 For now…hope you enjoy your home screen.

@TileArtGuy Could you make one from call of juarez: gunslinger?

— Grayson Parker (@FallingUp236) August 1, 2014

As always, you can find the images, backgrounds and wallpapers here.

Request: Green Arrow Lumia 1520 Home Screen

Well Mr. Saukerl…seems your request has been fulfilled.

@TileArtGuy Can u make a Green Arrow one? It's my favorite comics 😀

— Punk de galocha (@M_Magnum_) July 31, 2014

To be honest, I never thought much of Green Arrow, but after creating this home screen I’ve found a new respect for the character as well as the artwork.

Anyway, enough talk..here’s the home screen in action:

If you want to check out the PNG images and wallpapers, hit the link.

Request: Diablo 3 Lumia 1520 Home Screen

Hey guys, so it seems I’ve been inundated with gaming home screen requests this month…not that I’m complaining 🙂

Especially when the request for Diablo 3 came along. Although I haven’t played the game thanks to my PC being about 5 years old…I was a massive fan of Diablo 2, and bought the Diablo 3 Book of Cain because the artwork was just so damn beautiful.

Needless to say when Julian asked…I couldn’t refuse the challenge:
https://twitter.com/Asgard2935/status/494427146887393280

So check out the gallery for the results, video should give you a good idea of the PNG effect (1080p available). Also, just another shout-out to @Phantomsurfr on Reddit who’s got me hooked on these side-scroll Kid’s Corner lock screens..

If you’d like to check out the images and PNG’s I used, hit the link.

Request: Titanfall Lumia 1520 Home Screen

When I saw this request to do a Titanfall home screen I couldn’t resist.

@TileArtGuy A Titanfall home screen would be a perfect combination to my XBox TV screen.

— mw (@70sCmdr) July 30, 2014

Not because I thought the game was awesome, but because earlier this week I got inspired by a guy called @Phantomsurfr on Reddit who created this epic lock screen.

I took that idea and tried to apply it to one of the main Titanfall wallpapers. Check the video out for the result. Hope you like your home screen @70thCmdr 🙂

If you’re looking for the images used in this home screen you can check them out here. Did a pretty shit job turning the images transparent, but it’ll look good once you pin them to the phone I promise 🙂