An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan digitally altered a Tom Nook figure to give it a fuzzy texture. Artwork based on the life sim has been popular since the game released almost three years ago. Animal Crossing: New Horizons art comes in a variety of forms, both physical and digital.
Tom Nook has been a staple in the Animal Crossing franchise since its start. The character will provide the player with a home at the beginning of every game, and will later offer to upgrade it for a price. One fan took a figure of Tom Nook and added an extra bit of detail to it through Photoshop.
A Redditor known as Prestonocron posted an image of a Tom Nook figure that they Photoshopped to be fuzzy. The image shows the character standing on the beach in the shirt and shorts that he wears in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The artist added a fuzzy texture to Tom Nook, making it look as if he had realistic fur. The figure looks adorable and offers players a special view of the character that is not normally seen in the Animal Crossing titles.
Prestonocron's fuzzy Tom Nook figure has become quite popular, as fans have gotten the post of the famous video game character to over 8,000 upvotes. One commenter called the figure amazing and said that it has them imagining a stop-motion film based on Animal Crossing with the image being just one of the frames. A fan stated they did not think that the figure had been Photoshopped at first, but thought that it was a 3D image. Another asked Prestonocron if they have a time-lapse video showing the process of adding the fur, as they are very curious how the textures were done. Prestonocron did a good job of adding the fur to Tom Nook, creating a unique piece of Animal Crossing artwork that all fans can enjoy.
The fuzzy Tom Nook that Prestonocron made is just one piece of art out of many that takes inspiration from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Fans have also touched on a variety of mediums when making works based on the game, which includes stained-glass and pieces drawn on the bulletin board in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It helps show how much love players have for the series. As time goes on, players will continue to make amazing artwork based off of the Animal Crossing franchise, celebrating the titles that have touched the lives of countless gamers over the years.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is currently available for Nintendo Switch.