Inspiration for Game Art

 I decided to draw inspiration from the image of Adam Smith in creating the king. I wanted a king that didn't have facial hair, lest that look too endearing. I thought it would be ironic to position the king, who thrives off of his monarchy, as the father of capitalism as well.

The main character Jack is modeled after a younger Karl Marx, who played a major role in the development of socialism. Marx thought socialism would occur in revolt of capitalism. In like manner, Jack seeks to overthrow the king due to his greedy and destructive actions.

Of course, Jack is designed to be a jester. But this particular jester was inspiration to me because I wanted a color scheme for my jester that communicated heroism. Red and blue traditionally do that very effectively.