When adding your favorite skins for CS:GO to your collection, it can be interesting to think about how they were created and what was the source of inspiration for their design. We bring to your attention several stories on this topic – Perhaps, after reading them, you will want to purchase these particular coloring books.
Love story and optical illusion
In the case of Glock-18 Voguethe very history of the creation of the skin, which is unmistakably recognizable by the beautiful eyes drawn on the barrel of the gun, is noteworthy. The author of this coloring book, a skinmaker known under the nickname KASI, says that his girlfriend’s eyes became the source of inspiration for him. He originally came up with this skin as a gift for her birthday. In addition, he drew inspiration from one of the masterpieces of world art – "Mone Lisa" Da Vinci, who is famous for the fact that her gaze seems to be directed at the listener, no matter where he stands in relation to the painting. Drawing eyes on the barrel of a Glock, KASI sought to recreate the same optical illusion, and, perhaps, not without success.
Science fiction
The history of the creation of M4A4 Asiimov is also noteworthy. Its author, Coridium, said in an interview that he always loved science fiction and was interested in films, books and games about how people imagine the future. Based on this, he chose the color palette for the skin – Similar shades have been used in many designs, including famous science fiction games, as well as films such as District 9. or "Prometheus". He mentions that his goal was to create a design that would be strongly associated with science fiction, evoking key works in the genre. It is not surprising that the skin received the corresponding name — in honor of the famous writer Isaac Asimov.
Stolen painting
However, authors are not always guided by such lyrical motives. This is evidenced by the history of M4A4 Howl, which occurred in 2014. Skins are relatively new to the game, and many community members are just beginning to realize that they can turn into a source of income. As a result, the number of artists creating skins for CS:GO has increased noticeably. Among them were Auzzii and sic, who uploaded a skin for M4A4 to the Workshop. Their work quickly gained the number of votes needed to be added to the game, and was soon included in the Huntsman collection.
However, it soon became clear that the image that the authors of the skin took as a basis did not belong to them at all, but to another artist – CanisAlbus. Due to accusations of plagiarism, the skin was removed from the collection, and for those players who had already received it, the skin image was replaced with a similar one, but not using the work of CanisAlbus. As a result, M4A4 Howl has become a real rarity, and the cost of its few remaining copies on the market can be measured in thousands of dollars.
