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Francis · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:00 am

Hi everybody

These are from an interview I did recently with CheckOut.com, a games site. If you're interested, you can read the interview here:

http://www.checkout.com/games/features/info/0,7746,2109076,00.html

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Francis Tsai
TeamGT Studios

[This message has been edited by Francis (edited September 29, 2000).]

JeanJean · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:03 am

man kick ass
I really love the colors

goddamn...your a god

YourMum · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:08 am

Great stuff man! I really like about first pic. Hmm.. water is also nice on last one. Nice..

-Juha-

Joachim · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:22 am

very nice images !

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Chapel · member Member # Joined: 18 Mar 2000 Posts: 1930

Joachim: How is your game comming along? Did you guys get that beta out yet?

Svanur · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:29 am

Never been a much of a Myst fan but the artwork rules!

Isric · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:56 am

Always been an incredible myst fan, and the art rules!

ThE_JacO · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 9:39 am

the second and 3rd images are nice but nothing i fell off my chair for, the 1st though... hmmm.. how could i say it... extremely droolable =)

Frank · junior member Member # Joined: 18 Aug 2000 Posts: 20

it's a pity the in game art probably won't have that painterly luster to it. if only it was as beautiful as that first image. we can dream though, can't we?

micke · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 9:50 am

Very good! I love the first one o the top.
Good seeing you posting again.

Mikael

Anthony · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 10:20 am

Hrmm, been improving quite a bit eh? It shows.

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Frost · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 10:24 am

Very nice indeed!! Top one's my favorite too. =)

Gambit · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 12:00 pm

Great stuff, Francis. Looks like the game is coming along real well. Neat interview...

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Frank · junior member Member # Joined: 18 Aug 2000 Posts: 20

Anthony: just renders the basic shapes in a 3d program. it just gets your perspective and lighting correct.

::Dino:: · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 4:57 pm

Yay...more concepts

With talents like Francis, Ron, and Phil working on Exile, I'm pretty sure everyones going to love it

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YourMum · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 5:40 pm

Hmm.. I was able to ask that 3d ref. point... but it turned out without my question. It helps you paint because you can see shadows and shades... also forms.

Sedone · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 7:44 pm

Ah, those are neat, neat, and more neat! I like some of the people you draw more than others, but your tech-fu is unbeatable.

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Liquid! · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 8:45 pm

Great stuff Francis! I can't wait for the game to come out!

-chris

Francis · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 11:14 pm

Thanks for the replies. It didn't occur to me when I posted these, but I should add that I painted over a 3D flat shaded screen cap for that first image. Please don't stone me.

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Francis Tsai
TeamGT Studios

Anthony J · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 11:33 pm

What does that mean exactly?
Does it mean it was easier to do
or are you still as badass as the top image indicates?

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immi · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 11:53 pm

Stone im!!!!!!!

Cool stuff Francis.

Frost · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 11:53 pm

Francis: Nah, it's cool. Spooge uses helpers too at times. It's something I never thought of doing. If it helps get the job done I guess. =)

Rinaldo · Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2000 1:12 am

Hey Francis.

I was just wondering what sort of timeframe you get to do things like this.

they look really good.

Francis · Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2000 7:44 am

Yes, the 3D underlay saves a lot of time in setting up the drawing, making sure that everything important shows up in the composition.

Sedone, yup my figure drawing is not as developed as I would like it to be. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?) there is almost no character design stuff in Exile, except for what Ron has come up with (which I wish I could post here, it's really cool stuff).

Liquid, I can't wait either. Been working on this for over a year!

Rinaldo, these need to be done pretty quick. The middle sketch of the light was done in maybe an hour or so, the bottom sketch of the whirlpool took maybe two hours. The painting of the big round doorway took a few hours, not exactly sure how long - I kind of spent more time on that one, trying to get colors, values, lighting and textures to a very finished level. It's actually only about halfway done as far as I'm concerned, but I had to stop at that point and move on to other things.

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Francis Tsai
TeamGT Studios

Frost · Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2000 8:44 am

When is the game due? I'm going to buy it just cause I 'know' some of the guys that worked on it... good memories. =)