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Shawn
Sharp
Art
Director
Kalisto
Entertainment/ Daylight Productions
Home:
Round Rock, Texas
Email:
ssharp5@austin.rr.com
Web: home.austin.rr.com/imaginaria/
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| Current
Project: |
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I'm
currently art directing a PS2 title at Daylight Productions
in Austin. Can't really say anything about the title itself
though.
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| Credits:
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Heart
of China, Rise of the Dragon, The Adventures of Willy Beamish,
Space Quest 5, A10 2, Aviation Pioneers, Cyberstorm, Cyber
Gladiators, Red Baron 2, Pin Ball Creep Night, Tribes, Starsiege,
Tribes 2, and at least half-dozen games cancelled before
reaching market.
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| Bio:
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Well,
I started out in advertising and graphic design but have always
had a love for science fiction and fantasy. After some years
of designing junk mail, commercial storyboards, logos, and,
thankfully, the occasional illustration job and comic book
work I took a job at Dynamix in 1990. I'm now at Daylight
Productions in Austin.
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| Inspiration:
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| Michael
Kaluta, Mucha, Shirow Masamune, DaVinci, Verne, Bode, the Crazy
Horse monument, Berni Wrightson, the Pre-Raphaelites, Barry
Windsor Smith, the Willamette Valley, and thousands of other
things, people, and places. |
| Favorite
Game Art: |
| Hard
to say as I like a wide variety of styles. Riven, Grim Fandango,
Pajama Sam. Arcanum looks promising. |
| Why
I Got into the Industry: |
| Well,
mostly to get out of advertising, but seriously I see there
being great potential for visual story telling and being surrounded
by cool people with great ideas. When this happens, it's very
inspiring. |
| Tools
I Can't Live Without: |
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Oh
I could live without any of them, I just couldn't make games.
The pencil is the only thing I find there's no substitute
for. As far as software, I love Photoshop and Max, but ultimately
they are just tools.
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| Music
I Listen to While Working: |
| Eno,
Bowie, Dylan, Steven Roach, KD Lang, Ministry, Gyoto Monks,
They Might Be Giants, Young, Peter Gabriel, pretty much anything
other than country. |
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Drow
Elf
The
Empire
Phil
Rusted
Mecha
Beast
Guy
Bioderm
with a big can opener
Diamond Sword
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