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 Game
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Visual
Artists
Stephan
Martiniere
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Although
I "officially" completed the concept designs and illustrations
for Cyan's next project, I am still finishing a few
last minute designs. I am currently writing and designing
a short comic book story for a Star Wars graphic
novel that will rejoin the entire design team from
Star Wars: Episode 3. I am also preparing for
a major exhibit of my work for the sci-fi convention
"les utopiales" in Nantes, France this coming
November. I am also scheduled to do some production
painting for the upcoming movie Underworld 2.
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| Credits:
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Uru:
Ages Beyond Myst
Uru:
Expansion Pack 1
Uru: The Path of the Shell
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| Bio:
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Stephan
was born in France. He knew very early on that he
wanted to be an artist. At age 15, he entered an art
school in Paris and learned the foundations of art.
Four
years later, he attended an animation school that
was also in Paris. He has yet to complete the requirements
for his degree there, as his studies were interrupted
when he was hired to work in Japan on the animated
series Inspector Gadget.
From that moment, he found myself traveling from Asia
to California as he moved forward into his career
in the animation industry, which eventually led him
to theme parks, television and movies.
This
path gave him the opportunity to work for such films
as Star Wars: Episodes 2 and 3, Virus,
Dragon Heart 2, Titan AE, Star Trek:
The Experience, Red Planet, and I, Robot.
As he stepped forward, he walked finally into the
game industry, in which he currently works for Cyan.
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| Inspiration:
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I
am inspired by periods from the Renaissance up to
today's modern art. It is quite a list. I am very
fond of the American illustrators from 1930 to 1960,
the art deco period, and the orientalist period in
particular.
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| Favorite
Game Art: |
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Riven
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| Why
I Got into the Industry: |
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I've
always liked the quality of the visuals in Riven
and Myst III: Exile, so when the opportunity
to become the visual art director at Cyan presented
itself, I just couldn't refuse.
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| Tools
I Can't Live Without: |
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Photoshop,
because all my paintings are digital. Photoshop has
allowed me to establish myself as a painter. It would
definitely be a challenge to start all over again
without it.
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| Music
I Listen to While Working: |
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Mainly soundtracks. I like composers like Williams,
Goldsmith, Elfman, and Zimmer. I like the classics,
romantic jazz, and a variety of pop artists like Sting,
Peter Gabriel, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette, Maroon
5, and Coldplay. |
| Favorite
Book: |
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Lately,
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
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| Favorite
Movie: |
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There
are just too many to list.
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