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So in 2002-2003, I worked as the concept artist of video game startup Damage Studios along with Tony Guntharp , Chris DiBona , and Greg Kucharo among other great folks. We worked on a MMOG called Rekonstruction and had developed some great cutting edge stuff, but only a fraction of what was produced content-wise was ever released as concept-art/renders to the public.

We developed a rather detailed and conceptually dense idea that incorporated a lot of elements (including a very ornate societal framework), which we figured would have made for a highly customizable world. And this is one of the concept illos from it. Since I had to work quickly, many of the character designs were literally referenced from poses in various fashion magazines, clothing catalogs and personal pictures of friends. If some of the poses repeat or seem oddly familar, that is probably why. Many of the drawings are, as you would imagine concept/storyoard art to be...a bit raw. This one actually got some editing just to tweak the color a bit.

This is Barron and he is not the local kindergarten teacher. I tried to give names to almost everyone I designed, sometimes in a tone I thought suited their appearance, sometimes named for purely humorous purposes. Barron is named after
I am also aware this is #4 and that I did not yet submit 3. This is because 3 really needs some work (I have this whole sequence thing I started with, so now I am sticking to it. Strycture people, a man of my tendencies needs some structure to keep the calamity factor at bay).

Permission to post came from the former CEO of Damage Studios, Tony Guntharp, aka *fusion94

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So in 2002-2003, I worked as the concept artist of video game startup Damage Studios along with Tony Guntharp , Chris DiBona , and Greg Kucharo among other great folks. We worked on a MMOG called Rekonstruction and had developed some great cutting edge stuff, but only a fraction of what was produced content-wise was ever released as concept-art/renders to the public.

We developed a rather detailed and conceptually dense idea that incorporated a lot of elements (including a very ornate societal framework), which we figured would have made for a highly customizable world. And this is one of the concept illos from it. Since I had to work quickly, many of the character designs were literally referenced from poses in various fashion magazines, clothing catalogs and personal pictures of friends. If some of the poses repeat or seem oddly familar, that is probably why. Many of the drawings are, as you would imagine concept/storyoard art to be...a bit raw. This one actually got some editing just to tweak the color a bit.

This is Barron and he is not the local kindergarten teacher. I tried to give names to almost everyone I designed, sometimes in a tone I thought suited their appearance, sometimes named for purely humorous purposes. Barron is named after
I am also aware this is #4 and that I did not yet submit 3. This is because 3 really needs some work (I have this whole sequence thing I started with, so now I am sticking to it. Strycture people, a man of my tendencies needs some structure to keep the calamity factor at bay).

Permission to post came from the former CEO of Damage Studios, Tony Guntharp, aka *fusion94