News Meet the Team #2: Josh Atack (Concept Artist)

[G.T]

Interesting Josh about getting your backside handed back to you on a plate by some of the other players turning you to debris - who are the ones to steer clear of when we get to join in?

 

[DobrijZmej]

Thanks for the second edition of the meeting!
Extremely lengthy and interesting interview!

I was also trying to see what was on your display screen, looks interesting but just cant make it out!

You rascal!
I had to run GIMP and do increase the screen.... it looks like some kind of room... may be inside the station or inside the ship?
And the image in the center like a girl's head, no?

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[Kerrash]

I think it was to remove the cocoa-cola bottle on the right side.
Maybe Frontier can't be seen to do product placement?

Awwww. I was hoping for easter eggs.

 

[The Lone Gunman]

Thanks for the second edition of the meeting!
Extremely lengthy and interesting interview!


You rascal!
I had to run GIMP and do increase the screen.... it looks like some kind of room... may be inside the station or inside the ship?
And the image in the center like a girl's head, no?

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Hehe well i am an agent for the Empire, i like finding secrets!
and yes i wondered if its a room/cockpit? looks like a girl in centre as you say and i think small screens either side, control panel centre below the girl.....................its probably nothing like that at all, fun to guess!

 

[Kerrash]

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At first glance the red in the center made me think of the scanner

 

[Josh Atack]

At first glance the red in the center made me think of the scanner

Ooooh! I know I know *holds hand up*

Some of you are close, others... are not. Ashley thought it'd be fun to include that, to give you guys some extra fun, it's his fault.

 

[Josh Atack]

Loving these interviews Ashley....Great idea..

Nice to meet you Josh...Gives me chance to thank you for using your Concept Art when building Elite Forever...

One question though....How accurate does the concept art finally get used in the game and how much do you think you influence the look of Elite ?

Thanks Again

Hey Synchromesh

It depends what the purpose of the art was, if the image is about trying to work out the look of mining for example, I wont torture myself getting the right ship in, as that's not what the image is for and not an efficient use of time.

I'm not sure how much I'll influence it, but it's nice that you guys seem to enjoy my work and hopefully it inspires the team!

 

[Kerrash]

Ooooh! I know I know *holds hand up*

Some of you are close, others... are not. Ashley thought it'd be fun to include that, to give you guys some extra fun, it's his fault.

LOL. Keeps us lot busy until the next update

 

[The Lone Gunman]

Ooooh! I know I know *holds hand up*

Some of you are close, others... are not. Ashley thought it'd be fun to include that, to give you guys some extra fun, it's his fault.

Tease! Hmmm there does look like a spiral galaxy on the right hand side of picture, funny place for a map though?

My heads going back and forth to the screen trying to get a better picture! wife is wondering what am doing!

 

[Kerrash]

Just ran it through a super-resolution filter, guesses anyone?

 

[The Lone Gunman]

Just ran it through a super-resolution filter, guesses anyone?

I think your right its a scanner, i think the girl image is a ship, maybe a planet/moon behind it?

 

[Kerrash]

I think your right its a scanner, i think the girl image is a ship, maybe a planet/moon behind it?

Possibly. The 'neck and shoulders' of the 'girl' could be an eagle facing 'up' ?:S

 

[The Lone Gunman]

Possibly. The 'neck and shoulders' of the 'girl' could be an eagle facing 'up' ?:S

Am going cross eyed! yeah could be an eagle....get the feeling the Devs are laughing at us right now?

 

[Kerrash]

Am going cross eyed! yeah could be an eagle....get the feeling the Devs are laughing at us right now?

At least they will all be in the morning over coffee
It's like the KS all over again LOL

 

[psykokow]

looks like securty camera footage of a dock shipped undergoing maintenance.. and the big object above the ship is the refuelling unit..

your welcome... I am concerned greatly by the elephant though...why is that in there??



Oh wait it was on my screen *wipes* thats better...

 

[Cathy]

Am going cross eyed!

If the wind changes you'll stay like that

This is like one of those pesky "magic eye" thingummybobs. Um... it's a paperweight.

 

[Philip Coutts]

It's a trick!!!

Or possibly a ship docking

 

[Patrick_68000]

Have you noticed the person sitting in front of Josh (at the bottom on the left, which has a headphone on the head) ? I ask myself what she placed around her screen.

 

[Philip Coutts]

While we are at it there are loads of pictures of ships pinned to the wall at the back. I'm sure FD have done this on purpose to watch and see what happens. Wild speculation that's what!!!

 

[withnail]

Just ran it through a super-resolution filter, guesses anyone?

Well it's definitely blue. Dark blue with lighter blue patches.

That's all I can see anyway.