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SupRore
05-19-2006, 07:26 PM
Firstly, congratulations to the Gears of war team for development thus far and what sounds like an excellent showing at E3. Also, thanks for opening the forums.

I'm sure there's a more appropriate place for me to find this out, but is James Hawkins drawing concepts for Gears of War? Last I knew he worked with Epic, and a lot of the art seems to bear his style.

Editing in: This was the first non-epic post on these forums. Bragging rights, and stuff.
MikeCapps
05-19-2006, 08:39 PM
Jayhawk at his finest!
SupRore
05-19-2006, 09:32 PM
Great, I thought so. I've always really liked his work.

I don't suppose there's a great chance of you and the publisher releasing some more of the art (especially concept sheets for the 3d/texture artists) for promotional purposes, is there?
Zoso Fan
05-20-2006, 01:00 AM
Oh great! He's really wonderful. One of the best!
KoKoS
05-20-2006, 11:53 AM
Hmm I saw someone post on conceptart.org that he made drawings for GoW. Lemme check who it was :o
KoKoS
05-20-2006, 11:54 AM
Yep, it's hawkprey:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67477&highlight=gears+war
SupRore
05-20-2006, 12:33 PM
Yeah, amazing as always.

Now we just need to get Epic, him, and the publisher (midway?) to release a few orthogrpahics of characters.
Zoso Fan
05-21-2006, 12:18 AM
Yep, it's hawkprey:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67477&highlight=gears+war

Killer find by the way!
KoKoS
05-21-2006, 03:52 AM
Killer find by the way!
:) I often visit those forums because I'm amazed by the way those people draw. And then I saw some gears of war concepts!
HorTyS
05-21-2006, 05:22 AM
Yeah, amazing as always.

Now we just need to get Epic, him, and the publisher (midway?) to release a few orthogrpahics of characters.


actually, Microsoft is publishing Gears. don't know how they did that as i thought all Epic's games were being published by midway. maybe some loophole in the agreement or something...
Snake
05-21-2006, 05:34 AM
It just blows my mind at the time and effort these guys put into their drawings, and just the raw talent they have. I could never imagine doing anything better than a rough sketch and these guys put reality to shame.
KoKoS
05-21-2006, 05:37 AM
Heh people tell me I draw good but I'm nowhere near that.
SupRore
05-21-2006, 01:00 PM
Heh people tell me I draw good but I'm nowhere near that.

He's one of the best.

His personal website is Hawkprey.com, but that stuff is all outdated.
KoKoS
05-21-2006, 01:03 PM
Ya I know :)
Zoso Fan
05-21-2006, 03:28 PM
actually, Microsoft is publishing Gears. don't know how they did that as i thought all Epic's games were being published by midway. maybe some loophole in the agreement or something...

I found this strange also... I wonder if there were any harsh feelings with midway... Nah!:)
Monster w/21 Faces
05-24-2006, 01:47 PM
Jayhawk at his finest!

If you decide to make another UC game for the 360 (and you really should) then please Mike, please make sure you use Jay and Rorschach again, I loved the direction they took the art in that title and the little references to previous works were a real joy for their longterm fans (like me). They and everyone else on that project did a bang up job.
DarkHero1
05-24-2006, 02:59 PM
Nice information.
chron1caust
05-24-2006, 07:25 PM
Hawkprey's artwork looks prety cool
Zoso Fan
05-24-2006, 10:35 PM
If you decide to make another UC game for the 360 (and you really should) then please Mike, please make sure you use Jay and Rorschach again, I loved the direction they took the art in that title and the little references to previous works were a real joy for their longterm fans (like me). They and everyone else on that project did a bang up job.

I couldn;t agree anymore! UC was a very, very fun game! (STILL BEGGING TO HAVE UT2K7 ON 360 so i dont have to be a PS3 yet!) running out of money!:D
UnrealWars
05-24-2006, 11:05 PM
If we can get UT2K7 for the 360, i'm set for the next two years for multiplayer games!(Please Epic, PLEEAAASSEE!!! bring UT2K7). Back to the point, that is some amazing talent hawkprey has. I like seeing video game art.:D
Snake
05-25-2006, 12:21 AM
I wouldn't be opposed to buying a framed print or something. Someone tell Hawk to open an online store :P
Retodon8
05-26-2006, 05:46 PM
actually, Microsoft is publishing Gears. don't know how they did that as i thought all Epic's games were being published by midway. maybe some loophole in the agreement or something...

Actually, if I remember correctly, the deal was Midway publishes 2 Unreal games.
There's nothing about any other games.

Looking it up, I find something on Epic's site (http://www.epicgames.com/), but the link points to an old Midway URL apparently, and I can't find the full article on their new domain.
Apparently it's actually 3 Unreal games; look for "Midway Publishing Agreement" from "July 28th, 2004", (currently) near the bottom.
cUnNiNg_StUnTs
05-26-2006, 08:24 PM
http://www.hawkprey.com/James_Hawkinsconcept.htm

his site is there...
Snake
05-27-2006, 01:34 AM
Ya, but I don't have a super duper photo quality printer :)
jamesK1
05-30-2008, 07:53 AM
Firstly, congratulations to the Gears of war team for development thus far and what sounds like an excellent showing at E3. Also, thanks for opening the forums.

I'm sure there's a more appropriate place for me to find this out, but is James Hawkins drawing concepts for Gears of War? Last I knew he worked with Epic, and a lot of the art seems to bear his style.

Editing in: This was the first non-epic post on these forums. Bragging rights, and stuff.
right or wrong is a point of view only.