Stranglehold/Area51_Blacksite

[taeyoungchoi]

Hi, CA
Midway released these two game titles recently and I have been working on those projects as a concept artist.
I loved creating these and I hope you would like it too.
I will post some finished book cover works and personal painting soon.
I always appreciate your valuble time looking at my works and love to hear what you think.
Tae./m\ http://www.tychoi.com/

Area51/Blacksite
http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Area51_crane.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Area51_office.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Area51_generator.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Area51_Reborn_Lab.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Area51_iraq_oilfield.jpg

Stranglehold

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/warriorwall_final.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Wong12.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Dino01.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/Dinos_004.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/pteranodon_008.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/slum_temple-mood12_flat_low.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/aquarium012-2.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/bunker2.jpg

http://www.tychoi.com/paintings/wong%27s_estate_balcony.jpg

[DanielC]

Great stuff !
Thanks for sharing

[IronBrush]

Great work!!!

[daveneale]

epic....some of those scenes (and the ones on your site) are mind boggling, I'd tie myself up in knots getting the detail and complexity you have in some of them...I really like the atmosphere you get and the range of colours you use, they're very vibrant

[unit]

A Very strong body of work. Thanks for sharing. :)

[Jushra]

the architectural work is really well done. not digging the dino sketches so much, but maybe thats because they are a stark contrast to the colored work you have shown. the pterodactyl has a good balance of not feeling overly refined, yet still maintaining a finished look.

[mariusz]

great artworks!

[tighty]

i played stranglehold and i remember that it was possible to unlock some of those concepts. the level of detail blowed me away, and it still does :)
great stuff.

[MR. Carbon]

Wicked man! very good work.

[Dragonspit]

seems to me there is just an abundance of extra really cool stuff showin up this week. these pieces really caught my eye. most excellant work, love it all.

[FIG]

Wow, just WOW!

[/ev]

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[ChenZan]

Amazing work Tae! That stuff does indeed look fun.

[taeyoungchoi]

Thanks for all your kind comments
I haven't had a chance to play games yet waiting for free copies of those games. When I have it, I will probably smoken play it all day long. There would be more extra fun to see it myself.

[El Jeremie]

Man you really kick my ass.
Did you take some rest or are you alive to drawn ?
I would say you are alive to drawn.
Now i'm on my knees and i kiss your feet.:bow:

[Vilmore]

lucky that one guy is left handed :)

great work really inspirational moods

[Wibben]

Fantastic work.. Really impressive and inspiring =)

[Kan Muftić]

Fantastic work, the sharpening filter was a bit overused but than again, who cares..

[Gilles]

Kick ass concepts! I digg the roughness in the environments, sweet use of textures too.

Cheers.

[Atmospheria]

Great stuff taeyoung. It's good to see some new work from you...I loved your interiors.

[Kian]

Top work :yayca:

[zweiDee]

tight stuff! great lighting and textures, also nice perspective.
*5 bling blings*

cheerz
zD

[batmankm]

Wondurful stuf! Great work.

KM

[Riddick]

It is just amazing!!
Your killed me.
It is crazy how many people are good as Mc Mullins or not far.
I do not really understand how you are doing this!
How many time on the first? How are you begin a painting like this?
Thanks

[Chevalier Bayard]

Thanks for sharing those great pieces of art. They are really great :)

[Stark]

Looking awesome. Did you have a chance to work with our favorite son Josh Ball? Thanks for posting these and doing a kick ass job.

[skidu]

Awesome work man, i just read your article in this month's imagine fx - great tutorial.

Btw did you use any 3d renders/base models for those enviromental pieces?

[MarkWinters]

Wow! This stuff is cooler than damn. Great variety, excellent concepts. IMO some of the enviros have been sharpened just a touch too much, but whateva! 100% bad ass.

[Alex Baer]

those environemnts are massive! the giant warrior statue between the dueling men is stunning, definately my favorite here.

[towy]

Great! very well structured job ;)

[Tea Drinker]

I love your skill at atmospheric perspective, it's all extremely inspiring :heart:

[foxboy]

wicked mate!

[paulturalski]

this is sick! Im just windering how many years i would have to spend to get to that level... :nohope: :xpld:

[Bidi]

damn...wonderful work

[Oblio]

superb enviros man. thanks for sharing!

[CHARLES CARVALHO]

I liked your work a lot... Post more when possible.
Congratulations!!!

[Rist]

Lovely visuals. Is it too much to ask what your process is? Is it Photoshop alone or do you use multiple programs? Do you use photos to add more texture?

Thanks!

[Majora]

Great environment and atmosphere in your works :) remind me of Unreal Tournament.

[JailHouseRock]

Wow these must have taken ages love the first one and the Japanese tower.

[stalsby]

top notch! really inspiring!

[Chuckcamo]

some awesome work... the aquarium is incredibly cool.

[dtr.aty]

very good)

[~Maximiliaan]

AWESOME :o
Love all of them.

[Chermilla]

AMAZING. Your enviros are to die for!!

Cx

[I-NetGraFX]

Totally amazing concepts! Makes me want to have a look at the game to see how your concepts were incorporated! Very inspiring !!

[alti]

how did i miss this thread dammit. you got me hooked on your water reflection tecnique used in the japanese castle shot.
waiting for an update.
-alti

[Jedi Halen]

Well done mate, have been watching your progress on the Midway art Database, its always inspiring to see your stuff, and Congrats on 2 cool completed games.
I`m still hard at work on Wheelman at the moment.

Well done :)

[Coleb]

Beautiful work! Especially loved the aquariums.

[JL.Alfaro]

Nice man, very nice!:asspat: *inspiration folder*

[xchosun1x]

such beautiful work. great job!!
I really enjoy looking at your Midway book...great work.

[Mikko K]

Inspirational work! You just keep getting better!

[AztcFireFlower]

Aaah...just incredible technique.

[Aleksi]

Top notch stuff!!
It was really cool to discover some of this concepts in the Midway artbook, finally printed in a book. Really inspiring! Thanks again for posting!

[Blinckk]

Amazing art, I love the mood and the sharpness of your works

[ArtZealot]

Very nice stuff. Good to see some interiors, don't see many interior enviros it seems like.

[dtr.aty]

well, you r pro!

keep going!

[Ead]

outrageous work, loving it all, fantastic design sense

[Amir the night wolf]

coool works god damn me for not being better :( :)

[Ramitxon]

Amazing, I'm speechless. How much time on the average do you spend on one of this?

[ban_dai]

amazing ~ 5 stars from me ,greaaaaat work!

[naztek]

You've got some bloody amazing works there but my favorite is that "warrior wall" one. I loved the epic-ness of all you works.

[Cicinimo]

Amazing stuff!

[tokaru]

you are my super heroe man, thos levels of lighting are beautiful.

i really would like to meet you in person one day.

[xfar]

i believe you got a better understanding of ancient Chinese style.the westerners sledom comprehend what chinese style really is.
in fact we don't use red everywhere except the royal sites.......
the interor is still somewhat vulgar because of the red color and over decorated constructions.
the exterior is good enough i guess you get those idea from chinese scenery sites photos.
wish my comments help you.

[xfar]

ohhh,you're korean
i believe korea resembles the image of china in ming dynasty
while japan resemble tang ans song

[pa5cal]

tremendous work. Definitely up there with Craig Mullins!

[illustratorwayne]

great stuff! i have always been a fan of your work. cheers mate!




www.wayneporterda.blogspot.com

[plantman]

Awesome environments, esp the chinese style ones. I cant get over that fishtank in the foreground. Awesome :)

[ditlev]

Hi taeyoungchoi
Your Environments are truely inspiring. I really Love your work and have often looked at them.
what is your process? - It looks like 3d to get some basic shapes, and then photo texure and paint on top

[Lord Dubu]

Some of those make me think you'd be a shoe-in for concept artist if they decided to addapt "Chung Kuo" to a series or movie.

[sabin boykinov]

Increasable concepts, the Chinese environment are my favorite ever.
Thank you for shearing you works with us.

[shadoman]

Wow. Very nice sense of style and lighting in your pieces.

[2100]

Oh my gosh, this is amazing.

>How much time do you spend on an environment piece?
>At what point do you say to yourself, "Stop! I have enough texture!" :)

[biscuitninja]

Nice Area 51 work, lets just say it is intersting to me. Good luck
-bix