Artist Highlight – Tad Ehrlich

[Kiara]

<p align="center"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/content/en/news/banners/newerbanners/community_news.png" width="500" height="100" /></p> <p>The EverQuest II team is blessed with super talented artists. With everything that goes into the game, we sometimes forget just how much impact our art team really has on the world of Norrath. I quickly found out that there's a reason for this... Artists tend to be a little shy. After carefully setting my traps and observing them in their natural habitat (really dark cube areas) I managed to stun one of them with a bright light. Once his vision cleared, Tad Ehrlich, one of our amazing artists and the man who drew the Vasty Deep dungeons, agreed to answer a few questions for us as well as share some of the concept art!</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news/read/032010/3472" target="_blank">Read more</a>!</p>

[Seidhkona]

<p>Remember that you can almost always capture development staff using twinkies. For the really tough ones, I go to eclairs.</p>

[Vulkan_NTooki]

<p>He won me over by the library in Vasty Labs.. walking down the stairs watching the underwater scenario through the wall was nothin short of fantastic...</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Sigrdrifa@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Remember that you can almost always capture development staff using twinkies. For the really tough ones, I go to eclairs.</p></blockquote><p>Rice krispie treats work well here too <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p><cite>Akuu@Runnyeye wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>He won me over by the library in Vasty Labs.. walking down the stairs watching the underwater scenario through the wall was nothin short of fantastic...</p></blockquote><p>I want that as a housing option!  Would that make a completely awesome house?</p>

[Ama]

<p><cite>Sigrdrifa@Lucan DLere wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Remember that you can almost always capture development staff using twinkies. For the really tough ones, I go to eclairs.</p></blockquote><p>You and your twinkies *hmph* you need something with substance to really catch their attention.  For capturing them all you need Mt. Dew, Code Red, and Redbull plus the latest issue of Weekly gamers.  That or just do like Peter Griffon did and use Reese's Pieces to capture them in a wooden box. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/908627bbe5e9f6a080977db8c365caff.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Aerfen]

<p>I heart Tad!! (Don't tell my husband <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/ed515dbff23a0ee3241dcc0a601c9ed6.gif" border="0" />!!!)  </p><p>After putting the amazing Weathered Library Pillar into beta I begged Domino for more.  At the time, she didn't think it was possible given that we were weeks away from the expansion going to live servers.  But Domino kept her promise and asked the art team if it was possible!  Imagine my excitement when I logged into beta a week or so later to find all the additional Weathered bookcases!  Tad had worked his magic and they are absolutely beautiful!!</p><p>Tad, your work is amazing, and I hope you know that it is greatly appreciated!!  Keep up the great work!!</p>