Artist Highlight – Chris Atkins

[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>EQII's art team is amazing! We have gorgeous environments, amazing effects, and some really nifty animations. A very important part of the game is the characters. Chris Atkins is one of our talented character artists and he took some time to talk to us as well as share some examples of the work he's done in EverQuest II.</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news/read/032010/3505" target="_blank">Read more</a>!</p>

[ttobey]

<p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p>

[Dreyco]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>You are all extremely cruel. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Aurel]

<p><img src="http://biblionorrath.com/bgraphics/small%20clasped%205.png" width="100" height="100" /><-- Best house-placeable book ever</p><p><img src="http://biblionorrath.com/bgraphics/small%20clasped%206.png" width="100" height="100" /><-- Best (omg so CUTE!!! I love my Tome of Erudin OODLES) pet book ever</p><p>Chris Atkins <-- Best art designer for making ^-- best book graphics!  *smilebeamhappy*  I mean, I don't pick favorites just because books are involved...  *gasp*</p><p>[EDIT:  they're auto-scaled on the site, so I forgot they're kind of large with empty space...  scaled 'em down a bit, sorry!]</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>You are pure awesome.  I bow before your evil.</p>

[Josgar]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>smells like gnoll</p>

[Dreyco]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>You are pure awesome.  I bow before your evil.</p></blockquote><p>This is not awesome!  You have both made a grown Iksar cry!!!! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/499fd50bc713bfcdf2ab5a23c00c2d62.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Think of the hatchlings!</p>

[Gninja]

<p>Those **** **** are great but I really liked the **** ** ***** better!</p>

[BleemTeam]

<p>My mind wanders aimlessly thinking of different words to place there. Although, many of the ideas wouldn't make it past the filter. If they did, however, Kiara would surely beat me to a pulp for them!! haha <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" /></p>

[ttobey]

<p>Forget all that... Chris is a sexy surfer.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Forget all that... Chris is a sexy surfer.</p></blockquote><p>And a killer foozball player!</p>

[covic]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>Ha ha and I know what it is.  Chris makes killer stuff.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>covic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I can't wait for Chris's **** **** to get in Halas. They may be the best NPC's in game.</p></blockquote><p>Ha ha and I know what it is.  Chris makes killer stuff.</p></blockquote><p>I just realized that I *DON'T* know what it is...</p><p>Clearly, I'm going to have to stalk me some artists!</p>

[Calthine]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Clearly, I'm going to have to stalk me some artists!</p></blockquote><p>Are they succeptible to baked goods bribes?</p>

[Kiara]

<p>Oh yay!  I have now seen Chris's new ****** of ***** awesome.</p>

[Dreyco]

<p><cite>Kiara wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Oh yay!  I have now seen Chris's new ****** of ***** awesome.</p></blockquote><p>If you guys keep it up, i'm going to be forced to **** your ***** of ***** awesome with my *** **** into the **** *********!</p>

[Galithdor]

<p>Those words will get you banned! and you devs should be ashamed of yourself...saying such things...</p><p>you know, I could throw Snow Orcs out there for the laughs...</p>

[Valdimere]

<p>Why... why does SoE have to be in California instead of Texas.  Then I could actually apply for a job down there and get in on the fun.  But, nooooooooo... They have to be all the way out in California.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[ttobey]

<p>Texas would kick most of us out in 3 seconds flat.</p>

[Gninja]

<p>SOE does have offices in Texas. In Austin in fact.</p>

[Kiara]

<p>Noooo.  Texas bad.  Hot, humid, tornadoes... Thank you very much, but I'll stay here in SoCal.</p><p>17 years of Texas exile was bad enough :p</p>

[Eveningsong]

<p>You prefer earthquakes? <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Eveningsong wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You prefer earthquakes? <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Actually, yes I do!</p><p>I grew up with earthquakes and they're not nearly as scary as tornadoes.</p>

[Squeecha]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Texas would kick most of us out in 3 seconds flat.</p></blockquote><p>There's enough of us here to protect ya.</p><p>and ignores Kiara.. she just couldn't handle good food and wanted sprouts with her Pixy Stix.</p>

[Kiara]

<p><cite>Squeecha wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Texas would kick most of us out in 3 seconds flat.</p></blockquote><p>There's enough of us here to protect ya.</p><p>and ignores Kiara.. she just couldn't handle good food and wanted sprouts with her Pixy Stix.</p></blockquote><p>pft whatev.  Texas has some of the besterest bbq and mexican food evar!</p><p>But the weather sucks.</p><p>Everyone go read <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=476124" target="_blank">THIS</a>!</p>

[Grimfang]

<p>well, I wouldnt mind at all to watch the pictures and read any text ... but... the link provided gives me this:</p><p>The page you are trying to reach no longer exists or an unexpected error occured while loading the page. Please try visiting the <a href="http://www.everquest2.com/"><em>EverQuest® II</em> homepage</a> or refreshing the page.</p>

[covic]

<p>Texas has the Schlitterbahn</p><p><a href="http://www.schlitterbahn.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.schlitterbahn.com/</a></p><p>I love amusement parks and that one is on my to do list, its just so far away.</p><p>I have driven through Texas during some crazy storms, we dont see anything even close to that in San Diego.</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;">Also Texas is not primed to fall off into the Ocean should Yellowstone Blow! That reminds me do you have any back up servers like say in a nice, naturally Temprature-controlled place like SubTroplis in KCMO or elsewhere away from such (Natural and Finacial) disaster-prone areas like California? <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> </span></p>

[kelvmor]

<p>**** **** = Snow orcs.</p>

[gloraron]

<p>Oh wow this is so cute and clever.  How about fix the ****** lag.</p>

[ttobey]

<p>We'll send Chris back to school so he can get his programming degree, and he'll get right on to the lag issue.</p>

[Neiloch]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>We'll send Chris back to school so he can get his programming degree, and he'll get right on to the lag issue.</p></blockquote><p>lol I do love how some people think everyone on the development team is capable of working on every aspect of the game. Classic one is people insisting they stop making station cash stuff on work on *insert non-art related thing here*</p>

[Anestacia]

<p>Awsome work.</p>

[phatkins]

<p>Hey thanks for the comments, and no Tom I don't think I can swing the tuition for programming I just finished paying for the first round! Also my liver isn't in the same state that it used to be.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p>

[ttobey]

<p>Shouldn't you be a red name?</p>

[Kiara]

<p>*waves hand*</p><p>His name has always been red... What are you talking about?</p>

[Jaale]

Quick, quick, wave your hand at my name!!