Artist Highlight – Dave “Covic” Brown

[Kiara]

<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/content/en/news/banners/newerbanners/community_news.png" width="500" height="100" /></p> <p>EverQuest II is blessed with an incredibly talented art team! Dave "Covic" Brown works on character models, people, mounts, etc. He has recently worked on the character models for the new Prowler mounts. Dave is super talented and we're very lucky to have him on the team!</p><p><a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/news/read/052010/3558" target="_blank">Read more</a>!</p>

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p><strong>Do you have any special (or just super fun) projects you're working on now for EQII? </strong></p> <p>The project I will be working on after I finish my current model is going to be awesome. Its going to give players something they have never had in our game yet, I can’t wait to get started. Also it’s going to need a lot of QA time to get this right. So I want to get it done as soon as possible so we will have over half a year to work out the bugs.</p><p>--------</p><p>Tease!!  It's so wrong to mess with our heads like this.</p><p>.. *racks brain* .. What are we missing?  What do players in other games have that we never had .. hrm .. Cleavage?  and/or the male version?  I'd be fine if you wanted to add more of either.  Hrm .. Skirts that come in different lengths and no splits?  Flying mounts? Fluffy Bunny Mounts?   grrr .. I need more of a hint!</p>

[Aurel]

<p>I bet it'll be awesome... and I sat here and tried, but I can't find a way to connect it to books, so you win this round, obscure tease!  d:</p><p>Mannn.  I <3 the artwork for the LoN paintings.  I wanna have those kinda skills!  I'm jealous!</p><p>Anashti Sul scares me though... in a good way, I guess... though MAN!!  I want those sandals!  gah!</p><p>I'm so glad you decided to listen to your artistic side and go back to school!  You've contributed so many awesome things.  My guildie absolutely LOVES her icemare...  it's so much fun watching her prance around upon it.  Thanks for that, and everythin' else!</p>

[ttobey]

<p>I'll be animating the thing he's working on next and I won't saying awesome anymore, but it's triple BA!!</p>

[Haohmaru]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll be animating the thing he's working on next and I won't saying awesome anymore, but it's triple BA!!</p></blockquote><p>triple BA?</p><p>Just triple? Dave know you're bagging on him like that?</p>

[ttobey]

<p>In fact it's like Steve Perry and Journey showing up in your living room for a personal performance of Any Way you want it with Rodney Dangerfield thrown in.</p>

[Zabjade]

<p><span style="color: #00cc00;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>I know!!!!</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;"> Mounts that look good when being ridden by a Brawler!!!! ;p </span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #00cc00;"><em>(more racehorse with western saddle then heavy armor with monkstyle binding around the lower legs!)</em></span></p>

[Zaurus]

<p><cite>Kaisha@Permafrost wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><strong>Do you have any special (or just super fun) projects you're working on now for EQII? </strong></p><p>The project I will be working on after I finish my current model is going to be awesome. Its going to give players something they have never had in our game yet, I can’t wait to get started. Also it’s going to need a lot of QA time to get this right. So I want to get it done as soon as possible so we will have over half a year to work out the bugs.</p><p>--------</p><p>Tease!!  It's so wrong to mess with our heads like this.</p><p>.. *racks brain* .. What are we missing?  What do players in other games have that we never had .. hrm .. Cleavage?  and/or the male version?  I'd be fine if you wanted to add more of either.  Hrm .. Skirts that come in different lengths and no splits?  Flying mounts? Fluffy Bunny Mounts?   grrr .. I need more of a hint!</p></blockquote><p>The first thing that popped into my mind when I read that was flying mounts that can only be used in new zones.</p>

[covic]

<p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll be animating the thing he's working on next and I won't saying awesome anymore, but it's triple BA!!</p></blockquote><p>Oh great now I am going to have to meet even higher expectations now.</p>

[Cynith]

<p><cite>covic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>ttobey wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'll be animating the thing he's working on next and I won't saying awesome anymore, but it's triple BA!!</p></blockquote><p>Oh great now I am going to have to meet even higher expectations now.</p></blockquote><p>I could be wrong - but I'm fairly certain that each time someone does something pretty great - the expectation is for them to surpass that next time.   so . . . yeah! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Crickett]

<p>Really great work Covic (and da rest'a ya's)</p><p><strong>Do you have any special (or just super fun) projects you're working on now for EQII? </strong></p><p>The project I will be working on after I finish my current model is going to be awesome. Its going to give players something they have never had in our game yet, I can’t wait to get started. Also it’s going to need a lot of QA time</p><p>Umm, sorry about the 400,000 of us breathing down your back and looking over your shoulder...</p><p>Is it done yet? <smile></p><p>Thank you</p>

[Daine]

<p>I really liked the article, especially the picture of Anashti Sul.  But my inner lore nerd is crying at the fact that the link for the picture is <a href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/artists/dave/anasthi_sul.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/...anasthi_sul.jpg</a></p><p>Guys, spell her name right or she won't bless you with undeath when you die -.-</p>

[Guy De Alsace]

<p>Can we have some roundshields please? Not Station Cash (<em>please!) </em>but actual ones that are worth using and look good (ie not Tier 1)?</p><p>If you dont do those can you memo whoever does do them? *Big puppy eyes*</p>

[covic]

<p><cite>foozlesprite wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I really liked the article, especially the picture of Anashti Sul.  But my inner lore nerd is crying at the fact that the link for the picture is <a rel="nofollow" href="http://eq2players.station.sony.com/images/en/features/articles/artists/dave/anasthi_sul.jpg" target="_blank">http://eq2players.station.sony.com/...anasthi_sul.jpg</a></p><p>Guys, spell her name right or she won't bless you with undeath when you die -.-</p></blockquote><p>Ya that was probly my fault.  Sorry hopefully she wont haunt my dreams tonight now.</p>

[covic]

<p><cite>Guy De Alsace wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Can we have some roundshields please? Not Station Cash (<em>please!) </em>but actual ones that are worth using and look good (ie not Tier 1)?</p><p>If you dont do those can you memo whoever does do them? *Big puppy eyes*</p></blockquote><p>Good because I know we all ready have some.  I have an apprentice working on wieldables right now.  His stuff is awesome.  We are really trying to have every drop you get from the next expantion be new geo.  There will be retextures of the new geo, but little to no use of old geo if we can help it.  He has allready made items for 1h swords, 2h swords, 1h crush, 2h crush, pike, spear, shields (bucklers and round), and daggers.  He still has to do some bows, and I think he has done some staffs allready.</p>

[Anestacia]

<p>You're work is fantastic.  I love robes and I have to say, coming from a necromancer, the Varsoon and Battlegrounds robes are top notch evil!  I have and love both of them.  Anashti Sul is really cool (although the alive version is more pleasing to the eye <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> ) but I have always thought the dead Peacock on her helm was a nice touch.  And you made the Rime horse... I mean an ice unicorn?  Really?  That right there earns my eternal respect!  Looking forward to your future projects and keep up the awsome work!</p>

[covic]

<p><cite>Anestacia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You're work is fantastic.  I love robes and I have to say, coming from a necromancer, the Varsoon and Battlegrounds robes are top notch evil!  I have and love both of them.  Anashti Sul is really cool (although the alive version is more pleasing to the eye <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /> ) but I have always thought the dead Peacock on her helm was a nice touch.  And you made the Rime horse... I mean an ice unicorn?  Really?  That right there earns my eternal respect!  Looking forward to your future projects and keep up the awsome work!</p></blockquote><p>ya the live version oh her is a lot more pleasing.  I did the live version first. I got another good female coming with Halas.  People will see her next week.</p>

[Anestacia]

<p><cite>covic wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Anestacia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>You're work is fantastic.  I love robes and I have to say, coming from a necromancer, the Varsoon and Battlegrounds robes are top notch evil!  I have and love both of them.  Anashti Sul is really cool (although the alive version is more pleasing to the eye <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /> ) but I have always thought the dead Peacock on her helm was a nice touch.  And you made the Rime horse... I mean an ice unicorn?  Really?  That right there earns my eternal respect!  Looking forward to your future projects and keep up the awsome work!</p></blockquote><p>ya the live version oh her is a lot more pleasing.  I did the live version first. I got another good female coming with Halas.  People will see her next week.</p></blockquote><p>I have my guesses who this mysterious new female could be and I hope at the end of the Druid Rings event we will finally get to see Tunare's Chosen <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p>