Art of Midway: Before Pixels and Polygons (Paperback)

~ Stephan Martiniere (Author), Scott Robertson (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robertson is a professional industrial designer and educator who has worked with several top sports and automotive manufacturers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Design Studio Press; 1 edition (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933492198
• ISBN-13: 978-1933492193
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #660,972 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book, December 21, 2007

By	CES - See all my reviews

I found there to be too much character & creature creation - aren't you glad we're all different? I really liked the landscape & environmental work - especially since the current push in video games is to make them more cinematic I see a need for vast improvement in landscapes & environments, needed by me to draw me into the game. And I really enjoyed the comments by the artists.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting background for gaming, December 11, 2007

By	Erik Aagard - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lots of background for each individual painting is done by the artist who created the painting. They try to describe the mood, atmosphere, and feeling desired for each painting. Emphasis is given to environments and backgrounds, although there is a fair amount of character development and creature creation. Most paintings are finished work and not much preliminary work is shown.

4.0 out of 5 stars gaming art and design reference, November 23, 2008

By	Mountain Man (Pasadena, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

I actually bought this book for my daughter, an art major looking for inspiration in game design. She is familiar with Stephan Martiniere, having sat in on a 2 day workshop taught by him in Pasasdena. Overall, she is very happy with the selection of artists and their works. The reason that I gave it 4 stars is that there a couple of artist's examples that she just didn't like.