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Jay Epperson is a concept artist who is probably most famous for his concept art on Donkey Kong Country Returns and especially on Tropical Freeze.
#nintendo #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry
Thanks to the Patreon Producers for making this happen Stipe, Borkey, Magic8
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How Jay Went From Being An Illustrator To Becoming A Concept Artist At Retro
04:50 - Interview Process At Retro/Getting Artists To Draw In Interviews
07:22 - Coming In As A Concept Artist Towards The End Of DKC Returns
10:20 - Retro’s Environmental Artists Were Smart
11:13 - Jay’s Art Is In The DK Theme Park
13:15 - Working With Designers
16:10 - Doing Concept Art On Tropical Freeze
18:42 - Choosing Vikings Over Aliens For The Concept
19:57 - Tikis Vs Snowmads/Reusing Assets
21:20 - Why The Ice World Is The Last Level
22:00 - Sales On Wii U/Coming Up With The Different World Themes
25:06 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Juicy Jungle World
29:27 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Water World
31:11 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Mangroves World/Cut Concepts
32:38 - CONCEPT ART REEL - Savannah World
33:18 - Showing Portfolios To Potential Employers Without Breaking NDAs
33:50 - There Arent Limitations On The DK IP
34:35 - Referencing Rare’s Work
35:33 - Nintendo Japan Were Hands Off On Concept Art
36:22 - Working On Mario Kart 7/Jay Isn’t Included In The Credits
38:30 - Jay’s Outlook “My Next Piece Will Be My Best Piece”
40:25 - Japan & Retro Testing Mario Kart 7
41:06 - Jay Reviews DK Bananza
25:29 - Jay Thinks DK Bananza Is A One Off
47:00 - Jay Doesnt Like K Rool’s Character Design
50:39 - DK’s New Look
52:22 - Why Jay Left Retro Studios
53:20 - Retro Studios Is One Of The Best Studios To Work For
54:00 - Retro Studios Art Team/Metroid Prime 4
55:35 - Nintendo Are Art Forward Not Technology Forward
56:35 - Will Retro Work On Donkey Kong Again?
57:35 - Will Retro Work On Metroid Prime 5/Would Jay Work On DK Again If Retro Asked
59:40 - Closing Comments