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{{Quote|Obviously this is a big change for our team and we are going to miss having Kenneth here in the building with us. Ken is a founding member of 343 Industries and working with him on Halo 4 was one of the highlights of my career. He was my creative partner and brother-in-arms for many years, and through his vision we managed to establish a bold new look for the Halo universe. He was also instrumental in building the amazing team of artists that we have here at 343 today.|[[Josh Holmes]], on Kenneth Scott's legacy as Senior Art Director.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/new-year-s-revolutions-a-bite-sized-peek-behind-the-curtain '''Halo Waypoint''', ''NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTIONS: A BITE-SIZED PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN'']</ref>}} | {{Quote|Obviously this is a big change for our team and we are going to miss having Kenneth here in the building with us. Ken is a founding member of 343 Industries and working with him on Halo 4 was one of the highlights of my career. He was my creative partner and brother-in-arms for many years, and through his vision we managed to establish a bold new look for the Halo universe. He was also instrumental in building the amazing team of artists that we have here at 343 today.|[[Josh Holmes]], on Kenneth Scott's legacy as Senior Art Director.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/new-year-s-revolutions-a-bite-sized-peek-behind-the-curtain '''Halo Waypoint''', ''NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTIONS: A BITE-SIZED PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN'']</ref>}} | ||
He is from [[Wikipedia:Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]], received his education at [[Wikipedia:Alberta College of Arts and Design|The Alberta College of Arts + Design]], and currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle, Washington]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.scott '''Facebook''', ''Kenneth Scott'']</ref> He is married to [[Wikipedia:Corrinne Yu|Corrinne Yu]], who also formerly worked for 343 Industries as a programmer.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/08/halo-4-art-director-steps-down-at-343-industries '''IGN''', ''HALO 4 ART DIRECTOR STEPS DOWN AT 343 INDUSTRIES'']</ref> | '''Kenneth Scott''' is a Visual Design Consultant for [[343 Industries]] and was formerly the company's Senior Art Director. He is from [[Wikipedia:Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]], received his education at [[Wikipedia:Alberta College of Arts and Design|The Alberta College of Arts + Design]], and currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle, Washington]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.scott '''Facebook''', ''Kenneth Scott'']</ref> He is married to [[Wikipedia:Corrinne Yu|Corrinne Yu]], who also formerly worked for 343 Industries as a programmer.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/08/halo-4-art-director-steps-down-at-343-industries '''IGN''', ''HALO 4 ART DIRECTOR STEPS DOWN AT 343 INDUSTRIES'']</ref> Before joining [[Microsoft Studios]], Scott previously worked as a character artist at [[Wikipedia:Ion Storm|Ion Storm Inc.]] from 1996 to 1998 and as an art director at [[Wikipedia:Id Software|id Software]] from 1998-2008, contributing to such projects as ''[[Wikipedia:Daikatana|Daikatana]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Anachronox|Anachronox]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Quake III Arena|Quake III Arena]]'', ''[[Wikipedia: Doom 3|Doom 3]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Quake 4|Quake 4]]''.<ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/kenneth-scott/3040-14692/credits/ '''Giant Bomb''', ''Kenneth Scott'']</ref> He joined Microsoft in 2008, helping to form 343 Industries' art department, where he served as Senior Art Director until 2014. As Senior Art Director, he helped to develop ''[[Halo 4]]'' and worked on the initial stages of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Halo 4 credits|Credits]]''</ref> In addition, Scott wrote the forward to ''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]'', and contributed artwork to ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'', ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', and ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. After leaving 343 Industries he continued to contribute in a consultant capacity; he also began working at [[Wikipedia:Oculus VR|Oculus VR]] as Art Director in 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/oculus/status/466309521824948224 '''Twitter''', ''Oculus (@oculus):Welcome Kenneth Scott (@superactionfunb), Oculus Art Director, formerly of 343 and id Software. Ken is building our 1st-party content team! (13 May 2014)'']</ref> | ||
Before joining [[Microsoft Studios]], Scott previously worked as a character artist at [[Wikipedia:Ion Storm|Ion Storm Inc.]] from 1996 to 1998 and as an art director at [[Wikipedia:Id Software|id Software]] from 1998-2008, contributing to such projects as ''[[Wikipedia:Daikatana|Daikatana]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Anachronox|Anachronox]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Quake III Arena|Quake III Arena]]'', ''[[Wikipedia: Doom 3|Doom 3]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Quake 4|Quake 4]]''.<ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/kenneth-scott/3040-14692/credits/ '''Giant Bomb''', ''Kenneth Scott'']</ref> He joined Microsoft in 2008, helping to form 343 Industries' art department, where he served as Senior Art Director until 2014. As Senior Art Director, he helped to develop ''[[Halo 4]]'' and worked on the initial stages of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''[[Halo 4 credits|Credits]]''</ref> In addition, Scott wrote the forward to ''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]'', and contributed artwork to ''[[Halo: Initiation]]'', ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', and ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. After leaving 343 Industries he continued to contribute in a consultant capacity; he also began working at [[Wikipedia:Oculus VR|Oculus VR]] as Art Director in 2014.<ref>[https://twitter.com/oculus/status/466309521824948224 '''Twitter''', ''Oculus (@oculus):Welcome Kenneth Scott (@superactionfunb), Oculus Art Director, formerly of 343 and id Software. Ken is building our 1st-party content team! (13 May 2014)'']</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:TF 2010.png|''Halo: The Flood'' 2010 re-issue cover art | File:TF 2010.png|''Halo: The Flood'' 2010 re-issue cover art | ||
File:H4-Concept-Didact-Armor.jpg|Concept art for ''Halo 4'' | File:H4-Concept-Didact-Armor.jpg|Concept art for ''Halo 4'' | ||
File:Kenneth Scott Art 1.jpg|Concept art | |||
File:HI Cover 3.jpg|''Halo: Initiation'' Issue #3 cover art | File:HI Cover 3.jpg|''Halo: Initiation'' Issue #3 cover art | ||
File:Halo Escalation 1 Variant.jpg|''Halo: Escalation'' Issue #1 variant cover art | File:Halo Escalation 1 Variant.jpg|''Halo: Escalation'' Issue #1 variant cover art | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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==External | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://superactionfunboy.tumblr.com/ Tumblr page] | *[http://superactionfunboy.tumblr.com/ Tumblr page] | ||
*[https://twitter.com/superactionfunb Twitter account] | *[https://twitter.com/superactionfunb Twitter account] | ||
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[[Category:Artists]] | [[Category:Artists]] | ||
