Jason Chan

Jason Chan, Photo from 3dm3  

Jason Chan is a freelance illustrator and concept designer.1,25 His works range from working on the card game Magic the Gathering and Book covers.3,6 He now works for Massive Black Inc to create concept art for Video games and movies.3,5,26

Jason Chan`s hard work and his talent meant he gained employment quite quickly.7 His first big project was a series of black and white interiors for a RPG book.12  He entered a lot of online art contests while studying Art at the University of San Francisco.16 One of the contests was last man standing Thunderdome in which he was facing CA finest, he won this got him notice by Massive Black Inc.16 He also received a lot of interest when he created an illustration of kids in playground fighting off zombies, which sparked him to do the concept art for Zombie playground, which is an online battle RPG.8, 14, 22    

Jason Chan was influenced by video games such as Mario and Megaman and then by X-men, Final Fantasy, Warcraft and Magic the Gathering in which he would reproduce his favourite characters.7,10, 23,27 When drawing reproductions of his favourite characters, he was then creating from his own head.11, 24 Another influence that affected his work is Western and Eastern Cultures.2,13,15 A big influenced on him was when he was at high school his family got internet service and he found art communities online which really encouraged him to work in a digital format.8

Jason Chan usually uses adobe photoshop using a wacom tablet.18, 19 Sometimes he uses traditional media but mostly uses photoshop. 18, 19  When it comes to Jason Chan creating book covers or concept design he is given ideas notes for what he is creating for example if it’s a book he is give a passage from the book or given notes of the mood that the author wants.20,28 With the creative process he creates some rough sketches first, so that that the client can pick which one they want.31 Jason Chan usually creates the sketches in grayscale so that Jason he can instantly go over his work in colour.31  But with the sketch he has just gone over he just creates a new piece “I will start over when doing the final image because I have specific steps that I skipped to make this rough image in the interest of time”33 With the rough sketches he tries to give them their own unique touch “but make sure that each one is unique and has its own special “something””.17,34 He uses reference for inspiration for stuff that relates to the illustration his work, not just people but also scenery and architecture.30 The theme that Jason Chan works in is Science fiction and Fantasy.4,21

Jason Chan likes the idea of letting your imagination go “to the right viewer it flickers the anything possible switch in the brain”. 35                

Thumbnails of cover design. Image from Muddy colors

Rough sketch of what Jason plans to do. Image from Muddy Colors

 Image of Jason Chan Artwork for the Final outcome of the book cover of Among ghost by Amber Benson,36 from the website art spire

Reference

1. 3Dtotal,  Paragraph one, sentence one, page one
2. 3Dtotal, Paragraph six, whole paragraph
3. Imageinefx, Paragraph one, sentences five to seven, page one
4. Imaginefx, Paragraph one, sentence four, page one
5. Layerprint (2012), Paragraph one, sentence one
6. Layerprint (2012), Paragraph one, sentence two
7. Layerprint (2012), Paragraph two, sentences one to two
8. Layerprint (2012), Paragraph three, sentences four to five
9. Layerprint (2012), Paragraph four, sentence whole paragraph
10. Imaginefx, Paragraph four, sentences one to three
11. Imaginefx, Paragraph four, sentences four to five 
12. Imaginefx, Paragraph six, whole paragraph
13. Imaginefx, Paragraph ten, sentences two to three
14. Bobby D (2012), Nerdlocker, paragraph one, sentences one to five
15. Bobby D (2012), Nerdlocker, paragraph six, whole paragraph 
16. Coby, Lastmanart, Paragraph one, sentence four to seven 
17. Coby, Lastmanart, Paragraph four, whole paragraph 
18. Coby, Lastmanart, Paragraph seven, whole paragraph 
19. Theatre-illuminata, Paragraph one, sentence one  
20. Theatre-illuminata, Paragraph three, sentence one  
21. Theatre-illuminata, Paragraph Six, sentence one
22. Richard (2011), Wizard of the coast, paragraph three, sentence one
23. Richard (2011), Wizard of the coast, paragraph three, sentences one to three
24. Richard (2011), Wizard of the coast, paragraph three, sentence four
25. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph one, sentence one 
26. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph one, sentences two to three
27. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph two, sentences one to two 
28. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph three, sentences whole paragraph
29. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph three, whole paragraph
30. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph four, whole paragraph
31. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph five, sentences one to six
32. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph six, whole paragraph
33. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph six, sentences seven to ten
34. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph five, sentences three to six
35. Imaginefx, Paragraph five, sentences one to two
36. Muddy Colors (2010), paragraph three, sentence one

Bibliography

Website: 3D total

Accessed on 11^th August 2014

www.3dtotal.com/team/interviews/jason_chan_01.php

Website: Theatre-illuminata

Accessed on 11^th August 2014

http://www.theatre-illuminata.com/1_Eyes_Like_Stars/callboard/features/notes/interview_jason/interview_jason_chan.html

Reporter: Bobby D

Accessed on 11^th August 2014

Report created on the 20^th June 2012

Website: Nerdlocker

http://www.nerdlocker.com/video-games/nerdlocker-artist-interview-jason-chan

Website: imagineFX

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754329931569268/jason-chan.html

Reporter: Cody Tilson

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Website: Last man standing

http://www.lastmanart.com/interviews/jason-chan/004

Website: Layer paint

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Article created on the 6^th June 2012

http://www.layerpaint.com/index_interviews_detailed.php?id=18#.VER2qd1HarV

Reporter: Richard Whitters

 Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Article created on the 15^th June 2011

Website: Wizards of the coast

http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/stf/147

Website: Muddy Colors

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Article created on the 11^th November 2010 

http://muddycolors.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/guest-blogger-jason-chan.html

Photo of Jason Chan

Website: 3dm3    

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Report created on 5^th June 2005

http://www.3dm3.com/forum/articles.php?action=viewarticle&artid=32

Image of Jason Chan artwork

Website: Art spire

Accessed on the 11^th August 2014

Report created on the 5^th July 2005

http://www.art-spire.com/en/illustration/25-incroyables-illustrations-de-jason-chan/