For other uses, see Jones (disambiguation).Chuck Jones was illustrator, concept artist and 3D artist for Half-Life and Counter-Strike. Formerly a tattoo artist (he tattooed Jerry Cantrell of rock group Alice in Chains), he joined Valve from Apogee/3D Realms where he has been an artist, animator and conceptual artist for Duke Nukem 3D, Rise of the Triad and Shadow Warrior.[1]
He designed several Half-Life NPCs, from the Snark to Gordon Freeman himself. He also worked on creature designs for Quiver, Half-Life’s predecessor.[2] He also worked on Counter-Strike and an early Team Fortress 2 build, Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms (the Heavy and Pyro classes).[2] He then moved to Midway Games.[1] He currently lives in Seattle.[3]
Work for Half-Life
- The Alien Controller
- The Alien Grunt[2]
- The Alien Slave (with Dhabih Eng)[2]
- The Archer
- The Black Hole Gun[2]
- The Boid
- The Chumtoad[2]
- The G-Man[2]
- The Gargantua[2]
- Gordon Freeman (with Dhabih Eng)[2]
- The HECU soldiers[2]
- The Hivehand[2]
- The scientists[2]
- security guard[2]
- The Snapbug
- The Snark[2]
- The Stukabat
- The Tentacle
Trivia
His name appears in Half-Life as an Easter egg on a Sector C locker like many of the Half-Life team members.
Gallery
Half-Life
Counter-Strike
Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms
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