Tyson Tan Explained

Tyson Tan
Native Name:谭代山[1]
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Other Names:钛山
Birth Date:29 August 1984
Birth Place:China
Occupation:Concept artist, character designer
Years Active:2012–present
Notable Works:Konqi (mascot of KDE)
Kiki (mascot of Krita)
Freedom Planet 2 (Concept artist, character designer)
Website:tysontan.com

Tyson Tan is a Chinese concept artist and character designer. He redesigned KDE's mascot Konqi and designed a few other mascots for free and open-source software projects. Tyson speaks three languages: Chinese, English, and Japanese.[2]

Tyson is observed to have been using only free and open-source software to work since 2012.[3] He has been supporting several FOSS projects in various ways. He has a permissive attitude for others to use his works, and licenses most of his artworks under free licenses like Creative Commons.[4]

Art style

Tyson has an art style that draws inspirations from both anime and western cartoons. He draws mostly anthropomorphic animal characters.[5] He is also known for his ability of designing robotic characters with organic shapes while keeping a level of convincing mechanical details.[6]

Works

FLOSS mascots

Tyson designed Kiki the Cyber Squirrel as the mascot for Digital painting software Krita in 2012, and has been Krita's startup artwork artist since.[7] In 2013, his re-design concept of KDE's mascot Konqi was chosen from a contest and has been used since KDE version 5.x.[8] He also designed Kate the woodpecker as the mascot for advanced text editor Kate in 2014.[9] Tyson submitted a mascot (Libbie the Cyber Oryx) for LibreOffice during a contest run by The Document Foundation in late 2017 however his entry was unsuccessful.[10] [11]

Video games

Tyson drew several pieces of fan-art for the platform game Freedom Planet after its release. His fan-art was later adopted by the game's developer and publisher, GalaxyTrail, for promotional purposes.[12] He later became the concept artist and character designer of the game's sequel, Freedom Planet 2.[13]

Books

Tyson's works have been included in the following books:

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 关于本站 » 黑兔工场. 2013-06-21. archive.is. 2017-07-19. dead. https://archive.today/20130621085221/http://www.heatwo.com/about/. 2013-06-21.
  2. Web site: Tyson Tan (@TysonTanX) Twitter. twitter.com. en. 2017-07-19. 2019-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510082307/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/. live.
  3. Web site: Welcome to Linux bois! Do I look like I'm scared by a little meltdown by system update?!...LET'S GOOOO. Tyson Tan. 2017-06-16. Twitter. 2017-07-19. 2019-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20190509125150/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/875943041089114112. live.
  4. Web site: Cloud White v4. DeviantArt. 2017-07-19. 2018-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180609011513/https://tysontan.deviantart.com/art/Cloud-White-v4-479611151. live.
  5. Web site: Tyson Tan's Deviantart Gallery. deviantART. 2017-07-20. 2017-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713092321/http://tysontan.deviantart.com/gallery/. live.
  6. Web site:
    1. オリロボ ケモロボ専門です。
    . Tyson Tan. 2016-07-08. Twitter. 2017-07-19. 2018-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513111449/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/751442160885633025. live.
  7. Web site: Krita's mascot Kiki. Krita Foundation. krita.org. 2017-07-19. 2017-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104758/https://krita.org/en/about/kiki/. live.
  8. News: 26 Years of KDE. 2017-07-19. en. 2017-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210142519/https://timeline.kde.org/. live.
  9. Web site: Kate's mascot woodpecker. 2014-10-12. Kate Editor. 2017-07-19. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043442/https://kate-editor.org/2014/10/12/kates-mascot-kate-the-woodpecker/. live.
  10. Web site: LibreOffice contest entry. 2017-09-28. Twitter. 2018-03-27. 2017-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20171120191357/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/913430461866704896. live.
  11. Web site: LibreOffice Mascot: Iterating the submissions. 2017-11-13. The Document Foundation Blog. 2018-03-27. 2018-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213552/https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2017/11/13/mascot-iteration/. live.
  12. Web site: @galaxytrail keeping it real with Freedom Planet. Excellent art for the booth! #RTX #RTX2015. BurntToShreds. 2015-08-07. Twitter. 2017-07-19. 2019-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190515224651/https://twitter.com/burnttoshreds/status/629750860784861184. live.
  13. Web site: Freedom Planet 2 - Now in Development!. freedomplanet2.com. 2017-07-19. 2017-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094032/http://www.freedomplanet2.com/about.php. live.
  14. Web site: IMAGINE: THE ART OF IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS. Greg Johnson Books. 2017-07-20.
  15. Book: Furries Furever: Draw and Color Anthro Characters in a Variety of Styles. Hodges. Jared. Cibos. Lindsay. 2014-07-16. IMPACT. 9781440334474. en. 2021-12-14. 2022-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163021/https://books.google.com/books?id=VPlhBQAAQBAJ&dq=tyson+tan&pg=PT425. live.
  16. Web site: Furries Furever: How to Draw Furries NorthLight. NorthLight. en. 2017-07-20. 2017-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710114641/http://www.northlightshop.com/furries-furever. live.
  17. Book: Petrovic, Scott L.. Digital Painting with Krita 2.9: Learn All of the Tools to Create Your Next Masterpiece. 2015-10-28. Louvus Media. 9780996851701. en. 2021-12-14. 2022-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163022/https://books.google.com/books?id=M6MyjgEACAAJ&q=Digital+Painting+with+Krita+2.9. live.
  18. News: Dessin et peinture numérique avec Krita. Google Docs. 2017-07-20. en. 2022-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163022/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ThuUeFfCjXa1wZStdmSx_dDkusrMhxf2FFcUbQJ5N0/edit. live.
  19. Book: GIET, Timothée. Dessin et peinture numérique avec Krita. 2016-03-10. Editions D-BookeR. 9782822703802.
  20. Web site: Made with Krita 2016 — the Krita Artbook Krita. Foundation. Krita. krita.org. en-US. 2017-07-20. 2017-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906064548/https://krita.org/en/item/made-with-krita-2016-the-krita-artbook/. live.