Tristan Reidford is conceptual artist for Valve.
Biography[]
Currently living in Seattle, Reidford attended Coventry University.[1]
Reidford used to do independent contract work for Free Radical Design, Jones Garrard Move, and Valve, until he was hired by the latter. He models and textures with Maya.[1]
For Valve, Reidford specifically worked with Ted Backman and Jeremy Bennett on concept art for Half-Life 2: Episode Three, showing an Gordon Freeman confronting an Advisor, which was selected for the 2008 Into the Pixel Collection.
He also designed the two robots appearing in Portal 2’s co-operative campaign, ATLAS and P-body.[2]
Complete gameography[]
- TimeSplitters 2 (2002)
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect (2005)
- Portal (2007)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
- Left 4 Dead (2008)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
- Alien Swarm (2010)
- Portal 2 (2011)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012)
- The Lab (2016)
- Artifact (2018)
- Dota Underlords (2019)
- Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
- Aperture Desk Job (2022)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 LinkedIn profile
- ↑ Redesigning Portal: Valve’s Artist Speaks on Game Informer
External links[]
- Tristan Reidford on Twitter
- Tristan Reidford on Facebook
- Tristan Reidford on MobyGames
- Personal blog
- CGPortfolio profile
Companies | Gearbox Software • Junction Point Studios • Valve Corporation |
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Production staff | Artists • Character models • Composers • Voice actors • Writers • Other |
Software | Achievements • Compilations • Demos • Games (Half-Life • Multiplayer • Non-canon • Portal • Third-party) • Game Engines • HL HD Pack • Mods |
Other Media | ApertureScience.com • Books (Lab Rat • Raising the Bar) • Fan content (Films • Games • Mods • Series) • Films • Merchandise • Preliminary Findings • Soundtracks (Songs • Composers) • The Final Hours (Half-Life • Half-Life 2 • Half-Life: Alyx • Portal 2) |
Cut content | Prospero • Half-Life Alpha • Half-Life 2 Beta • Half-Life 2: Episode Three • Half-Life 2: Episode Four |
Misc. | Canon • Development (Commentary • Half-Life 2 • Portal • Next Half-Life game) • Mr. Valve • Retcons |