EA exposed: The Sims Team has a lazy graphics artist Well, well, well…How should I begin this story.* After doing some research, I’ve came to conclusion that one (or possibly multiple) of the artists from The Sims Team is a thief and well, pretty much lazy.* I hate to call them out on this but all indications proved they have stolen the the artwork from Alex of SimGoodies to use in their January newsletter. Lets start from the beginning.* On January 16th SimGoodies created a wallpaper using the renders that the Sims Team released – no harm in that, because thats why the renders are put out there – to use for fansites and graphics.* You can view his wallpaper below: Now take a look at EA’s header for their January newsletter which was issued on February 4th: The only difference you can spot is Marcela – the thief.* Her arm is raised in the air for the newsletter picture.* But wait, something isn’t right.* Here is her render.* Did they use a different one perhaps?* Copy the above newsletter image into your paint program and zoom in.* Look at her right arm and the area around her neck.* Does it look like an edit to you?* It sure does to me!* Her joint where her arm connects to her body looks off! Not only that, but I had to ask Alex for proof.* I needed solid evidence to prove that he came up with the background.* Sure, the dates are valid…but I needed to see the actual PSD file with the layers in tact.* He gave me the PSD file and I had a look.* Here is the breakdown, first with my PaintShop Pro screen showing off the PSD file and then separate images showing their layers (I resized each layer so it can’t be used for other purposes and to protect his work Now after speaking with Alex I found out more information.* He used a template graphic for the confetti which can be viewed here.* The fireworks – just brushes in Photoshop.* So yeah, the ball is in Alex’s court.* Why did EA decide to use his artwork for their newsletter?* Isn’t that what they have graphics artists for?* Not only that but they didn’t even ask him or give him the honor of it being used.* Nope, it looks like they ripped it and added a few small changes. But wait, there is more!* It appears the artist had a second lazy streak.* Instead of designing their own celebration background they used the following artprint! Their background at the official Sims 3 site: Was taken from this clipart: Care to answer, EA?* This is just pitiful, extremely lazy and a horrible way to treat your fans. Share and Enjoy: Related posts: Lazy Game Reviews – The Sims 3 World Adventures The Sims 3 Tutorial – Replacing/Adding your Video & Graphics Card The Sims 3 Graphics Performance Guide with Benchmarks
