I have been contacted (again) by a German gaming magazine. They wish to feature me and my work in an upcoming issue that deals with nude mods for PC games. Initially, they asked me if they could feature a bunch of my mods on a CD-ROM that they plan to include with that issue of their magazine. I refused. So instead, they have decided to settle for interviewing me, as well as feature some custom "Tesserized" graphics in their publications. In return, they will mention our website and help to promote it a little bit.
The following is a transcript of our first interview. They may decide to edit it later on, but anyway... here's the unedited version:
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Interviewer: Andreas Bertis, Community Editor, PC Action/PC Games (http://www.pcaction.de/) (Computec Media AG)
Subject: Tessera, texture modder for various PC games
Here are a few questions:
1. How were you drawn into the nude patch scene?
There are several factors that influenced me to get involved in creating nude mods. First, I have been an artist for my entire life and I used to do pastel drawings of beautiful nude women when I was younger. I have always had a great love and respect for women and their bodies, so when high-quality 3-D games began to appear on the PC market, it was only natural that I would search for ways to modify the female characters in those games. I wanted them to appear more beautiful, as well as being more natural and believable. Like most players, I began by seeking out the nude mods that were being produced by others. I was not satisfied with the overall quality of most of those mods, however. This resulted in quite a few conflicts between myself and many other modders online, because they did not take very kindly to my negative criticisms of their work. Ultimately, these other modders and their fans lost their tempers, and challenged me to "make a better mod if you don't like this one, or else just shut the fuck up, Tessera." I accepted their challenge, of course. I have been producing my own high-quality nude mods ever since, beginning in mid-2006 with a nude re-skin for Oblivion. After that, I produced the very first topless Malkavian mod for Vampire -- The Masquerade: Bloodlines... and the rest, as they say, is history.
2. The first nude patches seemed more like showing off boobs just for the sake of having naked women in games. Now it seems that the aesthetics are more important, showing the beauty in naked female bodies and it also seems that those patches are becoming more like art. What do you think about this?
At the risk of sounding conceited, I think we can give Tessera (me) at least partial credit for that change in the modding scene. Once I began releasing highly detailed and photo-realistic nude texture mods, the rest of the modding community must have been rather shocked at the challenge that I had suddenly dropped into their laps. Not only had I taken them up on their challenge to produce a better nude mod, I had raised the bar quite a bit higher than they expected -- by adding quite a bit of artistic nuance to my own works. That's not an easy thing to compete with, and it has caused quite a bit of friction between myself and the rest of the modding community. I realize that this answer comes across as being less than humble on my part, but the fact remains that before Tessera's work began showing up on the web, most nude mods were as you have described them: amateurish, childish and poorly rendered. My own nude mods have attempted to portray WOMEN... as a total package, not just as a dehumanized charicature that highlights some modder's favorite female body parts. Realism and believability have always been my primary goals. So to sum it up, I think that my mods may have embarrassed many other modders, whilst simultaneously inspiring others to start producing higher quality work.
3. Where do you get your inspiration from?
This is an easy answer: I get my inspiration from real women. I often have a live model posing for me, whenever I feel the need to to feed my imagination a bit. My own erotic fantasies also play a large part in the ways that I deal with the subtle details in my mods. The overall idea is to present the viewer with a character who is not only naked and beautiful, but who also triggers some sort of erotic emotional response from the player. Just being naked is not enough. Anybody can be naked. To be truly erotic, there needs to be some spice, too. I guess you could call it the "Oh -- WOW!" factor. I always try to add something unusual to my mods and hopefully, that aspect helps to make my work look a bit more appealing than the other mods that one usually finds on the web.
4. How are nude patches received by the community?
My own nude mods have been received quite well... except by other modders. Many of them (but not all) hate my guts these days. C'est la vie. I will continue to produce high-quality work, because that is what the users of my mods have come to expect from me. The only person that I am competing with is myself.
5. Did you have some negative experiences with the community about nude patches?
By now, you have probably already deduced the answer to this question. Oh yes, I have had quite a few negative experiences versus the larger modding community. Most of my rivals tend to view me as a rude, opinionated demon. I have been banned from just about every single major adult gaming board on the web. Also, my work has been stolen by other websites and used to attract more users to their own pitifully misled and parochial communities. As a matter of fact, a recent dispute between myself and another adult gaming site led to quite a serious feud which persists to this day. This particular website unashamedly stole my Hellgate: Nude mod from my website and then, they began redistributing that mod to several other websites -- without my prior knowledge or consent. I was so angry that I partially shut down my own site. I even announced that I was going to permanently retire from the modding scene because frankly, I felt rather betrayed. It was only after a suprising and impressive campaign on the part of my "fans" and supporters that I was cajoled into returning. Our website has been steadily growing in popularity ever since... which is odd, because we don't do anything to advertise ourselves (aside from a few obscure videos on YouTube). Most people seem to find us by word of mouth, so I guess our reputation is spreading.
6. Do you think that games should have naked bodies from the start?
If the game in question allows the player to remove their character's armor and/or clothing, then yes... I feel that the character should be naked underneath their clothing, just as real human beings are. We weren't born wearing bras and panties. If you undress someone, then that person is going to be naked. It should be the same with video games. I am very much in favor of unabashed realism, not mindless and sexually repressive censorship. Let's all try to leave that kind of backwards sexual repression behind us, as we move forwards into a new century. The past centuries that have been burdened with sexual guilt and shame need to come to an end, once and for all. When I produce a nude mod for a particular game, it is not only titillating and delightful to look at -- it also represents my own personal philosophy regarding the acceptability of beautiful women and their bodies. A beautiful girl is nature's finest and most perfect creation. I can not think of anything more sick than to hide such natural beauty from the rest of the world. I hope that eventually, my mods will help to inspire those same thoughts and feelings in others.
7. What is your opinion on the debate about naked bodies/sex being more "evil" than shooting around with guns in games?
My opinion is a very sane one, actually: violence and gore are frightening and destructive, but sex and nudity are natural and beautiful aspects of being human. Nudity does not harm anyone. How could it..? These are our bodies. This is the way that we are made. This is who we really are. Clothing is just an artificial shell, that repressed and brainwashed people nervously hide behind. It makes me sad when I think about it, sometimes. The world would be a much nicer place if everyone would simply grow up, and learn to openly accept their own species and its mating habits. Sex and nudity are not only natural, but also desireable and necessary to human health. Violence, on the other hand, is simply sadistic and evil. To put it bluntly, we would all be a lot better off as a species if we fucked more... and fought less. Lastly, I would like to point out that it is perfectly normal for young women in their prime to instinctively put themselves on display, regardless of what many so-called "feminists" may say to the contrary. Being a seductress is a natural extension of feminine mating behavior, and by forcing women to cover up various parts of their bodies at all times, we are forcibly disempowering them. An extreme example of this would be the ways that women are treated in certain fundamentalist Muslim countries, where women are forced to cover up their entire bodies and even their faces at all times. There is only one true reason for treating women that way: it is to deny them their own innate seductive power over men. Is it any wonder that in many patriarchal societies, the powers that be seek to deny women from having any opportunities to use their own innate sexual power to gain an advantage over men? I think such repression is shameful... and I think the current trends in video games are a lingering sign of a very patriarchal and unhealthy double standard.
8. Your preference: big boobs or small boobs?
My preference very much depends on the rest of her body. I guess the best answer that I can give you would be "I prefer nice boobs." When I look at a woman, I try to see her as a total package. Some women look excellent with large breasts, others look more sexy with medium or even small breasts. So long as she keeps her body slim and in good shape, then I'll be happy with whatever size breasts she has. Being attractive on the inside and on the outside, and from head-to-toe, is what makes for a truly sexy woman. Big boobs are nice, but attractive breasts are only one aspect of that total package that we call "a beautiful girl."
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Tess
Congrats and well done my friend!!!
I know a celebrity WOW!!! ;D
"Celebrity..?!" :o
Oh hell, no. The vast majority of humans on this planet have never heard of me
and they probably never will, either. I'm just a sexaholic who draws nude girls.
Congrats dude.
Thanks guys. :-[
Very nice man, it's good sometimes to have a mass venue to be able to express your views. I'm looking forward to the release of the magazine, congratulations!
Dude, you iz like, famous or sumptin!
(hehe, my online spellchecker is rocking itself in the corner and wimpering)
Way yo go! You The Man. ;D
Coolio, Tess! At least now more people will get to hear your side of the story.
8)gratz tess nice interview
Quote from: gman169 on February 21, 2008, 12:41:33 PM
Tess
Congrats and well done my friend!!!
I know a celebrity WOW!!!
I knew that a long time ago. :)
Also congratulations on the interview, except for the last question!
Congratulations! :)
Nice Tess! You expressed yourself very well. I didn't know you actually used to draw. I always envied people who could draw or paint well. Something I could never teach myself.
272 members! Damn, that number is getting big again! :o
Quote from: GameOn on February 23, 2008, 05:52:17 PM272 members! Damn, that number is getting big again! :o
Heh... and that's after the 300 accounts which have been automatically deleted. :P
Nice interview :)
Nice job with the interview Tess! I'm glad you are getting the recognition you deserve for all your great artistic work. I am a proffesional detailer who also happens to be a left handed Gemini (hehe) so I know it's that attention to detail that count's man and you do a great job of that. By the way, if you are a sexaholic, doe;s that make me a sadistic pervert for watching that cute little ass running down the street flailing a samari sword :o LOL. Congrates dude!!
Thanks folks. Of course, I have no idea what their plans are so far as publishing it or not.
This is all very preliminary, but I wanted to share it just the same. 8)
Obligatory congratulations on the interview of course :) Well deserved from a fine modder such as yourself. You've certinaly managed to get me to be a lot more critical of nude mods. I too was once in the camp of "OMG I can't believe someone has managed to put naked women in the games I've played!!" and mostly got them for shits and giggles after I had long since grown bored of the game. But it's nice to see now that nude mods are more than just a novelty and actually add to a game be it realism or eye candy.
If you've been instrumental in some way of upping the quality of nude mods in general than we have even more to thank you for :D
Here's hoping this does go through and get published and that you do get the recognition that you deserve as mhurley1 said.
Verry Cool thing !
I hope to read it soon on Paper too ;D
Nice interview, could tell you at least some time thinking over the questions. If nothing else it means that people at least are acknowledging where some of your "stolen" mods are comming from. I doubt the sites that have ripped you off are getting this sort of adspace for free. Anyway keep up the good work as always.
Great interview Tess! ;)
This is why it's cool to be a member of tessmage.com! ;D
Very well done.
you show a great wisdom.
UPDATE:
I have been told that the article has been finalized and that it will be printed within next month's issue. 8)
They will be using a couple of screenshots that they requested from me (one of Polly and another of Raven), as well as some of the answers from that interview that I gave. The article is going to be about nude mods... not only mine, but those of other prominent nude modders as well.
After the magazine hits the stands, there will be a companion article posted on their websites.
So to our German friends: keep an eye on the magazine racks near you. You just might see a familiar face there soon. :D
Heh... I wonder what all of the pathetic little pukes who've gone after your nude mods will think about this. ;D
Anyway, congrats on your interview.
RELEASED
The article featuring myself and a few other modders is currently on sale in Germany. It is featured in the "Mods And Maps" section of the current issue of PC Games magazine. The article was written by Andreas Bertis and it includes several commentaries from myself, which were extracted from the interview that I gave them via e-mail awhile ago.
Nude pictures of Raven and and Polly the Blademaster are also featured prominently within the article. Our website's URL is also mentioned within the text.
An online version of their nude mods feature will be posted on the PC Games website very soon.
Not too shabby. Now if I could only speak German... 8)
Tessera can you get some copies, or anybody, and put them on ebay or something. My goal in life is to get one of those copies, so I can finally prove to the world I have no life. :)
Anyone know of someway else to get a copy?
LOL... umm, I'll try.
I'll send them an e-mail and ask if there's some way for us to order them over the web.
Congrats Tess, Nice One
Shall we expect a wave of German members to the forums?
I have no idea... but the online version just went up on their website.
Here's a copy of the e-mail that they sent me yesterday:
Hi, the Nude-Patch-Special from our magazine is online, but without the full interview with you.
We are translating it right now and are putting it online in a separate article.
http://www.pcaction.de/?menu=010101&page=1&article_id=638598
Regards,
Andreas Bertits
Community Editor PC Action/PC Games
Computec Media AG
Those Pc Games and Pc Action look like pretty decent mags.
I had no idea what they were saying of course but there were lots of cool pictures and junk. :D
It strikes me as being roughly equivalent to "PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/)" magazine over here in the States.
Yeah but those prudes at PC Gamer wouldn't even put real
nude pics in their mag!! Damn censors wouldn't allow it the
wusses!!! >:(
I haven't taken German classes for years now, but I know enough to give you a summary of the section that concerns you!
...it's better than the Google translation, anyway. XP
Basically, the article talks about how nude patches increased in popularity after the arrival of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider. But nowadays people want to see more of an artistic approach to nudity in games, and less of the "HURR, BOOBS" mentality favoured by overexcited boys. They then state that "the best example of this [mindset] is the modder Tessera". :D They then quote much of what you said about the way you've raised the bar and made nude gaming appeal to a more mature audience - it's very respectful and handled well, and they get your point across very succinctly. Congrats! :)
I'm going to Germany for a month this summer. Maybe I'll find a copy. :P
Thanks, folks. :)
Quote from: katy_kat on April 06, 2008, 05:52:07 AM
...and less of the "HURR, BOOBS" mentality favoured by overexcited boys.
I resent that. :P
Tess
You deserve the praise my friend!!! ;D
Quote from: Moraelda on April 06, 2008, 06:33:29 AM
I'm going to Germany for a month this summer. Maybe I'll find a copy. :P
If you have friends in Germany, then you had better tell them to buy you a copy right now, if you want one. It's the current issue and I would imagine that it's been selling like hotcakes. They included a DVD that holds a collection of nude mods within the issue of the magazine itself, so the sales may very well be higher than normal. You know what they say... sex sells. ;)
My own mods are not on that DVD, because (as you will discover if you read the article) I politely declined to give my permission to include any of my work on their DVD. Instead, I agreed to having them mention tessmage.com in the article as the official source for all of my mods.
What!! Why didn't anyone tell me? (Might be because I haven't been online for a while...) I will definitely get a copy by tomorrow!! If I can manage to get internet access I will asap give some info about the article in this thread (if noboby is against that).
By the way PC Games is one of the largest gameing-magazines in germany. So I think there will be a lot of people who will visit this site and maybe join the forum.
Hope I can be back soon.
Oooo buy me a copy! :D
Well I'm back! And I have the latest issue of PC Action right here.
So here is a short summary of the article. First some stats. Polly got nearly a quarter of a page its the second largest (about 10 to 14 Centimeters thats nearly 3.75 to 4.75 inches) picture in the article beside the one with the headline. Raven got roughly one eigth of a page (6.5 to 9.5 or 2.75 to 3.75). www.tessmage.com is mentioned twice. Tessera is the only modder actually quoted.
As katy_kat mentioned before the article is quite good and handles the topic seriuosly.
If anyone wants to, I could translate the complete text but that would take some time.
Quote from: steeal on April 06, 2008, 08:10:39 PM
Oooo buy me a copy! :D
I'm not sure about the costs of shipping out of germany or the european union but the price of the magazine varies depending on which version you take. Mine cost 7,90 € thats more than $10 if I'm not wrong. So I don't know if it would make any sense to buy one of the magazines. But you could try to contact the publishing company or search on amazon.
Quote from: ReApEr on April 07, 2008, 10:21:51 AM
If anyone wants to, I could translate the complete text but that would take some time.
I know it is a lot to ask, but if you did manage to find the time to do an accurate translation of the article for everyone, then that would be wonderful. Those of us who don't speak German (most of us don't) would very much appreciate an effort like that. :)
Okay! But remember it will take some time (university and stuff like that) and I won't be able to translate it literally because of the differences in grammar and word-meaning. So I will try to keep as close to the text as possible without changing the content.
Hope to get it done quickly.
Quote from: ReApEr on April 07, 2008, 11:39:13 AM
Okay! But remember it will take some time (university and stuff like that) and I won't be able to translate it literally because of the differences in grammar and word-meaning. So I will try to keep as close to the text as possible without changing the content.
Hope to get it done quickly.
That would be most excellent... thank you..! :)
I will pay $50 plus the price of the magazine and all shipping or extra charges to anyone who can ship me a copy (I live in the US). Or 50 euros or whatever the fuck it is.
I looked on amazon, ebay and google and I am getting pissed off with no results!
Seriously, someone beam me up a copy. We can do paypal or wire transfer or magic beans or anything I don't care.
Please. :)
Edits- in red.
Why don't you try writing to them directly..?
There must be an address somewhere on their website.
Quote from: Tessera on April 07, 2008, 12:48:32 PM
Why don't you try writing to them directly..?
There must be an address somewhere on their website.
I am impatient. :P
But I guess I will have to try that if no one can find me a copy.
Ha got you there!! ;D
Here is my translation. I wasn't very easy and there are bumps and surly some mistakes but I think you will get the meaning. At some places I added notes like [bla]. Those don't belong to the original text.
So here we go:
Hooters, hooters, yum, yum, yum. Hooters, hooters on a girl that's dumb. With this Bundy-Credo, which Al Bundy teaches his son Bud, we can only agree in certian parts. The first part actually - since we respect women. Honestly! And because we also respect the secondary female sexual organs, we include some nude patches for some of your favorite games into this issue. Don't hesitate to pay homage to us if you like to. Refere to the chart on page 115 to see which mods there are. Even a module for Neverwinter Nights is included, with which the modders Soren and Dorte created adventure for adults. Best to try it yourself.
But where does man's affinity to the female breast originates from? One aspect surely lies within childhood. Babies feed on their mother's bust. As women later on get more interested in their own breasts, man lacking a rack [no negative meaning here] of them self begin to take stock with those of the female gender. Let's face it, they are smooth, they feel good and one [there is a pun in german here] can play with them. Finally we sorted that out. In most computer games on the contrary female breasts are scarce commodity. But what are modders there for? Even for the first 3D-adventure of Duke Nukem fans created a nude patch that made the female characters more revealing. As in the same year Lara Croft bounced across the screen, the hormones of pubescent boys overflowed. Their mission: Lara had to adventure unclothed. After all one can move more freely without a shirt. But by now there is a new trend to be felt, leading away from drooling boys, who want to see their protagonist in birthday suit [or maybe in the buff would be a better translation], aiming at a aesthetic and artistic illustration [display] of the unclothed female body. One of the best examples is the modder Tessera. "At the risk of sounding conceited, I think we can give me at least partial credit for that change in the modding scene.", he tells us. "My own nude mods have attempted to portray WOMEN... as a total package, not just as a dehumanized caricature that highlights some modder's favorite female body parts. I think that my work has embarrassed many other modders and that those now try to create work of higher quality." By the way the modder actually gets his inspiration in nature. "I often have a live model posing for me. Additionally my own erotic fantasies also play a large part. The idea is not just to present a character who is nude and beautiful, but one who also provokes an erotic emotion with player."
See for yourself, on the basis of the mods on our DVD, that by now nude mods aim for aesthetic values, instead of presenting naked women to amuse the male players. Of course it's not always this way, but the Hot-Bitches mod for Resident Evil 4, from the canadian Ian Pauley, also shows that eroticism is coming to the fore. For the girls here aren't naked but wear sexy underwear and other sexy clothes. Sadly you won't fins Tessera's fantastic mods on our DVD, since the modder couldn't give us a clearance. You can download his works at www.tessmage.com. Let's hope that the trend to make eroticism in games socially acceptable continues and finds favor with game developers and publishers. For nude bodies don't automatically equal pubescent pulp [there is no fitting translation]. "We weren't born wearing bras and panties.", says Tessera, "If we undress someone, that person is naked. We all should try to leave those sexual stoppages behind. The past centuries, that were full of sense of guilt and shame concerning sexuality [sorry for this lousy translation but I otherwise would have to rearrange the hole structure] have to come to an end."
Considering that a certain amount of violence is daily business in games, but eroticism is not, one could think we are living in a twisted world. "Sex and nudity aren't just natural but also desirable and necessary for human health, " Tessera explains his point of view. "Violence on the other hand is sadistic and evil." As action-fans we surly don't want virtual violence in games to be abolished completely. However, as in real-life, eroticism won't be harmful but can make games more attractive.
Quote from: steeal on April 07, 2008, 12:52:11 PM
Quote from: Tessera on April 07, 2008, 12:48:32 PM
Why don't you try writing to them directly..?
There must be an address somewhere on their website.
I am impatient. :P
But I guess I will have to try that if no one can find me a copy.
I had a look at the shipping costs. If I'm not completly wrong they are at about $20 if you are living within the USA (please don't be mad if you don't). But than the package isn't trackable an could get "lost" on the trip. With tracking option it would be $50. But then there could also be put more copys in the box. (Maybe some of you could bundle up and distribute the magazines among yourselfs)
Quote from: Tessera on April 07, 2008, 12:48:32 PM
Why don't you try writing to them directly..?
There must be an address somewhere on their website.
Fragen zu Heftnachlieferungen und -bestellungen
leserservice@pcaction.de
Translation (sort of):
For questions concerning additional delivery and subscription
leserservice@pcaction.de
Quote from: ReApEr on April 07, 2008, 01:54:06 PM
Quote from: Tessera on April 07, 2008, 12:48:32 PM
Why don't you try writing to them directly..?
There must be an address somewhere on their website.
Fragen zu Heftnachlieferungen und -bestellungen
leserservice@pcaction.de
Translation (sort of):
For questions concerning additional delivery and subscription
leserservice@pcaction.de
Thanks ReApEr. :)
I will drop them a line.
Nicely done ReApEr ... and I thank you for taking the time to translate it for us.
I think a bit of what I had originally meant was lost in that translation (or more likely,
it was lost when my words were translated into German). But the gist of what I said
in the original interview is more or less intact. 8)
No problem Tessera.
As I said there are words and structures that can't be translated literally. And re-translating the translation of what you said initially, isn't making thinks more accurate as you said. ;)
QuoteSee for yourself, on the basis of the mods on our DVD, that by now nude mods aim for aesthetic values, instead of presenting naked women to amuse the male players. Of course it's not always this way, but the Hot-Bitches mod for Resident Evil 4, from the canadian Ian Pauley, also shows that eroticism is coming to the fore.
LOL!
Agreed... LOL... I laughed at that myself. "Hot-Bitches" doesn't exactly lend a sense of legitimacy. :laugh:
Well, hey... it's the modder's prerogative to name it whatever he wants to. I'm not familiar with
that mod, nor with the modder in question, so I have no idea whether it's any good or not.
Great interview Tess! I know it would've been off topic but you could've tried hinting at the HGL issues you had/are having during the interview. Would've been like a giant middle finger flipped in the face of all things Flaghshit. Guess it wasnt the time or the place & besides which the repercussions of such an act would possibly be undesirable.....
Quote from: Disgracelands on April 07, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
Great interview Tess! I know it would've been off topic but you could've tried hinting at the HGL issues
Given the subject matter of the article, I don't feel that it would have been appropriate to turn it into a crusade against a particular game. I was being singled out for my modding ability, so I just stuck to that subject (nude mods).
The full Interview with Tessera has just been posted on the PC Action website:
http://www.pcaction.de/?article_id=639068
Enjoy... if you can speak German, that is 8)
Between Goggle and my -bad- German, I got this:
QuotePC ACTION: How did you come into the nude scene gerutscht patch?
There were several factors that have influenced me, naked Modifications to develop. ZFor one, I was all my life, an artist and, when I was younger, pastel paintings of beautiful, naked women painted. I have always had great respect for women and their bodies. As a high-quality 3D games gradually on the PC market established, it was only natural that I have searched for ways, the female characters in games to modify. I wanted it even more beautiful, natural and appear credible. Like most players, I started my naked patches of others. I was not satisfied with the overall quality of most mods.. That resulted in a few conflicts between me and many other Moddern the Internet, what my criticism is not very friendly recordings. At the end gave me the Modder and their supporters said: "Make it a better mod, if you do not like this one, otherwise halt just damned your door, Tessera." Of course, I have these challenges. I have since my own high-quality nude-created mods, starting in mid-2006 with a naked texture revision for Oblivion. Then, I have the first top-Without Malvanianer-Mod for Vampires - The Masquerade: Bloodlines developed ... and the rest, as they say, history.
PC ACTION: The first nude patches have breasts just want to show at naked women in games. Now it seems as if the aesthetic aspect more important - the beauty of the naked female body to show and it also looks as if, As if the patches are more and more of the art converge. What is your opinion on this?
Even at the risk of sounding too cocky, I think that partly Tessera (me) to thank, this conversion in the modding scene to have caused. When I began, highly detailed and photorealistic nude textures surrendered, the player's probably a little shocked by the challenge was that I had asked them since. Not only that, I asked them to have better naked-Mods to develop, I also have the bar a little higher placed than they probably expected by getting artistic nuances in my own work, too. On the other hand, it is not easy to make and it has a lot of Reiberein between me and the rest of the game community causes. I am well aware that I have not done, but the fact remains that before Tessaras work on the Internet came up, most of them naked-Mods were, as you have already described: Amateur detention, childish and bad rendered. My own nude-Mods have the desire to portray women ... as a total package and not just as dehumanized caricatures, in the Modder their favorite parts of the female body. Realism and credibility has always been one of my goals. To sum up, I think my modifications have many other Modder ashamed, but also a lot better to work inspires.
PC ACTION: Where you take your inspiration?
The answer is simple: I take my inspiration from real women. Often posing a living model for me, whenever I have the feeling that my imagination would have to feed. My own erotic fantasies of course play a role in the course of this, as I do with the fine details of my mods the procedure. The overall idea is to the viewer to present a character who is not only naked and beautiful, but also a certain erotic reaction to the player triggers. Nudity alone is enough. Anyone can be naked. In order to be truly erotic, it needs a little more seasoning. I think it is the "Oh - Wow!" Factor. I always try something unusual in my mods though, and I hope that it is this aspect of my work is appealing than those mods, which is usually found on the Internet.
PC ACTION: How will nude patches from the player's adopted?
My own nude patches were very well received, except from the other Moddern. Many of them (but not all) hate me now like the plague. I will continue to provide high-quality work, because it is exactly what users expect my modifications. The only person with whom I wetteifere, I myself.
PC ACTION: Do you have a negative experience with the naked patches within the player community?
You you just even the possible answer to this question. Oh yes, I had some negative experiences with the larger players modding. Most of my rivals tend to me as indecent, idiosyncratic demon. I was by now so well known as any adult players in the Internet Forum banned. It was also my work from other pages stolen and used more users for their own pathetic, misguided and narrow-minded communities. For this reason, led a small dispute between me and one other Player to a full-page feud, which continues to this day.This very special side without any shame my Hellgate: Nacktmod stolen from my website and to work on these modifications to several other sites to distribute - without my knowledge or consent. I was so angry about this that I am my side partially closed. I was even known to me completely out of the modding scene to pull back, because I felt cheated offengesagt. Ultimately, I am only because of a surprising and impressive campaign of my followers and supporters returned. Since then, the popularity of our site more than before ... Which is strange, because we have no advertising for it ourselves (with the exception of a few obscure videos on YouTube). Most people seem on word of mouth to find us, I suspect, therefore, our reputation hurries us.
PC ACTION: Do you think that games from the outset naked body should include?
If the eligible game allows the player, arms and / or the nature of his clothes removed, then yes ... I think the character should be under the clothing naked, just as real people are. We were not born bras or panties. If you ausziehst someone, that person naked. It should thus be the same with video games behave. I like the cavalier realism better than the senseless and sexually rückgewandte censorship. We should try, sometimes resulting sexual oppression behind us, the more we progress in the new century. The past centuries, the sexual shame and guilt overwhelmed, must always come to an end. When I think of a nude modifications for a game, work, it is not only pleasant or attractive disturbing - it also represents my own personal philosophy of acceptance in respect of beautiful women and their bodies. A beautiful woman is by nature the most beautiful and perfect creation. For me, there is no such thing as Krankhafteres Beautiful before the rest of the world to hide. I hope that my modifications may help those thoughts and feelings in other freely.
PC ACTION: What is your opinion in regard to the debate, that naked body, and sex more "evil" than the Umherschießen with weapons in games?
My opinion is a very sensible: Violence and blood are angsteinflößend and destructive, sex and nudity on the other hand, are natural and beautiful aspects of the people. . Violated no nudity. How should they ...? These are our body. That is the way we gem Eight are. That is what we really are. Clothing is an artificial cover, which is lagging behind and hirnverbrannte people hide. Sometimes makes me sad when I think about it. The world would certainly be a angenehmerer place if every normal would grow up and learn that their own species and their mating behavior in such a way as it is. Sex and nudity are not only completely naturally, but also desirable and necessary to human health. To put it bluntly, we would be much better off as a species if we had more sex ... I would like to stress that it is absolutely normal for young women, is to review on instinct, even if the so-called "feminists" the opposite is true. A pure seduction is to be simply a natural part of the female sexual behavior and forced other for women, certain areas of the body to cover up, takes them violently their power.An extreme example would be the way in which women in certain fundamentalist and Muslim countries to be treated, in which women are forced always to their bodies and even their faces covered. There is only one real reason to treat women as it is to them in their own sexual power over the men to circumcise. Is it any wonder that in many patriarchal societies opportunities for women, their sexual power over men to exercise this advantage, trimmed? Such repression is shameful ... I think video games are in danger, in this very patriarchal values and unhealthy verrennen.
PC ACTION: What do you prefer: small or large breasts breasts? ;)
My preference depends on the rest of the body. I think the best answer I can give is: "I prefer beautiful breasts." If I anschaue a woman, I try as a whole. Some women look wonderful with big breasts, while others work with medium or small breasts attractive. As long as her body in shape and keep healthy, I agree with everyone happy breast size. Attractive internally and externally, as well as from head to toe, which is what a real, sexy woman run. Large breasts are great, but a beautiful bosom is only one aspect of the whole, what we call "a pretty girl".
Quote from: Arandie on April 08, 2008, 10:47:00 AM
Between Goggle and my -bad- German, I got this:
Sweetness... the original interview (in English) is contained in the very first post in this thread:
http://www.tessmage.com/forum/index.php/topic,53315.msg28131.html#msg28131
Thank you, though. :)
QuoteThere is only one real reason to treat women as it is to them in their own sexual power over the men to circumcise.
*readies knife* Muahaha.
FROM Tessera: LOL... see, this is what happens when a computer tries to translate. My original statement was rather different. Funny, though.
Quote from: Tessera on April 08, 2008, 11:09:51 AM
...the original interview (in English) is contained in the very first post in this thread:
Opps... :-[ :-X
Quote from: Tessera on February 21, 2008, 01:43:28 PM
"Celebrity..?!" :o
Oh hell, no. The vast majority of humans on this planet have never heard of me
and they probably never will, either. I'm just a sexaholic who draws nude girls.
Wow, I fell off my chair laughing when i read that. By the way congrats on the interview, I know it was a long time ago but better late than never. I've decided I need to move to a country where sexuality isn't such a "behind closed doors" thing, or maybe I can be patient for another 5-10 years while the US "degrades"(as most people in my state would say) haha.
Yeah I know I haven't been on in a long time... just been busy with school and health problems...
Well... it wasn't a long time ago, really. I did the interview a few months ago, but it didn't get published until this month. Also, I think the article was stalled off for awhile... possibly because I kept refusing to sign a document granting PC Action permission to feature my mods on the DVD that is included with this issue of the magazine.
They first approached me about this article last year. Finally, they decided to settle for an interview and some hi-res screenshots of my work. In turn, I asked them to mention tessmage.com as being the only safe source for all of my mods.
So... this is current news, actually. The issue of PC Action in question is currently on the newsstands in Europe. 8)
Also... and someone can check me on this if they want to... but I think this article gives me a bit of a historical distinction (minor though it may be). Namely, I think that I may be the very first person to be interviewed in a major gaming publication, solely on the basis of the nude mods that I create. I know that a few other modders have been interviewed (or at least mentioned) on various online gaming sites in the past, but I am not aware of anyone who was featured in a printed article SOLELY because of his nude mods.
This is nice, but what it really says to me is that nude mods are beginning to become more mainstream. I hope that articles like this one likewise become more common, as the gaming community becomes more accepting of the kind of artwork that is being created by myself and other nude modders.
This is awsome. Its extra awsome because I got mentioned in the article too. Not by name tho. :D
Quote from: Tessgirl on April 19, 2008, 07:18:18 AM
This is awsome. Its extra awsome because I got mentioned in the article too. Not by name tho. :D
I think I know... :P
Next time Tessera mention me! Give a shout out to your peeps yo!
lol it's not a state secret or anything. :P
Quote from: Tessgirl on April 19, 2008, 07:36:11 AM
lol it's not a state secret or anything. :P
Aww man really? Now I don't feel special anymore. ;)
I've just received a couple of copies of the printed magazine from PC Action.
It's nice to see both Raven and Polly in print. As a matter of fact, I seem to be the only
modder who got to have two screenshots published. The others only had one apiece. ;D
<--- shamelessly beaming with pride
BELOW: the original pics that PC Action featured in their magazine.
You can see the full-sized versions by clicking on each...
(http://www.tessmage.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_Skin_by_Tessera_HGL.jpg) (http://www.tessmage.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/Skin_by_Tessera_HGL.jpg)
(http://www.tessmage.com/images/ravenbest/Raven_reclining_02s.jpg) (http://www.tessmage.com/images/ravenbest/Raven_reclining_02.jpg)
Want a translation from a native speaker Tessera? ;)
I could edit Arandie post to a coherent english version as well.
I don't buy game magazines anymore though that's why I miss such articles. :P
First off, a very late but very well-earned congrats. After all, you're work IS more than magazine quality...There might just be a published "Art of Tessera" hardback down the road ;D Having said that, I would like to encourage you to post some of your pastels...Like many of us, I was drooling over painted babes before the whole "digital" thing showed up...
Congrats again, and should your ever compose an art book I'll have to snag a copy...
Early this morning, I was pleasantly surprised with this short e-mail from Germany:
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Hi,
I just visited your site again and I have to say that I am impressed! Your latest mods look incredible! I just wanted to tell you that.
If we are doing another nude-patch-special someday, I will surely contact you again about some pics ;)
Regards,
Andreas Bertits
Community Editor PC Action/PC Games
Computec Media AG
So once again, I would like to express my thanks to PC Action magazine for their continued support. :)