GAME DESIGN 2015 MRS. CLOUD Conceptual Art

Objectives Understand why concept art is used. Identify the different styles of art used in game design. Understand the different ways concept art is created.

Why is it used? Portrays the important underlays of the game:  Economy  Politics  Religion  Time  Region

Why is it used?

Provides direction in the art style of the game. Ensures a consistency between the art of the environment, characters, and other assets.

Why is it used?

Styles of Game Art Pixel – 2D art that uses a limited color panel and is the coloring and defining of the exact pixels in an image.  Games that want to generate a nostalgic feel  Easiest type of game art to create Software to create Pixel art:  Photoshop  Gimp  Paint.net

Styles of Game Art Voxel Art – Pixel art in 3D. Where pixel art is created by small colored squares, voxel art uses cubes. Software to create Voxel Art  Paint 3D  Sproxel  Voxel

Style of Game Art Vector Graphics – One single file supports multiple resolutions. Image remains sharp regardless of size. Software for Vector Graphics  Corel Draw  Inkscape  Gimp  Adobe Flash

Style of Game Art 3D Art/Modeling – An image built with polygons. This style of art requires modeling of the object, rigging, shading, skinning, mapping, sculpting, and usually animation. Could also require simple programming. Software  Autodesk 3Ds Max  Autodesk Maya  Blender

Review Why is concept art important in the game development process? Identify a style of game art and a software that is used to create the art.