Game Concepts
Concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books or other media before it is put into the final product.[1] Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design.[2]This term can also be applied to retail, set, fashion, architectural and industrial design.[3]
Concept art is developed in several iterations. Artists try several designs to achieve the desired result for the work, or sometimes searching for an interesting result. Designs are filtered and refined in stages to narrow down the options. Concept art is not only used to develop the work, but also to show the project's progress to directors, clients and investors. Once the development of the work is complete, advertising materials often resemble concept art, although these are typically made specifically for this purpose, based on final work.
In the past twenty years, video games have evolved from relatively simple screen representations to complex 3-dimensional worlds where the characters seem to leap off the screen. Along with more complex imagery, the job of video game artist has evolved into a number of different roles, each with its own distinct tasks: concept artist, 2-D animator, 3-D animator, and 2-D texture artist. You'll need to understand all of these different roles before choosing your area of expertise and becoming an artist for video games.
Concept art is developed in several iterations. Artists try several designs to achieve the desired result for the work, or sometimes searching for an interesting result. Designs are filtered and refined in stages to narrow down the options. Concept art is not only used to develop the work, but also to show the project's progress to directors, clients and investors. Once the development of the work is complete, advertising materials often resemble concept art, although these are typically made specifically for this purpose, based on final work.
In the past twenty years, video games have evolved from relatively simple screen representations to complex 3-dimensional worlds where the characters seem to leap off the screen. Along with more complex imagery, the job of video game artist has evolved into a number of different roles, each with its own distinct tasks: concept artist, 2-D animator, 3-D animator, and 2-D texture artist. You'll need to understand all of these different roles before choosing your area of expertise and becoming an artist for video games.
Assignment 1: Spore Creature Creator
Here you'll create two characters - one Hero and one Bad Guy Take a screenshot of each and write a few sentences describing it/him/her - what things can it do? Assignment 2: Creature video 1. When you've got one done we'll make a movie for each 2. At the top middle of the screen you'll find the Test Drive icon 3. At the bottom of the screen you'll find a bunch of animations - and an option to add babies 4. Use Screencast-o-Matic to add your video to you website. The title of this blog entry should be the names of your two creatures |