I never properly researched what goes into making a video game until writing my report. Since starting this project I decided to further my understanding of the topic. Thanks to this I’ve learned the difference between concept art and promotional art as well as the creative process that goes into developing artwork for a game.
I found out that I need a graphics tablet for creating concept and promotional art which I haven’t realized before. The tablet I’m going to get is a WACOM Intuos Draw Pen 7″ Graphics Tablet. After I’ve done more research into drawing tablets I realized how expensive they are and that WACOM is a very good company producing professional standard drawing tablets. Intuos Draw is the cheapest WACOM tablet I could personally find and therefore is the one I decided to purchase.
I also learned the difference between concept art and promotional art and the stages of art development for a game. Beforehand I thought of promotional art as concept art and by that I mean character sketches being released and presented as concept art when actually it was promotional art. I now know that concept art is produced in large volumes and is rough not detailed and polished like promotional art. Most information I found on this website: http://howtonotsuckatgamedesign.com/2014/02/lets-get-real-concept-art/
Development Plan
Below is my development plan for a specific sequence of my game. I put it together keeping in mind my research about game art development. Hopefully throughout this project I will find my preferred and most efficient creative process.
1) Research/Planning (Week 1)
-The Product
– Audience & Purpose
-Industry Research/ Development Plan
-Bloodletting
-Exorcism & Demonic Possession: History & Popular Culture (include symbols)
-Rituals
-Demonology
-Other Video Games
-Advertising Campaigns
-Websites
-Logo
-Other Concept & Promo Artists
-Game Posters & Covers
2)Concept Art (Week 2 & 3)
Needs reference images & rough sketches.
-Character Development:
Protagonist (Bassed off of Issie), The three Barbers, Priest, Addicts on the street, Person being exorcised, Duke of Hell
-Environment Development:
Street outside the barber shop (night time), Indoors of the barber shop, ritual chamber (MAYBE)
-Item Development:
Razor Blade
-Scene Development:
Ritual Scene, Exorcism Scene
3)Promotional Art (Week 4)
-Logo & Typeface
-Character sheets
-Environments
– Item sheet
– Scenes
4)Advertising (Week 5 & 6)
-Logo/Logotype
-Swatches
-Posters
-Website
-Cover for the packaging
YouTube Tutorials
Below are some of the YouTube tutorials I found helpful:
Bibliogaphy
http://howtonotsuckatgamedesign.com/2014/02/lets-get-real-concept-art/