Character Splash Screen for Video Game: Usually used for screen savers, loading screens, character presentation, and marketing purposes.
Artist : Lian Li
Create a Splash Screen portraying one character. In Landscape format, go for a dynamic vibe, maybe exagerate the perspective if you feel capable, add environment and FX.
You know the drill:
1-Same deadline as usual. Wednesday Midnight.
2-Landscape Format
3-You can send me a WIP, black and white or color during the week, i will do my best to reply.
4-Character can have a compagnion such as a familiar, but avoid more than one character because of time management reasons.
5-Style and Technic? Your own.
I usually am against hand holding students and juniors but i can feel your pain in class so this time around i will provide some ideas for you. Again ...this does not happen half of the time in real life...so you need to be creative and come up with your own solutions.
Ideas of themes to chooses from :
1-League of Legends :
If you are a fan of that game then have fun and create a potential League of Legends Character.
That franchise has made those types of illustrations very popular, so clients want this type of stuff a lot. I would avoid just grabing an existing character because it is recent. How would i approach this? I would imagine this is a company test, and i am being asked to create a potential LoL character illustration. But if you want to make a fan art, knock yourself out and do it.
2-Old Video Game Character : Old game with sort of dated visuals, so you could do one of the characters, or redesign it and give it a nice illustration.
Examples : Most pixelated games are a good call
-Final Fantasy Games up until Final Fantasy 9 included
-Breath of Fire Games
We are from different generations so if you have a game that marked you, that has old graphics, let me know and we can see if it 's old enough. Dont bring up old games like god of war or uncharted games because it was already realistic 3d.
But the first MGS game why not
Etc....
3-Favorite Anime or Cartoon Character:
You could choose one of your fav Anime or Cartoon Characters ( Movies or TV shows ) and make a great illustration.
-Full Metal Alchemist
-Berzerk
-Old Disney Movies or Pixar/Dreamwork movies etc
Or whatever.
4-Personal Project Character:
If you have personal projects and you have an idea that you would like to work on in class for this character illustration, feel free to do so.
5-Character done in class with another teacher or with me.
If you would like to re-use a design done in another class, for this illustration, feel free to do so.
6-Grab a character from a movie you like and make it into a crazy illustration:
If you like starwars? Or Mad Max or Harry Potter. Etc..
This is a nice way of introducing and talking about the Fan Art Topic in class:
-Why people like it
-Why certain people are against it
-Examples of successful artists that build their career and financial success with Fan Art
-Examples of artists who get clients and work by doing fan art even though it is not their major type of personal art.
Examples of cool and dynamic Illustration. This is the direction you want to take for composition and dynamic angles, and check:
-How the characters seem to be all respecting the rule of thirds
-How the exagerated perspective usually comes to play
-How FX and the mood influence certain areas, calling your eye there
-How light and value contrast enhances again certain areas of focus
-How pushed the poses are ( Anatomy !)
-How Color contrast and saturation again, as the other topics, forces your eyes direction
-How sharpe edges are in the most important areas of the image.
Artists: Lian Li
Again you know the drill, rough illustrations. No crazy polished images. We dont have the time for that. But force yourselves to reach the colored stage this time for training even if it is rough. Try to plan your week better. Time management is a skill you will need al the time.
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