One of the hardest part of my past job at Sony was managing multiple art directors over multiple games, all with different personalities, culture, and styles. Not to mention each game was completely different then the others. There was an article on Gamasutra that was passed on to me by a peer that really helped me stay motivated and work through some tough situations I found myself in.Wanted to share and hope it helps!
Art Direction: A Touching Story
Art direction is the communication between an original designer and the executor of the design. It's not the design process, and it's not the final design's execution. This month, we'll peek at the perils and delights of game art direction.
For example, let's say you want a portrait of your pet lizard. Your idea is to put the lizard on a nice branch with a desert scene as a backdrop (that's the design). You hire a professional photographer to actually take the photograph. You spend 15 minutes explaining how you want the shot to look and drawing a simple layout sketch (that's art direction). The photographer sets up the shot, takes some prints, and shows them to you (that's art execution). You provide criticism and ask the photographer to retake the shot (that's art direction).
Now that we have an idea of the scope of art direction, let's look at how it works in the game industry (obviously, this is a fictional story).
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Sunday, December 29, 2013
Best of: Behind the Scenes-Animated Films
ITSARTMAG has a great compilation of some of the best "Behind the Scenes" of the best animated films of 2013! Great way to end the year by watching the best of the best! Enjoy!
BEST BEHIND THE SCENE VIDEOS
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
2013-Best Student Films
Merry Christmas!
Hope 2014 brings you joy, laughter, and as much passion your cup can hold!
Here is 2013 best student films, just to keep the passion going!
Hope 2014 brings you joy, laughter, and as much passion your cup can hold!
Here is 2013 best student films, just to keep the passion going!
Click here for 2013 Student Films
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Riot Games-JINX music video
Thursday, July 18, 2013
The Ultimate Animation Tutorial
Who needs to go to school for animation? These days its all automated, push a couple buttons, IK, FK Instant RIG, etc...its that easy! Watch this video and learn the secrets that would cost you thousands of dollars at Art School... Don't believe me?Animation Tutorial
Animation Intro
Welcome everyone to Animation Blitz, a great place for animation reference, tutorials, and really cool shit!
Lets start this off the right way. Just came back from Despicable Me 2...loved it! There really is no story, and the flow is all over the place. But as an animator, it was just a blast to watch how far they pushed the poses and slap stick comedy. And I LOVE MINIONS! A must see!
Despicable Me
Lets start this off the right way. Just came back from Despicable Me 2...loved it! There really is no story, and the flow is all over the place. But as an animator, it was just a blast to watch how far they pushed the poses and slap stick comedy. And I LOVE MINIONS! A must see!
Despicable Me
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