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Category Archives: Illustration Station
Doodle Doodle Do
My memories of elementary and middle school are littered with instances of kids being scolded for doodling in class. By high school, most had learned to resist doodling in front of the teacher or had just gotten better at hiding … Continue reading
Working Smart > Working Hard
To say I’ve learned a lot about scripting over the past several weeks is an understatement. I’ve gone from struggling to create basic character movement to creating functions that can “think” on their own. But most of all, I’ve learned … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Illustration Station
Tagged game map, level select map, programming, scripting
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Chippin’ Away
I am by no means a character designer. Throughout my patchy art and design background, I’ve always shied away from designing characters. Landscapes, fanciful illustrations, and fonts – those I can do. Characters? Nuh-uh. To me, designing characters is the … Continue reading
Artfully Speaking
Creating art that effectively communicates gameplay is hard. Not only must functionality and aesthetics work hand in hand, but the visual style must be strong enough to withstand round after round of iteration on game mechanics. Early in preproduction, we … Continue reading
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Tagged game art, game concepts, Game Design
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Achievements Unlocked
When you’re up late working until 3am and can’t wait to wake up to keep working, you know you’re in the right business. For me, that’s the business of making games. The past couple of weeks have been extremely hectic, … Continue reading
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Tagged achievements, Adobe Illustrator, game art, Game Design
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Chip’s Makeover
Thanks to everyone for your prompt and constructive feedback on Chip and the art in our game so far. I’m working through the feedback bit by bit, but I thought I’d give you a sneak peek into Chip’s makeover. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Illustration Station
Tagged Chip, game art, Game Design, illustrator, vector art
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Meet Chip!
As I’ve been mentioning again and again in my blog lately, we’ve been working very hard on our final game project concepts. And at this point, we’re ready to introduce the world to Chip, the protagonist in our game. In … Continue reading
Double Helix Interface Design
Making things simple can be complicated. In designing the interface and front end menu screens for my iPhone rhythm platformer concept Double Helix, I tried to communicate as much as possible with as few elements as possible. The front end … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design, Illustration Station, Logoland
Tagged Double Helix, front end, Game Design, interface design, iPhone games
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Chromattack (Part 1 of 3): Look and Feel
After my latest level, my hat is off to game artists for the crucial contribution they make to the success of games. A few weeks ago, we were tasked with creating a new UDK level. Unlike previous projects, this assignment … Continue reading
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Tagged Chromattack, game art, Game Design, level design, logos, UDK
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Pixel Art
If you think about it, many of the most memorable game character sprites were created through painting pixels on a screen. Mario and Pacman are not remembered for their fancy 3D shading but rather for their classic iconic looks. Good … Continue reading
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