Solarski, Chris
Drawing Basics and Video Game Art
- ISBN 13:
- 9780823098477
- author:
- Solarski, Chris
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Watson-Guptill
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 1.6 x 25.4 cm
- Genre:
- Art, Architecture & Photography, Art Issues, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: A Comprehensive Guide to Artistic Techniques for Winning Video Game Design This book explores the connections between classical art and video games, enabling developers to create more expressive and varied emotional experiences in games. Chris Solarski provides a comprehensive introduction to basic and advanced drawing and design skills, including light, value, color, anatomy, and concept development. Through detailed instruction and examples, Solarski shows how to apply these methods to design complex characters, worlds, and gameplay experiences. By studying the work of renowned artists such as Michelangelo, Titian, and Rubens alongside AAA games like BioShock, Journey, and Portal 2, readers can gain a deeper understanding of perpetual theories of depth, composition, movement, artistic anatomy, and expression.