Game Asset & Environment Design
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Please watch the following video to help you better understand the time period we're working in and the different guilds that existed during that era. This background will support your design ideas. Thanks!
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Artists that influenced my research process.
Michelle W Hung, Associate Artist at Blizzard Entertainment https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Po0av4 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/dOyrYw Olivia, Graphic Designer and Concept Artist https://www.artstation.com/artwork/yJ5exn You can see the various stages of the design process from an industry person, worth really looking into her work...:) |
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Game Asset & Environment Design Tasks
Scenario: You’ve just been hired by a game studio in Toronto! Your first assignment is to work with a creative team to design an interior space for a game environment. This space will include all the supporting assets and details that make it feel alive and believable. 1-Choose Your Theme Design a space for one of the following medieval-inspired roles: • A Craftsman from a Guild (Metalsmith, Blacksmith, • A Baker • A Healer • An Alchemist • A Wizard . Crypt, Cemetery, Library, Tavern, and so many more... You may also base your idea on a character or setting from a movie, series, or video game you’ve played. Once you’ve chosen your theme, share it with me for approval before you begin. |
2-Research & Inspiration
Use reference images, concept art, or real-world examples to help guide your design. Think about: • Furniture and tools your character might use • Lighting, textures, and materials • Mood and atmosphere 3-Design Focus
Your final scene should revolve around an interior space—this could be: • A living room • A workshop or lab • A kitchen or healing space • Any other room that fits your character’s role |
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4-Sketching & Building
Start by sketching individual elements (e.g., furniture, tools, props). Then bring them together into a full scene. Incorporate: Elevation views to show front or side views Isometric views to show depth We will also touch on Interior Floor Plans (Examples way down below). |
Suggested Assets/Constructs to be Modelled:
Walls, Windows, Doors, Eating space, Sleeping space, Fireplace for warmth and, depending on your theme also a Cooking space. Additional items can be modelled to support your proposed theme accordingly, with Teacher guidance, approval and feedback- good stuff! |
My Submission WIP
Stages of Our Work:
Research & Analysis, Interior Assets Creation (2D Digital Painted), Floor Plan(2D Digital Painted), Build Interior Architecture (3D), Build Interior Assets (3D), Add Colour to All Objects, Add Lighting, Prepare Final Package.
Research & Analysis, Interior Assets Creation (2D Digital Painted), Floor Plan(2D Digital Painted), Build Interior Architecture (3D), Build Interior Assets (3D), Add Colour to All Objects, Add Lighting, Prepare Final Package.
Drawing Fundamentals Activity: Game Art
First steps: Build Fundamental Drawing/Communications Skills
Practice creating parallel lines, ovals, squares, simple geometric shapes, then progress to sketching cylinders, spheres, cubes and cones.
Application of Skill Sets: Generating simple parallel and diagonal lines, creating boxes that eventually can become furniture objects. Creating simple oval shapes that can evolve to become cylinders, cylinders to vessels, candles, and or potion bottles; developing a tool belt that yields so many possibilities, options are generated, by incorporating simple primitive shapes as the underlying structure of our concept art and designs.
First steps: Build Fundamental Drawing/Communications Skills
Practice creating parallel lines, ovals, squares, simple geometric shapes, then progress to sketching cylinders, spheres, cubes and cones.
Application of Skill Sets: Generating simple parallel and diagonal lines, creating boxes that eventually can become furniture objects. Creating simple oval shapes that can evolve to become cylinders, cylinders to vessels, candles, and or potion bottles; developing a tool belt that yields so many possibilities, options are generated, by incorporating simple primitive shapes as the underlying structure of our concept art and designs.
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Research & Analysis
Select a Theme from your references images, analyze what makes the visuals interesting to you, in terms of form and possible points to design your own assets from; this is a very important stage to build the entire direction of the assignment from- let's do this!
Time Allotted: 2 Periods of Class Time
Select a Theme from your references images, analyze what makes the visuals interesting to you, in terms of form and possible points to design your own assets from; this is a very important stage to build the entire direction of the assignment from- let's do this!
Time Allotted: 2 Periods of Class Time
Sketch 8 to 12 Concepts of Interior Assets
Time Allotted: 2 Periods of Class Time (1st Slide below is the actual deliverable artifact for this stage).
Time Allotted: 2 Periods of Class Time (1st Slide below is the actual deliverable artifact for this stage).
Floor Plan (Create your Schematic )
A schematic floor plan showcasing your interior elements/ game assets with noting of all proposed elements that will go into your space.
A schematic floor plan showcasing your interior elements/ game assets with noting of all proposed elements that will go into your space.
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Build your 3D Space
At this stage for now, you only need 2 walls and floor/ground to start the process. Students tend to add a door, window/s, pillars, beams and a few more additional items.
At this stage for now, you only need 2 walls and floor/ground to start the process. Students tend to add a door, window/s, pillars, beams and a few more additional items.
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Build your Interior Game Assets in 3D
Model a number of your elements from your floor plan. Add simple non textured colours to your assets, let's keep this process simple, further instructions will be provided as we progress each stage together. Your goal will be to model the interior space using simple 3D primitives and polygonal box modelling techniques by way of the extrude tool.
Model a number of your elements from your floor plan. Add simple non textured colours to your assets, let's keep this process simple, further instructions will be provided as we progress each stage together. Your goal will be to model the interior space using simple 3D primitives and polygonal box modelling techniques by way of the extrude tool.
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Modelling a Potion Bottle
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Potion Bottle Fast & Simple method
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Modelling a Cauldron
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Modelling a Candle
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Modelling a Spell Book
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Modelling a Treasure Chest
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Modelling a Low Poly Sword P1
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Modelling a Low Poly Sword P2
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Modelling an Anvil
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Modelling a Gothic Window FAST
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Modelling a Gothic Window FAST P2
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Archway and a Window Frame
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Lighting Your Scene,Camera Animation and Turntable Camera Rotation
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Camera Video Output
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Camera Turntable Rotation
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Lighting Your Scene
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Blender Render Images Output
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Blender Video Output
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Exemplar
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Final Package
The entire process with a title page(legal 14" X 8.5") is placed into Google Slides/ Adobe Illustrator and then exported as One Single PDF document
Career Pathways
3D Modelling and Concept Design skills may lead to many creative career pathways, such as architecture, game artist, concept artist, interior design, industrial design, stage design, civil engineering, digital illustration, game texture artist and many more.
The entire process with a title page(legal 14" X 8.5") is placed into Google Slides/ Adobe Illustrator and then exported as One Single PDF document
Career Pathways
3D Modelling and Concept Design skills may lead to many creative career pathways, such as architecture, game artist, concept artist, interior design, industrial design, stage design, civil engineering, digital illustration, game texture artist and many more.
Drawing Activities: Concepts and Form Generation Techniques
Through the incorporation of simple primitives, such as cubes, spheres and cylinders, most of our game assets can be built using such constructs-lots of fun!
Through the incorporation of simple primitives, such as cubes, spheres and cylinders, most of our game assets can be built using such constructs-lots of fun!
NOTE: Summative Project from this unit of study.
Signature Piece: Choose 1 ASSET that would be designed in greater detail, think of it as the object that best connects to your theme, considered as your "Signature Piece", for me is it the lectern that houses my manuscript, wand, potion bottle( review image below).
Signature Piece: Choose 1 ASSET that would be designed in greater detail, think of it as the object that best connects to your theme, considered as your "Signature Piece", for me is it the lectern that houses my manuscript, wand, potion bottle( review image below).
