How To Make Game Art

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Publicado 2022-08-04
Learn how to create art for your games with my game art act, useful for game devs, artists, pixel artists and more!

Whether you are interested in making games, or a game developer making your own game, looking how game art can be broken down into 3 simple elements can help you look at games from a fresh perspective. In this video I describe what I call the game art act, how each games art direction can be broken down into 3 simple elements; atmosphere, clarity, and theme.
I break down the art of some of your favourite games, including pixel art masterpieces like blasphemous, stardew valley, graveyard keeper, and celeste, as well as fan favourite 2D game hollow knight.
Then I show you my full process for creating a game art mockup with pixel art, from reference, to value, to colour, all the way to a finished game art mockup, before setting you a challenge so you can do the same.
Whether you are a beginner gamedev, 3d artist, 2d artist, or pixel art enthusiast, I hope these game dev tips can help you in your learning and game development journey. If you have anything to share please let me know in the comments, I try to respond to everyone!

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How To Choose A Theme For Your Game by George Fan -    • How to Choose a Theme for Your Game  

GAMES SHOWN -
Blasphemous - store.steampowered.com/app/774361/Blasphemous/
Stardew Valley - store.steampowered.com/app/413150/Stardew_Valley/
Graveyard Keeper - store.steampowered.com/app/599140/Graveyard_Keeper…
Hollow Knight - store.steampowered.com/app/367520/Hollow_Knight/
The Messenger - store.steampowered.com/app/764790/The_Messenger/
Celeste - store.steampowered.com/app/504230/Celeste/
Super Hexagon - store.steampowered.com/app/221640/Super_Hexagon/
P1 Select - apps.apple.com/us/app/p1-select/id1470639614
Post Void - store.steampowered.com/app/1285670/Post_Void/

VIDEO TIMESTAMPS -
00:00 The Game Art A.C.T
00:47 Atmosphere
01:42 Blasphemous Art Analysis
03:23 Stardew Valley Art Analysis
04:28 Graveyard Keeper Art Analysis
05:28 Hollow Knight Art Analysis
06:49 The Messenger Art Analysis
08:13 More About Atmosphere
09:02 Clarity
09:50 Contrast In Practise
10:40 Player Expectations
11:18 Consistency Is Key
12:05 How To Achieve Clarity
13:11 Game Examples Of Clarity
14:44 Theme
15:48 Consider This When Choosing A Theme
16:43 Bringing It All Together
17:22 Making Game Art
17:48 Referencing
18:34 Art Direction
19:10 Value First
19:26 Colour Choices
19:42 Shapes
20:00 Polishing
20:32 Challenge Time
21:15 Awesome Community Work

Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @ediddy6315
    Hello. Let me just say that this channel taught me a lot about pixel art and I appreciate the tips.
  • One of the best YouTube tutorials I've ever seen. I love how you engage with different types of learners, by showing various examples and thoroughly explaining what you mean, using the science behind your teachings. Keep up the good work brother!
  • Great as always ! Lots of tips for game dev, especially for those who are starting their journey ! Well done !
  • The bright colors and woodland setting in the mockup really evokes the fantasy and exploration vibe!
  • @nesgoof3412
    This was probably your best video so far! I really like how you've toned down the meme stuff, but kept some subtle humor in. This was a really good breakdown of the key elements. :)
  • @aym6590
    Your content and editing is really good man, I’ve been watching several of your videos recently and they’re really helpful! I hope your channel keeps growing :))
  • @ChuckLeeMBM
    Cant wait to see what you do with the art collab!! So cool to be introduced to so many cool fellow youtube artist!! You got mad skills, and I know youre going to kill it!!!
  • @micheya2944
    I missed your videos, man. They really brought me into the pixel art genre. Thank you for your hard work!!!
  • @GoldenEvolution
    Your videos are always so well made and I can see the work that went into making them. Really informative video and thanks as always for the lesson :D
  • This goes really in depth and is very helpful especially the dive into how important values are
  • @ochavezart
    how you break down the games is the same way they teach in art school. Watching this made me go down memory lane, nostalgia. Glad to have found this video, your explenations are superb and I will keep coming back for more.
  • @bbs001gaming7
    I really enjoyed analyzing game art, it was like seeing shape and color theory in action
  • @pianoatthirty
    This is such a great overview of the design process. Just a quick idea for a video (that I've yet to see anyone else make) - you mention taking a screenshot of your bare level, then designing on top of that, then bringing those elements back in -- would be interesting to see your process.
  • @alloka2000
    Wildly underrated channel, just came across it and I’m hooked. Also it feels like you could’ve split this video into the analysis part where you look at different games, and the rest, for 2 10 minute videos, which’s probably better for the whole youtube game, but I kinda appreciate you keeping it into 1 video so people don’t have to go look for a part 2 or a different title all together. PS. I’m more comfortable doing character art and animation, so I’m struggling to create backgrounds/environments to create a finished mockup scene/frame/level, especially with all the post processing stuff (adjustment layers, gloom, light, fog, effects in general..etc) Perhaps you could make a video about that if thats something you’re interested in covering by sharing your approach and thought process behind it.
  • @JackieCodes
    Omg sault! I didnt expect to learn SO much, this video is awesome! Definitely makes me think more about the art of my game!
  • @andbro192
    I love your videos! Recently i began make games and your videos very help me to draw sprites. Thank you!
  • OMG This video is BRUTAL :O The Pac-man analysis was mind-blowing!!! Awesome video with infinite work behind it!
  • @Kamjimon
    Nice video! I loved the art analysis section :)