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Set the scene fora video game ‘Tam agteet into arich and compelling game location with Robh Ruppel. Paint dynamic game concept art Daryl Mandtryk shows you how to get imaginations fired up with a game scene. Work with special effects Use Painter 12% functions 10 produce intricate effects and more, with Simon Dominic. 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The st step isto flatten theimage and apply alight Unsharp Mask fier, which tightens the edges an some sal detail, This can beimmporant when using softer brushes in the pang process. @ Workshops BRING SOMEONE ELSE’S DESIGN CONCEPT TO LIFE . Working within defined rules can be tricky, but Igor Kieryluk shows you how to embellish an existing character with ease as ntoduced to Flesh ding he final stages ofisrating te New Phyreia set for Pees Magic: The Gathering, As far Eoin} 2 Iknow, the orignal visual concep was ‘reat by Richard Whiter, the lead concept designe for Magi ‘Given that Fm working fom a pre- made representation of the character for ‘his image rea thi ine betwen ‘sablished visual forms and my Imterpretation oft faction. Porcelain ra tisue, mechanical parts melding with organic elements and spindly fal silhouettes shape my framework on this Piece. Ortop ofthat bath the syle guide Avstrief make i clear should fi A try to answer thote requirements imagine a benevolent priest blessing the faithful masies as she gracefully descends thesteps of er temple accompanied by serfsand esse clery.So overlay the ‘original concept’ imagery on my iso. One light ick ater, the pce arrives at its Fina destination. a ou. Artist insight Bring a desig.. eu ie Workshops Wotosh Jac DES IGN A SPACE OPERA PRINCES A bold personality and readable silhouette help to make a character memorable. Kevin Chen walks you through the design process ser desig ecates phOrwe (YE Assets We. its storyellingand the cai needed for a smooth production. ln this twtoral share some ofthe design tps and working processes ve learned while ‘designing characters or video games Designing for games is differen 19 Aesigningfor im or animation. The ‘characters have to play a double role ~ they sorting being great interactive avatars that enable the pliyerto immerse themselves in and interac with the game word Ihsstratinga character for reduction is also slightly different ‘eating print istration, Our pale to commanicate the design cleary tothe modeller in term ofform and texture as ‘Quickly 8 posible. We often use many hots to speed up the process and the types ellas sendesingiets imported beens the final game model thatcounts. As character desgness we'ethe east expen ay a epee inane tatlyon and establish interesting designs that wil ep inspire the team tobe excited about the new project, My demo for this workshop iaststes how take a rough design idea from line to color finish for eaty pre-production pitches. Latsetstarted Do some research Beforestating the drawing ike tospend some time thinking about and researching different ways can approach ‘he character Other than kneeng that she’s princes fra ei projet in asking myself questions sich as: Who is she! Where does he come fom! W jab docs she do? Why isshein thesory? ‘When does the ale take place? Asking mypselfthese questions hes me e110 ‘know the character bettersa tha ean come up with some teresting ansiers ‘odsign around Pose the character poeta generic mannequin thas both accurate mits proportions and has theright geturet help convey her peroriliy and ated, In thi cate Theat the princess wo be proud, 501g hheranarching spine and shouldersto sh her chest out and shove her confidence: When posing fora game character itsagood idea to heep the limbs say Fm de body so that here's Acar view othe design Clasie ‘hee quarter font and back views of | character aeideal or thispurpose becate they enable dhe modeler 0 see the most information, > —— Workshops Define the face and body Personality paramount when crating character desig: motivates evrythingandis what wil eavealasting impression onthe ‘ewer: seat to define my charatr wth adninetve personaly, fac structure and body build. im focusing on making the face Itresting just through the larger sul structure want to give her a Buropean,aistoratickind of ace along witha fencersboay type Flesh out the design Athis point ind thatthe mechanical left am needs tobe clarified, som sketching some ideas onthe right to help resolve the design. The overal costume s ooking bit busy, 0 tm deg smal shumbal sketch onthe et help me see the Dig picture mote clear: (im also dinking about how ber blade can beak inte a whip) usually take at eas thee dergn options to this eve forthe ar decor to pick from before movecon to the colour phase with the chosen design ey ane Fecal po ee Compose the costume hen designing ‘haractera reasons s0 you needo take thisinto acount. costume, important iews~ especialy fra thint-person platform tide or fist person shooter, wher the ‘character iseen from te back fo 0 per cen ofthe game. Forclearcompostion vary | shecostume inc smal, medium and lage shapes This wil create a nice sage forthe ares of detail a become the focus. The face, hands and upper back fa major game mportant areas for player ident, animation and user inerface design eigen es Mask the character ‘To help shorten the clean-up time, I paintaselecton mask Ian separate the characte from the background easly ike doing this phase because it hepsme check see how well he silhouette ofthe q internal deals, Youcan do this same process with the Lasso to} but | preferusing the brush bpecause it ges me more con Ambient lights Using the mask as selection, starttoadd a gradation tthe background feom dak to ight To hep the character op, lusea reverse gradation on her To keep the drawing showing through the aradatin, Lappy the layers with ether Soft Light or Over. ikeof oth front and back @) Design the local value pattern Before ad any fancy Fighing, I wantto pin the character asfshe'sin ambient light This helps to guarantee that she! looks goodin both shadow anda well-lit scene, When designing the lca vals Tse three valesin small medium and large proportions fr clear staging. 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For the metalicpats, se the ass 100 dee nice stuation while pain the reflective light on the metallic srface Workshops ;ECRETS § Three layers, three materials ‘Once theextemes reestablished, [focus on the diferent materials inbetween Adding drama G: 9 pop ont fom the iva kicker light beh rc types of material present When [have shard ime in paint separately aa Bll therendeting problem, an then colour pickand apply itt my character ue out it colours and ele \, Colour gradations Tonelp unify the colour Further and give beter sense ofighing, often apply ration layer over character andl background In this ae. intoduce a tral lof that ocurs ina ighingswation. | a nce glow effect chat mimics the Hight hits an object. Q@ Final aaiustments eta main character app modeling One ape it ann Save money way. 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Turn to page 31 Workshops SET THE S FOR A VIDEO GAME Turn a street into a compelling game location by following the expert advice of Robh Ruppel, as he explains how to generate rich, detailed scenery PROFILE Robh Ruppel ee ee eee a cs Pen ti eee ee ere ket ec sens ele eee ae ae ett ner tse you howto eee ee es eer ea et et en eee ae ae erent cre Peres a eer ett eee eee eet eee ee een ee on a ee eect Sree eee te cs eee cents Pe ee eee ry eres oar td eee et a ee ere Steet Ty eee vee a et tt eer Pees ee ee ee ee Se Staelin idols miele ats Ome bass iis ¥ eg Gore ui les ieee ten eos eters) scene before start the painting, istodo | to modify them alot. Deals havetobe avery quickcoloursough. 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Less around with some yer PX and low Add debris Ty totiagine the Sores ofcmscand effet in the Ivwant the viewer to feel dhe force ofthe impacto | pant in some blocky shapes and then adda motion blur (Filters BlarMotion Bus) arrears Ceri repel ogre alc rel helpto give your images a photographie fee Perspective puddles use the Lass tool 1 make some uicksclections paint within. These tvllbe pads of water onthe ground. They serve adsl purpose: they belp sive the ground more interest and smaller pure inthe background work to pushthe aceback, and helps D space SE Gkers ethan ore November 20 Workshops Use photos Here and there ike to composite pars of photosinto the image These ae ther pletares ve taken sel or parts of photos 'vefound enline Theysea ‘Quick ray toad detail in certain aeas Don't overdo. ‘While dealing an image constantly remind mysf not to overdo it This figure isin motion and although he's lose tothe camer, how mach detail would your eve relly pickup? 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IF ny goal is to show upcorning danger, I'l try fo go with cumulonimbus, while cold and scary moments can be achieved wit stratus clouds, and so on. Let you of sky help to sell the story 5 nmind A.cioud is nothing more than 2 mass of water droplets or ice on crystals that are suspended - fic As 2 result of ther formand faces ont structure, clouds ere quite translucent and irregularly shaped, ally fat at the mai ortant wl wil the ight also scatter wit different look to what yous ner hard When you paint clouds, ink of your primary light source andits direction. t's most likely t0 be light from the sun, moon or even the glow of a city that will light your clouds from below: There's always going to be soft mbient light coming fron Both of those light sources are scattered within the cloud ma and need tobe 6 he sky feced The shapes you use in your painting can quickly define dynamic i's going to b square and horizer create a static and pleasant image, wile triangles and! ciagonal lines wilincrease the intensity. You can pes to your advantage and compose your clouds inthe image's space to create the desired effect. Your putty cumulus Clouds can be relaxing for the supports horizontal Ines and squares or when caught at 2 ‘dramatic camera angle, they can bring tension to an action sequence. Try out various shapes 0 see their different effects, 2 ‘a pixel-perfect paint will probably be exhaust There's nothing wrong with using photographs in| enough for you to take other. perhaps more {your paintinas aslongas you employ themin the | important, parts of the image less seriousy. If you ‘correct way, Perhaps the image you want to paint | hava a camera taka it on your taps and collect is supposed to be very realisticinits materials and | materials. you decide to use them in your details. inthis case, spending endlloss hours on later on, be sure to ao through the chackist below Does the light direction in your ® Is it the same time of day Do the shapes captured in photo match the onein your and isthe lighting mood similar? your photo match the ones in Concept? It's never a good idea Ifthe difference in mood and _Yyour sketch? If not, see if you can tose a photo ifthe lighting colour is minimal, then youcan use your sketched-out shepes doesn't match. It will Ook wrong always adjust the colours. Just as a Mask layer for parts of the and probably hurt your image remember that making day photos and perhaps you can more than helping it from night isnt going to work. _ collage the clouds out of them a SEBOORE YOURTOS © When I decide to paint clouds, I try | | P| ouds are defined andthe eo to define a range of brushes that will’ SECRETS clouds foteoweinececitteoee help me to achieve my goals usually work with the isinplac Selection and Gradient tools, Tleeep thinking about the 3D form | 9 ADD ATMOSPHERE of the cloud mass, and wi Try using more than one brush to | Don't forget atmospheric ‘ond gradients Isketch | paint your clougs. When decide | effects when painting iclayout of the cloud's | to paint clouds in my images, try | clouds. Haze, mist, rain or When this stage is todefine arange of brushes that | even sun rays can affect the helome toachievemygoas. | way your clouds will be complete, lean begin painting in the detail and adding definition. | Scattered, grainy brushes ive | ead ~ such effects will likely | start with soft brushes to.give the | interesting texture to the clouds. | decrease the contrast, unify forma litle extra highlight and | With the Smudge too.,|make sure | hues and values or even shadow information, Then, with | that transitions between values | alter them in some cases, sured and scattered brushes | and hues are smooth within the | Atmospheric effects always (ee Experiment with scatter shapes. also lke to keep shi id to the realism of my Fight, add the definition and edges insomeareastogive an | paintings and something D puffs sticking out —__-@ simple as haze can bring the main mass, extra depth to the image. November 201) giginGEX ge graininess tothe image.making | il the clouds took more i o i> SU CCE 3 D with Digital- Tutors SOMRACE TM a Cerna eam Cm Oh Tes Asie ees procs reciriesios liviasivieFX ! Reviews = The latest digital art resources are put ¢: “ to the test by the ImagineFX team... SOFTWARE, TRAINING 104 ArtRage 3.5 Studio Pro 107 Environment The popalarnatural media painting + Modeling for Games o tool petsan update with plentyof © | Nate Stephens creates 3D spaces, new tool, induding scripting to giveyoudirect contol overmany FILMS ‘of ArtRage’s tools. 108 New movies Priest; 13 Assassins; Buffy BOOKS, Season 8: Motion Comic 106 New reads Hardware: The DefinitiveSF Works VIDEO GAMES. of Chris Foss; Batman: Hush 10 Dead Island ipped: Flesk Pr Plus an insiders interview. ‘Good isi Ordinary #9 Poor #Atrocious November 201) WgigiiGEX =ige BATINGS EXPLAINED 4541/40/44 Magnificent $.5,Studio ability Soria eed cond fr this update to the popular ‘natural media painting tool, the needs ofthe artist hhave given way tothe cravings of the geek. ArtRage 3.5 ‘Studio Pro features an array of fascinating technical changes, but there's only a minor impact on the brushes themselves. creative possbities are huge. Let's hope that Ambient bieto Theres further potential for shoring with the addtion of Package Files, an fsysto-use mathos for parcel up stanels or presets and sencing them to] he recipient ust needs to ‘double-click the package and ArtRage tales cae of the ret (easy to Ambient aso taken the ‘opportunity to enhance some brushes inthe new release. Youcan nowload your Palette Knfe wth pant to smear across your canvas. while the airtrush fou mere contro over And f you havea fay ‘computer (one that's less than five years oc for example), then pal | should fet ite more responsive corshorethemonline.Youcan pause | thanks to ArtRage 3's suop0r for the recording at any point to 20 rrult-threading, which & the process notes too, making tisa potentally | where separate cores within a ‘reat vay to create re the workload, The However the scripting system goes | differences most notable in areas ‘much further for those with proper | suchas Blending colours, where the ‘geek credentials. You diffusion of hues Fels smoother ArtRage 3.5 is everything that an interim update before the next major version of a program should be%$ vow scripts ina standard texteditor, | ArtRage $Sis everything that an Such as Notepad or TxtEat, and interim update before the next maior change history, tweaking the strength | version shouldbe. tal fels 2 itle ‘of astroke or choosing a itfere ‘more polshed and responsive, while ‘rush retrospectively, Youll nees tobe| Package Files and especialy scristing ‘gomfortable vith the idea of cocina 0 | point the way to an intriguing future ripting inthis way, butthe | of creating and sharng content ArtRage 3.5 Studie oe DETAILS | BILL CORBETT ‘This fantasy artist uses ArtRage in nearly al his work How do you use ArtRage? use ArtRageasthe hiss of most of ry pictures, regardless off finish themin AntRageornot. The ‘dynamiesofthePencil tool are so natural thatitfek ike yuire drawing wth a el pene instead ‘of Wacom pen ‘What does ArtRage help you to achieve that would be difficult ‘to-do with other sofiware? ArtRageisthe nearest ting (digitally) to tational painting Tveever sed havent sen another progam that produces Detter panel resultsanditthe perfect tool for the moe expresive Artist who likes to shape theie ‘rokes onthe virtual eanvas, Which tools in ArtRage do you appreciate the most? ThePaint Tubeand the Ol Brush, incombination withthe Palette Knife -y account forthe majority of how | pat. prefer this ‘combination fora more authentic, traditional look. What new tools in 3:5 have ‘aptured your imaginationt ove the new scripting playback tool. rebeen messing around with ‘efor my one pleasure, but can ee aloof potential fort —expecaly ‘when itcomesto tutorials and ‘workshops. Probably the best fextureis the overall improvement in performance, especially with thepaintblenes as cro aron a FBP Prem sin1995 He fu fr chris basins (a) Bont mayne nd games Hardware: The Definitive SF Works of Chris Foss DIARY OF A SPACEMAN Discover the groundbreaking and distinctive artwork of this prolific illustrator ao roy his is a beautifully printed, hhofty hardback that takes look atthe amazing career of aman who helped define sci-fi imagery in the 1970s, and has continued to do $0 ‘ever since. The publishers have also, ‘clearly looked up the definition of ‘definitive’, collecting many classic Images and a bevy of rare and never-before-seen ones, making It {seriously exciting treat forsei-fifons. Hardvare opens with a two-page introduction from eward-wirning gre Further reading... Batman in fine detail and the imagery of five exceptional artists is showcased Graphic novels dorit normally race our book review pages, But fort we d2cced to make an exception, IF youre a fon of comic book legend Jim Lee's wor oll dressed i Tnished colour then this version of Batmar: Hush willblow youaway. Jeph Loebis classic Batman story it before-raw and without ink it offers fascinating glimpse into the ortate process ‘The book presents J's crisp ppeneivonsfor tha first te, anh ‘oodness, what.a form tis Every page features intricate bloek-and! winte detal with only sound effects and Batman's internal narration colour These are seriously ingoting and professionals to pore over. oo of eye-catching imagination-sparking and overwhelmingly insoinng mages Fans will aagy be familar wth some cof them. most notably for book cavers in the 1970s fr the Iles of legendary sce authors ing Isaac Asma, Arthur C Clarke and Philp K Dick {shard to knew how the layout fo each page was chosen, because each piece of ats as good a the next, but it's been managed perfectly. The spreads feave you smiling and are worthy of the extra space, hile the remaining pages Flesk Prime Volume One ‘Author John Fieskes Publisher Flos Five ofthe foremost ilustrators esioner Rian Hughes. This, 's followed by an interview with Imogene Foss, which fers o wonderful mini biography andion incredbly personal inght int her father C wollas an ort That sic the hi without getting 2 that theyre cramped. The description of very itustration iesmall anc printed on each outer edge Soasnot to detract trom the images briiance, The conly ight downside to thse that’s sometimes dificult to work out which Image the text relates toon pages Featuring more than swo ilstations This book is the fest comprehensive woricto date, book artist Jean Giraud, aka Moebius The short passage he proves, which Includes an amazing (and somewhat unbeliovable story. aves the reader 9 real idea ofthe kine of man Foss 5 So ‘much so,it makes you wonder how | which sone in along lit of reasons many other stone could be tld about | why every sc lover snould.90 out thiseccentrcarist durnghis career, | andibuy it. Now Moving onto the ral magic - the sypwork, The book contains 220 pages RATING 4 A445 working nthe field today are showcased in this new adaition to Flesk Publications ine of fie a books. Craig Eliott Petor Meselsnia, Mack Schult, Wiliam Stout and Gary Gisnn handpicked thei artwork ad have files the pages witha diverse selection of Images anc mediums, making tis an insainng portfolio, From the female form in ols to self-portraits using araphite-on paper, therange of colours, paintings ang sketches make tis bool a vsual trast for ary ats. The pubssher has done a fantastic Job in ts presentation and the qualty prints caoture the hast pencllines ana brush strokes of five remarkable artsts Environment Modeling for Games Environment specialist Nate Stephens offers a workshop crammed with advice for creating your own 3D spaces hanks to the rise ofthe evel ‘editor and online game designer communities, ‘anyone with baste skills and some patience can create an environment for their favourite shoot“em-up, and then invite the rest ofthe world into play. However, there are few people who.can doit quite as well as US-based artist Nate Stephens, who's created environments for some ofthe most {ee sames youve ever layed. DETAILS friendly location pic Books ana visisira, blocking out basic fon mecenescwones STEPHENS eetemiricniner gies eet poe emer ee # BY incre ne Coops ate's commentary that ets im ground. He Also look at. 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