num_pages: 240
description: This book supports my own 30-year crusade to demonstrate that games are an art form that undeniably rivals traditional arts. It gives detailed explanations of game art techniques and their importance while also highlighting their dependence on artistic aspects of game design and programming.  John Romero co-founder of id Software and CEO of Loot Drop Inc.Solarskis methodology here is to show us the artistic techniques that every artist should know and then he transposes them to the realm of video games to show how they should be used to create a far more artful gaming experience ... if I were an artist planning to do video game work Id have a copy of this on my shelf. Marc Mason Comics Waiting RoomVideo games are not a revolution in art history but an evolution . Whether the medium is paper or canvasor a computer screenthe artists challenge is to make something without depth seem like a window into a living breathing world. Video game art is no different. Drawing Basics and Video Game Art is first to examine the connections between classical art and video games enabling developers to create more expressive and varied emotional experiences in games. Artist game designer Chris Solarski gives readers a comprehensive introduction to basic and advanced drawing and design skillslight value color anatomy concept developmentas well as detailed instruction for using these methods to design complex characters worlds and gameplay experiences. Artwork by the likes of Michelangelo Titian and Rubens are studied alongside AAA games like BioShock Journey  the Mario series  and Portal 2 to demonstrate perpetual theories of depth composition movement artistic anatomy and expression. Although Drawing Basics and Video Game Art is primarily a practical reference for artists and designers working in the video games industry its equally accessible for those interested to learn about gamings future and potential as an artistic medium.Also available as an eBook
language: English
title: Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design
publisher: Watson-Guptill