Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Communication Studies
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Grao en Creación Dixital, Animación e Videoxogos
 Subjects
  Environment Drawing and Concept Art
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
INTRODUCTION Concept art: environments, characters and props.
Concept art references.
Thumbnailing.
Art fundamentals: Perspective, composition, lighting, color and texture
CONCEPT ART DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES Thumbnailing.
Depth planes.
Focal points.
Digital tools.
ART FUNDAMENTALS I: PERSPECTIVE AND LANDSCAPE Basic principles of perspective.
The point of view.
Linear perspective.
Axonometric perspective.
ART FUNDAMENTALS II: COLOR Color theory: color meanings and color combinations
Color properties: luminosity, saturation and hue.
Color analysis.
Colorkey.
Color scripts.
ART FUNDAMENTALS III: LIGHTING Color brightness and volume in two-dimensional drawing.
Light and shadow projection.
Digital lighting treatment.
Atmospheric perspective.
ART FUNDAMENTALS IV: TEXTURE Organic drawing fundamentals.
Digital editing techniques: phototexturing, photobashing, digital matte painting.
CHARACTER DESIGN Ideation.
Character, attitude and personality.
Technical definition.
IMAGE COMPOSITION AND LAYOUT Image Composition
Areas of interest (Focal points).
Layout (Model sheets).
Storyline.
Typography.
PARTICULARITIES IN ENVIRONMENT DESIGN Texture and color: atmosphere sensations.
Urban fantasies and reinvented cities.
Architecture.
Landscape.
The life of the concept from the detail, the trace of time.
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