Week 06 - Use of Composition

    This week, we were tasked with designing a concept for some props for our game. I chose to work on a toybox that will be in Wendy's room. I started by using one of my original box renders from 3D art as a base for my perspective, then found a reference for a Victorian-era chest and worked from there. I worked on the front perspective first, and added smaller details like scratches to the wood and a little bit of rust on the metal. For the toys, I referenced what types of toys were available in the Victorian era and added more color to them to make them pop, along with a slight texture to everything. I struggled a lot with the back view of the lid, as it was hard to find a reference that would give me what I wanted. Once I was finished, I added a motif of the chest design from Hollow Knight to the keyhole and back of the chest, along with a small W for Wendy.

Slide 4: Toy Chest Prop

Original Perspective Reference

Victorian Era Chest Reference

Hollow Knight Chest & Motif

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Week 05 - Use of Basic Lighting

This week, we were tasked with adding lighting and color to designs chosen from last week's critique round. I worked with Manas Venkatesh's value and contrast design of Luo Wang's original silhouette. I have a lot of experience with 2D art, but have not played much with 3-point lighting, so this was a new experience for me. I tried both softer shadows and cell shading, but felt the cell shading fit more for our intended style. I originally wanted to do the character with rim lighting but decided against it, so I used it for the close-ups of props instead. Thank you to Luo Wang, Kevin Wang, Kelsey Powell, Jazz Ashley, and Sena Dorokhina for feedback and advice, and Channen Macom for the updated template! 

Slide 4: Wendy Basic Lighting(Cell Shaded)

Slide 4: Wendy Basic Lighting(Airbrush)

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