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How to Become a Video Game Artist: The Insider's Guide to Landing a Job in the Gaming World - Softcover

Kennedy, Sam R.

 
9780823008094: How to Become a Video Game Artist: The Insider's Guide to Landing a Job in the Gaming World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0823008096 ISBN 13: 9780823008094
Verlag: Watson-Guptill, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Become a Player in the Business of Video Game Art
Every year video games generate billions of dollars and some of the most dynamic and engaging artwork today. It’s an ever-growing field that holds great professional opportunity, but you need the right skills and savvy if you want to stake your claim. In How to Become a Video Game Artist, veteran video game designer Sam R. Kennedy provides the inside track on everything you need to forge a career in the world of video game art. Starting with the basics of game creation and a look at the artistic skills necessary to get started, Kennedy spotlights specific, key roles for creators—from concept artists to character animators to marketing artists and beyond. Each chapter features screenshots from popular video games like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and World of Warcraft; interviews with video game art professionals who’ve worked for top gaming companies like BioWare, Blizzard, and Ubisoft; step-by-step examples of actual game art; and detailed breakdowns of the training and portfolio samples you’ll need to make these jobs your own. For anyone who wants to go from gamer to game designer, this book contains all the secrets you’ll need to rise to the top of one of the most exciting industries of our time.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

SAM R. KENNEDY is a freelance illustrator, a graphic designer, and an art instructor, who has held positions at almost every level in the video game art world.  A former marketing artist for Ubisoft, Kennedy has worked on a diverse array of games like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Men of Valor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and CyberTiger.

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Despite a sluggish economy, the video game industry is experiencing tremendous growth. Job opportunities abound, but without the right experience, skills, and know-how, job seekers can have difficulty breaking into the business. In How to Become a Video Game Artist, industry veteran Sam Kennedy throws open the doors to the brave new world of digital art for gaming and gives readers everything they require to attain their professional goals. The book begins with a crash course in the many different skills any video game artist needs--from manual drawing techniques to the digital painting and sculpting program ZBrush--and shows the key creative and artistic roles that exist in the industry--from concept artist to user interface artist to Flash and after effects animator. Through interviews with leading professionals in each role, step-by-step demonstrations of assignments, portfolio samples and more, the reader walks away with a full understanding of what kinds of opportunities exist and what they need in order to seize them.

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"Video game art is like no other art form. Like movies, video games demand excellent visuals, interesting stories, and compelling animation. Unlike movies, however, video game art is interactive and intertwined with complex and changing technology. A movie audience sees only what is in front of a camera, whereas a video game player is free to walk around the set. Video game artists have to build an entire world for the player’s character to live in, not just a set that looks realistic from one angle."

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Verlag
Watson-Guptill
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0823008096
ISBN 13 
9780823008094
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
160
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