CGMA - Stylized Assets Creation - Kevin B.Griffith
http://stg.cgmasteracademy.com/instructors/67-kevin-griffith
Kevin is an artist, game developer, and educator based in Berlin, Germany. He is currently the Studio Art Director at Snowprint Studios. He has over 10 years of experience in the games industry on 8 AAA titles in various genres. His credits include several Blizzard games, such as Diablo III, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Litch King , Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void, Total War: Warhammer. He has previously taught at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, instructing students on real-time asset creation, texturing, and world building, as well as portfolio mentoring.
Week 1 | Introduction to Stylized Art
Relevant games | Artist/influencers | What makes an asset stylized | The box: introduction to texture painting
Week 2 | Introduction to 2.5 D
Relevance | What games use 2.5 D | How it is used | 2.5D exterior scene: gather reference, block out scene, material painting demo: rocks
Week 3 | Introduction to 2.5 D, Part 2: Terrain Blending
Examples of terrain blending | How it works | Vegetation painting demo: grass, dirt/soil | Blending in 2D for 3D
Week 4 | Introduction to 2.5 D, Part 3: Trees
Examples of 2.5D Trees | How it works | 2.5D tree painting demo
Week 5 | Stylized Interior Demo: Fantasy Tavern
Coming up with your own concept | Gather reference | Mix styles, references, ideas into 3D blockout | Implement 3D blockout into Marmoset | Concept a 2D painting over Marmoset Render
Week 6 | Stylized Interior Demo: Fantasy Tavern "Paint-to-Cam"
Paint-to-cam examples | How it works | Paint-to-cam demo | Intro to 3D Coat | Sketch in perspective | Floor painting demo in Photoshop | Clean in Krita
Week 7 | Stylized Interior Demo: Fantasy Tavern Prop Sets
How prop sets are constructed | Block in 3D models (Maya) | UV (3D Coat / Maya) | Texture re-use: how to set up UVs to paint texture set | Block in using 3D Coat | Finish in Photoshop
Week 8 | Stylized Sci-Fi Asset: Crafting the Stars
Create stylized assets for RTS camera view | Intro to RTS gameplay / camera angle / style | Asset references
Week 9 | How to Texture with ZBrush
Tile-able textures in ZBrush | Block in designs in 2D | Block model in Maya | Implement into ZBrush | Sculpting techniques: brushes, workflow; bake maps from Zbrush; retopo high- low-poly; texture clean-up in Photoshop
Week 10 | Stylized Asset Test
Three faction types / structure types | How it works | Gather reference | How to concept / implement assets quickly | Block in model | Implement into Marmoset | Concept over asset blockout in Photoshop | UV in 3D Coat | Finalize texture in Photoshop
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