Learn the ART of Video Games
Release date:2018, October
Author:Kevin Oxland
Skill level:Intermediate
Language:English
Exercise files:Yes
What you’ll learn
At the end of the course, the student should have a solid understanding of art fundamentals, the complete video game art pipeline and how to take a concept image and turn it into a 3D scene that is game ready.
Requirements
You should have a keen interest in video game environment art. It would be beneficial if you had a basic understanding of art fundamentals. You should certainly play games and if you stare in awe at your games, and wonder how on earth they created such stunning scenes, then you can find out right here. This course is more art focused than it is technical.
Description
Creating environment art for video games can be a technical endeavor, but at its core, it’s an art form. Simply pulling assets from an online store, and dropping them into an off the shelf game engine isn’t enough in today’s competitive industry. You need fundamental art skills, and if you want to stand out from the crowd… you need to create your own art and present your skills.
With 30 years of game development experience in an art and design capacity, I will show you, from an artist’s perspective, how to create your own game ready 3D scene from scratch, as if you were working in an industry studio. You will start literally from a blank page, go through art fundamentals and the whole asset creation process, and use that knowledge to construct a visually stunning 3D game environment presented in Unity. You will create every asset yourself. You will not be using library assets.
Creating art is at the heart of this course, but creating visuals is not just about the art, it’s also about the ideas and the design that spawn the art. You will start at the beginning, at the design phase, and learn how to extract art related information from a game design document and create a map for your scene.
Create an art brief for your own project.
Create a Map / Level design.
To create stunning concept art, you need a firm understanding of art fundamentals.
The Horizon Line
1, 2 and 3 point perspective
Light, shadow and value
Color
I will then take you through the process of creating concept art, and show you techniques you can use to create quick speed paintings based on the fundamentals you have learned.
Create Concept art from scratch
You will break down the visual brief and the concept art into assets and create a plan to build them yourself to a professional standard. With that behind you, you will move into the biggest part of the course, building your scene.
Learn to use 3DS Max and Substance Painter.
If you’re a beginner, I will teach you how to use 3DS Max, an industry standard modelling package. If you’re intermediate and you know how to use it, you can skip this part. But once you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll begin creating a white box environment based on the design and the concept in previous lectures.
Create white box environments using basic modelling techniques.
Finally we’ll move into more advanced modelling and UV mapping techniques, and build ALL the components for our scene, using our white box as a guide. We’ll create PBR textures in Substance Painter; export everything from 3DS Max, and drop it into Unity where we’ll build the scene using the assets you have created.
Create detailed, final assets
UV Map
Create textures in Substance Painter
Build and light the scene in Unity
This course is perfect for anybody seriously wishing to pursue a career as an environment artist in the games industry and would like to experience the process and pipeline from scratch.
It’s suitable for beginners to Intermediate levels.The more advanced artists may find that you’re going over old ground in some areas, but it can still be a worthy refresher course. Over time, the course will get regular updates and keep on trend with industry techniques and standards. New content will also be added in the future.
This IS NOT an animation course and it IS NOT a character modelling course. Both of those are very specific disciplines within the game industry, and here, we are primarily focusing on highly detailed, quality, environment creation.
Who is the target audience?
This course is aimed at beginner and intermediate 3D environment artists, who is interested in learning how to create top quality environments for video games.
01. Start Here
01. Introduction
02. What to Expect
01. Course Structure
02. Software You Will Need
03. Hardware You Will Need
03. Visual Design
01. Visual Design Introduction
02. Visual Design Brief
03. The Game Map
04. Design Challenge
05. Design Conclusion
04. Art Fundamentals
01. Art Fundamentals Introduction
02. Composition and The Golden Ratio
03. Vision Field
04. Horizon Line
05. 1 Point Perspective
06. 2 Point Perspective
07. 3 Point Perspective
08. Vainishing Point Is Off The Page
09. Colour Terminology
10. Value and the Colour Wheel
11. Perspective Challenge
12. Fundamentals Conclusion
05. Creating Concept Art
01. Concept Art Introduction
02. Visual Style
03. Some Sketching Exercises.
04. Gather Reference Material
05. The Thumbnail Sketch
06. Your Next Assignment
07. Blocking Out Initial value in the thumbnail
08. Going Big, and Blocking Out Shapes
09. Adjusting Shape, Composition and Value
10. Progress Update
11. Adjusting Value and Adding Texture
12. Adding Detail and Color
13. Create Supplement Drawings Studies
14. Further Reading ART Books
15. Concept Art Conclusion
06. 3DS Max Overview
01. 3DS Max Introduction
02. Downloading and Installing 3DS Max
03. 3DS Max Viewport Layout
04. 3DS Max GUI
05. 3DS Max Control and Keyboard Shortcuts
06. 3DS Max Configuration Set Up
07. 3DS Max Overview Conclusion
07. Setting Up Unity
01. Setting Up Unity Introduction
02. Downloading and Installing Unity
03. Setting Up Your Project and Scale In Unity – Import Your First Model
04. Max to Unity Challenge
05. Setting Up Unity Conclusion
08. Modelling Basics
01. Modelling Basics Introduction
02. What is a Vertex and an Edge
03. Triangles, Quads and Topology
04. Backface Culling
05. Normals and Flipping Normals
06. Transforms Move it, Rotate it and Scale it
07. Edge Loop and Extrude
08. Extrude Along a Curve
09. Primitives, Mesh and Poly Mode
10. Smoothing Groups
11. Xform – Everything Is Not As It Seems
12. Challenge Create A Basic Model
13. Challenge Solution Basic Model
14. Modelling Basics Conclusion
09. White Boxing
01. White Boxing Introduction
02. Unity Challenge Solved
03. Breaking Down the Concept
04. Build Simple, White Box Props Part 1
05. Build Simple, White Box Props Part 2
06. Gathering Reference Material
07. Build an Oak Tree Use Soft Selection
08. Challenge Build a Second White Box Oak Tree
09. Using Freeform on the Second White Box Oak Tree
10. Build Various White Box Trees Using Curves
11. Hut Main Structure Using Poly Cut Part 1
12. Hut Main Structure Using Poly Cut Part 2
13. Hut Roof, Chimney Using Isolation Mode
14. Hut Porch, Steps and Hand Rail
15. Hut Door Pivot Positioning and Animation
16. Rocks Flagstone Slabs (steps)
17. Rocks Using FFD and Noise Part 1
18. Rocks Using FFD and Noise Part 2 + Challenge
19. White Box Final Rocks
20. White Box Modelling Conclusion
10. Building White Box Scene in Unity
01. Building White Box Scene Introduction
02. A Quick Tour of Unitys Layout
03. Displaying the Map in Unity
04. Export From Max Which format (August 2018)
05. Bringing White Box Objects Into Unity
06. Create Terrain in Unity Part 1
07. Create Terrain in Unity Part 2
08. Import Standard Assets Lets Walk Around
09. Build Scene in Unity Part 1
10. Build Scene in Unity Part 2
11. Build Scene in Unity Part 3
12. Add Collision to Your Scene
13. White Box Scene Conclusion
11. Building Detailed Geometry
01. High Detail Geometry Introduction
02. Steel Barrels From a Primitive Using Insert
03. Axe Using 2D Projection Reference
04. Flagstones Using Turbo Smooth
05. Hut Introduction
06. Hut Door and Frame, Using Chamfer Part 1
07. Hut Door and Frame Using Chamfer Part 2
08. Hut Walls Part 1
09. Hut Walls Using Cut Part 2
10. Hut Walls Part 3
11. Hut Porch Using Group Part 1
12. Hut Porch Part 2
13. Hut Porch Part 3
14. Hut Window, Using Bridge and Connect Part 1
15. Hut Window, Using Bridge and Connect Part 2
16. Hut Roof, Using Array.
17. Hut Chimney
18. Gathering Reference Material
19. Oak Tree Using Splines Part 1
20. Oak Tree Part 2
21. Oak Tree Part 3
22. Tree Review
23. Detailed Log Challenge
24. Detailed Geometry Conclusion
12. UVs, Materials and Textures
01. UVs, Materials and Textures Introduction
02. What are UVs
03. What are Texture Maps and Materials
04. What is a Multi-Sub Material Object and Material IDs
05. PBR in Unity Introduction
06. PBR in Unity Albedo
07. PBR in Unity Metallic
08. PBR in Unity Normal
09. UVs, Materials and Textures Conclusion
13. Preparing, and Applying Terrain Textures
01. Terrain Texturing Introduction
02. Sourcing Terrain Textures
03. Preparing Terrain Textures in Photoshop
04. Authoring Terrain Textures in B2M Part 1
05. Authoring Terrain Textures in B2M Part 2
06. Preparing The Smoothness Alpha Channel
07. Applying Textures to Unity Terrain
08. Terrain Textures Conclusion
14. UV Unwrapping Different Types of Object
01. UV Unwrapping Introduction
02. UV Unwrapping Basics in 3DS Max
03. UV Unwrapping Flagstones Merging Multiple Objects
04. UV Unwrapping a Metal Drum Using Straighten (sort of)
05. UV Unwrapping an Axe Creating a Multi-sub Material
06. UV Unwrapping an Oak Tree A Complex Shape
07. UV Unwrapping the Hut Introduction
08. UV Unwrapping the Chimney
09. UV Unwrapping the Hut Roof Part 1 Tiling
10. UV Unwrapping the Hut Roof Part 2
11. UV Unwrapping the Hut Handrail
12. UV Unwrapping the Walls Using Tiling – Part 1
13. UV Unwrapping the Walls Using Tiling – Part 2
14. UV Unwrapping Hut Window Using Flatten
15. UV Unwrapping Door CHALLENGE
16. UV Unwrapping Conclusion
15. Creating Foliage
01. Foliage Introduction
02. Making Grass Part 1
03. Making Grass Part 2
04. Making Grass Part 3
05. Finalising Your Grass Part 4
06. Bringing Your Grass into Unity
07. Tree Leaves – Sourcing and Preparing
08. Making Small Tree Branches Using Freeform Branch
09. Making Large Tree Branches Using Object Paint
10. Rendering Large Tree Branch Textures
11. Rendering Tree Branch Normals in 3DS Max
12. Creating Large Tree Branches
13. First Tree In Unity
14. Building The Final Oak Tree
15. Vegetation Conclusion
16. Creating Textures and Materials
01. Textures and Materials Introduction
02. Substance Painter 2018 UPDATE (April 2018)
03. Substance Painter Overview
04. Painting the Barrel Part 1
05. Painting Dirt onto the Barrel Part 2
06. Painting Rust onto the Barrel Part 3
07. Using Alphas on the Barrel Part 4
08. Setting Up the Axe With ID Masks
09. Painting the Axe Part 1 – CHALLENGE
10. Painting The Axe Part 2 – CHALLENGE SOLUTION
11. Chimney Combining B2M with Painter
12. Painting the Hut Chimney Part 2
13. Painting the Hut Window Frame Seperating and Importing to Substance
14. Painting the Hut Window Glass Using Opacity in Substance
15. Just Add Rocks
16. Sourcing a Texture For the Hut Walls
17. Final Hut Modifications
18. Extracting Materials From Objects Inside Unity (May 2018)
19. Bringing Final Objects Into Unity Part 1
20. Bringing Final Objects Into Unity Part 2
21. Oak Tree Bark – Adjusting Texture Direction Part 1
22. Oak Tree Bark – Adjusting Texture Direction Part 2
23. Oak Tree – Placing it in Unity Part 3
24. Mask Using Poly Select
25. Painting the Hut Door CHALLENGE…continued
26. Painting the Hut Door CHALLENGE SOLUTION
27. Textures and Materials Conclusion
17. Creating Your Final Scene
01. Final Scene Introduction
02. The Thing About Unity Trees
03. Replacing the White Box Scene Population Part 1
04. Replacing the White Box Scene Population Part 2
05. Environment ParticlesPart 1
06. Environment Particles Part 2
07. Using White Box models for High Detail Collision Part 1
08. Using White Box models for High Detail Collision Part 2
09. Scene and Mesh Preperation for Lighting
10. Lighting and Fog Day into Night
11. Lighting and Post Processing Part 1
12. Lighting and Post Processing Part 2
13. Lighting and Post Processing Part 3
14. Final Scene Conclusion and Next Steps…
18. Importing The Asset Package
01. How to Import the Asset Package
19. Optimisation
01. Optimisation Introduction
02. Creating LOD Models
03. Importing LODS into Unity
20. NEW Using the Narrative In Your Art
01. Narrative Introduction (April 2018)
02. Character Bio (April 2018)
03. Loosely Sketch Your Ideas (May 2018)
04. Planning Your Models (May 2018)
05. Completed Models In Substance Painter (June 2018)
06. Final Scene (June 2018)
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HI,IT WOULD BE GREAT IF U HAVE LINKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL AS PARTS LIKE,1,2,3 ETC.SO IT CAN BE EASY TO BE DOWNLOADED
We design this resource mostly for online watching. For this course I collect all links you have requested.
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3550/01._Start_Here
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3551/02._What_to_Expect
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3552/03._Visual_Design
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3553/04._Art_Fundamentals
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3554/05._Creating_Concept_Art
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3555/06._3DS_Max_Overview
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3556/07._Setting_Up_Unity
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3557/08._Modelling_Basics
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3558/09._White_Boxing
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3559/10._Building_White_Box_Scene_in_Unity
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3560/11._Building_Detailed_Geometry
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3561/12._UVs,_Materials_and_Textures
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3562/13._Preparing,_and_Applying_Terrain_Textures
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3563/14._UV_Unwrapping_Different_Types_of_Object
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3564/15._Creating_Foliage
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3565/16._Creating_Textures_and_Materials
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3566/17._Creating_Your_Final_Scene
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3567/18._Importing_The_Asset_Package
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3568/19._Optimisation
http://mediafile.cloud/folder/3569/20._NEW_Using_the_Narrative_In_Your_Art
Ex files http://mediafile.cloud/36c74d42d1d13bb9
how to download with these link. Please Reply
try to replace mediafile.cloud to mediafiles.cc
Thank You So Much strawberry <3.
I Have A request Strawberry. Can you please Upload This Course Please!
https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/introduction-to-zbrush-2021/
It will be a huge thing for me.
That one is not yet available, sorry
Only Introduction to ZBrush 2020 is available
Thank you so much where can we find contents of this course like template etc.
Check “Exercise files.zip” at the end of download section.
hi thnx for the great work,
can you please update it on udemy last update was last month and thank you again.