GHOST'S PROFILE

@Lockez

This isn't something you can just be told Lockez. The whole point of the article was to shed light on the topic as it is often overlooked. From there you study and experiment. If you meant like specific examples, then yes I could do a write about that.

The point I was trying to get across was you do not have to be an "art person". In fact, you're limiting yourself by speaking in that nature.

A lot of artists are great artists, but an equal amount of artists lack vision / creativity with regards to concepts. Being great at creating graphical art doesn't always translate to creating memorable, distinguished art. Learning the process is half the battle. Applying art is something you learn by catering to your own vision. What type of art do you like? Look at some examples from other games if you need to. What styles do you prefer? Try to apply those styles, art direction isn't something that should be addressed on its own. It should complement other areas in the game for example, it's better to look at the whole picture. The writing, music, gameplay, etc. These are easy was to fuel yourself with ideas and make it easier to come up with ideas of how you'd like the art to look and feel like.

If you want to learn how to apply art then I mentioned a few general things you could do.

There are various ways you can handle art direction and I felt it would be limiting to sit there and tell you how to apply art. That's like asking a coder how to make a CMS or CBS.

That endeavor is something you learn on your own, or it doesn't start until you set out to improve / flesh your ideas. Set goals, like what would you like to accomplish? Like if you were creating a scene, what emotions would you be trying to convey? What mood? If the character was about to breathe in his / her last breath... What type of setting would you select? What colors would be appropriate? How would you handle lighting?

I don't like telling people how to select art styles or applying them because I think that's something the user should think about themselves.

I apologize if this article wasn't what you were looking for but my goal was to hopefully put you in the right mindset. If you don't know where to start then you're welcome to contact me and let me know the specifics.

Boo! ~ Ghost

Glad you like it. I'll perhaps make more in the future.