Let's Draw Video Games

[osmosisch]

Batman: Arkham City!

 

 

(I got the first game off of some other service)

[Thrik]

Hahahahahahaha.

[thestalkinghead]

ok starting from the beginning of my steam games list so don't judge me 

 

A game of dwarfs

 

http://fav.me/d6l2c7r

 

 

All zombies must die

http://fav.me/d6l2g11

 

Alpha Prime

http://fav.me/d6l2pgj

 

Alpha Protocol

 

http://fav.me/d6l2r2v

 

Atom Zombie Smasher

http://fav.me/d6l2tvh

 

Autonomous Prototype

 

 http://fav.me/d6l2w8h

 

Avadon The Black Fortress

 

http://fav.me/d6l4n5a

 

avencast

 

http://fav.me/d6l4pjg

[osmosisch]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

 

 

(nothing inspiring about this game except the sniper suits)

[toblix]

This Steam thing is so cool it should have its own thread!

[DaveC]

Right, from the beginning; 

 

[DaveC]

Dota 2:

 

[DaveC]

FTL:

 

[clyde]

This thread suddenly got exponentially more interesting.

[Apelsin]

 

Priorities - Anno 2070

[osmosisch]

Forums favourite!

 

[UltimateHurl]

Spelunky! (Love the contributions so far, that FTL is great!)

[Ben X]

Forums favourite!

 

Woooo! 

 

Strange choice of jacket for Dan - smoking rather than Indy?

[Apelsin]

 

Something Heavy - Bastion

[SecretAsianMan]

Spelunky and Bastion works are awesome.  Why is everyone here so freaking talented?

[osmosisch]

Woooo! 

 

Strange choice of jacket for Dan - smoking rather than Indy?

I hae to be honest, it's been forever and I had to eyeball it from a screenshot. I thought it kind of suited his look.

 

@Muppjockey your texturing is lovely.

 

Would everyone mind sharing their tools/techniques a bit? I'm starting to get frustrated at my lack of ability to do stuff like that with photoshop.

[Thrik]

Man, more Half-Life. There is a project-related reason for this obsession but who knows if I'll ever actually finish it. Anyway, here's what my earlier sketch turned into:

 

 

Yes, it was all done with the polygonal marquee tool.  

[thestalkinghead]

Awesomenauts

 

http://fav.me/d6lebng

 

All zombies must die scorepocalypse

http://fav.me/d6led7j

 

Baldurs Gate: Enhanced Edition

http://fav.me/d6lefqb

 

Bastion

http://fav.me/d6lekj5

 

Beat Hazard

http://fav.me/d6lep55

 

The Binding of Isaac

http://fav.me/d6lerki

 

Bit.trip Runner

http://fav.me/d6leung

[Apelsin]

@Muppjockey your texturing is lovely.

 

Would everyone mind sharing their tools/techniques a bit? I'm starting to get frustrated at my lack of ability to do stuff like that with photoshop.

 

Wow, thanks!

 

Well, I barely know what I'm doing (Also, I'm using GIMP and not PS) so I don't know how much I can help.

But here's how I did the texture on the hammerhead here (In very basic detail and without pictures as I didn't save any progress shots):

 

• I first paint the shape I want to make in its "base color"
• After that I add highlights and shadows where applicable
• Then comes the time to add texture, and I need to figure out what kind of material it is the hammerhead is made out of.
• For the brown area here I always imagined it being a big and heavy slab of rock, so I head to google to find images of rock faces that have a texture I like
• Once I find an image I like, I download it and load it into GIMP as a separate layer
• I set the layer mode to "Overlay" and place it above the color, light and shadow layers
• I scale down the image as needed and line it up with the hammerhead
• Once I find a position I like I use the "Magic wand" tool on the "Base Color" layer to select the shape the texture should be applied to and then invert my selection (Usually Ctrl+i)
• I then select the Texture layer again and delete the selection leaving texture only on the hammerhead shape
• After this I adjust the opacity of the layer until I am happy

And that's pretty much it.

[toblix]

I usually work with whiteboard marker on whiteboard. My ideas come to me as I'm waiting for my cup of coffee to finish brewing, and if I estimate there to be enough time left of the brewing process, I usually get right to work, often finishing before the coffee is done. Sometimes I wait, and draw holding the cup of coffee in one hand, sipping between strokes. I usually have to clear the whiteboard with a specialized whiteboard eraser before I begin, and usually I'm then erasing my previous piece.

[thestalkinghead]

if i spend a lot of time drawing something, i draw through iteration 

 

[tegan]

Would everyone mind sharing their tools/techniques a bit? I'm starting to get frustrated at my lack of ability to do stuff like that with photoshop.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeMdO9TkxNY

[UltimateHurl]

I tend to be somewhat slow with my work, but I use Manga Studio (used to use Photoshop, but MS's brush engine is much better). I sketch out a drawing, then ink it. With the linework in place I block in colours, then shade. I guess that's an explanation, I did a Youtube video of my process a while ago, which is at : 

[toblix]

[melmer]

Thats magnificent! We used to play the shit out of that mini golf game. Was it on the Amiga? What was it called arrrgg

 

HAHA yes