5 courses that will help start your way in the design of games

This article is for those who have a desire to get or improve the skills of game design. In it I will give the five best, in my opinion, courses on this topic. No matter what you want to create - characters, environments or landscapes - in each area you will find detailed video lessons with all the necessary information.



The author of the illustration is Andrey Ivanov.

1. Environment Concept Art for Games
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The author of this course, concept artist and designer Jonathan Lamb, will tell you how to create concept art for environments in games. He will step by step teach how to draw and create objects in Adobe Photoshop, and also talk about such important theoretical aspects as composition, the language of forms, the combination of light and shadow, light effects and color painting.

2. Character Design & Animation for Games

At this time, Jonathan Lam will talk in detail about the process of creating animated characters: from preparation to working with game assets and animation in Spine. The list of topics covered includes sketching, creating assets, posing and basic movements.

3. Landscape Concept Art for Film and Games

In this course, Brian Lee will introduce you to the workflow that he uses in practice when creating environments. The course is designed for an advanced user and considers such important concepts as color, atmosphere and composition.

4. Creating Compelling Environments for Concept Art

Kaylen Chock will teach you how to create impressive environments for games and movies. You will learn the basic principles of sketching, composition, design, as well as working with color and light. At the end of the course, you will have a good basic knowledge of creating beautiful and exciting environments for concept art.

5. Design Isometric Environments for Games

This course is dedicated to creating isometric graphics for filling game levels and drawing scenes. The course author, Jonathan Lee, will demonstrate in detail the process of creating sketches and working with game assets in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

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If you need additional resources or help with your project, take a look at the Envato Market - there are many beautiful sprites , backgrounds and other game assets .

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