My current art form: Game Design

My new art form: Digital art, graphic design and colour theory

I will create a platform video game using Gdevelop and learn digital skills and colour theory along the way.

Strengths

I am a drummer so have good sense of rhythm

I am good at picking up new skills

I like making challenges for other people like games and quizzes

Weaknesses

I am not great with technology and have never used GDevelop before

I enjoy drawing but I have never done digital drawing before

My project plan

To collect research I will:

Play other platform games
Research sprite designs
Find out what makes a good platform game
Talk to others about what they like about platform games

To plan, practise, and prepare for my project I will:

Learn graphic design skills with Melanie
Practice digital drawing
Practice Colour Theory
Improve my skills in software like Gdevelop

To create my project I will:

Create a level using Gdevelop
Add backgrounds and platforms
Use graphic design and colour theory to make the game look appealing
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To evaluate the success of my project I will:

Let others play my game and ask for their feedback
Discuss the project with Melanie
Set a list of criteria for what makes a good platform game and check if my game meets these
Share my game on my Unit 2 website

How my project will use my strengths

I will think about the rhythm of the game and make sure that timings has something to do with how you succeed. I will try out new skills and practice them. I will make a challenging game that will drive people crazy and be hard to beat.

How my project will develop my weaknesses

I will get lots of chance to practice with technology, especially as my lessons are online. I will have the chance to practice digital drawing and think about what colours makes something look good.

Evidence of Progress: Developing Graphic Design Skills

Before I decided to make my game, I did some practice using other digital art techniques.

Learning to use Canva by making a movie poster and magazine cover

Practice Project Using Studio Lights and photo editing with adviser Melanie who is also a professional photographer.

Learning to use the studio and taking photos:

Creating a movie poster

Melanie’s comment

You did very well setting up the lights and directing them towards the subject. You had a good sense of what to do although I know that you found the camera challenging. I’d like to focus on this with you if we use the lights again. Your poster is great though. I love how you made the background blue to tie this in with the paler blues in the image. The blood and gore is a good contrast to the cuddly shark.