3D Game Textures: Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop

361 Pages·2006·21.34 MB·English

by  Luke Ahearn

3
D Game Textures

3
D Game Textures
Luke Ahearn
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Contents
Dedication vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
The Concept Artists xvii
1. A Basic (Game) Art Education 1
2. A Brief Orientation to Computer Graphic Technology 40
3. A Quick Overview of Photoshop for Game Artists 78
4. Prepping for Texture Creation 106
5. The Sci-fi Setting 148
6. The Urban Setting 172
7. The Fantasy Setting 226
8. The Outdoor Setting 296
9. Game Effects 316
Index 339

To Julie, Ellen, and Cooper.

Acknowledgments
Becky Golden-Harrell at Focal Press.
Brian Grabinski, Mark Birge-Anderson and Jose Vazquez, the concept
artists.
Ann Sidenblad, a great friend and one of the best digital artists I
know, for providing her invaluable feedback.
Nick Marks for his initial input on this book and for being the crazy
fresh pimp of game art.
NVIDIA—Doug Rogers, Kevin Bjorke, Gary King, Sébastien Dominé,
Carrie Cowan, and Derek Perez, for information and help developing
the shader section.
Alkis “Atlas” Roufas for the Genetica2demo on the desk.
Michael S. Elliott for the use of the Tengwar-Gandalf font.