Music Game Art Crash Course - For non-music gamer illustrators
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Educational slides for artists who wanted to draw for music games! Yay!
Music Game Art Crash Course - For non-music gamer illustrators
- 1. Music Game Art Crash Course 5argon For non-music gamer illustrators
- 2. What is a music game art?
- 3. What is a music game art?
- 4. While selecting a song to play, usually an art for that song is shown. Some games display them while playing. Some games display them after playing. In all cases, you might hear the music as you view the picture. - Before play : Preview music, to invite player to play this song. - While playing : Of course you hear the music lol - After playing : Result screen evaluates player¡¯s performance. Few games have the song play, but showing an art help if player decided to brag the score. (If the score is godly, your art will be shared many times!!) That¡¯s why, let¡¯s make an art that fits the song! ????????????????? ?????????????????????????????? ?????? ???????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????? - ??????????? ???????? preview ????? ??????????????????????????? - ??????????? ?????????????????? - ???????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (??? ???????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????!!) ??????? ???????????????????????????????????!
- 5. First of all, each game has its own format. Square jacket, like real world album Rectangular, full screen Other stylish choice, like this ¡°half screen with transparent background¡± requirement. ?????????????????? format ????????????????? ?????? ?????????????????????? ??????? ????????? ?????? ???????????????????????? ??????????????????? ¡°??????????? ?????????????????????????¡± ??? ??????
- 9. Putting it together Anim e/Mo e Beautiful/Artful Abstract Anime/Moe ?????? 2 ????????????????
- 10. What I want to say is, even if music games is all about variety, each game has its own ¡°boundary¡± of art style. (depends on theme, or artist in the team) Ani me /M oe Beautiful/Artful Abstract Anime/Moe Even the most moe song background of Cytus, it is still less moe than the avg. moe art of Dynamix. Cytus Dynamix ????????????????????????????????????????????? Cytus ??????????????????????????????????? Dynamix ??????????????????? art ??????????????????????? ??? ???????????????
- 11. Overrapid
- 12. O2Jam U
- 13. Tone Sphere
- 14. ????????????????????????????????????????????? Examples of how to envision an art of a song
- 15. Straight choice from song name ???????????????????????? https://youtu.be/bS0vpq6Ppgg?t=1m4s Because the song is about graduation, you draw a grad scene. ????????????????????? ?????????????????? The Graduate - Subaco Akimoto
- 16. Straight choice from song name ???????????????????????? https://youtu.be/JYFOmHDbXgY?t=13s Because the song has ¡°Orange¡± you literally draw oranges. ????????????????????????? Love Is Orange - Orange Lounge
- 17. Straight choice from song name ???????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMIAaRc2jrY Draw a snow flake themed song. Because the song is also emotional (not cutesy) you might want to avoid making the color too bright. ????????????? ?????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????? SnowFlake - LunaticSounds
- 18. Straight choice from song name ???????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBPkTCV8_JM Song name is RAINBOW so you draw a rainbow.. but the lyric also about rain/after the rain, so including an umbrella helps. ????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????/???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? RAINBOW - ¤«¤ß¤¸¤ç¤¦¤æ¤¦¤ä
- 19. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHof6VdeErM You can picture a fine lady and a light, strolling atmosphere from the piano. ????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? Scent - Farhan
- 20. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://youtu.be/TZ4QvY4xO5c?t=13s Playful acoustic guitar strumming, a man singing, and the solo electric guitar sound reminds of ¡°seaside¡±. Even the song says ¡°music box¡± it does not mean you should draw a music box. Music Box - Prince of Wales ????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????? Music Box ?????? ????????????????????????????
- 21. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://youtu.be/MsMCrCKRGDw?t=23s ??????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? Time Phase Pt.1 - Ayatsugu_Otowa Does not related to the song name, and the song does not have any lyrics. But there is a watery sound in the song, the result might be this image.
- 22. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w81XDWQbAOU ??????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????? PANIC HOLIC - C-Show The song sounds badass, so you draw a badass-looking man.
- 23. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhf-_JIA7jQ ????????? world/ethnic ?????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? ?????? Kokoro ??????????? ??? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Kokoro - Euchaeta The music is world/ethnic. A girl in eastern environment fits the song. And Kokoro means ¡°heart¡±, so the heart pillow is a nice touch.
- 24. Inspired by instruments ?????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMO6zInhcdc ??????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????? Eastern Horoscope - Thinktec The song is very ¡°mysterious/magical¡±. This image has a feeling of many knowledges that is passed down from ancestors.
- 25. Anime with cool poses is justice ???????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????? ??????????????? ?????????????????????? ???????????????????? dark ??????? ?????????? hard core ???????? ????????? Sometimes you don¡¯t have to convey any story. Just a moe anime girl doing poses for no reason is fine. It goes well even without female vocal or cute song. It fits with speedier songs and hard core songs too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn6-Eq24vuQ Follow Up - ¤¢¤ë¤Õ¤¡
- 26. Anime with cool poses is justice ???????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj5X0W8KZM8 NEO GRAVITY - lapix
- 27. Anime with cool poses is justice ???????????????????????????? https://youtu.be/LvP7fmUs1OA?t=58s Oracle - TQ¡î
- 28. Anime with cool poses is justice ???????????????????????????? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2B9a1KfLvU XROSS THE XOUL - BlackY vs Yooh These two is not an enemy of each other.. they are just doing cool poses. ?????????????????????????????????? ????????????????
- 29. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? We will have a look at some songs that are in multiple games to see how different artists may have different ideas. ?????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Moonlight of Sand Castle - ÂÃÈËE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGKwnv5uAbQ
- 30. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? Otome - Suzumetune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgxckpxpImM
- 31. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? Set Free -KIV¦« Edition- - KIV¦« https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50YcGrw4WlU
- 32. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? Persephone - Ebico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK9i0X9v7Q4
- 33. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? Matador - Cranky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7FhXBJ69E4
- 34. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? FREEDOM DiVE - xi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7FhXBJ69E4 (original) Similar images is not a coincidence. Since the original song is very popular, everyone wants to respect the original work as a fan service.
- 35. Same song, different ideas. ???????????? ??????????????????????????? conflict - siromaru + Cranky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8HRTlkGD4Q