Evolution of a Next-Gen Artistic Direction

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Evolution of a Next-Gen Artistic Direction

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INSPIRATION SOURCES - ARABIAN NIGHTS

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INSPIRATION SOURCES - ORIENTALISTS - JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME

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INSPIRATION SOURCES - ARCHITECTURE

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INSPIRATION SOURCES - CALLIGRAPHY

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INSPIRATION SOURCES - ILLUSTRATIONS

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THE WORLD - HEALED VS CORRUPT

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CHARACTERS - MONSTERS RESEARCH

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CHARACTERS - PRINCE RESEARCH

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CHARACTERS - PRINCE FIRST VERSION

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CHARACTERS - ELIKA RESEARCH

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CHARACTERS - ELIKA FIRST VERSION

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SELLING THE IDEA

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CHARACTERS - PRINCE FINAL VERSION

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CHARACTERS - ELIKA FINAL VERSION

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STYLE EVOLUTION – PRINCE FPP

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STYLE EVOLUTION – PRINCE FINAL

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STYLE EVOLUTION – ELIKA FPP

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STYLE EVOLUTION – ELIKA FINAL

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TECHNICAL RENDERING

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How?

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TECHNICAL RENDERING - CHARACTERS

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• Outlined objects rendered a second time
– Backfacing
– With configurable screen-space expansion
– All params are artist-controlled
• Expansion width, relative to eye distance
• Color
• Bias to help eliminate ugly edge cases
TECHNICAL RENDERING - Outlining

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• Completely different lighting environment
– Specific character sunlight + ambient
• Very aggressive diffuse ramp
TECHNICAL RENDERING – Character Lighting

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TECHNICAL RENDERING - ENVIRONMENT

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TECHNICAL RENDERING – EDGE ENHANCEMENT

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• Composite image + edge filter result
• Objects can mask themselves out of the effect, e.g. characters
TECHNICAL RENDERING – EDGE ENHANCEMENT

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TECHNICAL RENDERING – Corruption

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TECHNICAL RENDERING – Corruption

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• Color space transformation for most objects
– different texture set is also supported
• *NO* full-screen Photoshop-style color filter
• Some objects are specific to a state
TECHNICAL RENDERING – Corruption

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TECHNICAL RENDERING – Healing

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TECHNICAL RENDERING – Healing