Experiments

ExperimentsKelly Rodgers

Process

I started my Production experiments by creating a new Photoshop document. The page I created was A4 but I changed the resolution to 20 pixels/inch. I then used the pencil tool to draw out a simple game layout for games like sonic and Mario.I then started to add more detail by using some templates from Google I found a picture of some trees and changed the opacity so I could go over them onto the bottom layer.

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I then used another templates of a Golden coin witch I made simpler. I placed them in places where they would be seen in other similar games. I think that these add some more detail and make it more interesting. I then started to add a cartoon ghost witch would be the characters that the players use. I used again another template from Google and I added my own details to make it match the theme I was going for.

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I then started to fill in the background. I used a colour that matched the colour scheme that I hadnt already used. To do this the paint bucket tool and then sharpened the edges again using the pencil tool. I started to make the logo for the game so I used a new document that was 120x120 with the same resolution as the screenshot. I started the title by using the template of a font which I got from dafont.com. I used the pencil tool again to do this.

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I used the same template of the cartoon ghost that I had used on the screen shot and I out it on the logo as a main feature. I went over the template using the pencil tool. I then used the same trees as I had in the screen shot to create a more detailed background. I did this by using the same template and the pencil tool.

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I started to finish the logo by filling in the blank spaces with the same colour background as I used in screenshot. I used the paint bucket tool and the pencil tool to do this.I also used some brighter colours which I am inspired to use in my final product. I used the colours on some examples of characters for my experiments game.

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I create a new frame on the timeline so I could start making the animation. I had to draw the ghost on a separate layer to the background so it could be moved. I changed the timing of the frame to 0.01 seconds so the animation wouldnt last to long and the ghost would move in a constant way. I kept adding more frames and moving the ghost one pixel at a time so there was a frame to the movements. When I make my final product I will have to include every aspect of the game on different layers because I hadnt done that with the coins on my experiments.

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ReflectionWhat elements of your experiments will you include in your final product?When I start to make my final product I am going to use the same methods I used for my production experiments, for example I am going to use the pencil tool again to colour in the pixels and I am then going to use frames to make the animation. The colours that I am going to use will be brighter than the colours that I used in my experiments and the resolution will be higher so the image will be more detailed. I will also use the paint bucket tool again to make colouring in the large spaces quicker and easier.