What's the difference between CG illustration and original game painting?

CG illustration is different from the original game painting in function, purpose, content, occupation and demand.

1, with different purposes.

The original painting of the game is an important link in the early stage of game production. The original painter designed the art scheme of the whole game according to the planned copy, providing standards and basis for the post-production of game art (models, special effects, etc.). ). The original painting serves the research and development of the game, so it is necessary to maintain the unity of the whole game and ensure the production of art links such as modelers.

CG illustration is to present the scenes and plots described and designed by novels and other words to readers in the form of pictures, so that readers can better understand and integrate the scenes and plots described by words.

2. Different roles

The original game painting plays a vital role in art design and plays a connecting role. It undertakes the task of abstracting game planning, visualizing it into visible characters and scenes, building a concrete visual framework for everyone and taking the first step of game visualization. It unifies everyone's cognition, determines the direction of design, and clarifies the style of performance, which is implemented throughout the production.

In the era of commodity economy, illustrations play a great role in promoting economic development. With the development of today's society, illustrations are widely used in various fields of society. With the increasing commercialization of art and the emergence of new painting materials and tools, illustration art has entered the era of commercialization. The concept of illustration has gone far beyond the scope of traditional laws and regulations.

3, the content is different

The original painting of the game is to draw a character design or scene design in a short time as required, and then hand it over to the 3D modeler, who will make the things in the picture and put them into the game.

CG illustration requires accurate expression and cannot be vague at all. The characters, monsters and scenes in the game are all designed by themselves, which requires an excellent original painter with good design ability and creativity.

4, engaged in different industries

Original game painting: the designer of the original game painting. People or scenes or concepts.

CG illustration: art propagandist, illustrator, game map design.

5. Different needs

The original picture of the game is the demand of design, and it is the setting picture of characters, scenes, monsters, weapons and mounts in the game. It is how this role is designed, which is the so-called design draft. Generally, this kind of painting emphasizes design. For example, Mount Everest designed The Fallen King of transformers 3. It's just an expression design.

CG illustration pays more attention to aesthetic needs, and transformers 3 posters are more gorgeous and attractive by painters, so they become illustrations. In a sense, drawing the original painting more carefully becomes an illustration.

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