Creating enticing game art can mean the difference between getting a game published or rejected. Great game art can also be a very rewarding to the game designer! "Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games" focuses on specific issues surrounding developing concept art for games. It emphasizes artistic development using computer drawing and painting programs such as Corel Painter, Corel Draw, and Corel Photo Paint. This book is ideal for beginning art students who wish to learn the fundamental techniques used in creating concept art for game designs. It covers basic game design elements, storyboards, character designs, game world designs, level layouts, and other key visual elements typically used in game designs. As you work your way through the book, you will learn how to create art as well as how the art is used in a game design document.

The only book to specifically address illustration and storyboarding for games.

Full of illustrations and step-by-step projects.

Offers real-world instruction for game concept art development.

Also touches on basic art skill development.

Comes complete with Q&As, extensice end-of-chapter exercises, projects and a CD to reinforce self-practice and learning.

You are about to embark on a journey that will travel into the heart and foundation of game creation?concept art. Creating concept art for games is unlike working with any other type of art. In a game, you are creating a self-contained world in which characters can interact with each other to carry out actions. As a concept artist, you supply the vision for the game and give direction to the development team. "Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games" takes a basic look at the steps involved in creating game concept art. You will not need any game art development experience to begin your journey. Follow along as you work your way through several step-by-step examples that are designed to help you understand how game concept art is created. Get ready to set your vision into motion!

Not really much to learn

I bought this book because I was searching for a book on drawing, maybe some photoshop instructions and a clear relation to game design, so I thought this would be a suitable pick, but after reading it I have to say that the author covers a lot of topics, but none of them in any detail.

Furthermore the author keeps on telling tons of stuff which anyone interested in game design should know or which is rather self-explanatory or asks kind of dumb repeating questions (i.e. he asks and answers the question "Are storyboards important?" In the chapter covering them. If they were not, why the hell is he giving them a whole chapter or why should I bother reading about it?).

Another big flaw: The illustrations in the book are black/white, only those on CD are colored, which is a big disadvantage if you want to redraw/repaint the sketches without a monitor in front of you.

So, in the end I would advise anyone interested in the topics this book tries to cover to buy other books focused on illustration, drawing or game design only.