Environment Art in the Game Industry: A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer
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Henry Kelly
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- File Type: PDF
- File Size: 30.8 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 195
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Environment Art in the Game Industry: A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer
Environment Art Game is a practical digital guide to creating rich and realistic game environments with Substance Designer. This PDF digital format is available for instant download after purchase.
Henry Kelly introduces the responsibilities of the games environment artist and examines the creative and technical considerations involved in building believable worlds.
The book combines environment art fundamentals with physically-based rendering principles, material creation, storytelling, and foliage work.
Environment Art Game: Book Overview
Environment Art in the Game Industry explains the fundamentals of environment art for games. Henry Kelly outlines key considerations that environment artists may overlook and presents a focused approach to creating colourful, realistic environments with Substance Designer.
The book covers the role of the environment artist, set dressing, physically-based rendering, material aesthetics, and the creation of realistic materials. Its later stages provide a glimpse into foliage creation in the game industry.
It is written for new and aspiring games environment artists, along with readers who want to increase their knowledge of Substance Designer.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- The professional role and responsibilities of a games environment artist.
- The principles of set dressing and its place in environment creation.
- Physically-based rendering, including diffusion, reflection, translucency, and transparency.
- Energy conservation, metals, Fresnel, microsurface, and material aesthetics.
- A step-by-step approach to creating realistic materials with Substance Designer.
- Ways to improve storytelling and think outside the box when developing game environments.
- An introduction to foliage creation in the game industry.
Why This Book Matters
Environment art helps establish the visual character of game worlds and supports the narratives they contain. This guide connects material creation with storytelling and gives readers a structured introduction to important PBR concepts.
Its focus on Substance Designer makes it relevant to aspiring environment artists and artists developing their technical understanding of game materials.
Book Details
| Author | Henry Kelly |
|---|---|
| Title | Environment Art in the Game Industry: A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 30.8 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 32281274 |
| Pages | 195 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | First edition |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Imprint | CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
| Publication Date | First edition published 2022 |
| Publication Locations | 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742; 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN |
| Copyright | © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
| ISBN-10 | 0367706792 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780367706791 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780367706760 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781003147497 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781003147497 |
| Typeset | Minion |
| Typesetting | codeMantra |
| Subject | This book explains the fundamentals of being a talented games environment artist, outlining the key considerations that most environment artists tend to forget. With a focus on using Substance Designer to create rich, colorful, and realistic environments, the book shows how to improve your story telling and think outside of the box. |
| Keywords | Environment Artist; Physically-Based Rendering; Substance Designer; Foliage; Energy Conservation |
| Rating | 5.0 out of 5 stars |
| Review Count | 4 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #774 in Computer & Video Game Design; #908 in Design & Graphics Software Books; #1,052 in Video Game Art (Books) |
| Print Length | 180 pages |
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.5 x 9.21 inches |
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Download this digital edition to study environment art, PBR principles, and Substance Designer at your own pace.
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