Art Bible, a guide to understand the art of a game

Art Bible I am Rafel Brau , student of the Bachelor’s Degree inVideo Games by UPC at CITM . This content is generated for the second year’s subject Project 2, under supervision of lecturer Ricard Pillosu . INTRODUCTION First of all, let’s understand what an Art Bible is, and that is a reference document produced by the Lead Artist or the Art Director, that contains the information necessary to understand the game’s overall art style as well as providing descriptions, concept art and screenshots for all of the heads up displays, character models, in-game assets and terrain. It is created after the GDD but before the Art Production, and helps the rest of the team understand the whole aesthetic of the game, it speeds up the development process and helps in marketing and communication of the game, as it is very visual and easy for investors to understand. To start making a good Art Bible, you need to first ask yourself some questions, so that the final produc...