Creating assets for your game

L/O 1 - To continue to develop your knowledge of primary and secondary images 

L/O 2 - To continue to improve your graphic skills 

L/O 3 - To be able to discuss what assets you will be using for your game

Starter - 5 minutes

Today you can start to creating your assets for your game...

Using whiteboards, write down all of your assets (characters, objects, backgrounds) or discuss with the person next to you

Main - 50 minutes

You can start to create your characters in Adobe Illustrator

Here is my example of how it looks in....

Adobe Illustrator

The game

Three things:

1. The sprites must be 32X32 pixels in Adobe Illustrator
2. They must have a transparent background
3. You must save it for the web (go to File - Save for web and devices + choose png-24)

RED TASK

 

Open Adobe Illustrator, choose one of these tutorials and try creating a character like the one above, using Adobe Illustrator! 

**Click on the monster to take you straight to the tutorial**

Extension: Explore Adobe Illustrator some more - check out some tutorials here:

AMBER TASK

Have a go at creating your first sprite!

GREEN TASK

Finish creating the backgrounds that you will need for your 5 levels

Plenary - 5 minutes

Showcase! 

Add assets to Assets Table!

MAKE SURE that you save each assets as a PSD/AI and a PNG in your GAME folder