Production Experiments

1. Experiments
Alexander Sullivan-Cree

2. Process
Inspiration
When starting my experiments I started by
searching for existing character sprites from
games such as Final Fantasy, Stardew Valley
and Pokemon. I then found a sprite I wish to
use as inspiration for my characters. I chose
to use the sprite for Abby and Sebastian
from Stardew Valley. These Sprites with later
by used to create my first concept characters
for the male and female playable characters.
I also used the sprite for the companions of
the cat and dog from Stardew valley.

3. Process
1st concept Photoshop
When experimenting in Photoshop I planned
to edit the colours of the characters from
Stardew Valley which you can see below. I did
this by placing the original picture in
Photoshop and they drawing around it on
another layer with the pencil tool on 1 pixel
size. I then filled in the inside of the drawing
but changed the colour scheme. The outcome
of this was good however I will hopefully
challenge myself to make original and unique
characters at a later stage.

4. Process
2nd concept Photoshop
I decided to make a second concept for my characters as I didn’t like the idea of using
someone else’s characters. These characters below are all original characters from my own
imagination. I started by drawing the detailed face sprites and recreating them in photoshop,
this took a lot longer then copying someone else’s but it’s worth the time and effort. I then
went on the create the full body sprites which still took a while but not as long. I created
these my starting with a basic body sprite and they adding the detail to the clothes and facial
features. I then went on to colour the sprites in.

5. Reflection
• What elements of your experiments will you
include in your final product?
In my final product I shall use the 2nd concept art
instead of the 1st concept as they’re my original
ideas instead of changing already existent ideas.