DAI 323 - Video Game Concept Art

Tone is built upon lines and can communicate depth, light and even mood. It uses lines to create the edges between dark and light areas and is the easiest way to communicate depth and detail in the visual environment. In this concept art for the video game, Transformers 2, we see tone along every line, depicting the detail and depth of the image by the clarity of tone: the closer something is to the foreground, the darker it is as well as the more detailed; while the further something is from the foreground, the lighter and more blurred in tone it is. Another way depth and distance, as well as light, is shown is by the brightness in the background furthest from the given point of view. The light creates shadows and darkened areas that are facing away from it, further adding depth in the tone. The use of tone in this image adds a great amount of detail to the visual and helps not only to better convey the scene that the artist wants to show, but also to bring the it to life.

Lines are built off of dots, and by tracing the lines back the viewer can easily find the vanishing point that the lines originate from. The lines in this concept art from the video game The Bourne Conspiracy, by High Moon Studios, are tight and carefully measured. The detail given to the lines brings the buildings to life. As a notation system, the lines in this image create symbols that the viewer interprets, such as the lines on the ground symbolize the lane divides and cross walks while the lines on the buildings shows the pillars, windows, roofs, arches, and ledges. This environment heavily relies on lines for its form and detail.

Direction is active in this image, another concept art image for the video game The Bourne Conspiracy, because of the lines and movement within the picture. With this image balanced so that the subject is perfectly horizontal, the viewer can tell that the bullet lines and muzzle fire, bullets are moving side to side across the image. The viewer can also tell the direction people are facing by the lines of the image. By the movement of the people being shot, they are either moving backward or falling down. The unbalanced nature of the scaffolding conveys that it is collapsing and the unbalanced candles show that they are falling off of the broken altar.