Help test my "art guide"?

toastwaffle

Hey If you have nothing special going on right now, maybe you can help me with a school paper I have to write!

The paper is about art/style guides and how they can help make the look of a game as consistent as possible. As an experiment, I've created an "art guide" that explains how to follow the art style of a game we're making right now.
I need test subjects with basic Photoshop and 3D modeling knowledge that can create a small test prop and make a texture for it, and then send the model, or just a screenshot, to me!
Basically what I'm testing is how easy the process is to follow and how consistent the results are from different artists with different skill etc.

The test prop is going to be a BOX, or a storage unit, whatever you want to call it! It has to belong to one of the two factions, the Humans or the Alien Robots
The model doesn't have to be detailed or anything, 200-400 tris is fine!
And if you have any criticism on the art guide, I wanna hear it!

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20272772/TestArtGuide.pdf

I really appreciate it if you want to help Peace!

If you submit, I'd like a .rar file containing:
<yournick>_model.fbx
<yournick>_texture.tga

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Link to grain texture:
http://puu.sh/gEgjo/34ecbbd1dc.png

Lots of photo textures that you can use here:
http://cgtextures.com

nyx702

I would attach the grain texture at the end of the rather than link it. While maybe not applicable for this school project its something to keep in mind. I have seen tons and tons of docs with dead links or paths to someones desktop. Maybe include a few samples of the multiplied textures you would like to see used.

This may be overscope or too advanced but you could include ideal layer/max scene organization. Generally I never have a problem with peoples art per say... but I have all sorts of problem when I open there source files. Also on that note, I would mention exactly what files you want submitted and what naming pattern/folder structure they should follow.

monster

I don't have time to make a model. I think you'll find it difficult to find people that do. I can however share the Table of Contents of the Art Standards Guide for game I'm currently working on, Lucky's Tale. The whole document is about 20 pages, but it helps so much. Especially when we hire someone new. All their questions about tools, source control, and organization are all in one place.

Tools, Programs, and Services
  Programs
  Hardware
  Network and Wifi
    P:\ Drive
Art Asset Naming Conventions
  File and Directory Names
  Suffixes for Textures
  Paths
  File Sizes
Artistic Style
  Characters
  Environments
Modeling Pipeline
  3ds Max and Maya Scene organization
    Export Sets
    Objects and Names
    One Hierarchy
    Unit Setup and Character Size
    Polycounts
      Character Models
      Environment Models
    UVW Mapping
    Vertex Normals, Smoothing Groups
    Gamma Correction
    Collision Meshes
    Project Setup
Texturing Pipeline
  Color Swatches
  Photoshop
  Texture Formats
  Texture Sizes
  Shaders
Animation Pipeline
  Character Setup
    Bone Names
    Bones Layer
  Bone Counts
  Upper and Lower Body animations
  Animation Ranges
Art Tools for Maya
  Install Playful Tools for Maya
  Using the Playful Exporter for Maya
Art Tools for 3ds Max
  Installing 3ds Max Tools
Art Tools for Photoshop
  Install Exporter for Photoshop
Prefabs
Modular Design (Levels)
  Sizing conventions 
Setup Perforce for ArtSource
  Installing Perforce
  Running P4V
  Windows Shell Extension
Level Design
  Camera Considerations
  Minimum Player Movement Space
  Big Coin Placement
  Star Placement
  Design Process
Scripting/Components
Sound
  Sound and Music Format

toastwaffle

nyx702 wrote: »

I would attach the grain texture at the end of the rather than link it. While maybe not applicable for this school project its something to keep in mind. I have seen tons and tons of docs with dead links or paths to someones desktop. Maybe include a few samples of the multiplied textures you would like to see used.

This may be overscope or too advanced but you could include ideal layer/max scene organization. Generally I never have a problem with peoples art per say... but I have all sorts of problem when I open there source files. Also on that note, I would mention exactly what files you want submitted and what naming pattern/folder structure they should follow.

Thanks for the input! I'm gonna update the post with some texture samples and maybe some instructions for what files to submit.

monster wrote: »

I don't have time to make a model. I think you'll find it difficult to find people that do. I can however share the Table of Contents of the Art Standards Guide for game I'm currently working on, Lucky's Tale. The whole document is about 20 pages, but it helps so much. Especially when we hire someone new. All their questions about tools, source control, and organization are all in one place.

That's really helpful, thanks! That'll be great reference for when I need to create a real art guide down the road.

Yeah, it was a bit of a longshot asking here, I realize people are busy! I already have some classmates helping me out but one of them suggested I ask here too.