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It seems like this is such a broad category, I did not think it was so wide.

Am I the only one? When I think of stylized I think of WoW, which of course is probably what Blizzard loves to hear.

Anyone have examples of stylization being used in other games/art/etc.
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  • Wells
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    ...


    I started writing a list, but it got too long. This is a silly question.
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  • Joopson
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    Well, most things are stylized. It's more to what extent. The inability to create completely realistic-looking games has spurred people to "make-up" for that; the result are the little things that make a game what it is. If you can tell what game it is just from a screenshot, then it is stylized.

    Now, based on what you are saying, you mean very stylized; games like TF2, WoW, Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker, and others of the same strain. Those are always refreshing, as long as they don't over-do it.. I know I hate some games, such as Guitar Hero, just because of the awful style; I can't stand it.

    So, you know, I forget what you asked, but I had fun answering whatever it was.

    :p
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    haha,

    So I guess cell shading would be a type of stylization. I guess what I was looking for was more a definition of what stylized was. So there are many variations on stylizing.
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  • doc rob
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    It's not just a matter of stylized or not, or what sort of style. There is an entire landscape of style to discover. And, you as artists are capable of charting new territory.

    from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics:
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    Games started in the bottom right corner, and as time has passed, technology has improved and the landscape has opened up before us. Sadly, many game artists are stuck on the line along the bottom, thinking that the bottom left corner is teh uber. When, in reality, that way leads to chrome spheres on checkerboards.
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  • Enlighter
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    I guess it's all about just defining what it is you want to see, a certain level of trial and error, and then making sure your team is on the same page haha.
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  • Firecracker197
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    Its probably easier to list the games that are realistic...then just look at everything else.
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  • Enlighter
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    indeed hah
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Look at any game. Figure out what they did that made it not photorealistic. There's your definition.
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  • Joseph Silverman
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    doc rob, that is awesome. Would you recommend picking up the book? is the rest as insightful/interesting as that scan?
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