Advanced_Photoshop_Issue_138_-_2015_UK_

5 TIPS FOR A

SEAMLESS WORKFLOW

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Networking in the videogames

industry is often clustered around key trade shows. This

week we planned the talks we’ll be giving at upcoming

industry conferences Develop in Brighton and XDS in

Vancouver, where we’ll share how we created key

visuals for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

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CLIENT BRIEFING

Video conference call between our

team and the art directors at Warner Brothers to kick

off a new project. We often work with clients in the

USA, so Skype [has] become a [very] key part of our

day-to-day communications.

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SUBMISSIONS

We send client’s regular artwork

submissions throughout the life of their project. This

allows them to see things move from sketch to final

polish, and helps head off any unexpected surprises.

Feedback from the USA then lands overnight, ready

for us to get onto in the morning.

All images: © Atomhawk Studios 2015

■ CUSTOMISE PHOTOSHOP

Photoshop is a versatile tool; it can be configured to suit your needs

and aid your workflow. This may be as simple as the layout of the

windows that work best for you, through to editing shortcuts.

■ ORGANISE YOUR FILES

Save your files regularly, keep them organised and back them up.

There’s nothing worse for professional relations than delivering the

wrong work. Back your files up using the cloud or external

hard drives.

■ FLIP THE CANVAS

You may think you have the right composition, but this is just your

eyes getting used to what you’re painting. If you flip the canvas

horizontally or vertically, your eyes pick up any compositional issues.

■ KEEP IT SEPARATE

It’s easy to get in to the habit of flattening layers, but this makes it

hard to adjust a composition later. Try to keep layers for foreground

and background elements separate, as well as characters or

key objects.

■ QUICK COLOUR

When moving from black and white to colour, use a Gradient Map

filter set to the Color blending mode to quickly experiment with

different colour palettes.

The Order 1866:cities in the style of AtomhawThe Orderk reimagined five iconic : 1886. The game is set in

an alternate history where technology has developed rapidly and mystical beasts abound

What really sets us apart is that we’re viewed by clients as an

indispensable part of their team. We’re not only providing great

images, we’re providing design thinking and creative leadership too

marketing images for Rumble Games’ KingRoad: Atomhawk created

epic online role-playing action game featuring key characters from the

troubled lands of Alderstone