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Design Game Design Graphic Design

Learn Professional 2D Game Graphic Design in Photoshop

Learn how you can create your own professional game graphics quickly in Photoshop!
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (1,982 ratings)
61,342 students
Created by Jaysen Batchelor
Last updated 2/2017
English
English, Indonesian [Auto], 
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Build professional stylized backgrounds from scratch in Photoshop
  • Make Money from your new skills
  • Create your own game graphics
Curated for the Udemy for Business collection

Requirements

  • Photoshop (you can get a free 30 day trial)
  • Drawing tablet (this makes the process of drawing much easier but is not 100% vital. You can use a mouse)
  • Basic drawing skills
  • Basic understanding of Photoshop

Description

This course was last updated on 10/19/16

Join over 10,500 learning students and begin designing game graphics today!

Looking to make extra money as a game graphic designer? Or maybe you’re on a quest to create graphics for your own games? In any case you’ve come to the right place.


The 2D Game Background Creation Course will show you how to create quick high quality stylized backgrounds for games and animations that will stand up as professional work. The techniques taught in this course can be translated into prop and character creation. This course will enhance or give you skills in the world of digital art creation - or your money back!


The course is your track to building amazing attractive backgrounds and ultimately - make you money! Whether for your own games or for other peoples projects.


This course will take you from having little knowledge in Photoshop to creating professional backgrounds in as little as 1 week.


So what else is in it for you?


You’ll gain instant access to all five sections of the course including the bonus section where I show you where and how to find jobs creating digital art work that you can do from anywhere in the world. You’ll also gain access to 50 assets I’ve created for your personal and commercial use. These assets can be used over and over again in your own games or can be used to help you make money with other peoples games!


The course is setup to quickly take you through step by step, the process of creating a digital background in Photoshop. It will equip you with the knowledge to create stunning backgrounds for games and animations.


Don’t believe me? I offer you a full money back guarantee within the first 30 days of purchasing the course.


Here’s what you get with the course:


You’ll get access to the five sections of the course that will show you how I create professional digital backgrounds and also teaches you where you can find clients. The course is supported with over 2.5 hours of clear content that I walk you through each step of the way.


All at your fingers tips instantly.


    • The course starts with the basics. For those of you that have never used Photoshop I’ll walk you through the basic tools we’ll be using.
    • Next I’ll show you how I create my thumbnails and where I go for inspiration.
    • Once you’ve chosen a thumbnail we’ll design each individual aspect of the background.
    • After you design each piece of your background I’ll show you how to stitch them together to complete the final design.
    • At this point you’ll be ready to dive right in and start building the individual components that will make up your background! I’ll go over every thing from how to create clouds, to building architectural structures.


Over the 5 chapters you will learn:

    • How to use the 50 assets included in this course
    • Photoshop basics
    • The design process
    • Building your assets
    • how to find jobs creating digital artwork


What else will you get?


- Personal contact with me, the course tutor

- Lifetime access to course materials

- Understanding of how professional digital artwork is designed, created, and organized layer by layer

- 50 free assets for your use


This all comes under one convenient easy to use platform. Plus you will get fast, friendly, responsive support on the Udemy forms and through email.


I will be here for you every step of the way!


So what are you waiting for? Sign up now to get your 50 free assets and start building to day!

Who this course is for:

  • Students looking to learn how to create professional 2D game and animation backgrounds in Photoshop.
  • Students that are thirsty for knowledge about digital artwork creation and are willing to work hard to master there skills.
  • Students who are ready to grind it out and become a graphic artist.

Course content

7 sections • 80 lectures • 6h 20m total length

  • Preview01:31
  • How to get the most out of this course!
    01:30
  • Preview00:54
  • Where to download the 50 Free assets and the course artwork?
    00:07

  • The support Facebook group
    00:14
  • Free Photoshop & what you will need to complete this course
    02:35
  • Links to Photoshop and Wacom Tablets
    00:02
  • An introduction to Photoshop: Learn the basic tools we'll be using
    03:52
  • Making your workflow faster with hotkeys!
    01:49
  • The Difference between hotkeys on Mac and Windows
    00:12
  • Preview03:52
  • Creating layers and what you can do with them
    02:49
  • learn how to label your layers
    00:40

  • Brainstorming: Where and how to find inspiration for your desing
    02:10
  • Pinterest link
    00:00
  • Preview06:25
  • Further detailing and designing your thumbnail
    07:09
  • Sketching out the designs for each part of your background
    01:14
  • Piecing our drawings to gather to create one composition
    04:28
  • Learn to quickly blocking in your values
    08:46

  • Creating your sky as your base background
    02:30
  • Preview01:42
  • Creating mountains on your horizon
    02:53
  • Organizing our background layers
    01:24
  • Quickly build your islands from scratch!
    03:45
  • Preview02:04
  • Finishing up the base for your islands
    04:43
  • Learn how to create and add texture to your islands
    04:02
  • Shading your islands to add depth
    06:12
  • Changing the color of your shadows and creating grass
    06:38
  • Color theory
    01:07
  • Preview09:47
  • Placing your trees in your background
    04:44
  • Carving out a cavern in your island for your under water windows
    06:25
  • Building your reflective bubble window assets
    07:22
  • Placing the bubble widows into your background and adding there shadows
    03:44
  • Creating the base for your castle tower
    05:36
  • Adding highlights to your castle to create a 3D effect
    03:39
  • Building your railing and lip
    08:08
  • Adding doorways and windows to your castle
    03:27
  • Creating the finial for your castle top
    02:18
  • Building your mini spires by reusing assets
    03:56
  • Getting your layers organized
    02:53
  • Preview04:05
  • Adding your third tower
    03:29
  • Building your fourth structure
    05:53
  • Creating your castle skyline
    04:46
  • Building the last piece of your castle
    02:32
  • Adding shadows to your castle and placing it in your background
    05:10
  • Adding cast shadows to your background to create depth
    02:07
  • Quickly create art work by reusing assets
    01:04
  • Creating your body of water part 1
    01:53
  • Creating your body of water part 2
    02:25
  • Creating your body of water part 3
    01:53
  • Creating your body of water part 4 & underwater island
    01:29
  • Creating water particles and light reflections
    03:18
  • Preview02:04
  • Finishing your Backgorund!
    01:22

  • Creating a profile on Freelancer
    02:29
  • Freelancing site links
    00:02
  • Travel the world while you work!
    02:46
  • Writing a killer proposal to your employer
    02:34
  • Pricing your Bid
    00:41
  • Example of a killer proposal!
    00:41
  • Course conclusion!
    00:20

  • How to use your 50 Assets
    Preview02:34

  • Preview08:11
  • Painting the sky and mountains
    09:24
  • Building an Aztec pyramid!
    15:19
  • Painting 3 different trees
    15:36
  • Painting Jungle foliage
    15:55
  • Placing your jungle foliage in your background
    20:32
  • Creating a seamless scrolling background
    10:52
  • Preview12:54
  • Building your floating rock platforms
    12:47
  • Creating the ground platform
    09:48
  • Preview12:28
  • Preview22:50
  • Adding light rays to your jungle
    04:04
  • Exporting your layers as PNG Files
    04:40

Instructor

Jaysen Batchelor
Illustrator & Designer
Jaysen Batchelor
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 127,778 Reviews
  • 635,033 Students
  • 13 Courses

At the age of 17 I began a 6th month internship with an animation studio out of Utah. After my internship was up, I was hired on to build backgrounds and to design props and characters for animation projects. I then began to do my own freelance work on the side through networking and using online freelancing sites. Now I work as a freelance Illustrator and designer working on my own time from where ever I want.

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