Project Shujaa

Monday, October 09, 2006

Books books books

I visited the library last night and checked out some books for reference. They mostly deal with African art, but one of them is photo documentation of the Maasai as well.

My friend Allie also loaned me a book called A History of Art in Africa. At this point, I have a lot of legitimate book references to work off of.

I'm also thinking of leaning towards a more stylized art style for actual human beings, and creating a world where non-humans aren't just enemies, but can mingle with natives. My inspiration for this was Final Fantasy 9, where you didn't just have humans, but dog-, penguin-, ox-, and bird-like people as well.

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Tamar Curry
ITGM 405
Concept Artist
3D Artist

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About:
Welcome to Project Shujaa, a blog for showing progress on producing art for a role playing game based on African lore and culture. The word "Shujaa" comes from the Swahili word for "Brave" or "Courageous" as defined by Yale's Kamusi Project

Reference Material:
Creatures


Schedule:
  • Sept 20th – Oct 11th:
    Research and rough sketches
  • Oct 12th – Oct 23th:
    Refine artwork, select and color best pieces
  • Oct 24th – Nov 13th:
    Create a minimum of two 3D models based on concept art
  • Nov 14th – Nov 19th:
    Refine models based on critique, spend time organizing and refining all artwork for presentation.


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    Taco Art
    ConceptArt.org

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