Feb 25, 2012

This week was more of an organizational week. I created the list of required art and programming assets and made note of the ones I have already completed. I also began work on more environment designs. 


School has me acting as though I am a professional story board artist by creating cost estimates for imaginary projects.  I may like doing the work, but I'm not much into the business side of it so I put in some numbers, but can't really explain why I should charge them other than what the required reading told me.

I'm also working on a new digital painting using Photoshops Blender Brush. I really like how this tool makes a digital image look like an oil painting or a well blended Prisma Color colored pencil drawing. This version took about 2 or 3 hours to make, another 6 hours and I might be happy enough to say it's done.


Well that's all for this week,

John Bowles

Introduction and Back Story

Hello all,

Lofty Dreams Studio is my freelance graphic arts and game design company.

This blog will be dedicated to posting current events happening at Loft Dreams Studio. From Educational and Freelance achievements to keeping track of progress development for my game development projects. 

Since this is my first post I will give you a brief back story.

In the mid 90's I decided that I wanted to make video games. Since then I have studied programming, audio engineering, worked on a few failed start up projects and am currently enrolled at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh for a Bachelors in Game Art and Design. My work has been used for advertising and t-shirts and am always looking for new opportunities to challenge myself.

I have recently completed prototype testing for my current casual game project and have begun pre-production of the title code named "RikiTiki." Currently I have completed writing the story, designed the main characters and roughed out the world in which the games events take place.

I plan on updating every Friday with progress notes for "RikiTiki" as well as when any important news happens relating to Lofty Dreams Studio.

Until next time,

John Bowles