Art Director for Video Games | Ron Ashtiani (22 Years of Art)
Ron Ashtiani has spent a career in art and as an art director. Ron's had an over 25 year career in art and has served as an art director in multiple game studios including at Midway Games. He also co-founded Atomhawk in 2009 and currently starting a new adventure.
In today's discussion with Ron we discuss the role of an art director (AD), the different kinds of ADs, how to determine an art style for a game, documentation best practices, biggest lessons/mistakes, art differences for mobile vs. PC/console, and much more!
Find out more about Ron Ashtiani here:
https://www.ronashtiani.com/
https://www.artstation.com/ashtiani
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00:00 Ron's Background
2:19 Role of AD (Different Kinds of ADs)
5:50 Art Style and Lead Artist vs. AD
8:47 Picking Art Style: Key Concepts to Consider
13:40 Art Team Documentation Best Practice
17:55 Determining Internal vs. External Art Team
20:07 Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned
25:25 Art for Mobile vs. Console vs. PC
29:05 Thoughts on Art Concept Testing
30:55 Team & AD Skill Development
34:10 Art Team Processes & Tools
37:42 Ron's Book & Final Advice
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