Real Worlds - Project Management

 We've got 14 weeks for this next project, its 2 characters and an environment for mantic games' Deadzone nemesis - 7 weeks for the characters, then another 7 weeks for the environment.

My time management method of choice is using my phone's notes app: (put screenshot in later)

Timeline/ dates: 

Formative Assessment 1: Client Review on 13/03/2025. needs:

Silhouettes, thumbnails etc.

Equipment breakouts

Whatever artwork you have available

Character backstories

no need for research for the client

Summative Assessment 2:

Deliverables:

 

Research

• Research dossier on IP, art direction and design language of chosen factions
• Exploration of game-genre and translation from table-top into digital, and licensing issues which may arise.
• Evidence of project management/scheduling
• SWOT analysis

 

Character

2D

• 60 x thumbnails (30 x each)
• 2 x Character turn-around/orthographic in full-colour, including equipment breakouts where necessary.
• Potential customisation options
• 2 x key illustrations of characters
• Backstories

3D

• 60 x thumbnails (30 x each)
• 2 x Character turn-around/orthographic in black & white
• Potential customisation options
• Detailed, textured, rigged sculpt of one of the characters, with their equipment
• Backstories

 

Environment

 

2D

• 30 x thumbnails for 'hero' building
• 3 x pieces of street furniture
• Colourways
• Final design, full colour
• Orthographic of building
• 3D block-out & key art

3D

• 30 x thumbnails for 'hero' building
• 3 x pieces of street furniture
• Colourways
• Orthographic of building
• Modelled, textured and implemented building

potential factions:

Nameless - Space Bugs (im guessing people wont be interested)

Nightstalkers - Horrific Incomprehensible Abominations (closed)

The Plague - Space Mutants (yes)

Forge Fathers - Space Dwarves

Asterians - Space Elves

Matsudan - Space Samurai

Veer-Myn - Space Rats (yes)

easy character pair: 

Mercenaries - Rag-tag Band of Guns-for-Hire 

Rebs - Rag-tag Band of Guns-for-Hire but with principles - some of these guys are dragon dudes definitely yes

Turns out all of the factions are enemies so you can do any pair

 

The way I plan anything is kind of a digital version of sticky notes everywhere, using my phone's notes app:

 

 

 

While drawing if I have to stop and come back the next day, I'll also leave myself notes/ instructions on the drawing: