Advanced Illustration for Production

PortfolioANDREA FERRAGOTTI

Redesigning a Video Game UI

For this assignment, I had to redesign the UI for the game Mass Effect.

I had very limited knowledge about the game going into this assignment, so I researched it’s current design, and asked players of the game what they did and didn’t like about it.

I also redesigned the icons into more interesting shapes, and made plans to edit the color scheme.

Redesigning a Video Game UII created 4 rendered out versions of what the icons for the new Mass Effect UI could look, using Adobe Illustrator.

Redesigning Video Game Weapons

For this assignment I redesigned some weapons for Mass Effect.

I don’t usually draw weapons, including guns, which tend to be the most common weapon in Mass Effect, so I had to research different guns, and games for examples.

Redesigning Video Game Weapons

For this assignment, I chose one of my weapon sketches, and rendered it out.

I believe I could’ve put more effort into the rendering of the weapon to make it fit the overall look of the game.

Redesigning a Video Game

In this assignment, I put together all the pieces I’ve redesigned for Mass Effect.

I put together my designs for the icons, weapons, vehicles, and character.

I could have put more thought into the environmental designs of the game, to put together a better scene for the background.

Commercial Storyboard

This assignment was about creating a storyboard for a commercial. I chose to advertise Google.

I tried to imitate an “Ed, Edd n Eddy” style for this. I think my line weights could have been manipulated better to match the style of the cartoon.

Commercial Color KeyThis piece was about establishing the color scheme of the rest of the commercial.I made sure to include the monochromatic backgrounds of “Ed Edd n Eddy” and it’s bright color scheme.Looking over the design of the character, I believe that the style doesn’t quite match up with the look of the cartoon.

This assignment was about figuring out the layout for a poster idea.

I also went ahead and color blocked it to make sure that the elements didn’t over power each other.

After making the sketch, I realized that it needed to be rotated to be a proper poster size.

Movie Poster Rough

Movie PosterThis is my process working on the poster, starting with the rough sketch, line art, laying down the colors, then pushing the values.