Week 04 - Mood Board (1)

This is a mood board of three armies, one Orc, Elf and Human. The first image is the human mood board. The idea that I think this image tries to convey is one of infantry unit who are high trained. What makes me think this is the fact that they have very strong red, black, and red colors. The middle picture is of a elf archer unit. The mood board below does a good job in my opinion of using "good" colors since elves are rarely seen as evil or bad. The dark and light blue along with the white highlight just how heavenly the unit is. The last picture on the right is an image of an Orc archer unit. The mood board describes how evil and nasty these Orc’s are by using evil and colors that resemble typical Orc colors. The colors green red and dark gray / brown convey a mucky and evil group of archers very well.

This is a mood board of a tunnel, village, and enemy is my game. The first image on the left is a real life picture of a snake. The mood board conveys exactly what you would think a snake in a desert would look like, dark and brown. On the other hand, the middle image is another real life picture of a tunnel by the sea. The mood board states how earthly and fresh the environment is due to the green and watercolors that make up most of the page. The last image on the right is an animated image of a village. The mood board is mostly brown with some light green and tannish colors. The colors suggest how old village like it is and does a good job of using tan colors to blend in the village with its environment.

This mood board expresses some of the main characters in the game. The first image to the left is a human main character that fights with a powerful, two-handed axe. Similar to the elf army presented above, the human is delivered in a manner to resemble peace but strength. The different levels of blue in this page convey peace but the dark red and gold like brown, to me, show off his strength and valor. The middle image is a picture of one of the main characters in the Orc race, specifically mage. As you can tell, the colors resemble those listed above with the Orc army, presenting multiple darkish mood colors, in a manner to express evil. The right image is a picture of one of the main characters for the elf race, specifically an archer. Like most elf characters presented in movies and books, the mood board shows off bright, natural colors such as green yellow, and a mixture of brown and tan to resemble gold. The red, in a way, promotes the elf's eloquence and along with the brown and tan

This is a mood board about the game that resembles my game the most; Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth. My initial reaction to this mood board was how the colors that seemed to stand out the most were one the focal points of the cover of the game. The bright yellow covers the title, the bright gray covers the elf with the sword, and the light brown similar to the color of bronze highlights the dwarf. Then the evil like green covers the dragon behind the two characters, giving the cover the expression that a fight was to happen shortly. 

After breaking my images into mood boards, as well as a similar game, I would definitely try to use more dull colors with a few brings colors in my title. I would try to maintain the idea of large flag drapes symbolizing my game and the features in it. When i re-do my four important points, i will greatly highlight the colors and convey the same mood colors for each race and its army. The villages will not change much but will do further research on games that highlights its maps/ environments. I will also use replace my cover with a more brief overview of the game, with the addition of a rules page further elaborating on the rules of the game and some of the pros and cons of a specific race. 

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