Image Capture

Here is another post for my graphics assessment, this time it's:

Print Media Art:

Capturing images is a very important piece in games design, especially for the graphics side, this is because the artists may draw inspiration from the images, they may base some work off the photograph, they may be including that specific location in the game and they could be using that location but changing it, e.g.  a artist has taken a picture of a flat and then added some wildlife to it to make it look like it's been left, not maintained for centuries and plant life has overgrown all over it.

The most common ways of image capture and how to get them to the computer are: digital cameras, tablet computers and scanners.

Digital cameras: digital cameras are used to take images and can link to computers easily using a USB cable connecting to the camera, they are portable, most have rechargeable batteries and take high quality images. Digital cameras can be really expensive but have a higher quality as there sole purpose is image capture, digital cameras can also be cheap, but they don't have as good as specifications as the more pricy cameras on the market.

Tablet computers: tablet computers normally have very high quality cameras, if they have one. But the computers are used for other things, so the designers don't spend a lot of time on the camera, but they make up for it by adding the ability to edit the photo on the computer itself. Tablet computers are normally expensive and may take a while to get used to all of its features.

Scanners: scanners are used to transfer pictures or drawings that are already solid, this may allow an artist to draw something then scan their work into the computer to edit it or even apply it to the game itself. scanners are used commonly and can vary for price, there is a few main problems with scanners though, the image you put in may not be as clear as the drawing itself also if there is any dirt of the scanner, or if an oil pastel painting you're scanning in scans and some of the pastel comes off, the scanner will have that mark on any piece of work you try to scan in.