At noon the next day, Ma Yang sent the revised demand list to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian took a look at it and found that the demand list was really great.
It’s like it’s not written at all!
Although Pei Qian has never worked in the game industry, this demand list is a template on the resource site, and some basic rules for writing a demand list are briefly mentioned above.
To put it simply, the more details, the better.
The image proposed by the designer is often illusory and vague, while the image the painter wants to draw is often concrete and detailed.
In this process, it is easy for deviations to occur.
For example, if a designer wants a "particularly handsome male character", this is a rather vague standard that cannot be quantified at all.
What does it mean to be "extremely handsome"?
If an artist draws a character that he thinks is particularly handsome, will the designer be satisfied? Not necessarily.
After all, aesthetics is a very subjective matter.
Therefore, designers should be as detailed as possible when making requirements. It is best to be precise about what clothes the character wears, what hat he wears, what weapons he uses, what obvious characteristics he has, etc.
It would be better if there are similar reference pictures.
There is a joke in the gaming circle:
The designer tells the program: "What kind of function do I want? What is the design concept of this function, and what kind of effect is it going to achieve?"
The program said impatiently: "Just copy which function from which game and show it to me."
The designer went to the artist and said, "What kind of character do I want? What kind of appearance and personality should this character have, and what kind of feeling should be highlighted!"
The artist said very impatiently: "Just tell me which character to copy, and show me the picture."
This is not entirely because I want to be lazy, but mainly because too much information is lost from text to pictures.
When making a similar demand list, the more detailed the description, the better, and the richer the reference pictures, the better. This can ensure that what the artist draws does not deviate too much from the original image in the designer's mind.
Look at the demand list given by Ma Yang.
It’s totally self-pleasure!
Take Guan Yu as an example.
"He is a dragon, a humanoid dragon."
"As a Dragon Clan Martial Saint, he is considered to be the pinnacle of martial arts."
"Having walked on the edge of a knife all my life, my understanding of fighting and killing is completely different from ordinary people."
Gone.
Another example is Ma Chao.
"It looks half-man and half-horse, so it is called an 'alien'."
"Ma Chao is different from other centaur princes. He has obvious dragon bloodline characteristics, such as the first born dragon horn."
"Perhaps it is because of half of the dragon blood that Ma Chao has gained a powerful power similar to that of the dragon."
Another example is Zhuge Liang.
"In his youth, Zhuge Liang was known as the greatest inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer during the Three Kingdoms period."
"His research covers many cutting-edge fields such as artificial lightning, weather weapons, aircraft, autonomous vehicles, and robots."
"At the same time, he holds many titles such as poet, philosopher, music connoisseur, linguist, etc."
Zhuge Liang gave more descriptions than the previous two people, and it was obvious that Ma Yang got excited when he wrote them.
In addition, there are also guardian dragon girl Zhou Cang, Phoenix orphan Pang Tong, crystal ice girl Xu Shu, mechanical puppet Huang Yueying, blood domain lord Guo Jia, dragon hunting loli Lu Meng, night ranger Tai Shi Ci, lonely shadow swordsman Zhou Yu and so on.
Series characters.
Basically, except for the name and some minor characteristics, it is completely incompatible with the characters of the Three Kingdoms!
These contents are basically of no help to the artist's creation.
Moreover, it can obviously be written in more concise words.
For example, just write "Guan Yu is a humanoid dragon", and the rest of the text will be complete nonsense.
But for Pei Qian, this is a perfect demand list!
He even beat himself up with joy.
As expected of Ma Yang, reliable!
If you ask Pei Qian to write this kind of thing by himself, he will never be able to write it!
Sure enough, it was a very correct choice to recruit Ma Yang as his employee!
Pei Qian sent the demand form directly to Ruan Guangjian without changing a single word.
Five minutes later, Ruan Guangjian replied.
"Your demand list is too omitted, isn't it???"
"It's difficult for me to draw like this because there is no clear standard."
Pei Qian was well prepared and said immediately: "It's okay, just open up the painting and design it as you like! Even if you think this demand is unreliable, it doesn't matter if you don't follow it completely. I believe in your professional ability!"
Ruan Guangjian: "...No, when we sign a contract, we must have a standard. Wouldn't it be troublesome if we get into trouble?"
Pei Qian hurriedly said: "Really! I completely trust your artistic level. Don't worry, it will be whatever you draw when the time comes. You will never be allowed to modify it repeatedly! You can keep a screenshot of my words as evidence.
Or if you think it’s necessary, we can write it into the contract.”
"That's no need... Okay, I'll take care of it then." Ruan Guangjian replied.
Pei Qian was relieved.
He was really afraid that Ruan Guangjian would insist on publishing a very detailed original painting request and then paint it seriously.
Now this way, both parties will save trouble and everyone will be happy.
There was still some money left, but Pei Qian didn't keep it. The next step was to buy music and sound effects, buy other art resources, rent cloud servers, etc.
None of this cost much, and Pei Qian calculated it just right, leaving only about 10,000 yuan for emergencies.
As for the promotion funds for the game...
Of course, not a penny was left.
There is no intention to promote it at all! It’s best if no one knows about this game!
Pei Qian felt that his future was bright and continued to spend money.
…
A university of finance and economics in Shanghai.
Dormitory of the Department of Fine Arts.
The accommodation environment here is much better than that of Handong University where Pei Qian is studying.
There is a bed and a table. The dormitory is air-conditioned. It is very new and spacious.
Thanks to the resource site established by ESRO, many art students can receive some private work online during college, which can slightly improve their lives.
Moreover, the works produced during this period will also be beneficial to job hunting after graduation.
Ruan Guangjian put down the mouse and shouted: "Old Huang, Old Zhou, hurry up, call the others, we are finally alive!"
Soon, the other five people in the dormitory gathered around.
"Three weeks, 50 sets of original paintings, a set of 4 pictures, 3,000 yuan! How about it, awesome, right?"
Ruan Guangjian is a very energetic young man with short hair, fair skin, and regular facial features. He does not look like an artist at all.
His roommates are quite different, some have long hair, some have tattoos, they all have their own characteristics.
Old Huang, who had a mustache, was the first to come over: "3,000 yuan for 4 pictures? Damn, yes! For this price, I will accept the Q version! For the sake of living."
Ruan Guangjian shook his head: "What Q version? It's not the Q version this time! The customer named it and said they don't want the Q version. Other styles are optional!"
Lao Huang was shocked: "Ah? I remember that all the representative works you uploaded were Q versions? This client also specified that he did not want Q versions. Is he out of his mind and looking for you?"
"Shit, you have a keen eye for identifying people!" Ruan Guangjian rolled his eyes, "I hate drawing Q-version characters the most, but now that Q-version characters are popular in mobile games, I could only get orders for Q-version before, and I had no choice but to do so.
Now that I no longer draw the Q version, I finally have the opportunity to show off my skills!"
"You want to paint in your own style? It's not appropriate..." Lao Huang hesitated, "The client spent money, but you use the money to paint what you want. This..."
"The client said that he believed in my artistic level and professional ability and allowed me to design completely independently!"
"And if you look at this demand list, it almost coincides with my ideas!"