STEP 2 OF 67 · YOU ARE THE CONCEPT ARTIST
Set the quality bar with references
Collect 20 to 40 screenshots from games and films that show the look you want: light, skin, cities, crowds. Pictures settle arguments that words cannot.
How to do it
- Save screenshots that match the look you want, and note what each one shows (lighting, skin, crowd density...).
- Upload them here as your reference board.
- Write your art direction in one or two sentences.
How AI speeds this up
Image generators can turn your references into concept frames of your own world, so the target becomes your game and not someone else's.
Example from a sample game
Ashfall's board: 28 images. Dusty orange light, black volcanic rock, worn leather, crowded frontier markets at dusk.
Before you move on
In Duke Forger, this step's gate checks:
- You upload proofReference images uploaded
- Verified by DukeArt direction written
Words to know
- Reference board
- A collection of images that show the look you are aiming for.
- Art direction
- The one or two sentences that define how everything should look, used to keep every asset consistent.
Do step 2 on your own game
Start freeFree: Phase 1 is included on every plan. Duke drafts it with you and checks it before step 3 opens.