art styles

     •Computer game graphics:

•pixel art (2D sprites, 3D isometric sprites)

Pixel art is a form of digital art, created through the use of raster graphics software, where images

are edited on the pixel level.

•concept art, eg character, weapon, vehicle, environment

Concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, 

animation, comic books or other media before it is put into the final product.

•texture art

In the visual arts, texture is the perceived surface quality of a work of art. It is an

element of two-dimensional and three-dimensional designs and is distinguished by its

perceived visual and physical properties.

•background graphics, eg walls, forests, clouds

One of the most important aspects of a successful video game is the

environment. The background is what sets the stage for the player, and

creates a nice enviroment for the player

•in-game interface, eg head up display

a display of important information to the player  that will contain things like health ammo and experience.

•print media art, eg game packaging, box cover, manual, label, poster

Print media refers to publications circulated in the form of physical editions of
game books, magazines,box art or manuals.these are used to spread advertisment for the game inducing hype.

•Types of DIGITAL GRAPHICS:

•raster images (bmp, gif, tiff, jpg)
In computer graphics, a raster graphics image is a dot matrix data structure,
representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a
monitor, paper, or other display medium. Raster images are stored in image files
with varying formats.

•vector images (psd, wmf, fla, ai)
Vector graphics is the use of polygons to represent images in computer
graphics. Vector graphics are based on vectors, which lead through locations called
control points or nodes.