In class, we recently have started to work with colors and how they effect gameplay and the composition of a piece of art. I decided to do more research on the effects of color on a specific game, Overwatch, and its color choices, how they effect gameplay, and its features for colorblind gamers. One of the most iconic features about Overwatch is its logo. In the title screen, you can see how contrasting colors are used to make the logo stand out more. The logo and title are white and orange and they are on a black background. This color palette gives the title screen a simplistic look, and the orange and white give a friendly and simple feel to the title screen. In the game, when you see an enemy, they are outlined in red, while allies are outlined in blue. All enemy projectiles and weapons are also blue, while ally projectiles or shields are blue. This helps gameplay because it makes it easier to see the enemies and differentiate them from your teammates. It also helps the enemies stand out from the environment. In Overwatch, there are colorblind modes to help with gameplay if you are colorblind. These are helpful because
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In our Fundamentals of Design and Animation class, Adobe Photoshop has become an important tool we use in class. I wanted to learn more about things I could do in Photoshop and going more into detail for a few tools. I decided to look up guides on brushes to use in Photoshop and other tools used in painting. Some things I learned about brushes included specifics on what certain things mean and selecting a brush you want. The brush tip shape changes how your brush looks mostly on the beginning and end of a stroke, and you can select different brush tips according to what you want. The brushes differ in hardness, texture, and size. Hardness refers to if you were using a brush in real life, how hard you would press. In Photoshop, hardness makes your brush more or less even and smooth on the edges. Texture refers to what the brush looks like. Some brushes are straight and consistent, while others can change depending on how you move your mouse and can look more scattered. Size is how large your brush is. You can always change the brush size, but certain brushes have a default size. Some other things I researched were the burn and smudge tools. The burn tool can be used to darken parts of an image slightly and smoothly. You can adjust the exposure of the burn to to make the shading more or less extreme. The smudge tool can be used to mix together colors and textures in an image you are creating. Both the burn and smudge tools can be used together to make your artwork have a different meaning and look better in general.
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