I found that I am more good at and interested in pre-production work in my daily study as well as in the research of the company’s position work, so I communicated with the staff who carried out pre-production work in the games industry.
Yao Guang Lu Studio, belongs to Bilibili. Bilibili is a cultural community and video website, an iconic brand and leading video community for China’s younger generation. The studio is currently launching the otome game Yao Guang Lu: Princess of Chaos.
Yao Guang Lu studio Yao Guang Lu: Princess of Chaos concept art team leader- Coco
-10 years of experience in the game and animation industry
-Took charge of the promotion video of the game ‘Yao Guang Lu: Princess of Chaos’, responsible for the whole process of production and follow-up, outsourcing the post-feedback modification work.
-Responsible for the design of the game’s storyline, character performance design, and final effect review.
-Responsible for the drawing of character card faces, skins, CG, and overplay maps in the game, and optimising and adjusting some of the contents; train newcomers in the department to improve the quality of their drawings.
Q: What is your current position? Your main job is?
A: Character design. Character design belongs to pre-production work, according to the outline and setting given by the copywriter to design the character from 0, including hairstyle, clothing, weapons and accessories. After the launch of the game there will be new characters launched, at the same time on the old role of the new skin and styling design, we generally also have CG illustrations, this is with background.
Q：What skills do I need to master when submitting a position?
A：Bachelor degree or above, art related majors. Experience in art design in the game industry is preferred. Have solid art skills, strong modelling, colour use and rich creative ability, with high aesthetic quality, can work quickly and accurately design the role under the style needs. Generally there will be some specific needs according to the style of the project, if you want to go to the ancient style project you have to have ancient style painting experience.
Q: So when recruiting for the required positions, will it say what style is needed?
A：Yes, the specific project will basically be written, and some will be written in general, such as realistic style, European and American style, MAG( manga, anime and game) style and so on.
Q：What is the composition of the portfolio when submitting the post?
A: Drawings of projects you have worked on, your own practice drawings, assignments and so on.
Q: What do you pay attention to when selecting the portfolio of the applicant?
A: If it’s about character design, I will firstly focus on whether there is any design ability, including character costume, modelling and design, etc., and secondly, whether the art foundation is solid or not.