Chosen software.

For this project I have chosen two different softwares to use, Affinity designer and Photoshop. Both of these chosen programmes will really help me create this design for my characters and map and I think that they are both great. As of right now I feel very confident with Affinity however I struggle a little with Photoshop so I will have to go through the process of working on my skills to help aid my project. For me personally I believe that these programmes are the right choice as I will be able to make some realistic and well textured designs by combining the ease of Affinity with the ability to create realism in Photoshop.

I will be using Affinity to create the majority of my idea such as the operator icons, their bodies and details, weapons, gadgets and the map whilst Photoshop will be used afterwards to help texture them and make them seem much more realistic. This is for several reasons. I personally prefer Affinity and believe that great designs can be made in a fairly short amount of time. I am also much more confident using it which for me will help me create these ideas quicker to avoid time pressure. the only real downside to me is that it is a little harder to get ultra realistic results but I will be using Photoshop to help addd shadow, texture and blends to my characters and map to help make them look real.

As part of my research I intend on looking into techniques I can use and where and when  should use them as I feel this is very important. As a side note I will also be using Word to create the backstory of the operator as well as their gadget description. As of right now I feel that there isn’t much else I can discuss regarding these softwares but in the future I will work on this and see what else there is to talk about.