So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 1: Intro to Game Art 

“Every time you consider stopping, just consider not stopping”

Game art is awesome but can we just stop awhile and appreciate the narrator with on point editing? That's freaking art too.

just what I need at the age of 27, with no direction to go. Thanks!

I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this video! I never would have thought this would be something Riot would do. Thanks for this and I look forward to future videos! :)

The two most important things I learned from this video are: 1. When you're new, concentrate on quantity over quality. 2. "Every time you consider stopping... ...just consider not stopping."

It was super cool seeing Stick Fight shown in the montage of games! Thanks! /Wilhelm

I dont know when or why did you think about making this kind of videos, but it is amazing. Thank you for making them, it is kinda new to see a company make this kind of things and its pretty inspiring, thanks.

As an older person who is beginning my hobby as a game developer, it is truly inspiring to hear the young professionals (I have kids their age) be so encouraging.

Incredibly thankful for this series, especially the tips that people inside the industry give you, thanks a lot for making this, riot!

Amazing series, totally appreciate the effort that went into making this. Watched the whole thing at once!

Now this is truly some great content from an unexpected source ! Thanks a lot Rito ! These are some really informative videos !

something about the narrarator's voice or maybe the editing, i don't know but this video is really aesthetically nice.

That is a great idea riot games thanks

Thank you for creating this series! It’s super helpful for those like me who aspire to be like those in the video!

I love transparency! Keep on going and show more and more stuff - maybe you can provide kind of a "school system" for your fanbase and by that inspire people. This might give you a boost and especially the future development of games in general!!

My motto is now “every time you consider stopping, consider not stopping.” Genius.

"being creative is not a vocation it really is about a way of life" So true and probably our natural way of life (all kids are creative until they experience the adult's world). Great video!

So glad you guys started this series

If u placed a Netflix intro before the vid id believe it, great editing. Imma watch this entire show cuz I wanna be a game artist/creative director. Thxx for making such a great content like this.

Just when I began to do exactly this you upload this Video. NOOOICE

I'm working on my portfolio right now in order to get into grad school for game design and this series has been crazy helpful! Thanks so much!

This video is so informative and well edited. Thanks for this series!

This is "THE" video I was searching for to understand different types of art style for game development 👍🏼

Amazing series thank you so much! Really helping me make sense of the game making world :)

That last part was the best thing they could've put in the video- not stopping even if you want to give up!! I have up on me long ago, lost my passion for drawing and I hate everything I draw - may it look way better than anything I could've imagined to draw years ago. I always wanted to design great things, make my own games, wrote so many stories and have characters filled with the love I had for designing that I still adore. I hope, getting "older and wiser" or whatever hahaha, that I might be able to do better, to get better and start to find my passion again...

Hey how did I miss that. Promising series and great initiative. Not only is this very clear and well explained for youngsters, but it makes a nice review of the fundamentals and overall a nice cover of all the different jobs. Great work, Riot ;)

Ok, as a game PROGRAMMER I launch the video out of curiosity while coding. After 2 minutes I was just taking notes from the video for my next games. These advices are super important to hear for every one involved in the creation of games, good job ^^

Working with you is my dream and I hope one day I'll achieve it! Thank you for this inspiring series!

underrated video, this actually has great tips and has inspiring artists in it. ty

This is a great video! I'm an art teacher and will use this in my art career lesson about being a Video Game Artist. It explains and touches on everything I needed to say, all the while showing a diverse sample of artists. Thanks!

Thank you guys very much for these videos. ..they will surely help me and a bunch of other people!!

Can i just mention how awesome that 'Welcome to Tatooine' shirt is.

That's a slightly scary thumbnail

I love this series!! U make it interesting and super fun to listen to. I wasn't sure what I would like to word with when I got older but now I am certain! I love drawing and playing games and I have a lot of creative! BOOM! Combined. I would love to see this videos everyday. I want to thank u from me and everyone else who love this series.

you guys seriously motivated me. thank you to all

Okay this is so great!! I'm an artist at the age of 21 and my long term goal is to be a concept artist in a games company even though in the country i'm living in (tunisia, north africa), there isn't much chance to do so. That means i have to work 3 times harder than anyone else with the same dream as I am. I watched this video in doubt but after doing so, I realised that this is a blessing from god to me because it gave me clarity i didn't have on stuff I didn't know even existed and by the time I finish the series I'm dead sure I will be on the way. THANK YOU !!!!!

I'm studying visual and graphic design and seeing my friends and mates drawings and projects usually makes me think "Am I talented enough to do this? Maybe I should do something else..." But I keep coming back to the art because it's what I really love, and I want to get better at it. Thank you so much for doing this series of videos, it's really helpful and motivational for people who tend to compare themselves with other artists. I will consider "not stopping" in the future haha

Bro... You are awesome. You are a gift to us all. Thank You for how You present this series. Every video, not just this one. Well done. May You Prosper and Flourish and All Hindrances Dissipate before You and your Way Be Clear to be Your chosen Path. Not the meant. But what You want. Amen.

Thank you Rito. Very helpful and cool from you guys to do something like that.

This is juste INCREDIBLE, SUCH TALENTED PEOPLE DOING THEIR BEST TO MOTIVATE AND TEACH NEWBIES, Thank you

this video was so well done!! thanks!! i really like good content about education, keep the good work guys!

Amazing.... just AMAZING! Thanks guy for creating that video series.

I'm gonna love this series! Thank you so much Riot!

this is such a cool series!! thanks so much for making it

Loved every video!!!...thanks a lot im making a switch from advert to game design this videos give me the power to work hard and be commited to this incredible industry

LOL after i watched the videos and read the comment i realized this series of videos are from riot games. I was wondering why so many artists from riot games XD very helpful video actually. Helped me to have a direction and knowing so much more about game art ^^

No wonder games are so Kool, there's a lot that goes in them. Ty for sharing this. Moving to the next episode. Cya there

Wow. Really nice video. I don't know how I missed it for two years.

As a student of multimedia arts and dreaming to be an animator, this was so motivating and inspirational, thanks rito, and thank you to the featured artists and to all the artists that work on my favorite game for making it look, sound and feel awesome.

DUUDE! .. This video deserves way much more views .. Thanks a lot bro!

this was uploaded on the most convenient time for me, thanks!

This is absolutely amazing. I just recently came across this and I feel like it is my calling. I was having troubles trying to figure out what I want my occupation to be when I get out of school, and I've been stuck in the "math" field because I've been only looking at the professions that stereotypically pay more. However I also found during this time that I really want to go into Multimedia Artists and Animators, mostly because I have a talent for art and I like video games haha. But I have no idea where to start, and here I am being thankful about these videos and hopefully in the future I'll be working on the next big game. :)

Thank you for making these videos!

Where the dude said saturation contrast the first time at 5:19 , that was actually value contrast you showed. Saturation is the "amount of pigment" so to speak, how strong the hue of the color comes through. Value is the "brightness/darkness" of a color. A better visual for saturation contrast would be to have grayish washed out orange boxes next to a fully saturated "neon" orange box.

I want to go to school for animation or digital art specifically so I can go into game art. This is very helpful

Interesting series. Looking forward to see the rest.

Mr. Monteiro was talking as if it was directed toward me. Hit me hard. Thanks a lot!

I loved it, great initiative!! thank you very much!!!!!!!

Great video! Now on to the next one.

Amazing series! Funny, entertaining, informative. Thank you :)

This series is gold.

As a game designer, I really appreciate these videos.

Awesome series! Thank you!

I love how Graves is the background with his cigar on the satisfaction part.

I love these series! It made me even more motivated, interested and confident about game art. I also learned something new. I'm 15 so i guess I descovered these videos just in the right time. Thank you so much for making these! Oh.. they say I should go to sleep? Naaw why? I'm an artist, this species doesn't know what the s-whatever is.

it is only 3 minutes in this video and I laugh so much!!! Quality video Riot! THANK YOU

Really excited for this series, super cool Riot created this

Always wanted to do something with art, and started rather recently with focussing everything on learning to be an artist. This video is really motivating and helpful, and even though I've got a long way to go, I still want to spend everything I can to finalize my final goal; working at Riot Games!

so fun to watch and learn !

Thank you, i m starting out in this industry and was really confused where to start

Wow, I just realized this can be implied not just to game art but to every other thing in life that you wanna be good at.

wow, this is so awesome, I'm a UX Designer pursuing game art and this helps a lottt!

I was already expecting to see Tyson talking about style, and Moby talking about shapes!! I wish these videos existed 3 years ago

Amazing communication of very thrilled content that u guys got. Keep going on!! Cheer 👏 👏 👏

This series is really awesome!

This series is gold

[intro] 5:16 shape contrast / color contrast / saturation contrast (...) size, layout or position contrast [overview] 5:35 --tonal value contrast (the contrast between light and dark) 6:14 --shape and size constrast 7:07 --detail placement constrast

thanks for the motivation rito great video

Didn't know Riot games has this kind of videos. thank you very much

Cool! Would be also awesome if a mini guide like this was made focused on Writing or Narrative design for video games. Cool stuff!

THANK YOU THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH.

This was really fun and informative, thanks👍🏼

OH MY GOD! I love this Riot Games thanks a lot. Can't wait to watch it all :)

Incredible editing, insane storytelling. Literally the best introduction to game dev as a whole. By the way, I want to know whether if shaders are used to create those wriggling effects for texts.

thank u for making this. very helpful ways of thinking

Glad I’m learning this now

Thanks for these videos... are awesome!

This series is so cool and helpful

This video maan. 13/10. It was amazing!

beautifully edited !!

How am I just discovering these. These are great! Also the narrator sounds like Ezreal to me lol

Great video man. Talk about art!

Sonia here, from 홍익대 (Hongik University) in South Korea, one of the top schools here for Art and Design. This semester I was given a class (that I didn't ask for) outside of my knowledge base-- English for Games Graphics Design Majors. I reached out to some of the major professors before the semester started, and several responded by sending me their syllabi and course content (and interesting articles). Of course, I also did a lot of internet searching on my own so that I could get a basic understanding of (and appreciation for) GGD and teach in some context. (I am a 50-something year old woman whose gaming career started with Pong and ended with Ms. PacMan). I have found this series to be life-saving (OK, maybe not, but let's say class-saving!). SYWMG is basically my textbook! The subtitles are on-spot, so students with lower level listening abilities can read along. The graphics are helpful for visual learners (also, for teachers like me who need to connect the words to their concepts), and the length is perfect. I cannot thank you enough for creating these and putting them out there for me to find and use!

I don't do art but I love seeing this kind of stuff!

Last quote - so powerfull!

a million thanks!

Man, i loved it so much

This list of videos was extremely helpful, thanks Riot! Also, technical artist are Gods, aren't they?

As an aspiring video game artist I think this is really helpful! I'm even taking notes for future me [:

Im a freshman in college for game art. these videos are my background playing constantly to keep me motivated lol