Colour & Environment Design with Mikko Eerola

Effective use of colour to increase player engagement 

 

What will you learn in this course?

This course is designed for intermediate to advanced artists and explores how to use mood, colour, and environmental design to influence player engagement in free-to-play mobile games. You’ll learn practical techniques to keep players invested by using strong shape language, appealing color palettes, and emotionally resonant world-building — all tailored for the mobile screen

 

Online Course Includes

Video Course

Content covering all the fundamentals you need to get started. Access materials 24/7

Weekly Critiques

Instructor will breakdown your colour assignments weekly

Live Weekly Q&A

Ask questions direct to your instructor, get workflow tips, demos & feedback!

Course Structure

Week 1: Colour control
Self-critique, and communication skills |Light, colour and its effect on mood and readability | managing the rough phase in digital painting | Tips for giving and receiving effective feedback in art teams

Week 2: Shape & Mood
The importance of colour & environment design for game design | mood and atmosphere, evoking emotions |Emotional resonance: Creating a lasting impression on the player

Week 3: Physical Spaces Mandatory goals, readability & screenshot value | opportunities for boosting screenshot appeal |Form follows function | Visual Hierarchy

Week 4: Streamlining  2D Game Art |Defining outer limits for the style|Layer structure & purpose |Verbalizing Design Aesthetics| Architecture/nature contrasts

Week 5: Short and Long Term Player Goals|Affordability|The illusion of choice|The importance of check lists

Instructor Mikko Eerola

With a flair for color that evokes emotion, Mikko spent 9 years at Housemarque as a concept artist and now continues his creative journey in the entertainment industry, working across both games, film and as a teacher mentoring artists.

Course Overview

Group Size: 10 Students
Course Length: 5 Weeks
Software: Procreate
Delivery: Pre-recorded Video

Feedback: Weekly through Syncsketch.com
Q&A:  Weekly live sessions
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Course Start Date: TBA
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What our students are saying

"The personal feedback that Mikko gave to the tasks was extremely helpful, there was a lot of new and useful information for me and especially in the use of colours."

-Game Artist Fingersoft

"Mikko had a nice, casual and friendly way of presenting the topics of the course. He was eager for student's to engage in conversation."

-Game Artist Fingersoft

"Mikko is very knowledgeable and excellent at explaining concepts."


-Game Artist Fingersoft