Artist Presentation: Kan "Reives" Gao

Kan "Reives" Gao:  A Bird Story

A Bird Story is an Indie video game created using the RPG maker software. The game is unique as it uses no voice or text communication besides the title screen. The entire story is told through visuals and musical accompaniment.

Saturation

At the beginning of the game, the color scheme favors the neutral core of the colors. As the game progresses the colors begin to move away from their neutral cores and become more saturated and rich.

Beginning

Ending

Chroma

During this change, the game goes through a variety of various tonal shifts.

Shades & Tints of Red

Value

The Game also navigates along the third and final axis of the color wheel with a wide range of value

Value Section

Depth Illusion

Although Predominantly flat with a semi top-down view of the player, the game still attempts to create depth in their background art through the uses of atmospheric perspective, overlapping, and variances in size.

Background Art Depth