ELEMENTOS DE EXPRESSÃO GRÁFICA EM ILUSTRAÇÕES PARA GAMES: UM OLHAR SOBRE LINHA, VALOR TONAL E COR

Illustration for digital games is an important and attractive element for the player, as a promising field for studies. This article presents the investigation of elements of graphic expression line, value and color in illustrations for games. This is a qualitative, exploratory study, and the approach was through bibliographic research and parameterized image research to select illustrations. The analysis showed that the line fulfills the role of directing the gaze and dividing the compositional area, while value contribute to figure-ground and depth planes perception, and color generates integration, contrast, interest, direction of the gaze, in addition to meaning and, interrelated those graphic expression elements allow the understanding of the narrative of the illustrations.