pixelheros/.claude/docs/templates/art-bible.md

Art Bible: [Game Title]

Document Status

• Version: 1.0
• Last Updated: [Date]
• Owned By: art-director
• Status: [Draft / Under Review / Approved]

Visual Identity Summary

[2-3 sentences describing the overall visual identity]

Reference Board

[List reference games, films, art, and what specific visual quality each represents]

Reference	Medium	What We're Taking
[Name]	[Game/Film/Art]	[Specific quality]

Color Palette

Primary Palette

Name	Hex	Usage
[Color Name]	#XXXXXX	[Where and when to use]

Emotional Color Mapping

Game State	Dominant Colors	Mood
Exploration	[Colors]	[Feeling]
Combat	[Colors]	[Feeling]
Safe zones	[Colors]	[Feeling]
Danger	[Colors]	[Feeling]

Art Style

Rendering Style

[Realistic / Stylized / Pixel / Cel-shaded / etc.]

Proportions

[Character proportions, environment scale, UI scale relationships]

Level of Detail

[How detailed are characters, environments, UI elements?]

Visual Hierarchy

[How do we guide the player's eye? What's always most prominent?]

Character Art Standards

[Silhouette requirements, color coding, animation style, proportions]

Environment Art Standards

[Tilesets, modularity, lighting, atmospheric effects, scale]

UI Art Standards

[Button styles, typography, icon style, menu layout principles, HUD density]

VFX Standards

[Particle style, screen effects, impact feedback, color coding]

Asset Production Standards

Naming Convention

[category]_[name]_[variant]_[size].[ext]

Texture Standards

Category	Max Resolution	Format	Color Space
Characters	[Size]	[Format]	[Space]
Environments	[Size]	[Format]	[Space]
UI	[Size]	[Format]	[Space]
VFX	[Size]	[Format]	[Space]

Animation Standards

[Frame rates, blend times, animation graph structure]

Accessibility

• Colorblind-safe UI elements required
• Minimum text size: [X]px at 1080p
• High contrast mode specifications
• Icon + color (never color alone) for game state