Gardeners Grove aims to create the 'homely' feeling that people often get when they feel safe and welcome in a space. It does this through a simplistic watercolour style with light autumnal colours while also utilising the 2.5D 'paper cutout' approach to re-creating the warming, nostalgic feeling of a children's book.

Colour palette and plants inspired are by autumnal British forests. Below is a mood board of autumn and winter photographs taken by Megan on her walks. These local British woodland surroundings inspire the look of the game.

Gardeners Grove aims to keep the overall feeling of the game very warm through the use of red, brown, yellow, and orange tones.

The best way to do this is to make sure there is a yellow undertone on all of the plants. This is achieved in two ways:

• Creating a yellow watercolour wash as a base for the plants.
• Editing the scan/photo in Photoshop to add a warm filter over the top.

Artistic Process

• Draw in negative space with masking pen (if required).
• Paint the desired shape with a light yellow watercolour wash.
• Layer desired autumnal colours on top, creating a watercolour gradient.
• After the painting has dried, remove the masking liquid with an eraser.
• Scan or Photograph the image and transfer to photoshop.
• Cut out the plant, enhance the colours using photoshop's photo editing tools.
• Export as a png, with a transparent background, ready to be used in unity.