Photoshop

Get more from what you already have, says Thomas Scholes who’s keen for you to waste nothing and learn more… and faster!

Kitbashing is a technique that uses existing parts, art or assets to make or improve new designs. The technique has a long history in the creative industries, starting with the extensive use of physical model kits – trains, tanks and so on – in landmark sci-fi films such as Star Wars, and has a mindset that’s well suited to asset and texture reuse in digital film and games.

Rather than borrow from others to make our kits, we’ll be borrowing from our own work and relying on our taste and instinct for interest with a method I’m calling a quickkit. This method is a great way to jump into making and using kits, but also faster and closer to sketching than other modular methods. I think you’ll find the freedom enjoyable and the process easier to learn! We’ll be taking the best parts of existing work, preparing them for use and then testing the kit in the creation of a new image.