create-game-assets

1# Create Game Assets
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3Turn a game's visual intent into a consistent, engine-ready asset set. Treat image generation as
4one production tool inside a controlled pipeline, never as proof that an asset is shippable.
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6## Core workflow
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81. **Inspect before inventing.** Find existing screenshots, concept art, sprites, models, fonts,
9   import settings, camera framing, target resolution, and naming conventions. Preserve a coherent
10   existing direction unless the user asks for a redesign.
112. **Lock the technical frame.** Record engine, 2D/3D, camera/view, native display size, asset
12   dimensions, world scale, transparency, palette, filtering, animation frames, texture budget,
13   and target platforms. Use `assets/art-direction-brief.md` as a copyable brief.
143. **Name the visual system.** Define shape language, silhouette priorities, value structure,
15   palette roles, materials, lighting, detail density, edge treatment, and motion character. Use
16   concrete visual properties; do not substitute a living artist's name for an art direction.
174. **Make an asset manifest.** Copy `assets/asset-manifest.json`, then list every required asset,
18   state, variant, size, pivot, collision role, source, license, and approval status. Separate
19   production assets from disposable greybox placeholders.
205. **Approve one visual target.** Create or select a representative hero asset or small style
21   board before producing a full set. Judge it at actual game scale and against a gameplay
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