Art stylesHand-drawnHigh contrast
Ballpoint drawing
Fine single-color marks preserve repeated strokes and cross-lines on paper. Blue or black ink follows one consistent drawing system.
Traits
- Keep a related line weight
- Model with cross-lines and spacing
- Separate focal contours from paper
Play that fits
Useful for spatial puzzles, exploration and small shooters where busy ink does not bury moving objects.
Reference games
Make a coherent game art set
Suggested asset specification
- Character: simple complete ink silhouette
- Scene: open walking surfaces
- UI: heavier frames on clear paper
Motion and feedback
Preserve readable stroke width during scaling and attach shading to objects, not the screen.
Main production effort
Dense drawing and layer seams take time; consistent mark density matters more than one polished image.
Start with this small scene
Draw a courier, bridge and three parcels in blue ink with clear paper around interactables.
Simplify for a smaller budget
Start with one ink color and two density bands, reducing background cross-hatching.
What to check
Are contact points clear, and do dense lines collapse into blue noise when reduced?
Take the art specification
Includes localized visual rules, asset suggestions, scope and sources. This is a specification; assets still need production for your project.
Art specification v1 · Original editorial and examples · Reference-game assets not included
Prompt examples
Ballpoint drawing. Keep a related line weight. Model with cross-lines and spacing. Separate focal contours from paper. Draw a courier, bridge and three parcels in blue ink with clear paper around interactables.
Ballpoint drawing. Character: simple complete ink silhouette|Scene: open walking surfaces|UI: heavier frames on clear paper. Preserve readable stroke width during scaling and attach shading to objects, not the screen.. Are contact points clear, and do dense lines collapse into blue noise when reduced?
Common pitfall
Filling every region with thin lines turns detail into noise; empty paper is part of the specification.
Observations and sources
Cases refer to public documentation. Developers and community wikis are credited separately; document review is not a claim of hands-on testing.
- Inked: A Tale of Love
Official copy and imagery identify ballpoint landscapes; compare paper with spatial forms.
- Ballpoint Universe - Infinite
Developer copy identifies ballpoint artwork; inspect flying objects against dense drawings.
Brief for the studio
Opens the AI studio with the brief below in the input. You can edit it. Nothing starts automatically.
Make a single-screen delivery game: click destinations, deliver three parcels, then finish or restart. Use Ballpoint drawing. Draw a courier, bridge and three parcels in blue ink with clear paper around interactables.
Related entries
Crayon drawing
Color behaves like grainy crayon on paper, leaving gaps along edges and fills. Simple shapes still need clear feedback.
Graphite and hatching
Hatching density, pencil pressure and erased highlights describe volume. A spatial scene still reads as marks on paper.
Clean contour drawing
Clear contours, sparse internal marks and open space describe figures and objects. Flat color is possible without ink washes or dense volume hatching.
Covers are original AI-generated style illustrations. Game names reference publicly visible design choices and remain the property of their owners. This atlas does not supply screenshots or assets from those games. Prompts and combinations are original drafts for new games.