Concept Art
Concept art serves as a visual guide for the atmosphere and design direction of media like films, video games, and animation. By sharing ideas through illustrations early in the process, it helps ensure a cohesive vision for the final product. The artist responsible for creating concept art is known as a concept artist or designer, and their work plays a vital role in shaping the overall design and influencing the final outcome.
Decide on a clear concept
The art director or creative director outlines the project requirements to the concept artist and commissions the creation of concept art. They share details about the character’s traits, the world’s environment, and any specific elements they want included. Information such as the target audience for the film or video game is also provided to ensure the concept art matches the intended vision and tone of the production.
Gather reference materials
Reference materials are gathered in order to produce the work as requested. Gathering reference materials is important for defining the final product. The images gathered will be used as reference for the atmosphere of buildings, props, surrounding scenery, and hues. The key is to keep it to a maximum of 10 to 15 sheets without spending too much time on it.
Create thumbnails
Finally once your reference materials are gathered, thumbnails are drawn once a rough idea is established. Thumbnails are drawn starting from small monochromatic sketches. By using small monochromatic drawings, many ideas can quickly be given shape.
High resolution drawing
Using the top picks selected from the thumbnails, more detailed pictures are created. A new file is created with a high-resolution and larger size. The thumbnail is processed and enlarged. The larger size image allows for more detail to be added. The thumbnail is used as a draft and overlaid in black or gray. Details such as perspective and contrast between light and dark are adjusted. For characters, details such as clothing and adornments are added.
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