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Concept Art: Drawing Imaginary Worlds

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Overview

Have you ever looked at a drawing of a strange alien world or futuristic city and wondered: How did someone come up with that crazy idea? Me too!

Concept art usually refers to world-building artwork used to inspire the development of a bigger project. It's an approach to drawing utilized by visual artists, authors, game designers, filmmakers and many creative storytellers. For me, it's a way to mix real-life and imagination and bring new depth to a drawing.

Here are the topics I'll be covering:

  • World Building
  • Utilizing Fantasy/Sci-Fi Tropes
  • Finding Inspiration
  • Gathering References
  • Planning a Composition
  • Illustrating Depth
  • Styling Line Art
  • Using Tonal Planes
  • Choosing Colors

All you'll need for this class is a pencil and paper but I'm working in Clip Studio Paint for visual clarity.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Reality meets Fantasy
  • Questioning Existence
  • When Where What & Why
  • The Nature of Time
  • Environmental Effects
  • Details of Civilization Part 1
  • Details of Civilization Part 2
  • Distribution of Power
  • Cultural Values
  • Designing Technology
  • Signs from Other Worlds
  • The Right Ingredients
  • Finding Framing, Drawing Depth
  • Inking with Character
  • Tonal Planes
  • Color Scheme
  • Class Project & Wrap Up

Taught by

Ira Marcks

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