VFX Concept Art Part 1 by Dinulescu Alexandru

This is Part 1 of Dinulescu Alexandru’s take on VFX concept art — short, practical, no fluff. You get his personal tips on how effects are thought out, blocked in, and pushed to a readable finish for games and film.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• How to think about VFX shapes, silhouette and readability
• Practical workflow tips for painting effects concepts
• How to use value and color to sell energy and motion
• Common mistakes to avoid when starting with VFX art

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic drawing fundamentals, comfortable painting in 2D
• Tools: Photoshop or similar painting software, drawing tablet

📝 Description

Most VFX tutorials jump straight to glow brushes and skip the thinking. This one doesn’t. Alex walks through how he approaches an effect — where to keep shapes simple, what actually reads in motion, and how to suggest power without overpainting.

It’s Part 1, so keep expectations right. Short format, mindset-first, stuff you can try the same day in Photoshop. No long theory, just working habits.

You’ll see how silhouette, value, and color do the heavy lifting for explosions, impacts, and magic-type effects. Handy if you want to get ideas down fast for a game art or film pipeline and get feedback early.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Beginners in concept art who want to try effects for the first time
• 2D artists and illustrators curious about VFX work for games and film

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Dinulescu Alexandru is a concept artist putting out his first tutorial series on VFX concept art. His teaching is built around personal process and direct tips rather than textbook rules. Part 1 is his intro to how he thinks about visual effects and what helped him get started.

🏁 Final Result

• A set of VFX concept sketches and a clearer, repeatable process for tackling simple effects briefs