Concept Art Crash Course by Nikita Rozhkov (Russian, Eng sub)

Join us for an intensive 10-lecture course, spanning 8 hours of practice, as we guide you through the entire process of creating concept art from an initial idea. We’ll introduce various techniques, help you master the fundamental principles of character design, and discuss common mistakes that beginners encounter. Along the way, we’ll provide illustrative examples of working concepts from popular projects. By the end of the course, you’ll have created your own concept art for a character, environment, and item in a theme of your choosing.

Are you interested in creating stunning concept art for characters, environments, and objects? Then this intensive program is for you!

In this program, we will cover the fundamental rules and techniques of concept art creation. We’ll explore the significance of concept art and its various applications, as well as the questions a successful concept should answer.

For character concept art, we’ll delve into the process of working with references, generating unique ideas, and conveying character and mood through poses, shapes, and colors.

For environment concept art, we’ll cover composition basics, practical tips and tricks, and perspective construction methods. We’ll also explore how to immerse viewers in the environment through light and shadow, color, intersection, exposure, and effects.

For object concept art, we’ll discuss the basic principles of work and construction methods. We’ll also focus on the distinctive features that give individuality and recognition to objects.

With 10 lectures and 8 hours of practice, you’ll learn how to create concept art from an idea to the realization of your concept. Through illustrative examples of working concepts for well-known projects, you’ll gain valuable insights and avoid the common mistakes that beginners often make. By the end of the program, you’ll have created your own concept art for characters, environments, and objects in the theme of your choice.

What will you learn

• What is concept art and how does it differ from a “beautiful picture”
• Stages of concept creation
• The main mistakes of beginners
• How to work with references
• Advantage of working in Photoshop
• About materials and techniques for creating concept art
• About post-processing
• About working with shape and color