Creating Stylized Weapon Concepts – Tutorial by Jenny Brozek

A practical, step-by-step walkthrough for creating stylized weapon concepts. Over 3 hours of narrated video, Jenny Brozek breaks down her entire process: from gathering reference and building moodboards, through sketching and greyscale value studies, to final color and polish. You’ll end up with a complete set of four weapons and a solid workflow you can apply to any prop design.

🎯 What you’ll learn

• Build effective moodboards and find strong reference for stylized props.
• Create dynamic thumbnails and sketches to explore weapon designs.
• Use greyscale value painting to establish form and readability.
• Develop interesting color schemes and apply them to your designs.
• Polish and finalize a cohesive set of stylized weapons for a concept sheet.

✅ Requirements

• Skills: Basic familiarity with digital painting software.
• Tools: A drawing tablet.
• Hardware: A computer capable of running Photoshop.

📝 Description

This isn’t a “paint this one thing” tutorial. Jenny focuses on the design process itself, showing you how to generate ideas and iterate on them until you have a strong, cohesive set. She starts with the fuzzy, messy part—finding reference and building a moodboard—and walks you through every decision point.

You’ll see how she uses greyscale value studies to lock in the silhouette and readability of a weapon before ever touching color. Then she dives into color theory, showing how to pick palettes that feel cohesive across multiple designs. The final section covers polishing techniques and how to lay out a professional concept sheet.

The course includes Jenny’s custom Photoshop brush pack and the full PSD file with process layers, so you can deconstruct her work. It’s a focused, no-fluff look at how a working artist approaches stylized prop design.

🧑‍🎓 Who this course is for

• Beginner to intermediate digital artists wanting to learn stylized prop design.
• Concept artists looking to improve their weapon and hard-surface design skills.
• Illustrators who want to add a structured design workflow to their process.

🧑‍🏫 About the Author

Jenny Brozek is a freelance concept artist and illustrator specializing in stylized character and prop design. She has worked on various projects in the games and entertainment industry, and her work is known for its strong shapes, vibrant colors, and playful aesthetic. She regularly shares her process and insights with the art community.

🏁 Final Result

• A complete concept sheet featuring a set of four original, stylized weapons.
• A reusable workflow for designing and painting stylized props from start to finish.