Create Compelling Character Concept Art for Games

Discover the insider tools and techniques to fast-track your character concepts to a professional level. Have you always dreamt of becoming a professional concept artist but never dared to try? or never even had a clue where to get started? Maybe you’ve been drawing all your lives, but not sure if you are doing it the right way. For all those questions, we have one answer for you: The Ultimate A – Z Guide to Creating Compelling Character Concept Art might be what you’ve been looking for all this time.

Truth is, if you’ve tried concept art before and failed, I’ve got one thing to say to you – it’s not, NOT your fault! Because learning off YouTube and Random Videos is Possible – But is Really Really Hard and Takes a Long Time!

Just like you – I was learning what I could off the internet and just making guesses and filling in the gaps as I went. Was I improving? Yes. But progress was SLOW. It wasn’t until I signed up for my first real art course to finally see my art skills take flight. And only with great fundamentals can you take the creations from your imagination and make them look authentic and credible.

Think of this course as a roadmap to help you navigate the massive amount of information out there. Some of that information is good, some not so great, yet it’s hard to tell. This guide will help you to pinpoint the exact tools you need and steps to take to get you painting as a professional concept artist as fast as humanly possible. You’ll get all the most crucial lessons I’ve learned over the years and get to avoid all the pitfalls that I took to get here.

WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?

This Ultimate A – Z Guide to Creating Compelling Character Concept Art is for beginner artists who want to take their concept art to the next level – and I mean it! As easy and hand-holding I’ve made the lessons, if you’re not ready to put the hard work in, then please don’t buy this course. But if you think you’re ready to put in the hard yards and take your first step into becoming a paid professional concept artist, then this is for YOU!

Don’t be scared, this class is designed to be easy!

I wanted to make this course mind-numbingly easy to use. Once you sign up, log in to your account, grab your favourite learning beverage (mine is cocoa), and I’ll take you through each step, one at a time, so you’ll never get lost or confused. Plus, if you ever want me to repeat something, you can rewind – or ask me during our feedback session.

WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?

“Create realistic, authentic and fantastic characters that people will come to know and love.”

In this course you will learn The fundamental tools concept artists use in programs like Photoshop, How to structure you own concept art portfolio, How to correctly use reference, The step by step guide to creating the art for your character -from thumbnailing, iteration to final render- and how to present it in a way that would attract recruiters and art directors from your favourite companies.

I want to help you breathe life into your creations. Whether your thing is dragons, monsters, cool heroes and heroines or giant mechs – I will show you how to break down your ideas into simple, digestible chunks and how to build it back up again on paper so you end up with something that’s beautiful and believable.

Imagine, being able to pull a concept from your head and see it come to life at your fingertips or on your screen – a concept that will be seen in your favorite games or in movies that others will come to grow and love and wonder ‘who thought up this magnificent thing?’ That will be you! You can do this!

0 Welcome 0-1 Welcome 0-2 Meet Your Instructor Jeffchendesigns 0-3 Introduction to Photoshop

01 Overviews of Photoshop Tools Used for Concept Art 1-1 Customizing an efficient keyboard layout and UI setup that works 1-2 Mastering layers 1-3 Mastering adjustment layers fundamentals 1-4 Using gradient maps to apply color to your greyscale art easily 1-5 Masking techniques to give you precision and accuracy 1-6 Keeping your art looks clean and manageable with various tools

02 Concept art vs. illustration – what are industry expectations 2-1 What really is concpet art and what is our role in the industry 2-2 The types of jobs out there for Concept Artists 2-3 How to write a brief for your personal portfolio

03 Creating Reference Boards like a pro 3-1 Why reference boards are critical to producing good artwork 3-2 Different types of reference boards and why you should be using them ASAP 3-3 How to gather useful information from references for concept art 3-4 How to avoid the common pitfall of copying your references 3-5 Sneak peek into my own personal reference boards

04 Idea Generation and secrets of how industry giants work 4-1 How to use reference boards to boost your creativity 4-2 The keyword technique – what it is and why it will fast track your idea generation 4-3 How to use storytelling to generate ideas

05 How to thumbnail and sketch ideas 5-1 My guide to shape language for character design 5-2 Silhouettes vs Line art and when to use them 5-3 How to silhouette + example 5-4 How to line art + example 5-5 How to level up your designs to avoid boring, generic characters

06 How to iterate and power up your strongest sketches 6-1 Why iterations are the most important step in character design 6-2 The kitbashing technique – speed up your iterations 6-3 The do’s and don’ts of iteration

07 Applying color theory- the formula that never fails 7-1 Making the bridge between color theory and concept art to take your art to the next level 7-2 The easy breakdown what colors are needed in character design 7-3 Color Scheme examples 7-4 Grayscale to Color in Concept Art

08 Tips and tricks- finalising your character to fit the trends 8-1 How to light forms quickly and efficiently, so they look believable 8-2 My stylized art workflow breakdown – shadows, lights, textures, VFX 8-3 What to keep in mind for game character style rendering 8-4 How to texture appropriately and mistakes to avoid

09 My favourite finishing touch techniques 9-1 Portfolios vs Social Media – How to set up your personal portfolio 9-2 Additional “callouts” art directors like to see 9-How to get the most out of posting on Artstation and Instagram

10 Presenting your concepts and acing Your Job like a PRO B-1 Portfolios vs Social Media – How to set up your personal portfolio B-2 Additional “callouts” art directors like to see B-3 How to get the most out of posting on Artstation and Instagram

11 Thank you and Farewell! Congratulations on Completing the Course

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