Concept Fundamentals
Links and pages about the basics of concept drawing and painting.
Contents
Painting Fundamentals
ctrl+Paint - Digital Painting Simplified - by Matt Kohr
"Working in the game industry under tight deadlines forced me to come up with a dependable Photoshop workflow. Ctrl+Paint is my attempt to organize these findings into clear, concise videos to share with the community."
THUMB WAR : Design Iteration Combat Simulation - by Paul Richards
Concept art fundamentals.
PSG Art Tutorial - by Arne Niklas Jansson
Painting fundamentals. (original site: http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm)
Babe Lab : Pinup Research & Development by Paul Richards and others
Female caricature painting tips.
Feng Zhu's Youtube Channel teaches the fundamentals of concept design, and professional practices for a working concept artist.
Perspective
Elements of Perspective - by Bruce MacEvoy
Perspective in depth.
Composition
improving readability in composition #01, by Ji Hoon.
The Ultimate Guide to Composition, an excellent 2-part tutorial about photographic composition.
PUSH & PULL - The art of guiding players through an environment, by Clément Melendez.
Composition-101 thread from the Polycount forums Links to tutorials about Composition.
The Aesthetics of Game Art and Game Design - by Chris Solarski
An examination of the psychology of shapes and dynamic composition, applying techniques of the Old Masters to create more varied and emotionally meaningful gaming experiences.
The Secret Law of Page Harmony by Alexander Ross Charchar
Explanation of harmonious composition.
Color Theory
Color Theory Overview - by Janet Lynn (Ford) Shallbetter.
Using the Gamut mask - by Wouter Tulp
How to create and use a gamut mask, which help you define a range of harmonious colors for your concept palette.
Understanding 3D Form on Paper by Ron Lemen
Understanding form via light and dark.
Painting Books
- Digital painting books by Don Seegmiller
- Digital Art Masters How to achieve certain effects in photoshop, general skin rendering, etc.
- Mechanika Creating Science Fiction Good techniques, covers composition and perspective as well.
- Bold Visions Digital Painting Bible
- 2DArtist Magazine Painting tutorials, artist galleries. Available printed or PDF.
- ImagineFX Magazine Painting tutorials, artist galleries, monthly DVD.
More Information
- Painting Tutorials Polycount Forum thread with links to more painting tutorials
- TexturingTutorials tutorials for game textures
- Tools software for painting
- Category:Reference reference images
