Sunday, April 27, 2008

Concept Artist – Brushing Up Part 2/2

My second option – second only because of the inconvenience of higher living costs of living in a country with a higher-valued currency – is Gnomon.

This institute is in Canada – which according to a few knowledgeable acquaintances of mine – is one of the best places in the world to learn about the film and games industry. This academy is more focused on 3D, but they also offer courses for Concept Design Illustration – Great 2D works are the foundation of great 3D productions after all.

I’ll probably be enrolling in their 10 Week Analog programme. This programme gets students to master the basics of illustrations and then gets them to learn how to apply everything they know into capturing their mind’s images and the stories behind them in sketches, illustrations and even sculptures. There’s even a class called Acting for Artists – to get the artist to realize the way their characters move relating to the characters emotions, environment and reality.

They’re really serious about their craft here in Gnomon.

And this just in, they have online courses and training dvds as well, so I might just start with those. (click images to view more)

Image - Chet Zar's digital creature drawing - quick and easy tips and tricks to for character design.

Image - Speedpainting to Concept Art - David Levy shows how to turn sketches into full fledged concept drawings. Just Amazing.


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