Whoa Concept People! Whoa! New Critique Date!

 Alack, Professor Miles has to leave class early today and Wednesday, so. . . dramatic music. . . we'll move the full class critique to Monday, Feb 22. We'll have small group critiques today instead. So, present your work and discuss your schemes for the final project. Now stop reading this and git to celebratin' our dang Presidents.

David Hockney

Check out an alternative to the geek-chic neo-realist approach to concept design. Why, it's good ol' David Hockney!

and a little thing called modernism/post-modernism. . . Mon Dieu. Screw the ambient occlusion and caustics!!! Just bust out the good ol' flat COLOR.

Art 399 Concept Art - Assignment 2 - Environment Concepts

Game Bridge concept by Alex Munn

For your second project, you'll be researching and developing a set of environmental concept drawings. These could be  concepts for a game, an animation, a movie, a book, interpretive dance, amusement park, stage set, or none of the above. Here's what you'll do.

1. Write a description about your place. Where is it? What year? What does it look like, smell like? Describe the color palette there. What emotions does the place invoke? Who and/or what lives/lived there? Let your imagination run wild. Wild, I tell you.

2. Do lots and lots of visual research on your place. Architecture, flora, fauna. Mood. Look for images of interesting lighting schemes that fit your vision. And always, always. . . textures. Blog this stuff, baby. Taking your own photos is very helpful too.

3. Do it! Create preparatory drawings/collages as needed!

4. We'll have a work in progress crit on Wednesday, February 3. Final work is due Monday, February15.

Make sure you check out your hero artists to inspire you to new heights of lunacy. Blog about 'em.

Environmental concepts for Fallout 3

This Made Me Happy

It's the Pac Man Skull by Le Gentil Garcon. Three Cheers! Found this via NextNature. Also, a couple of skull references. . .

 

Art 399 Concept Art - Assignment 1 - Character Based on Self

1. Create a set of character designs based on yourself.  You can do one or several. Feel free to experiment with styles, approaches, and media.

2. Post 'em on your blog. Include rough sketches and work in progress (WIP!)

Due Date: We'll critique these on Wednesday, January 20.