Concept Art: Drawing Imaginary Worlds

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Free Online Course: Concept Art: Drawing Imaginary Worlds provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Concept Art: Drawing Imaginary Worlds is taught by Ira Marcks.

Overview
  • Have you ever looked at a drawing of a strange alien world or futuristic city and wondered: How did someone come up with that crazy idea? Me too!

    Concept art usually refers to world-building artwork used to inspire the development of a bigger project. It's an approach to drawing utilized by visual artists, authors, game designers, filmmakers and many creative storytellers. For me, it's a way to mix real-life and imagination and bring new depth to a drawing.

    Here are the topics I'll be covering:

    • World Building
    • Utilizing Fantasy/Sci-Fi Tropes
    • Finding Inspiration
    • Gathering References
    • Planning a Composition
    • Illustrating Depth
    • Styling Line Art
    • Using Tonal Planes
    • Choosing Colors

    All you'll need for this class is a pencil and paper but I'm working in Clip Studio Paint for visual clarity.

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Reality meets Fantasy
    • Questioning Existence
    • When Where What & Why
    • The Nature of Time
    • Environmental Effects
    • Details of Civilization Part 1
    • Details of Civilization Part 2
    • Distribution of Power
    • Cultural Values
    • Designing Technology
    • Signs from Other Worlds
    • The Right Ingredients
    • Finding Framing, Drawing Depth
    • Inking with Character
    • Tonal Planes
    • Color Scheme
    • Class Project & Wrap Up