Unit 69 - Drawing Concept Art for Computer Games : HA2

Concept Art Process

I will be talking about the different concept art stages and i will show different examples.
The examples will show an Object, an Environment and Anatomy (Character)

There are different Concept Art Stages, they are called:

Exploration:
(A brief explanation will be, that is the internal work)

In this stage the main purpose is to end up with some sketches and some "rudimentary"/simple ideas that can cover a wide range or genres or concepts.

http://fightingstreet.com/folders/artworkfolder/artworkpages/sf_art_pages/sfiv_art_pages/sfiv_pc_concept_art/sfiv_pc_concept_art.html

http://www.fightingstreet.com/folders/artworkfolder/artworkpages/sf_art_pages/sfiv_art_pages/sfiv_stages_concept_art.html

http://liyuconberma.deviantart.com/art/Concept-Art-of-Objects-Drawing-286288741

Approval:
(This will be work that will be showed to partners and bosses)

In the approval stage the artist will focus on an idea and improve it, if for example the idea is a character, the artist will cover a wide range of position, outfits, phrases, or any type of animation.
This is the stage in where the idea has to be selected so it can go through the final steps.

http://mis-yula.deviantart.com/art/Character-Concept-Art-528052625

http://polycount.com/discussion/142282/catell-ruz-dofus-descent-hearthstone-stuff

http://www.theconceptartblog.com/2014/05/23/artes-de-charlene-le-scanf-para-o-game-dofus/

Promotion:
(And this is the final product that will be showed to the public)

In promotion stage, artists focus on post-production processes and editing processes after having the final idea, this is when the product is showed to the public and is when we can see the concept art being added in for example posters or game portraits.