HELLO EVERYONE

I want to re-iterate that I am excited to be working with all of you and I hope you feel the same. I will do my best to not only help you all become better artist, but give you more insight and direct experience with what working in the art production industry is like. I am impressed with all of your sketchbooks and I look forward to seeing you all grow from there.

During this project I require that you come to class every Monday ready to work, while at the same time being able to relax and just have fun drawing "cool stuff." From next Monday on, I will also be sketching and illustrating assets with you while instructing you on how to make your work better.

Your grades will depend on your contribution to this project (just like job pay). How well you complete your tasks as well as how efficient and professional your work is will count heavily. Don't be alarmed, I don't expect industry caliber efficiency, however, I expect you to work your way toward that. I will be able to judge accordingly in the fairest way possible.

I don't expect you all to be the same, work the same, and learn the same -- but I do expect you all to dedicate yourselves the same. On this blog I will be posting the project outline I shared in class with a weekly task list/project schedule.

While I see that you all have most of the supplies needed for this project I just want to list them for good measure:

A sketchbook (at least 9x12)
Art Pens
Pencils (HB,B,F lead and Non-Photo Blue)
Grey Markers (Cool or Warm Grey)
Marker Paper - Sizes can range between 8x11 and 4x17

I look forward to working with this team and seeing this project grow into something special. The project will be a vehicle for me to teach you how to be a better concept artist by working on an actual project instead of me just lecturing you and giving you individual assignments.

Here is the general production schedule (syllabus) for the
project.

Weeks 2 - 3: Discuss Story/ Pre-Visualization for Characters

- Gather reference for characters of different visual types

- Pre-visualization sketches (pen/marker)

-Earth Characters/Props

-Terranian Characters/Props

-Crathunian Characters/Props

- Refine character drawings – tight pen marker drawings

- Rough creature/wildlife design thumbnails.

- Storyboard thumbnails to visually flesh out the story.

Weeks 4 – 7: Visualization for Characters (Organic Life)

- Refine character drawings – tight pen marker drawings

- Color combine character concepts

- Refine color combinations for characters/creatures.

- Refine creature design concepts (in photoshop)

- Storyboard thumbnails to visually flesh out the story.

- Begin rough thumbnail sketches of environments

Weeks 8-15: Discuss Story/ Pre-Visualization for Environments/Objects

- Gather reference for environments of different visual types

- Gather reference for vehicles/weapons/objects of different types

- Pre-Visualization sketches (pen/marker/photoshop)

-Earth Environments/Objects/Vehicles

-Terranian Environments/Objects/Vehicles

-Cratunian Environments/Objects/Vehicles

-Rural Terranian Environments such as: Jungles, Mountains, Forests, Seas, Plains…etc.

- Concept drawings of environments/objects

- Tight full color illustrations of environments/objects

- Matte painting style mood illustrations of environments/objects

- Tight full color illustrations of characters in environments

- Tight full color illustrations of storyboard shots (mood/scene illustrations)

- Storyboard thumbnails to visually flesh out the story.

- FINAL PITCH (to DigiPen administrative faculty)

THOUGHTS/IDEAS

Feel free to post your thoughts, news and ideas and opinions regarding the overall project. Also post articles, images, and reference you see online or anywhere - that will inspire, inform, and assist us in making this project come to life.