Concept Art for Video Games

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Course overview

Provider
Domestika
Course type
Paid course
Level
Intermediate
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
5 hours
Lessons
24 lessons
Certificate
Available on completion
Course author
Nacho Yagüe

Nacho Yagüe -director of art and concept artist who has worked at Ubisoft, creating video games such as Assassins Creed Unity , Watch Dogs 2 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist - will show you the workflow of a professional concept artist and the way in which, through his drawings, he participates actively in all the production phases, solving artistic and design problems of an AAA videogame.

In this course, you will learn how to prepare a piece of concept art taking into account the particularities when working for videogames, such as level design, textures and animation. In addition, you will learn to use different tools and techniques to optimize your work and to use brushes that simulate traditional painting.

Description

Learn to develop sets for AAA video games with a professional finish

You will begin by getting to know Nacho's work and his influences better. You will discover, also, what is the work of the concept artist in the world of videogames and in what phases of production these professionals are involved.

When you embark on your project, you will start studying the briefing and Nacho will teach you to extract the key ideas to be able to shape your designs. He will also tell you about the tools he uses to create his scenarios.

Once you have clear the needs that you must take into account, you will realize your own custom shapes, a very versatile technique that will help you to generate quick compositions. Then, you will develop and add color and texture to these compositions and Nacho will give you some advice on the most attractive way to present them to the art director or the client.

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