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My name is Aaron, and I am a freelance concept designer in the film, commercial, and theme park industry for almost a decade. I love what I do. I feel very fortunate to be doing what I love and get pay well to do it.
My career has taken me around the world, paid off my student loans and given me many amazing experiences. I was never the best artists in my class nor the most talented. There were many times, I wanted to throw in the towel. But fortunately, I never gave up.
My biggest secret in my success is learning how to stay motivated to get thru the hard times when I wanted to quit. Now, I want to give back to the community by sharing my tips and tricks on how to land that first job. Once you get the first job, the rest is history. If you want to hear more about my journey, follow me here:
My career has taken me around the world, paid off my student loans and given me many amazing experiences. I was never the best artists in my class nor the most talented. There were many times, I wanted to throw in the towel. But fortunately, I never gave up.
My biggest secret in my success is learning how to stay motivated to get thru the hard times when I wanted to quit. Now, I want to give back to the community by sharing my tips and tricks on how to land that first job. Once you get the first job, the rest is history. If you want to hear more about my journey, follow me here:
Follow me at @desert_nomad
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What is concept Art?
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Concept art is a visual communication approach that helps realize a vision or an idea. The people who commission concept artists are looking to get help in bringing their ideas to life on paper so they can use the concept art to help communicate an idea. For example, a director can use concept art to pitch his ideas to investors for funding or a production designer can use it to help communicate a design to the fabricators so they can build the set for shooting. Those are just some examples. The bottom line is, it is mainly use for communication.
www.conceptart-101.blogspot.com
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The Science behind Drawing!
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There are some people out there that can draw from the day they are born. Then there are the rest of us who need to learn to how draw. But like learning to how to drive a car or ride a bike, there are steps along the way that you need to master for you to be able to perform those tasks effectively and efficiently.
The act of drawing is no difference, it 's just a more challenging skill to acquire and require more time investment to develop. There is a science behind drawing and can be broken down to two major components. They are the physical and mental aspects.
Physical:
The act of sketching something require the muscles in your arm to extend in a specific direction to make a mark on the paper. Drawing for the first time can feel like writing with a left hand (if you are right handed). The lines aren't straight and your arcs are wobbly.
But after a few days, you noticed your drawing hand is more steady and have more control over how you laid down the lines. This is caused by a phenomenon called muscle memory. When you repeat a task over a period of time, your mind will form new neutral connections that will enhance specific coordination which allow you to perform those task more efficiently and accurately. So mileage is the key here. Practice drawing straight lines and curve lines and try to hit the same mark twice and focus on accuracy.
Mental:
Then there are the mental aspects of drawing which require you to understand basic fundamental of perspectives, like vanishing points and eye level. This is the most difficult stage. It's just cold hard science and it can be boring. But knowing the mechanism behind perspective will free you from it later.
continue reading here: conceptart-101.blogspot.com/20…
The act of drawing is no difference, it 's just a more challenging skill to acquire and require more time investment to develop. There is a science behind drawing and can be broken down to two major components. They are the physical and mental aspects.
Physical:
The act of sketching something require the muscles in your arm to extend in a specific direction to make a mark on the paper. Drawing for the first time can feel like writing with a left hand (if you are right handed). The lines aren't straight and your arcs are wobbly.
But after a few days, you noticed your drawing hand is more steady and have more control over how you laid down the lines. This is caused by a phenomenon called muscle memory. When you repeat a task over a period of time, your mind will form new neutral connections that will enhance specific coordination which allow you to perform those task more efficiently and accurately. So mileage is the key here. Practice drawing straight lines and curve lines and try to hit the same mark twice and focus on accuracy.
Mental:
Then there are the mental aspects of drawing which require you to understand basic fundamental of perspectives, like vanishing points and eye level. This is the most difficult stage. It's just cold hard science and it can be boring. But knowing the mechanism behind perspective will free you from it later.
continue reading here: conceptart-101.blogspot.com/20…
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01. Sketch book- If you don't already have one, you NEED to buy one and keep it with you. If you're in still high school, start drawing things from life…NOW. Don't just copy what you see, but see what you are drawing.
02. Ask question- Why does the chair look the way it does? What material is it made of? What does metal reflect the way it does…why is the shadow there? You get the point. Ask a lot of questions and try to answer them.. if you cant figure it out ..Google it!
03. See, don't look- There s a different between looking and seeing. Seeing requires effort. Don't just look around your surroundings, learn to see it. See the patterns in the wood grain, study the way light reflect on objects, and make little mental notes. This helps train your eyes.
04.Build a reference library- This is very important if you have not started one. Make a folder and start collecting images on the web that interest you. Gradually grow this inventory of references. I organized the images into different categories like for example mechanic, organic, people, textures and so on. Look over them from time to time. This will help you build a mental visual library. In order to create very cool design, you need to be familiar with a lot of things in this world. To do that, you need to keep stimulating your visual brain with new contents.
05.Start a book collection- I buy a lot of books. I don't buy just any books. I am very selective with the kind of books that I buy. I buy visual books that cover on nature, technology, and history. I also get concept art books.
continuing reading at: conceptart-101.blogspot.com/20…
02. Ask question- Why does the chair look the way it does? What material is it made of? What does metal reflect the way it does…why is the shadow there? You get the point. Ask a lot of questions and try to answer them.. if you cant figure it out ..Google it!
03. See, don't look- There s a different between looking and seeing. Seeing requires effort. Don't just look around your surroundings, learn to see it. See the patterns in the wood grain, study the way light reflect on objects, and make little mental notes. This helps train your eyes.
04.Build a reference library- This is very important if you have not started one. Make a folder and start collecting images on the web that interest you. Gradually grow this inventory of references. I organized the images into different categories like for example mechanic, organic, people, textures and so on. Look over them from time to time. This will help you build a mental visual library. In order to create very cool design, you need to be familiar with a lot of things in this world. To do that, you need to keep stimulating your visual brain with new contents.
05.Start a book collection- I buy a lot of books. I don't buy just any books. I am very selective with the kind of books that I buy. I buy visual books that cover on nature, technology, and history. I also get concept art books.
continuing reading at: conceptart-101.blogspot.com/20…
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of my work, please visit: www.aaron-lam.blogspot.com
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