Initiation to Concept Art: Designing the Future
A course by Guillem H. PongiluppiDigital Illustrator and Concept Artist
A course by Guillem H. Pongiluppi, Digital Illustrator and Concept Artist
Learn to create epic scenes thanks to illustration and digital art
Guillem H. Pongiluppi is a concept artist that works for clients such as PlayStation, Creative Assembly, Sega, and National Geographic. He is also an official illustrator for the Star Wars saga. His work consists of digitally building real and imaginary worlds for film and video games, complete with individually-crafted fantasy elements and characters.
In this online course, he teaches you how to captivate viewers by creating images that stimulate their imagination and transport them to an epic fantasy world. Learn how to create concept art from scratch using digital composition techniques. Ready to explore the limits of your imagination?
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 11 downloads
The Paths of the Concept Artist
12 minutes, 53 seconds
Tips for preparing the composition
12 minutes, 51 seconds
Outlining the composition
18 minutes, 39 seconds
Tone and saturation
11 minutes, 12 seconds
illumination
18 minutes, 29 seconds
Atmosphere and final details
18 minutes, 41 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin by getting to know Guillem and the influences he draws inspiration from to create his own art.
Next, discover what concept art is, the different types, and how to distinguish the characteristic features of each one.
Guillem shares his personal experience in this discipline and explains a series of useful tips and basic principles to help you succeed as a digital artist.
Now it's time to create your own image! Start by learning how to find references and gather the information you need for your project.
Then explore the fundamentals of composition, a vital element in concept art. Create your first black and white sketches and see what materials you need to develop your composition.
Once you finish the structure, bring your image to life using photobashing—a widely used technique in concept art that combines collage and digital illustration.
To finish up, apply the right tone and saturation, light up your scene, and add the final details to give your fantasy world some flare.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
Create a concept art piece by designing each of the scene elements. Guillem H. Pongiluppi invites you to create a science-fiction landscape set in a futuristic city with cyberpunk aesthetics. However, you can choose whatever theme you'd like.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, and anyone interested in digital art, especially those looking to specialize in pre-production design for the film and video game industry.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge or drawing skills are necessary.
You only need a computer with Photoshop installed and a graphics tablet, although it's not required.
Reviews
- 10 months ago
I really really enjoyed this course. Also, I liked the presenter and his methods.
- 1 year ago
Excelente curso. Acabo de terminar de verlo. El Profesor es muy claro y va al grano. No veo la hora de ponerme a prácticar!!!
- 1 year ago
Excelente curso, me dio una nueva prerspectiva sobre la carrera y la direccion que quiero tomar en la mia :) me encantó!
- 1 year ago
Sirve mucho para introducirse en el mundo del concept!
- 1 year ago
Un gran desarrollo para iniciar en el conceptt art, muy bien explicado y desarrollado.
Basing his work on the real world, he uses concept art to imagine and shape all kinds of fictional scenes for the film and video game industry.
He’s worked for companies such as Glassworks, Sega, ILM, Creative Assembly, Bethesda, PlayStation, Mythic Games, Monolith, and publishers like National Geographic. He is also an official illustrator for the Star Wars franchise.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
The Tao of the Concept Artist
- What is Concept Art?
- The Paths of the Concept Artist
- The tools to climb to the summit
- U3
The art of telling stories
- The documentation
- Tips for preparing the composition
- Outlining the composition
- The compositional arsenal
- U4
Creating our Concept Art
- Structure I
- Structure II
- Tone and saturation
- illumination
- U5
Finishing the Concept Art
- Atmosphere and final details
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to the concept art: designing the future
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create professional concept art, design characters, sci-fi environments and cities, digital historical illustration, and matte painting techniques for film and games using Photoshop and tools like PhotoBash.
This is an intermediate-level course, so basic knowledge of Photoshop and digital drawing is recommended before you start.
You’ll need a computer, Adobe Photoshop access, a graphics tablet (recommended), and basic skills with digital illustration tools.
You’ll master PhotoBash, custom brush creation, layer management, composition, photo integration, atmosphere and volumetric effects, plus color and contrast adjustments.
This course equips you to produce professional concept art, understand industry workflows, and design key art, environments, and characters suited for audiovisual productions and games.
Yes, there are dedicated modules on designing conceptual characters, spaceships, and sci-fi architecture.
PhotoBash is a technique that blends real photos into digital illustrations to quickly create complex, realistic compositions—perfect for concept art and matte painting.