Character Design for Concept Art
Influences
A course by J.Alexander Guillen , Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher
Joined June 2017
Joined June 2017
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will give a review of what has influenced me and my career. Above all those artists, films and books that I have always in mind.”
In this video lesson J.Alexander Guillen addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design for Concept Art. Learn to create your own protagonists with no limit but your own imagination.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. in this lesson focusing on influences. we will delve into the significant impacts that have shaped me over the years. These influences are surprisingly common yet universally appealing; I'm sure you'll enjoy learning about them. However. they hold the utmost importance for me. Though few in number. they are quite prominent. Let's explore them. and I'll provide a bit more insight into each. Let's start with cinema. In cinema. it will be quite typical. but well. The most significant for me have three major films: Alien. which was quite impressive atmosphere-wise. And honestly. i couldn...”
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Course summary for: Character Design for Concept Art
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Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Game Design, Traditional illustration, Video Games
J.Alexander Guillen
A course by J.Alexander Guillen
Digital and concept artist J. Alexander Guillen works in the film and video game industry designing a whole host of characters and their backdrops. He has been collaborating with companies such as Filmax Animation, Epic Games, Grin, Post23, Digital Domain, and Ubisoft for over a decade and his work has appeared in books and magazines including 2DArtMagazine, Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting, Concept Magazine, and The Art of Alexander.
His work consists of distilling the ideas of creative directors, producers, and his own dreams and nightmares into images.
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