Concept Art: Introduction to Set Design

Illustrator, graphic designer, and concept artist Jean Fraisse got started in the creation of universes for audiovisual projects by teaching himself, and has been working as art director at HuevoCartoon since 2015. He has also developed his own video game, Elixir.

In this course, learn to create illustrated worlds and scenes for audiovisual productions. Jean teaches you the techniques and tools to grow professionally as a concept artist creating aesthetically pleasing universes full of stories.

If you want to take things a step further and learn a simple method for drawing memorable characters, Jean teaches the basics in his course Introduction to Design of Characters for Animation and Video Games, and if you'd like to go down the route of concept art, learn a theoretical method for defining your visual style and telling memorable stories through images in Jean's newest course Art Direction for Concept Art.

Begin by getting to know Jean's work as he talks about his influences and his journey to becoming the artist he is today. Discover what the artist's learning curve is and its phases of evolution, from aspiring artist to professional.

After taking a closer look at the final project, your teacher tells you all about volume and how to represent shapes in 3D. He also shows you some professional tricks for dealing with perspective.

Now it's time to get to work! Start with volume by learning to create 3D shapes for yourself. Jean then reveals the details of the industry secrets for resolving issues with perspective quickly and efficiently.

Move on to delve even deeper into forms. Jean teaches you to style your shapes to make them more interesting while also balancing them and creating visual intrigue through their composition.

Analyze which elements add narrative value to an image to be able to tell stories through your work. Next, learn to use color to make your composition as eye-catching as possible. Familiarize yourself with the compositional elements that favor balance to guarantee colorful and harmonious results.

Wrap things up by discovering how color can be used to create a greater visual impact by selecting color schemes to integrate different elements and balance the overall aesthetic.

Imagine, illustrate, and develop the scenes for an audiovisual animation.

Illustrators, designers, animators, concept artists, and anyone interested in immersing themself in the incredible world of set design for audiovisual productions.

You need basic drawing skills and knowledge of Adobe Photoshop to take this course.

In terms of materials, you need a pencil and paper as well as a computer and a scanner.