Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding
Influences
A course by Even Amundsen , Illustrator, Character Artist, and Content Creator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will go over some influences—from the art that first got me started to an expanding field of interests that have impacted my work. To create worlds we should first study this one, use our interests as sources of inspiration and show them in our illustrations! ”
In this video lesson Even Amundsen addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding. Explore color, texture, lighting, and layers to create memorable protagonists that tell a story with every detail.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences We will talk a bit about influences and who has affected me as far as art goes. It's only fair to start with the person who has affected me the most in terms of mentorship, learning through osmosis, and learning through example. That's Jesper Ejsing. I got to work with the Jesper at the Embarrassing Company, studio Pinligt Selskab in Copenhagen. For about a year, I got to sit next to him and watch him work. He works mostly with acrylics and he can pump out a painting quicker on a canvas than I can digitally. If anyone tells you you have to work digitally these days, they are ly...”
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Course summary for: Concept Art: Character Design & Worldbuilding
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Areas
Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration

Even Amundsen
A course by Even Amundsen
Even Amundsen is a Norwegian illustrator, character artist, and content creator with over 12 years of experience in concept design. Growing up in a family of teachers and engineers meant that art wasn’t initially something he considered a career. He was able to focus on his creativity during high school though and discovered concept art, specifically at Einar Granum School for Arts and Crafts.
After graduating, he worked at Volta studio for three years, before moving to Prague to focus on freelance projects. He later landed his dream job working for Blizzard in California. Even has worked with various studios on titles including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and also shares his work with over 300K followers on Instagram.
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