Environment Sketching for Production

An 8-week course focused on creating visual themes for use in a production pipeline

OVERVIEW

INSTRUCTORS

GALLERY

COURSE OVERVIEW

Sketch a variety of environments

Environment Sketching for Production focuses on creating visual themes for use in a production pipeline. Students will learn to create quick thumbnails and develop a final piece that is suited for production needs. Subjects include lighting, style, composition, and visual cues.

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Photoshop (any), Wacom tablet (or equivalent)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week. Expect to spend 8-10 hrs/wk viewing lectures, q&a, and time on assignments.

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Fundamentals of Architecture Design and Environment Sketching

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Photoshop (any), Wacom tablet (or equivalent)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week. Expect to spend 8-10 hrs/wk viewing lectures, q&a, and time on assignments.

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Fundamentals of Architecture Design and Environment Sketching

Course Format:

Standard

Duration:

8 weeks

Materials:

Photoshop (any), Wacom tablet (or equivalent)

Lecture Type:

Pre-recorded

Assignment:

Due each week. Expect to spend 8-10 hrs/wk viewing lectures, q&a, and time on assignments.

Skills Level:

Intermediate

Feedback:

Individual recordings

Q&A:

Once a week

Prerequisites:

Fundamentals of Architecture Design and Environment Sketching

COURSE OVERVIEW

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

EXPAND ALL COLLAPSE ALL

The more you know, the better.

Week 1 | Visual Development and Design Evolution

Understanding what a vis dev artist does and what they are | Understanding the production pipeline for animated films | Introduction to class with design elements, principles and how they create a proper composition

Week 2 | Master Studies of Cinematography

Designing compositions | Master studies of cinematography | How to stage scenes and learn new drawing techniques for story moments

Week 3 | Storytelling in Art

Creating visual development vs. fine art/illustrative pieces | Adding character to your environments, understanding shape language, taking a realistic thumbnail and transforming it into a style

Week 4 | Architecture Studies

Understanding motifs between different eras and culture | Organic settings vs. man made elements and how to tie them into your story moment

Week 5 | Art Direction & Style

Drawing stylized organic settings | Understanding perspective in natural elements | Detail vs. realistic rendering in thumbnails

Week 6 | Lighting

Understanding light logic such as highlights, reflections, cast shadows, core shadows | Explore film studies

Week 7 | Mood and Fleshing Out Environment

Setting up an appropriate mood in an environment | Choosing and staging lighting placement to compliment characters | Rendering and editing details

Week 8 | Complete the Final Project

Tying everything together | Finalizing line drawings and doing final tone painting with digital painting techniques

Environment Sketching for Production

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Instructor

Igniting your imagination

Patrick Raines

/Freelance Artist

LECTURES BY Patrick Raines

Patrick is an Illustrator, 2D Layout and Visual Development Artist who has worked for clients such as Disney, Titmouse, Obsidian and more! He currently works at FireForge Games as a Concept Artist on an upcoming online game.

INSTRUCTOR'S GALLERY: