Thursday, 15 January 2015

FZD School of Design





This is a link to a Youtube channel I have been following for the past few years that is run by a professional concept artist called Feng Zhu. There are many videos that demonstrate techniques used in todays games industry focused on concept art and design and composition.





Thursday, 4 December 2014

Wilder Mann - Charles Fréger


Strohmann
The Strohmann (Straw Man) of German rural mythology has been variously interpreted as a Wild Man, a personification of lust and a symbol of winter

BabugeiriFrom Bansko in Bulgaria, the masked Babugeiri, dressed in goat skins, hold a procession on 1 January. They originally symbolised fertility


JuantramposoFrom the Basque country, the Juantramposo, a masquerade performed only by single young men and women, appears on Shrove Tuesday to join a huge procession of other mythical beasts like the Momottxorro (half-man, half-bull)

Cerbul din CorlataGoat characters appear across Romania, but in Corlata, the Stag is the central character, surrounded by dancers who resurrect the figure after it is ritually slain

Wilder Mann: Schnappviecher, from the book: Wilder Mann
Schnappviecher
From Italy, these horned creatures are often three metres high and appear on Shrove Tuesday to spread terror on the streets of the wine village of Tramin. Their origin is unknown



Creating 3D Environments - Positive & Negative Space

























Automatic Mark Making - Final Composition - Painting

Using the refined automatic mark making composition, as a group we created a large painting combining the elements we had chosen.