Concept Environment Art Course Overview

Empower your imagination

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Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

  • You will need to download KRITA digital painting software and install in your operating system.

  • Digital drawing tablet is required due to you will need the pressure sensitivity from the drawing tool

  • You may need to have fundamental knowledge in operating computer's software.

  • Set goals in the outcome which you want to achieve and achieving it one step at a time.

What you’ll learn

  • You will learn how to create and personalize your own set of brushers.

  • Creating your own environment assets with clear step by step tutorials.

  • Learning fundamental knowledge in composition and perspective.

  • Step by step tutorials to guide you in learning photo bashing techniques in conceptual environment art from entry level to advance level.

  • Learning paint over technique on photograph to help you in setting up composition, light and mood in your painting.

  • You will also learn how to use elements to elevate story telling in your artworks.

Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Overview of KRITA (Digital Painting Software)

    • Learn how to set your own brush tag & customize brush preset.

    • Brush Usage Explanation

    • KRITA's layers and tools functions
  3. 3

    • Classwork references

    • Importing image layer to your canvas

    • Light & Shadow in Objects part 1

    • Light & Shadow in Objects part 2

    • Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 1

    • Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 2

    • Learn to paint rock asset from a photo reference part 3

    • Adding shadow to the rock assets

    • Learn to paint botanical asset part 1

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    • Learn to paint botanical asset part 2

    • Combining rock with botanical asset part 1

    • Combining rock with botanical asset part 2

    • The source file & the outcome of the demo
  4. 4

    • Classwork references

    • Paint over technique part 1- Overview & how to start

    • Paint over technique part 2 - Learn to use blender brush

    • Paint over technique part 3 - Learn to use transformation brush & adding details

    • Paint over technique part 4 - adding details 2 (rock surface design)

    • Paint over technique part 5 - adding carving

    • Paint over technique part 6 - Adding background

    • Paint over technique part 7 - Adding background 2

    • Paint over technique part 8 - Adding foreground details

    • Paint over technique part 9 - Adding highlights & overlay color layer

    • Paint over technique part 10 - Adding depth of field

    • The source file & the outcome of the demo
  5. 5
  6. 6

    • Classwork References

    • Overview & setting up design

    • Learn to use HSV adjustment, color balance & alpha inheritance

    • Lay down castle design foundation at medium ground

    • Adding walls to the castle

    • Adding bridge & road to create sense travelling to the target destination

    • Adding beacon tower to enhance the story telling

    • Paint over on existing photos to elevate the concept design

    • Adding some environment effects & tweak overall mood

    • Adding lens flare, lights & ember

    • Adding horse rider & improve castle design to further enhance the story telling

    • The source file & the outcome of the demo
  7. 7

    • Classwork photo references

    • Tree of Life part 1

    • Tree of Life part 2

    • Tree of Life part 3

    • Tree of Life part 4

    • Source file & outcome of the demo
  8. 8

    • Classwork reference photos

    • Ancient Ruin part 1 - Composition & Concept Design

    • Ancient Ruin part 2 - Setting up main subject & laydown pathway

    • Ancient Ruin part 3 - Refining design & adding more details

    • Ancient Ruin part 4 - Finalizing design & adding post editing effects

    • Source file & outcome of the demo
  9. 9

    • Classwork reference photos

    • Space Port part 1 - Establish base design concept

    • Space Port part 2 - Adding design details to make it believable

    • Space Port part 3 - Adding thruster to the spaceship

    • Space Port part 4 - Docking Bay design

    • Space Port part 5 - Post editing in Lights & Environment Effects

    • Source file & outcome of the demo
  10. 10

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner digital artists

  • Anyone interested in visualizing story ideas for a pitch or a portfolio

  • Students or professionals who want to learn new techniques and tools that can turbo charge their creativity and efficiency

Course Instructor

Professional Concept Artist/ Art Educator

Art Educator

Ethan Lo

Hi, my name is Ethan Lo, I'm from Vox Art Studio. I've been into art education since 2006,and actively involve myself in digital content industries such as animation, game and other industries which need digital illustration. My personal favorite field in digital art is creating conceptual environment art. Especially, an open world either in fantasy or sci-fi genre. The process of creating an environment art is always an escape to me. I love to explore my imagination and often lose myself into the world which I have created. This is how I found my happiness and I wish to share it to you as well.

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