We had our first lecture and tute for the semester. The main focus was on concept design, and to begin the class had a look through a myriad of inspiring books. These books contained concept art from an assortment of feature films and such. It was explained to us just how important research is in coming up with concept art, an example was the artwork done for 'The Dark Crystal' in which mathematical equations were studied and used to create different creatures and objects in the film. Woa! I was freaking out that an artist would actually consider doing maths. Ew.
It was stressed to us that the concept art we create must support the story we wish to tell. It's not just about drawing a pretty picture, in other words. For example a certain style or colour palette can evoke a specific emotion that the artist might want to exploit in the film.
In our tutorial we were shown a dvd called "Drawing Dinosaurs: Anatomy and Sketching with David Krentz". It was a fascinating video in which the artist drew (in double-speed) dinosaurs, with a fair amount of realism. There was emphasis on research once again - he even has little dinosaur toys to use for reference!. He stressed how it was important to get some life and emotion into the dinosaurs rather than just producing a flat drawing suitable for a scientific textbook.
Our homework for this week is to produce thumbnail sketches and concept art for a brothers grimm fairytale, more specifically of an inn's main hall in the story. I will post that soon!! yipee.
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