Digital Tutors - Creating a Character Concept for Design Briefs in Photoshop

Duration 2h 12m Project Files Included MP4

Throughout these lessons we'll go through the process of creating character concept designs for a design brief. We'll start with a very quick sketch of the concept to solidify the idea in our mind, then we will sketch the general shape of the concept before cleaning up the drawing on another layer.

Finally we?ll block in and then refine the color while rendering out to an appropriate finish. Along the way, we'll emphasize the importance of the procedure and how to use the process to help move you forward quickly in your work.

The process is simple and straightforward and allows the artist to focus on creating a clear, readable concept design. By the end of this training, you will have seen the exact process I use in my day to day work creating character concept in a technique that works equally well in games, film, or toy design.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Sketching our initial concept ideas

3. Beginning our line drawing

4. Adjusting our line drawing

5. Finishing our line drawing

6. Blocking in the base color layers

7. Separating objects with color

8. Breaking up tones

9. Refining light and shadows

10. Creating value tones and reflections

11. Completing our two tones

12. Painting with the airbrush

13. Painting with opaque color

14. Improving our final presentation