Concept Art: Drawing Imaginary Worlds

Have you ever looked at a drawing of a strange alien world or futuristic city and wondered: How did someone come up with that crazy idea? Me too!

Concept art usually refers to world-building artwork used to inspire the development of a bigger project. It's an approach to drawing utilized by visual artists, authors, game designers, filmmakers and many creative storytellers. For me, it's a way to mix real-life and imagination and bring new depth to a drawing.

Here are the topics I'll be covering:

• World Building
• Utilizing Fantasy/Sci-Fi Tropes
• Finding Inspiration
• Gathering References
• Planning a Composition
• Illustrating Depth
• Styling Line Art
• Using Tonal Planes
• Choosing Colors

All you'll need for this class is a pencil and paper but I'm working in Clip Studio Paint for visual clarity.

• Introduction
• Reality meets Fantasy
• Questioning Existence
• When Where What & Why
• The Nature of Time
• Environmental Effects
• Details of Civilization Part 1
• Details of Civilization Part 2
• Distribution of Power
• Cultural Values
• Designing Technology
• Signs from Other Worlds
• The Right Ingredients
• Finding Framing, Drawing Depth
• Inking with Character
• Tonal Planes
• Color Scheme
• Class Project & Wrap Up