Early Stage Concept Art

Here are some pictures of the earliest stages of a concept I'm working on for a African-tribal type of Giraffe humanoid for an intellectual property I've created.

Enjoy,

-BKD

Concept Artists

My highest career goal is to create concept art within the game industry or to make storyboards for the film industry.  I've researched a couple prominent concept artists within the gaming industry (as well as comics and storyboards), and have some of their work to show and discuss.

This first artist, Andrew Jones, is lesser-known of the two, but his work is very beautiful and sci-fi futuristic based which is one of my favorite themes/subjects. His site is here--> http://www.androidjones.com/

This picture has a very fantasy and child-like feel, while keeping an interesting seriousness to it; like the new re-make of Alice and Wonderland.  The contrast between these to themes is an interesting tension.

I enjoy this piece of work, again, because there is a visual and thematic tension between the real and the digital/abstract.  Also the geometry involved in the creation of the amorphous shapes at the top is very intense and complex.

The second artist, and the more famous of the two (having done work for Marvel comics) is Kevin Chin.  He has a similar visual style to the type of work I am trying to achieve.  It is painterly, while at the same time not completely realistic.  His website is the following--> http://www.kevinchinart.com/

As you can see, Chin's work leans much more towards the conceptual stage of game/comic character models and their characteristics.  He has a wide range from completely comic-book/cartoonish illustration to a more semi-realistic phase as in the power ranger piece.

Drawing S301 Research

My first few posts will cover some basic research of contemporary artists I've done/will do and I'll discuss some reasons why I find myself enjoying that particular piece or artist's work.

For the first pieces I went to some (given) art websites and found the following:

 This abstract blue piece is by Erik Lindman - At first glance this simplistic piece caught my eye due to the strong harmony throughout the work.  The overall line shape and form just gives off a very balanced feel and the cool colors lets the viewer have a peaceful mindset.

These next 2 photos came from the same show by Paul McCarthy at Palazzo Citterio in Italy (July 2010).  The thing that draws me to viewing these pieces is the completely wierd and a bit horrifying subject.  The grotesquely large heads and the inane way they are placed on other pieces of sculpture make me think of a haunted insane asylum or the SAW movies.