Concept & Splash Art with Victor Maury

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Let’s learn about common misconceptions, industry-tested techniques, and most importantly how to make the process fun and personal! Every week will include live paintovers and feedback catered to your goals and area of focus, whether that be taking your character designs and illustrations to the next level, or brushing up on your fundamentals like shape design, anatomy, gesture, composition, lighting, rendering, and final editing.

We’ll cover:
• Drawing fundamentals
• Mapping out your art journey
• Designing to a brief
• Planning ahead while staying flexible
• Prioritizing design needs

Date & Time: Saturdays at 12:00 PM Eastern starting Saturday January 18
Skill level: All skill levels welcome
Tiers: Receive feedback or spectate without homework feedback
Format: 4 hour live class each week with combination of lectures, demos, and feedback. Recordings are generally provided within a couple days of each live session.
Materials: Any digital or traditional mediums. Paintovers will be done digitally

All weeks will be a combination of lecture, demos and feedback.

Week 1: Art Journey & Inspirations
Meet the class, look at portfolios, and understand your goals.
Week 2: Making Sure Your Compass Points North
Understanding the brief and setting clear pillars + thumbnailing (for Illustration & Concept)
Week 3: 10,000 Decisions
An in-depth look at the ideas I explore in illustration & design, and how to develop your own
Week 4: Everything I Did Right
Stories, successes, and surefire tricks from my 5 best splashes
Week 5: Learning From Your Mistakes
How to look back and grow from your failures or understand what went wrong (Including a live attempt to fix my old paintings with new knowledge!)
Week 6: Case Study – Arcane Ambessa (Warrior + Councilor)
When form follows two different functions
Week 7: Case Study – Arcane Viktor
How one concept had to evolve along with the story
Week 8: The Devil is in the Details
How 4 years of designing on Arcane seasons 1 & 2 taught me that the secret ingredient is love