Visual Development for Picture Making
Class | This class is completed
This class is
designed to help students put in place solid groundwork for creating pictures. Whether it is fine art, illustration, or production frames for entertainment design, visual development is an important process in building believable imagery. The class will put emphasis on research and preproduction. We will be covering the basics of Conceptual Design: character and environment design, composition, and creative idea generating exercises. We will spend time working up thumbnails with emphasis on moods, composition, and color palettes. We will learn to gather and shoot reference, and all that encompasses the prep work needed to start the final painting.
- Supplies will be covered during the first class which will be a lecture and demonstration.
Lucas Graciano
Lucas has been attending the Watts Atelier since 2001. He has worked in the video game industry working in Visual Development. Some of his game credits include: SOCOM 2 and 3, God of War, Alien Hominid, and Twisted
Metal: HO. Lucas now freelances as an illustrator, some of his clients include: Sony Computer Entertainment, SOE, Wizards of the Coast, Reef, Upper Deck, Blizzard, White Wolf, and Quarto Publishing. His work can be seen in “Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, “The Art of World of Warcraft TCG” as well as “Drawing and Painting the Undead”. Lucas was also a finalist in the 2008 Cover Competition for "American Artist Drawing" magazine. For more information on Lucas’ art, visit his website:
www.lucasgraciano.com
His work can be seen in “Spectrum 15: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art”, “The Art of World of Warcraft TCG” as well as “Drawing and Painting the Undead”. Lucas was also a finalist in the 2008 Cover Competition for "American Artist Drawing" magazine.
For more information on Lucas’ art, visit his website: www.lucasgraciano.com