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Iconic Prop Design with Airi Pan - April 24th

Hey guys, joining us this month is Airi Pan with this session on creating unique & icon prop design!
Airi Pan ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/airipan 

Props play a key role in in creating a believable space. Coming up with unique and creative props that utilize materials available in the world help sell the space, and aid in creating an immersive  - and that is what Airi i...

Portrait Value Study with Lixin Yin goes out!

Hey guys, our latest session with Lixin Yin on Portrait Value Studies has just gone out! Check your patreon messages for access to this session.

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Portrait Value Study with Lixin Yin - March 31st, 2021

Hey guys, for the second release this month, Lixin Yin is back with this (english dub) tutorial on portrait value studies! This session follows a traditional study workflow - by starting with a blank canvas, creating a sketch with line drawing of the proportions, followed by blocking in the value masses. Join us by March 31st for access to this ~1h tutorial!

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- The Foundation Team

Fantasy Tower Design Process with Sean Yang Goes Out!

Hey guys, downloadable content for Fantasy Tower Design Process with Sean Yang just went out! Be sure to check your patreon messages for access to this content.

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Design Process: Fantasy Tower with Sean Yang - March 13, 2021

Hi Guys, for the first release this month we have a new guest to the group - Sean Yang!

Sean Yang's ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/seanyangart 

In this 1 hour 20 minute session, Sean covers his entire design process for this image. He includes his thoughts on breaking down reference, visual communication, sketching out ideas with line, as well as a full final illustration.<...

Foundation Patreon - Environment Thumbnail Sketching with Fernanders Sam Releases!

Hey guys, content for Foundation Patreon - Environment Thumbnail Sketching with Fernanders Sam has just released. Please check your patreon messages for access to this content. Thanks for the support!

Environment Thumbnail Sketching with Fernanders Sam - February 27th

For the second release this month, we have Environment Thumbnail Sketching with Fernanders Sam - releasing February 27th! Focusing on 3 fundamental design concepts - Shape / Value / Composition - Fernanders demonstrates how he utilizes his tools (Photoshop & Blender) to create sketches & communicate his ideas in a clean and efficient manner.

Join us by Saturday the 27th for access to this session & 30% off all prior tutorials.

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Design Sketching: 2D Workflow with Wouter Gort Releases!

Hey guys, our latest session with Wouter Gort on Design Sketching just released!
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Design Sketching: 2D Workflow with Wouter Gort - Feb 18th

Wouter Gort Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/wokkie

For the 1st release this month, we're honored to have Wouter Gort join us with this Design Sketching: 2D Workflow demo! Wouter takes us through his 2D workflow on design sketching, beginning with a basic sketch block-out, which is refined into the final weapon drawing we see here. Wouter stresses to focus on 3 important aspects of design du...

Painterly Landscape Study with John Park Releases!

Hey guys, the latest session on Painterly Landscape Studies with John Park just released! If you're pledged prior this post, then check your patreon messages for access to this content.

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Painterly Landscape Study w/ John Park - January 30th!

Hey guys,

This has been a much requested session, and we're thrilled to bring it to you! Painterly Landscape Studies with John Park. Studying is one of the best practices for improving your skill, and creating a study goes beyond creating a copy. This step-by-step tutorial breaks down how John goes about creating a landscape study, and what aspects are important to him. Pledge by January 30th for access to this session!

- The Foundation Team

Environment Concept Sketching Process w/ Fernanders Sam Releases!

Hi guys, for those pledged currently - check your patreon messenger for download links to Fernanders Sam's session on Environment Concept Sketching!
Another announcement coming this week! Thanks for the support
- The Foundation Team

Starting off the Year right with Environment Concept Sketching by Fernanders Sam - Jan 17th!

Fernanders Sam ArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/fernanderssam 

Hey guys, we're excited to kick off the year with an awesome session by Ubisoft Singapore Concept Artist - Fernanders Sam. This session is a great introduction for those looking to take their environment composition sketches to the next level and create an illustration out of them. Follow along with Fernanders as he ...

2020 Is A Wrap!! World Building Part 2 w/ Kenny Vo Sent Out!

Hey guys, thank you again so much for an amazing year! We've couldn't be more thankful for all the amazing patrons pledged to the group, helping invite such amazing guests to demo for us all. Kenny Vo's Part 2 session on World Building is going out now, so be sure to check your patreon messages to grab this session!

We'll see you in 2021!
- The Foundation Team

Last Tutorial of the Year - World Building: Final Illustration w/ Kenny Vo! - Dec 30th, 2020

Hey guys,

We officially have the last tutorial announcement of the year for you, and it's an exciting one - Part 2 of the World Building series with Kenny Vo! Kenny demonstrates his approach on taking all of the preparation he did in Part 1, and creates a final environment illustration as a result.

This is the last session of the year, and we couldn't be more thankful to all the amazing guest instructors we've invited to share their wealth of knowledge with us, and most importantl...

Worlding Building Graphic Thumbnails w/ Kenny Releases!

Hey guys, check your patreon messages for access to the 1st session of December!

Part 2 will be announced soon, so keep an eye out for the next session which will take one of these thumbnails to final!

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World Building w/ Kenny Vo Part 1 - Graphic Thumbnails - December 20th

Hey guys, we're ecstatic to welcome back Kenny Vo this month with this session on World Building! We've received quite a few requests on the subject of world building, environment thumbnailing, as well as a few on sketching in VR - and we're glad to let you know that this video has it all! 

Make sure you tune in for this session, as in Part 2, Kenny will select one of these thumbnails and take it to a final polished illustration! 2020-12-15 21:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Intro to Environment Perspective with Charles Lin Goes Out!

Hey guys, for everyone pledged by this post - content for Intro to Environment Perspective with Charles Lin has just gone out! Check your patreon messages for access to this content!
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Intro to Environment Perspective w/ Charles Lin - November 29th!

Hey Guys, we're happy to let you know that we're combing through the amazing list of suggestions you guys have provided with a much requested tutorial - Perspective Fundamentals for Environments!
Charles Lin is joining us for this session, covering how to take a very simple perspective block out of a room & convert it to a full interior line drawing.

Lock in your pledge by November 29th for access to this session!

We are also running a 30% Thanksgiving sale active until...

Weapon Design Process: Concept Variation Releases!

Hey guys, content has just gone out for Foundation Patreon - Weapon Design Process: Concept Variation with Charles Lin! Check your patreon messenger for access to this session. As always, thank you for the amazing support and we'll have a new announcement for the 2nd release next week!

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Charles Lin - Weapon Design Process - Concept Variation: Nov 19th, 2020

Back with us this month is Charles Lin with a session on Weapon Design! For those that have experienced a Charles Lin tutorial, you know to expect that this tutorial will be jam packed education. Before putting pen to paper & sketching out ideas, Charles covers his entire thought process on what he thinks about when designing weapons (and designing anything in general). 

Research, understanding, visual communication, thumbnailing, blockout, and sketching - Charles covers it all...

Digital Painting: Head Study with Lixin Yin Out Now!

Hey guys, coming your inbox on Patreon is the latest session with Lixin Yin! If you pledged by October 30th and didn't receive a download link, reach out to us and we will provide one.

Happy Halloween!!
- The Foundation Team

Digital Painting with Lixin Yin - Head Study - October 30th, 2020

Lixin Yin's Artstation- https://www.artstation.com/sanmingsanri

In this session, we follow Lixin Yin as he takes us through a Digital Head / Portrait study from start to finish. This English Dub'd tutorial provides a thorough breakdown of how Lixin approaches these studies. Focusing on proportion, volume, color distribution, lighting, and structure - students are able to take the same appro...

Fantasy Card Illustration Tutorial is Out!

Hey guys, for those of you pledged - content is going out now for the next session - on Fantasy Card Illustration!
Check your patreon messages for access to this session.

We'll have another awesome announcement coming for you this week on the 2nd release for October! 

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Fantasy Card Illustration w/ Tum Dechakamphu - October 18, 2020!

Tum Dechakamphu Gallery- https://www.deviantart.com/therafa/gallery

Hey guys, we are honored to bring you Thailand artist Tum "The Rafa" Dechakamphu, with a session on how he creates Fantasy Magic Card Illustrations! This tutorial follows a tried & true approach to creating illustrations: by beginning with a simple loose sketch, blocking in very simple base colors, rendering & ref...

Anthropomorphic Animals with Charles Lin is Out!

Hey guys, the latest session on Anthropomorphic Animals with Charles Lin just released! If you pledged prior this post, check your patreon messenger for a download link to this session!
Thank you guys for all the support and the amazing suggestions in the past post. We hope to bring you even more amazing content soon!
- The Foundation Team

Anthropomorphic Animals w/ Charles Lin - September 28th!

Hey guys, we have a new and exciting tutorial coming next week on Anthropomorphic Animals with Charles Lin! This is a subject that has been requested a few times, and we're proud to have none other than Charles bring you this 4.5 hour session.

For those familiar with Charles teaching style, you can expect to walk away with an understanding of his full thought process on designing these characters from beginning to end. Beginning with research, he then moves to a design brief on how to p...

Tutorial Requests: Subject Matter / Genre / Instructors!

Hey guys, we often receive suggestions in our inbox for specific tutorial requests, and we wanted to expand that to let all of our patrons know that we are open to hearing requests from everyone! If there is any specific:

• Subject Matter
• Genre
• Instructor
• Software 

That you are interested in learning the fundamentals & foundations on, post them below and we will do our best to make it happen!

Thank you for all the support, and stay safe out th...

Shape Design with Charles Lin Releases!

Hey guys, Shape Design - Character Thumbnails with Charles Lin just released. If you are pledged prior to this post, then you should have a link in your inbox!

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Shape Design with Charles Lin - Characters! September 13th

Coming this weekend is Shape Design with Charles Lin - Character Thumbnails! In this session, Charles breaks down his thought process on how he interjects shape design into character concepts. Each shape carry their own attributes associated with them, and being aware of those theories can promote a stronger result in your design. 

Secure your pledge by this Sunday September 13th for ...