Foundation

Basic Head Constructoin - November 30th!

Hey guys,

Basic Head Construction w/ Bryan Lee goes out at the end of this month!
This session builds off the previous face construction session, and will go into the inner features of the head & how to break down the planes.

Special thanks and credit to lessons from Kevin Chen, Mark Westermoe, Steve Houston, & Dallas Good! Be sure to visit Concept Design Academy in Pasadena for Analytical Figure drawing for more!
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Intro to Constructing the Face w/ Jeff Talbot goes out!

Hey guys,
The first session for November is going out! Keep an eye out on the announcements for the next session with our next guest for the month. Thanks!

Intro to Constructing the Face w/ Jeff Talbot - Nov 15th

November is Head Anatomy month!  We're extremely pleased to announce that joining us this month are two  awesome instructors - both focusing on Head Drawing! First up is Jeffrey  Talbot with his "Intro to Constructing the Face" session. This  introductory session will cover the basics of laying in the head, making  sure the form reads, getting the proportions right in any angle, and  having a strong foundation to develop your future head drawings on...

Concept Sketching with Lixin Yin - Goes out in 1-2 days

Hey guys!
Concept Sketching with Lixin will go out within the next 24-48 hours! Be sure to keep an eye out on your patron messages if you are a current subscriber for access to this session!

Thanks again for all the amazing support!!!
- JP & MZ

Concept Sketching w/ Lixin Yin - October 31st

Wrapping up this month at the Foundation Group is Lixin Yin with his new tutorial on Concept Sketching. 

In this  video, Lixin demonstrates his process for speed-painting and generating a  Concept Sketch. The 1st half of the video outlines how he establishing  the overall mood & block-in for the painting. In the 2nd half of the  video, Lixin continues to refine the image & make sense out of the  initial block-in by grounding all elements of the painting. 2018-10-28 23:26:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Color Theory & Stylized Illustration goes out today!

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Content for this months session with Kenny Vo goes out today! Keep an eye out on your inboxes for links to this session.

Thanks!

Color Theory & Stylized Illustration w/ Kenny Vo! - October 20th

Hey guys,

Joining us this month is Kenny Vo for a Color Theory & Stylized Illustration session.
https://www.artstation.com/kennyvoart

In this session, Kenny not only articulates his thoughts on color theory and how different color light sources can affect local color, but also takes you through an example on how he applies that knowledge to an illustration that he started from scratch. 

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Digital Painting with Lixin Releases tomorrow!

Hey guys, this is just an update to let you know that Digital Painting with Lixin Yin releases tomorrow! Thanks again for all the amazing support!

- JP & MZ

Digital Painting with Lixin Yin!! - September 30th

We're supppper excited to invite guest instructor Lixin Yin join us for a digital painting demo this month. The demo will be brought to you by Lixin Yin, and will be dubbed in English by the foundation team.

Join us by September 30th & pledge (or remain pledged) for access to this session! Thanks for all the Support!

-The Foundation Team

Painting in Color Part 2 Releases today!

Hey guys!

We just wanted to update you that the announced session (painting in color part 2: refined thumbnails) will release today.

Content will go out within the next 24 hours via patreon messenger!

Thanks

- JP & MZ

Painting in Color Part 2! - September 24th

Hey guys! We're bringing the painting in color series back for Part 2 - refined color thumbnails. This session will go a bit more in depth into additional methods of creating a color palette to generate color comps based on your black & white thumbnails.

Pledge (or remain a patron) by September 24th for access to this session! Content releases 1-2 days afterwards.

More announcements coming soon!

Content Releasing for Keyframe Compositions!

Hey guys,

Patreon messages are going out as we speak with access to the latest sessions! Thanks again for all the support as always, and we hope you enjoy this session!

- JP & MZ

Keyframe Composition! Last day to pledge Aug. 30th

Up next for the month of August is: Keyframe Compositions!
For new subscribers, pledge by August 30th to receive access to this tutorial

This session will cover how to break  down existing film screenshots into simple black & white compositions. After a brief lecture & demo on studying existing shots, we then create our own by using the original as inspiration for the lighting composition.

Thanks again for all the support!

World Building: Inventive Architecture Goes out!

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Be sure to check your patreon messages, as World Building Inventive Architecture is going out now!

More announcements coming soon

Thanks for the continued amazing support, you guys are awesome!!

World Building - w/ Aaron Pinel! Pledge by Aug. 23rd

Hey Guys, we're super excited to present to you this new session on World Building - Inventive Architecture, with Aaron Pinel. Aaron brings you roughly 2 hours of lecture & demo of his thoughts when it comes to design.

He walks you through his thought process on how he utilizes images & information for both inspiration & design influence.

Lock in your pledge by August 23rd for access to this new session!

Thanks!
-JP & MZ

Applying Studies to Concepts: Landscape Studies - Goes out today

Hey guys, just an update to keep an eye out in your patreon messages, as the new session will release there today!

More exciting sessions coming up soon. Thanks for all the amazing support as always!!!

-JP & MZ

Landscape Sketches! Pledge by July 28th

Next up for this months Foundation session is - Applying Studies to Concepts: Landscapes.

Following  up on the previous release, we take the concept of generating a study prior to painting out a concept image. We break down a landscape study  here & discuss certain key elements to analyze.

Lock your pledges in by July 28th!

Applying Studies to Concepts Releases today!

Hey guys, the APC vehicle tutorial releases today. Keep an eye out in your patreon messages the next 12-24 hours for access to this content!

Thanks again for all the amazing support!

New Session Coming this Week!! Pledge by July 21st

Hey guys,

We're back this month with a new session: "Applying studies to concepts!"

In this session, we cover methods used to study & break down existing designs. After fully analyzing the APC, we then walk you through the process of generating a concept based off the initial reference & study.

Pledge by July 21st for access to this session!

As always, more tutorials coming soon!
-JP & MZ

Intro to Gouache Part 2! Releases today

Hey guys, Intro to gouache part 2 will release today! Be sure to keep an eye out on your patreon messenger for the links in the next 12-24 hours.
If you missed the pledge cutoff, be sure to send us a note!

More updates to come soon!

Color Mixing! - Pledge by June 27th

Hey guys!

Joining us back this month is Tiffanie Mang, with her Basics of Color Mixing tutorial. Tiffanie begins with a lecture on color theory, color relationships and harmony, as well as examples of past artwork. She then will take you through a series of rapid thumbnails, and finalizes the video with a larger study.

Be sure to pledge by June 27th for access to this session, and as always - request any specific tutorials below which you would like to see in the future from the Foundat...

Just a small tease

Just a tease for tomorrows announcement of the 2nd tutorial to come out for this month. Can you take a guess what it may be? ;)

Designing Characters Goes out today!

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Designing Characters - Sci-Fi Military Solider goes out today! Keep an eye out in your patreon messages during the next 12-24 hours for access to this session!

Coming up - Designing Characters w/ William Bao!

Coming up next week is Designing Characters w/ William Bao! In this tutorial, Will covers his full process for designing a Sci-Fi Military character: From reference gathering, to initial sketch, refined line art, and full color painting.

Pledge by June 20th for access to this video!

Feel free to let us know any additional tutorial subject matter you would like to see!

Content releases soon for Intro to Gouache!

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Intro to gouache releases today! Be sure to keep an eye out on your patreon messages for the release!

Thanks

Intro to Gouache w/ Tiffanie Mang!!! Pledge by May 26

We hope you guys are as excited as we are for today's announcement! You may recognize some of her work from the world's first fully painted feature film - Loving Vincent.

Tiffanie covers all the essentials  needed to get started in the exciting medium of Gouache! In addition to covering the basics of gouache, this  video also covers many theories and techniques used in all forms of art;  whether it's digital, watercolor, oil painting, etc.

Learn more about Tiffanie at:...

Design Brief: Transport Mech Parts 1 & 2 go out soon!

Hey guys!

Pledges are locked in for the next session, which includes Design Brief Part 1, and a bonus Part 2 that will be released to all current patrons for free.

Keep an eye out in your patreon inbox over the next day!

Thanks!!

New Tutorial + Bonus for all Patrons! Pledge by May 12th

Hey guys,

We're back this month with a brand new guest instructor - Daybreak Games' Concept Artist - Norris Lin!

All patrons pledges before May 12th will receive access to a total of 3 hours of content - which includes part 1 & 2 of his "Design Brief' series on creating a transport mech.

As always, thanks for all the support, & stay tuned for more announcements!
-JP & MZ

Understanding Lens Types - Pledge Cutoff

Pledges are locked for this months' 2nd session - Understanding Lens Types with ModernDayJames!

Content will be released in the next 24-48 hours via patreon messenger, so be sure to keep an eye out on your messages for content release!

Thanks for all the support!

ModernDayJames is back!! - Understanding Lens Types

Pledge by April 21st for access to this sessions!

James begins this lesson by covering different types of lens types & the understanding of how they alter primitive shapes. Following this basic introduction, James will continue with a more thorough demo of a vehicle which utilizes Long vs Wide angle lens.

Thanks for all the support, and more content & guest instructors to come soon!

-JP & MZ