Beginner concept artist

**Toxisanar** · October 16th, 2011, 06:51 AM

hello,

I'm a new member on this great forum, and i hope you guys can learn me how to become a concept artist!

I'm not a very basic drawer, but i need at first advise for what kind of books i need and for things like the anatomy of the human etc. Can you give me advise of what kind of books are the best to learn from, and what kind of techniques is should use? Later on i want to become a more likely game designer..

P.s sorry for my bad english

**Lyraina** · October 16th, 2011, 07:23 AM

Welcome

Starting out with the basics is an excellent idea.
You might want to browse the CA forums for a while, there is plenty of advice and instruction to find! Also, starting a sketchbook is a good first step to keep yourself motivated and get feedback on your drawings.

Originally Posted by Toxisanar

hello,

I'm a new member on this great forum, and i hope you guys can learn me how to become a concept artist!

I'm not a very basic drawer, but i need at first advise for what kind of books i need and for things like the anatomy of the human etc. Can you give me advise of what kind of books are the best to learn from, and what kind of techniques is should use?

There's a nice thread about what books you might want to read or use for anatomy etc: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=152626
The Loomis books you can find online for download if you google for it.
Also, I don't know what or how you were drawing so far, but for the beginning, I'd suggest to just draw with a pencil on paper, for simple anatomy practices and such.

Most of all, one of the most important things I have learnt here on CA is... draw much, practice much, and draw even more!

**Toxisanar** · October 16th, 2011, 09:15 AM

Thank you very much for those resources!

But if i want to draw (example) a house or just buildings, how do you learn that? (environment)

**dionicpaint** · November 1st, 2011, 12:16 AM

Well, you have to learn about perspective. I recommend David Chelsea's Perspective! For Comic book artists. It's cheap and one of the best books on perspective that I am learning from now. I bought mine from Alibris online. It came in perfect condition. I hope this helps with drawing buildings. Also check out FZD School on Youtube. Feng Zhu is great and teaches a lot about environments and the concept industry.