by Hector Ruiz | Nov 6, 2015 | Resources

Scott Robertson Tips and Tutorials
This week ending 11/07/2015 we are providing you with some really good and insightful tutorials from Scott Robertson. Check out his YouTube channel for more videos like these.
If you are into concept art, the name Scott Robertson might pop every now and then in a conversation. Scott Robertson has contributed to the entertainment industry in many ways. Some of the best concept designers right now have been taught in some form or another by him when he taught at Art Center College of Design, or by some of the early Gnomon Workshop videos he had on rendering or vehicle design. Scott Robertson is even on our recommended list of books for How to Draw and How to Render. This post has some of his tutorial and insight videos he posted on YouTube when he had his “free tutorial Fridays.” We do hope you enjoy these videos as Scott Robertson knows how to explain and illustrate concepts useful to keep a successful career as a concept designer. Enjoy!
Video Titles/Topics:
Creating Your Own Sources of Inspiration
Design Sketching vs. Illustration
Developing Your Critical Eye
Form Language
Improving Your Visual Library
Demos:
Aircraft Quick Sketching
Drawing and Imaginary Sci-fi Semi Truck
Introduction to Rendering in Chrome
Mech Rendering
Photo Booth as Interactive Design Tool
Quick Cityscape Block-in Using Modo
Understanding Atmospheric Perspective
We have updated our recommended resources page with these goodies. You can view the entire list of resources here:
https://bigbadworldofconceptart.com/////bbwca_resources/
Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions
to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you–
by Hector Ruiz | Jul 23, 2015 | Resources

This week, ending 7/25/2015, we have compiled a small list of some really nice free tutorials and demos for your learning pleasure.
For artists, learning is a never ending cycle. We all want to learn and keep up with the latest techniques. Maybe we just want to learn how different artists work. This small list includes demos and tutorials, mainly from Gumroad, from some really good artists. Some contain sound, some contain a plain video, and some offer the working files only. Feel free to check them out and support the artists if you would like to purchase some of their other tutorials.
Ben Mauro – Future Soldier Photobash
Ben Mauro – ZBrush for Environments
Dan Luvisi – Quick Sketch / Free Sketch
Eytan Zana – Titan’s Castle / Cowboys
Frank Hong – Visual Development Walk Through Part 2 / Mech Jungle Episode 1 / Introduction to Basic Thumbnail Making Part 1&2 / Painting with Value / Creating a Successful Portfolio
Jan Urschel – Intro to Adobe Photoshop
John Park – “Design Challenge 1” (from the Facebook Brainstorm threads)
John Sweeney – Nucleus Demo / Alpha Process
Maciej Kuciara – Concept Illustration Techniques Part 3 / Workshop at San Bernardino Art Institute / Free Modo Replicator Basics / Environment Design Challenge Sketch
Michal Kus – Mech Design Chapter 1
Nick Hiatt – Speed Painting Time Lapse: ‘Eden Ain’t Burnin…Eden is Burnt!!!’
Ryan Dening – Dropship Concept Art Tutorials: Part 1 Thumbnails (from ArtStation)
Shaddy Safadi – Digital Painting
We have updated our recommended resources page with these goodies. You can view the entire list of resources here: https://bigbadworldofconceptart.com/////bbwca_resources/
Want to help us grow our resources section? If a resource has helped you greatly please e-mail it to me or any suggestions
to: me@eliottlillyart.com. I will be keeping this list updated as I discover new entries. Thank you--