WHAT IS CONCEPT ART?Concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books or architecture before it is put into the final product. Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design.
Concept spaceship environments by
Stefan Morrell, future city, futuristic vehicle,
science fiction art
WHY USE PERSPECTIVE IN CONCEPT ART?•Perspective is a system
for showing depth and a 3-d space on a 2-d surface
•Since perspective helps you show depth, it helps to show your idea for a building and environment
•Perspective helps the viewer imagine how your idea for a building might look once it was built
Brian Sum is a concept artist who has worked for Canadian
developers BioWare since 2007
WHAT TYPES OF PERSPECTIVE ARE THERE IN CONCEPT ART?
1-Point 2-Point 3-Point
Views looking up or looking down at
something very tall
Views from a corner, able to see two sides
of a building
Views from the center of a road/
street/path or directly above
ADVANCED PERSPECTIVE VIEWSAerial View
4-Point / Fisheye View
WHAT TYPES OF PERSPECTIVE ARE THERE IN CONCEPT ART?
Bird’s Eye View
CONCEPT ART WITH PERSPECTIVE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES• RESEARCH Ideas for a perspective drawing using the links
posted on skylineart.wordpress.com and your own internet searches
• Complete any empty areas on your “Cornell Notes”
• Decide which type of perspective you would like to try for your project. Look for online resources to help you with the technical aspects of your chosen type of perspective
• Brainstorm ideas for what type of concept art you would like to make (realistic building, sci-fi, fantasy, etc.)