Design Cinema - EP 51 - Multitasking
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2012
- Using multitasking techniques to complete two paintings. This video was first recorded for the Star Wars special issue (issue 74) of ImagineFX magazine.
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Gosh.. I wrote this before but deleted it because it felt sort of embarrassing... But Feng, THANK YOU for every single video on this channel... Wish I'd just watched and learned from these videos instead of wasting a fortune on bad art education.. These videos are the reason I'm pursuing art as a career - even if it is digital illustration - the same rules still apply... Even though my work is probably still very "mediocre"... it's slowly improving, and it's a huge leap from what it used to be... and this channel is the reason. These videos taught me what my university didn't even know the shadow of, and has been a literal "lifesaver" in beginning to work as a freelance illustrator. You are a like a "portable" teacher... Just... THANK YOU!!!!!
Feng is my main source of inspiration, mainly because he's an awesome teacher on these youtube videos. He's the one who made me dare to think I've got a shot in this business, and the one who made me believe in my art. I used to be under the false impression that only art geniuses could become successful artists, but it's just hard work like everything else.
The advice Feng gives from a little past half the video till the very end is just pure gold! Thank you sooooo much for the encouragement and the inspiration Feng, I'm really grateful for this.
I just want to say thanks for this. I'm watching this during my lunch break right now and so far I'm finding myself spending around 80% of my available time on the first couple and by the time I get to the end I'm completely drained. Hopefully by spreading my workload out like you've suggested here I can really begin to turn things around.
You are amazing Feng, please don't ever stop making episodes of design cinema.
@PHeMoX Feng actually mentions just using the default brushes. He used the default chalk but with opacity turned off for these two paintings. And then he goes on to stress the fundamentals and i guess being really good at those can produce a "clear" and easy to read image. He really makes the right parts of his images pop. Amazing artist :)
I wished I discovered this channel earlier, I feel so behind in the practice I could've been doing instead of wasting my time for a past years. Thanks to Feng Zhu, I feel motivated and also a sense of guidance to work hard in this line of work.
Feng, you are truly an inspiration to me as an artist. Thank you for all your videos
and artistic insight into the field and your art. It's simply remarkable. Outstanding
work.
Great channel you've got here Feng!
I would say that it is one of the best, if not The best channel for learning concept art.
Not only do you pack your videos full of info of how to use the tools,
but more importantly information on the fundamentals and how to survive in the industry.
Greatly appreciated.
I have an artist alley table at a convention coming up, I am 17 and you really don't understand time management until you are in a situation where you HAVE to have that work ready. I am not a professional and I am not even a college student yet, I am just a kid who is in need for money and connections out there ya know. I am glad I found this video because it has really hit that point of crunch time for me so thanks for helping me push through some more!
This is fantastic advice. It's very rare that I hear something I've never even thought about before and that what this is. Thanks very much for doing these videos.
OH man he got this video up WAY faster! Thank you feng!
@Torchit
Thank you for the compliment. :) All the courses in FZD School of Design are taught in English and English only. Thanks!
Hey, Feng! Thank you very much for talking about time managment! it is a very critical topic to me!
From what I heard in illustration school: Drawing from the real thing is always best when learning perspective, because you need to be able to feel the space and because photos distort perspective, no matter what type they are. Get as much practice as you can in expanding your visual library of buildings by drawing outside, then take that knowledge with you when you use photos/reference to jog your memory. Ideally, you'll have an understanding of perspective from your real-life interaction.
@Somnixer I had the same problem, resolved by speeding up in the last years. To train i setup a 20 minute timer to setup an image then a 1 hour timer to finish the work. Just move on the next work when the timer goes off. It helps a lot to work under strict schedule and speeds you up. It's not about how much hours do you spend drawing per day, it's about how much you do in that hours. It's up to you to choose how much time you have to give to a project.
@SleepDozer The reason you study things and draw from source photos is that you can take in every detail and you do it enough you will see what will be where and where it needs to be to be believable. That's the beauty of being an artist you are a lifetime student. Then once you've gotten enough footing you can create paintings with little to no effort because you are familiar with what your doing. So just studying one area of art is very limiting do portraiture, perspective and landscapes ect.
First time I've watched one of these start to finish....worth it!
Breathtaking painting and wisedom, as always.
I did not know about the canvas rotate function.....thanks for that Feng. Also an interesting little insight into the Star Wars workflow.
These paintings are SO sick!
I'm always taking notes! Great work Feng! You really put a lot of passion into these!
thanks Feng, you are a very respected artist internationally, and thanks for sharing some of your knowledge and experience.
to quickly checking value:
create a layer on top, fill it black, change the layer blending mode to "Saturation", switch on and off to check value. I'm going to call this "value layer" for easy reference for the next question.
to paint *Darker* value: (my interpretation, please correct me if I'm wrong)
have your "value layer" turned on, create new "multiply" layer under it to paint value (doesn't have to be pure black). set your opacity (press number 1- 0 on your keyboard, 1=10%, 0 =100%).
17:24 Fheng Zhu you should consider a career in voice acting buddy.
I learned more watching these vids than 4 yrs attending high school.
Genius. Feng was born for this profession.
@lasthavoc Here's a more exaustive answer: Chose your ratio and resolution, create a new canvas, add a layer and put a background color. Go to Image>Canvas Size>New Size >> Double the Height. Now again go to Image> Canvas Size>New Size >> add a border value to Width and twice (or triple) the same value to Height.Copy the layer1 and put your set in position. Now you have a perfect proportioned canvas for 2 paintings. I still prefer to make a layer and mask my borders with black lines.
Fantastic video as always! My main problem is time management and procrastination as well so i understand the importance of what you are talking here. You do a great service for all the people who want to improve their art and can't afford to pay for it!
Feng you the man! Your advice and tutorials are great!
Thank you very much for the enlightening news about the game industry! It makes a lot of sense and I thought working on one piece at a time is efficient. Thank you very much again!
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This is fantastic. I'm amazed how much I learn from these videos! I will definitly keep multitasking in mind :)
I'm using this multitasking technique for a commission that I'm working on right now. I have to render characters that represent 3 different factions of army units so I'm working on each faction(3 characters in each) at a time. I'm finding it quite helpful indeed. Thanks for posting this video and keep up the great work :)
VERY motivating stuff! I´m an industrial design student not a concept artist, but i can also apply many of your techniques. Keep on the good work! thanks!
When you said the companies send you all kindsa games and consoles... a icy chill ran up my neck and I had a minigasm of excitement.
I love listening to these videos while painting/drawing :D
You worked at Skywalker Ranch!!! You Feng have now made the "Most Amazing Person" List!!
I'm only 10 minutes in and you've already inspired me to manage my time better. Let's just say I spent all of today preparing a presentation of a book I was supposed to read for tomorrow. I've never touched the book and I'm going to bed as soon as this video ends, and the presentation is the first thing that happens at school tomorrow... Never again! I usualy do decent on time management, but I do slip, like on the assignment I should be working on now :P Awesome video
Thank you that last bit about having no sleep has picked me up a little. :)
1. New layer, set it to the top of the piece.
2. Fill black.
3. Click on "Normal on the new layer, it'll give you the different effects.
4. Go down near the end, and choose Saturation.
Hey everyone. Thanks again for the comments. I'll be adding a new episode next week. This week we are extremely busy due to the Master Designer Workshop (feb 4-5). I might also do an another Q/A episode as well to address all your questions. Thanks again.
i agreed with you feng.! its all about spending too much time (16 hours per day)..doing sketching and other stuffs. I ended up hangout with frnds,playing video games stuffs..tons of thanks for your advice Feng!
gr8 episode Feng! Really instructive, i enjoyed the description about time and work management (i will use some of them nowadays), and the example of rising a career, if i may. Good to see the work-flow as always, too. Keep it up!
This is great stuff. Thank you for sharing.
Thankyou, another xmas present from you.
WOW! first video I have seen that has no DISLIKES! A moment in history!
@moore2art
He means an aspect ratio of a film frame - Width : Height
The old TV's are 4:3, HD sets are 16x9
Common movie frames ratios are 1.85:1 , 2.35:1
So if you create a new image in Photoshop and
set the width to 2350 pix and height 1000,
you created an image with 2.35:1 ratio.
Same if you created an 235x100 or 1175x500 etc...
that's so awesome i love your tutorials, i feel like i so understand what you're talking about :)
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Wow those things are awesome.
Great thanks! always intertaining and useful
Thanks for this. Really inspiring and a great challenge to draw that much in a day, but it is the truth. If you want it, you got to make time for it.
@NizoSan Thanks for the advice! I will definitely start doing that training.
Thanks! You just had to upload this when I was about to start my homework...
Very cool and spiring Feng!
I heard you are coming to Vancouver, can't wait for that!!
@SilentAya do lots of studies of landscapes, build up visual library to pull from. Better if you do them from life but photo studies work as well and remember you can just sketch out random environments and things with a pen whenever, do that just to get yourself to spend more time working from your head and not 100% from reference.
free knowledge this is it man, thx very much mrs. zhu
Feng, It would be really interesting to see your photshop controls and tools on your screen with the painting. It could give us a better idea of what kind of tools and processes you take.
aye for anybody having trouble making clean readable lines just draw straight or curved lines as quick and as long as u can w/out erasing all over a piece of paper or computer screen. Do this when you can't think of anything to draw or while you watch tv or something, its a drill i learned as a caricature artist. Eventually your lines will start getting cleaner and u wont need tools
I'm considering going to art school, and I think my pictures are decent, but all I can find of illstration courses within my budget does not focus on actual art, more like designing folders for a hospital with Adobe Illustrator. it's all very annoying.
I think these vids are better than school in many ways, I get what I want and nothing else.
thanks for making these vids!
very good explanation... makes a lot of sense.
Thank u very much for this video! very inspirering!
Thoroughly enjoyable dude. I'm no pro ,but just like doodling and farting about with Photoshop etc. I tend to go more for airbrushing at the moment. Fingers in many pots but left things a bit late for me to make a go of it but still enjoy it and that's what it's all about. Keep it up dude.
Nick.
Watching Feng and listening to his words, reminds me how much more practice I need to put in.
@theonlyartist1992 Thank you. I consider atm. the choice of one with a steel-surface. I tried it several hours and loved to draw on a steel-surface like that.
My problem is when I start drawing in the detail, I just kinda forget when to stop the detail phase and move on, I don't think I could be a concept artist, but I do learn a lot from these videos! Thanks for posting!
@DArtdevilful
Watch episode 47 and he'll answer your question there. It's all about how motivated you are and if you're willing to dedicate time for improving your skills.
That Logo intro sound reminds me of Resident Evil 1 =) Great channel!
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The glass dome remind me of Blade Runner, Some Syd inspiration showing!
دست شما درد نکنه استاد 🩷
@Ingyar
Thanks, Ingyar! this is so helpful.
These videos are priceless. I could only imagine what the school would be like..
I heard you say you paid for your school with your first job in the industry and I was wondering, is that typical of most students? Can you talk a little more about that side of the business, how clients select you? Did you just design a portfolio during your last stages at art school and send it to all the major players and wait for call backs?
Thanks FZD, very valuable information.
@nesnahmik Yeah, I know, but I am using Painter XI. Somehow the default chalk there is not quite the same as the Photoshop one.
I totally agree that it's not the brush that defines the artist and that it must be fundamentals that I am lacking as well, but so far I am struggling a bit getting clean and readable lines when at the same time not making things either too blurry or too sharp. I'm guessing that's where a lot of fundamental practice comes in.
Your my hero hehe great stuff very inspiring
Hey Feng. Been following you quite some time now. Nice to see how you have evolved and thanks for your generosity.
-Question: do you always use 100% opacity on a brush (you mention that in other videos). And do your brushes color bleed?
painting black and white allows you to see your values better than you can with straight colors
"meeting with George," nice name drop. lol.
HEY FENG in the next video or so could you talk about how to or how you would apply studies from what you read draw or see and how to learn from them????
"hey man, I got in a car accident, THEY DON'T CARE!!!" Priceless
@sharkhead7854 He's actually refering to the previous episode; EPISODE 50 - Bug Silhouettes.
@eldrake123
Thank you, eldrake! I'm glad I asked, you and ingyar have cleared this up for me. I appreciate it.
Man I love this stuff... been subscribed for years. It's a bit too late for me, but it's great to see what could've been ;)
How old are you? Can't be that late.
Well... I guess I'm not dead yet ;)
dougieladd peterson is right. I started 2 years ago. And this channel helped so much.
TheBigTreeSociety
Yeah Feng is a top man. Giving so much for free. I look forward to every post.
@nesnahmik Yeah, he's right, but Painter started working a lot better for me ever since I upgraded to 12GB of ram and Windows 7.
I like the traditional style brushes it comes with, but at the same time dealing with having to 'dry' paint and such can be somewhat of a challenge.
i like your color !
you're a true pro.
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you're all about getting the results. and fast. also , your photo resources are imense.
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As usual, your video is another brick to build a passion! Very good advices, i will put them in action.
My question: How the client is generally putting is request? Did he give you a background, limitations, complete freedom, or a mix? Could simulate a fake classic demand, and then process it for us?
this guy is my idol i wish i could go to his school
Thank for saying the software doesn't really matter !
I use all Free , Open software like MyPaint, Blender 3D, Inkscape, Gimp. Or I'll use affordable software like Sumo Paint , ArtRage, opencanvas , Anime Studio , Toon Boom .
Most of the software I use is free, or under 100 dollars .
It seems you just mentioned calibration issues here. No two monitors are exactly the same, even same model. Well, only advice I could offer is that get screens from companies which are really stringent with their factory calibration to achieve best possible accuracy. Not sure about the Mac, though it has been recommended very often for various media creation uses. Apple seems to be very serious with display accuracy of their iOS devices, though.
@PHeMoX I actually also use painter.Always been my favorite tool :-) Photoshop is faster getting a lot of "information" into an image and start sculpting shapes out and according to Feng a lot more stable handling big files. Still like painter though :)
@DarkMio i think it is the intuous 3 large.... or XL He does have a Intuous 4 but he likes the surface texture of the 3, hope this helped.
@evopsomopso It's the colorpicker in ps CS5.
Hi Feng, when you speak of a document being, say, 4,000 pixels wide, is dpi always set at 1 (rather than 72, 300, etc)? So most of your files are between 9626x4096 and 4096x1743 resolutions -- with dpi set as only 1 pixel? Thanks!! Yours are by far my favorite tutorials. Very grateful.
Hey Feng, awesome video as always. Could you explain a little about what you are doing at the 7:13 time? Are you just painting with black/white semitransparent values to darken the image ?
Hey Feng your work and tutorials are inspiring and much appreciated! I would appreciate it if you could do a video on perspective in a city environment. Or if not how would you go about it? Is it a good idea to use photo reference to create the buildings? Thanks in advance!
As per usual, worthwhile information and beautiful to watch.You discussed how you start on multiple paintings at the same time,now I get that this is for production of conceptual arts,but would you say this would work well with just about every form of illustration?Whether conceptual work,illustration or fine art?The reason I ask is because of style and how the timemanagement affects your output.If you start multiple paintings at the same time,they will get a similar feel,or doesnt it matter?
Thanks for this lesson Mr Zhu! I've got a question: are the classes in your school in English?
@nujwork Set the color picker to Sample Current Layer then you can pick colors in the layer you're drawing and enable or disable the b/w layer without selecting it. Here you go ;)