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“Nick has been creating
fantastic designs for the entertainment industry
since he graduated from the Art Center College of Design
in 1990. I always
wondered how he applied a unique form language to a range
of creatures,
vehicles and architecture. These DVDs reveal his inspiring
process,
including some of the Photoshop rendering techniques that
make him one of
the world's top concept artists.”
- Scott Robertson
Design Studio Press
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This demo shows the digital techniques
Nick uses to render a creature that was previously created
in the Originality in Design DVD. The lecture begins by stressing
the importance of maintaining the design language established
in the first phase, and follows this path through the realization
of the creature in a color illustration. All the work is done
in Adobe Photoshop®. Over the course of this demo, Nick
discusses topics such as composition, tangencies, use of photographic
reference, color and mood, as well as image focus.
Over 2 hours of lecture.
Product Code: NPU02
Importing the Image
Setting up the Picture
Opaque Color Blocking
Using Tangencies
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Detail Refinement
Preserving the Original Design Language
Using Irony |
01: Blocking In Colors
02: Lighting Work
03: Surfacing and Background
04: Edges and Eyes
Click here to
view a sample clip from this DVD. Note that while this
clip is 640x480 the actual movie size is 1024x768 with
higher quality compression . View the stills to the right
to see the actual resolution.
Concept Designer Nick Pugh has been pursuing originality
in the fields of vehicle and entertainment design for over 15 years.
After graduating from Art Center with a BS in Transportation, he delved
into a long-term project to build a functional concept vehicle of his
own design. This endeavor has led to the design and development of personal
concept cars for other clients. Nick is a lead Concept Artist for visual
effects studio Rhythm and Hues, where he creates original character,
vehicle, FX and prop designs for feature films, commercials and print.
Recent film credits include The Ring 2, The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe, Garfield and Serenity. His personal work can often be seen
in books and media publications.
Originality in Design
Creature and Environment Rendering
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