In this second of three DVDs in a series, James will cover a wide range of Adobe Photoshop® techniques that he uses as a concept designer in the feature film industry. Focusing on the subject of historical architectural landscapes, James jumps into subjects such as keeping a rendering loose while maintaining presentation level quality and how to reinforce the visual narrative. Setting itself apart from other concept art techniques, this DVD concentrates heavily on the smooth integration of photo reference and high-end conceptualization ideas, or what James terms "Photoshop® kit bashing", blurring the line between photo and ideation rendering. Subjects such as "painting in" a mask, strong lighting technique and character indication are also covered.

• Digital sketching in Photoshop®
• Kit Bashing
• Light Source Rendering Techniques
• Using Layer Adjust
• Loose Character Indication and Environmental Painting
• Adding Atmosphere

1. Line Drawing: Composition and Perspective
2. Blocking in Values / Painting in Layer Masks
3. Importing Photo Reference
4. Keeping it Loose
5. Identifying Light Sources
6. Reinforcing the Visual Narrative
7. Keeping the Elements Balanced
8. How much time do I spend on a painting??
9. More Detailing and Material Rendering
10. Refining / Atmosphere / Adjustment Layers
11. Adding Foreground Elements
12. Finishing Details

• Product Code: JCL04
• ISBN: 1-59762-849-2
• UPC: 805366017156
• Duration: 157 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM

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James Clyne

Concept Designer

James Clyne attended the University of California at Santa Barbara where he studied Fine Art and Painting. Eager to focus on design, he attended Art Center College of Design as an Industrial Design major focusing on entertainment design. Clyne began his professional career designing creatures, characters, and environments for gaming companies such as Sega, Activision, and Pulse Entertainment. Wanting to expand his work in entertainment design further, James began consulting as a concept artist and storyboard artist for special effects houses such as Digital Domain and Rhythm and Hues. His early work in film began with Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Soon to follow were Instinct, Titan A.E., Mission to Mars, Galaxy Quest, Mystery Men, A.I.-Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, The Polar Express, and Troy for which he provided conceptual designs for environments, sets, props, matte paintings, and vehicles.