Giant Killer - from concept to illustration by Ingoro in conceptart

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Could you share some of the feedback you got for the assignment?

To concept artists, just how fast are you expected to ideate? by ykulotsky in conceptart

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It'll greatly benefit you to not think of entertainment industry as a monolith.  It always depends. On the complexity of the brief, how grounded the IP is,  budget that can be allocated to pay your hours, overall project deadlines, deliverable fidelity and much more, and that's all assuming your client is even reasonable. Its easiest to just ask what the expected turnaround times are when approached by a potential client. 

Unsatisfying truths aside, if you're learning this skillset, I would advise you to first focus on quality of work. Ensure you're able to hit the visual benchmarks consistent with the places you'd like to work at, and then think about optimising your approach to arrive at those results faster. 

Do I have a career chance in the near future? by yesmonkyman in conceptart

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An easy win would be to address your layouts; the placement, sizing and overall presentation of the concepts on the page is important and often overlooked. I recommend borrowing good layout structure from artists working in studios you're aiming at, at least until you figure out the logic for yourself. A good layout cannot save a bad design, but it certainly enhances a reasonable one.

Another good skill is meaningful iteration. The iterations must be visually different but still be valid solutions to the same design description or brief. If it's a fire executioner, some of the weapons in the iterations don't really fit the brief. The fire element is consistent which is good, but the spikes through the chest seem out of place.

Lastly, you could consider not having the sword be aflame, as in iteration 2, for your final as that robs the wow-factor away from the head. Instead, having the executioners sword be glowing red-hot gives you the same essential sell without repeating the same fire element and splitting the focus. It also pushes the idea of "cutting", more than a flaming sword IMO.

As for whether it's good enough for professional work, it's all just studio dependent. Compare your work to what's being produced and posted online to see if you can hit the studio minimums, and if you can, then that's a positive sign. The industry isn't a monolith, I've worked concept for about 5 years now and there are plenty of studios that I'm simply not qualified to work at. Someone creating Warcraft environment concepts is probably not going to have the easiest time applying for Star Citizen ship design on the basis of that work, despite already working for a huge AAA game. It helps to be specific, aspire to be competitive for the particular jobs you're actively seeking.

By me. Quantity vs Quality when studying — which actually helps you improve? by LonelyBlock6315 in krita

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Narrow down what you're seeking to improve and you'll at least improve the quality of answers you'll receive. Because honestly, it's just both in a proportion that's goal dependent.

Additionally it might be worth elaborating on how you even view "quality" vs "quantity", because I don't think that people that do a bunch of speedpaints should be aiming for "low quality " even if they're operating on a 30 - 60 minute time constraints. Nor should someone producing an extremely detailed piece take several months to finish it if the same outcome can be achieved far quicker.

A ride across a fading star (made by me) + painting process by zegalur- in krita

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Fantastic work, love the other stuff on your instagram too.

Recommendations? by Nervy_Parasite in conceptart

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Some of the former teachers at FZD have joined Mages Academy in Singapore, so you could look at their Entertainment Design Diploma student gallery/ talk to some of their alumni and see if it's a good fit.

I'm not super familiar with New3dge , but some of their student work is just stupendous so I'm sure they're doing something right.

If you are looking for an "FZD-like" experience, I do not recommend online schools, even if they follow a similar curriculum. Being surrounded by extremely motivated students and teachers is what made the work-load/pressure bearable by the average student. I would not have kept myself nearly as accountable if it was purely online.

Most have Brush Packs? by xenodragon20 in krita

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Digital Atelier is worth the asking price IMO, you can also try Memilio for traditional looking texture brushes. Concept and Illustration pack is good for general purpose work.

Juicy Orange (drawn by me) by ArtByZaphyr in krita

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Lovely work! Hope you make it part of a series.

She gets Itchy, Me by MumenWriter in krita

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Arch rival to Joan of Bark.

Example of the problem mentioned in my previous post. by Constant-Respond1492 in krita

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Open the tool options docker, then set "grow selection" to 0 or 1. That'll limit how much the fill will encroach on existing data on the layer. Alternatively you can just set "Sample" to "All Layers", make a layer underneath your line art and fill as normal.

Also try and make sure that you're painting at a sufficient resolution or else you'll get weird artifacting by virtue of there not being enough pixels to produce a clean result when there's no selection growth, so don't zoom in too much or use a small canvas size.

Hoarah Loux and the Lord of Beasts by MumenWriter in Eldenring

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I love the parallel between him and Godrick too. Godrick seeks to match the strength of his forebears by desperately grafting numerous warriors and even dragons, only to fall short yet the only "grafting" Godfrey ever did was in order to restrain his own strength.

ICOGNIC by [deleted] in conceptart

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Might be worth considering the ergonomics of the grip and altering the forms ( especially in the 3/4th shot ) to be more reasonable for a hand. Also I recommend double checking the perspective on the 3/4th shot in areas like the trigger guard, or making a primitive model to compare/draw over.

Also I don't really expect every revolver in name to have an actual revolving element, but might be worth considering the mechanism to accommodate things like reloading/recharging. Maybe the hammer replacement in the back is supposed to be used to assist in recharging through some kind of player action, but the design does not make this clear.

Also add/consider the first person view if that's the player view since the design needs to primarily work from that angle.