'Last Of Us' Matte Painting using Adobe CC, make your own film effects! 

That is great news. Keep at it.

Hey, by the way I wanted to ask you, and I don't know if you've possibly said this in a previous video or comment, but what is your job at riot? Like what exactly as an artist do you particularly work on.

Nice! Just go after it by going to museums, lectures, workshops and events. Don't hold back from doing those experiences, they make you a better artist.

Hey thanks!

I really do think they doa fantastic product. I know it's a few bux, but you really can make a career just learning and using the entire suite. Keep at it.

Thanks man! I'm focusing on concept art, but am experimenting with everything it has to offer.

Solid idea, yeah real time was a few hours, maybe 6? The hardest part for me was trying to figure out the glow in AE, I never quite got where I wanted with that. I actually don't mind posting the long stuff, but I figured out that ytube takes a big shit on me with the algorithm when I do.

woot!

That is cool of you to say Alex, much appreciated. I look forward to the next one, I learned a lot on this one.

;) Much appreciated.

The good thing is that concept art is mainly based on your portfolio, so as long as you can draw well you can move forward. Start watching all the tutorials, and getting some wrist time in. There are also a lot of facebook groups, and forums, become a part of those communities too.

Watch that vid I did of art kits. Really to start, you only need a pen and paper. In the high level, the preferred setup, is adobe CC, a cintiq 22, and a fairly decent laptop, but that is at the top. Usually people get an affordable computer two monitors and a medium sized wacom drawing pad.

+Rob Brown Sweet, thanks buddy. I'll see what I can get together! I'll still be using pen and paper all the time though. I'll never move past that.

For sure you can. I have made photoshop look like 3d many times, and if you get CC, there is a small 3d component worked into it too. To not be confused as a matte painter, just put some rough edges on the very edge of the painting ;). You can also fade out the background so people don't think you are trying to make a picture.

You know I am finding it harder to youtube and work in a studio than I did youtubing and freelancing. As a freelancer I could spin yarns about whatever.. but in a studio if I tell a crazy story, someone is going to wonder if it is about the project at hand. I talked to my most respected peer about it in the studio, and he said 'why would you want to work in a place that would not let you do both?'. It was cool he said that, but I still see a risk. For me, I try not to say this is the only way to do things.. that way I don't sound like a know it all in a couple years with some bad information. So for you, make sure you don't over extend your experience into things you can't qualify. So if you are learning, maybe phrase your videos in a way that enhances the pieces you are learning, and turn your growth into a positive, instead of posing it as a negative. Cheers!

Hi Lily, I love ACCD, and I love the Entertainment program for concept artists. I am sure there are a million things to consider, but one is, that there are many ACCD alumni, and they like to hire alumni. We share the same vocabulary, skill sets, and drive. I am biased, so make sure you look into your other options ,and what their alumni are doing too.

ty so much for the reply rob! I definitely will look into my options!

They are pretty close nowadays. I think game artists have more chances of working on a variety of things from one day to another, environments, characters, marketing art, interface and film artists will mainly work on a smaller section of things, just environments, or just fashion, or just characters. I personally find that film artists are pressured to work faster, but that is not the same in every studio.

HI! I am trying to figure out what to post next. My new job has me trying to rethink how to reach young artists.

Do you have some new ways or new ideas about it