This is so much work, you're basically speedrunning what I've done in probably years. Discipline and practice are important, but I wonder how people don't completely burn out in school before they even start working.
I was burnt out after a year (I left) and thankfully found work soon after but otherwise I probably would have worked in another domain (which I do now though ;) )
We do burn out lol, after graduating I stopped doing art for 3 years, only recently started to get interest in art again and started doing illustrations.
Just finished my first year of concept art school and it's so interesting seeing the differences in terms of assignments and time given for everything. But now I'm scared of falling behind btw you're doing great!
Thanks for the support! Always wondered how other curriculums differed since fzd is only a one year course 🤔 Would have been nice to have more time to absorb the content tbh
The fact that you weren’t allowed rulers for perspective is so crazy to me! You did an amazing job at it, your 3D work, literally all your work is so good (I keep updating my comment as I’m watching since everything just keeps being so good lol) Thank you for the vid, I feel encouraged to keep drawing. I just finished my first year of a concept art course and I definitely feel like I have a long way to go (‘:
I started drawing like 6 months ago and thanks to you I got to peek into what's going on in a more professional field. I have to say you're amazing, like, I couldn't draw anything like that for the life of me, yet coming from a totally different field you did such an amazing work in the first term. You're very inspiring
I can feel your reluctance toward these exercises, i had it, too, but i have to say, tackling some of these things like 2 point perspective and similar, really helped me improve my sketching skills and also trained the eye. before i would try to sketch everything in isometric perspective or without considering perspective at all and it always looked wonky and wobbly. and you can look into it without doing exactly these exercises but on your terms..
I am really honest with you. I wanted to go to FZD so bad back in 2020 and then a ot of things besides the pandemic happened and I could't leave the country. I always yearned for the experience and knowledge that you get at FZD , so making these videos is absolutely invaluable to me!!
The growth is amazing! I was obsessed with Feng Zhu's videos in 2012 after quitting art school. It's 2023 and I'm a mechanical engineer and I've never stopped applying his philosophies like your perspective coursework. It takes A LOT of unpaid time/labor to master your software, but It will all pay off once you start working on your own projects!
As someone who heavily thought about going to his school, its awesome to see and hear about the courses and practice. Good luck and congrats! Amazing work!
Dude, I've been going to art school in the US for four years, and from what you've described, youve learned more in your first term (which is presumably 4 months??? omg?) than I have in all my time. This is super helpful seeing what yall are doing so that I can push myself beyond my education, thank you!!
@@reltcstone2 Absolutely agreed. I've had professors help me massively and some that taught me absolutely nothing, but sometimes the most I learn is just through youtube honestly!
First Artist i see on youtube who doesnt do the good old "ugh, every art school sucks, its all useless" bla bla, great to see you atleast learning a bunch of shit taht 90% of twitter artist dont know off. Awesome video, didnt thought i would stick to it as a vfx artist but was cool.
Loved seeing the progression in skill and complexity. We did something very similar in Industrial Design school. Brought me back to the foundations classes!
You should be very proud of all the work you've done! As someone who also just finished a term of art school you have definitely gone above and beyond! Amazing work
As someone who went through 4 years of a BAA Animation degree and doing 3D modelling post for a masters (and now works in film), you gained 70% of the same skill set as a crossover animators would, you draw extremely well as your program had a GREAT base for getting non-artists up to snuff. By end of term 1 you were drawing on a high level for design & technical so don't think you're a bad artist by any means as your final renders are professional grade and could pass in the tv/film industry. Great video, home to watch a few more down the road.
I was once obsessed with FZD and I used to do all these workout just on my own. There is still a podcast that I go back to from Feng " Learning on your own " just to get some inspiration when I feel not working . btw great content Nia !
omg it looks so intense but it definitely looks like they are really gearing you up for success! I used to inhale all of Feng Zhu's videos on youtube back around 2014... like nonstop 😅i'm focused on oil painting nowadays and digital on the side but I remember bits of his art advice from watching his videos that still hold strong in my brain to this day
FZD is torture is what i hear of every concept art prof out there, this is insane! i'm jealous and grateful at the same time as another concept artist student
This is so interesting! Seeing the exercises and how you really applied them and improved your art really makes me want to apply to FZD right now. Please make a video on terms 2 and 3!
Wow, I really love what you shared! As someone studying in an art school myself, I can totally relate. While there are definitely frustrating moments along the way, the rewards are far greater than you can imagine. Your sharing has given me a lot of inspiration and motivation to keep pushing forward!"
The most comprehensive and truthful video on youtube I have seen so far... It's pretty clear that you filmed it in order to make it informative, rather than make some views ;) Thank you! P.s. I am a freshman with an art background. This video is very useful for me to compare what my school is going to teach us. I see that yours is pretty professional. All of this in 1 year is mindblowing :) I hope mine will be the same
Thank you for sharing this. The FZD videos are amazing but they are a bit intimidating and overwhelming with how much content is packed in them. It's hard to determine where to start to develop skills to get to that level. Your video reveals that process. I loved how we could see your development and progress each step of the way, and I loved how you personalized each project in your own way. You show that developing artistic style is a process developed over time. Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights. Keep going!
This info is SO valuable. Thankyou for putting it together! It's crazy how much you improved in such a short amount of time. Props to you for having the willpower you did to stick it out.
Thank you for this video it was very inspiring, I used to watch FZD design cinema back when I was in college. I wish I had the chance to go there, so seeing this was very cathartic. I was wondering for the next videos could you also include a section where you mention the deadlines? If you could breakdown the time management system you used and the time allowed for every assignment, that would be amazing. Really liked your video and your personality you display through the editing, thank again.
Such a nice chat! I was actually really curious about FZD and how the terms look like in depth (task/material wise) and you covered it very well. Still hoping to get there one day ;_; Can't wait for more videos :D!
I love this video! It's so motivational and it's everything I wish my design school was. Also, I love coffee but can't drink it when drawing because my hands also start to shake, happy to hear I'm not the only one Ö
wow you must have worked hard! it is evident in your current talents and abilities. your skills look so good, and you executed those assignments so well! i wish i had those opportunities, but im glad you shared so much of this and i think it was presented very well. i did actually understand your explanations on the mirroring perspective, although i never heard of it! I'll definitely be visiting this video again.
I've been drawing off and on for years, and I can see how much dedication it would have taken to just make it through. The number of hours you would have had to put into each page makes me tired just thinking about it. Thank you for sharing.
It's really helpful to see what I have to study to make it in this industry, since we don't have such opportunities in my country and so I have to teach myself 😂. I'm gonna make a personal curriculum based on videos like these, since right now I'm mostly studying things in a "I do whatever I want today" kind of basis instead of a schedule. Thanks you for the video!
im going to my first year of college for “game art” this fall so this was rrlly cool to see❤️🔥i hope we go over similar things and improve as much as you have!
I'm currently looking for schools in Game Art too and I'm kind of scared ngl ! I don't know if I'll be tough enough to handle the strain and amount of work.
@@corruptedteka i think it was only super intense at fzd because it was all crammed into a one year course. A lot of game art courses are like 3 years so it might be less hectic.
@@niatora ahhh I see ! Yeah I'm planning on doing one year of an introductory course and then 3 years of game art. Even then, looking at student reviews it looks like a very intense thing !
When I was younger I dreamed of going to that school, never had the economic resources to do it, and went to the web dev industry and only do art as a hobby, but oh man this takes me back, amazing stuff.
These videos about your FZD school experience are great! Both practical and mental side stories. And thanks for sharing the Conceptual Ink Academy channel, haven't heard of it yet!!
Woahhh. I'm coming to the end of my first term for concept art and Its been so cool seeing the progress we all go through in such a short amount of time. Love your work
Found you from a comment on Tyrellz Art! I think your artwork is wonderful, great videos and very fun to watch. Working in one industry and then doing art is really fascinating how different people transform or view the world. Ive always been doing art, no formal training, I work construction. Artists are made from anywhere!
this is an awesome walkthrough! I've wanted to go to FZD school for ten years but will probably never have an opportunity - this is a cool insight to what and how you guys study :D thanks for sharing!!
Just stumbled across your video now, probably because Feng Zhu is active again on his FZD channel. It's great to see from a student's perspective how things work there, which is basically the same as FZ has said in his videos. 😅 And yeah, it really shows how the school is influenced by Scott Robertson's teachings, because FZ was his student too. Got both of his amazing books.
BTW, I'd love a fourth video on the post FZD. Not necessarily on the job side of it, but about the relationships you've made, on living on another country and also how much does a whole year with barely any sleep takes it's toll on the body. This one could even be one where you invide some classmates for a podcasty style video where you guys discuss your experience and talk about "the good times".
I’ve got to say that I don’t think any art school should be causing people that much physical and mental damage. Learning discipline is important but people shouldn’t be getting carpal tunnel injuries that could put their careers at risk. I’m really glad you have gone well and I think your art is magnificent. would love to get a tattoo should I find you back in syd someday :)
Goes to show anyone can do anything without having prior experience. I Remember the lines my hands where sooo sore lol my term one and 2 were without rulers. Then come end of my 2d animation term 4 they had us use only a ruler and i just couldn't adjust having not have the ruler as a tool from the beginning
This is a ton of work, but I definitely wish I got an experience like this. I'm going thru art school right now (I'm a senior) and my school's curriculum is so unfocused and broad that I feel I wasted my time here. I still learned a lot but I feel like I'm gonna be playing catch up the next few years. Thanks for breaking down your curriculum!
@@niatora I'm feeling more confident about where I am now, I gotta thank you again for breaking down the curriculum at FZD, I'm the president of our school's concept design club and having this material has helped us a lot in coming up with exercises and material to tackle during meetings :)
@@niatora you're completely right ^^ I'm incredibly lucky to get the education I do have, so I think I need to worry less about having "wasted" time and focus more on how I can grow in the coming years. Besides my frustrations I don't regret coming to this school, as even with its' drawbacks I've had an amazing and unforgettable time.
I'm really looking forward to the next term videos. I'd ask you to move your camera to another corner, where it's positioned it hides the information the students are required to put on the bottom right corner. That helps people like me that are trying to get 100% from these videos.
great video! i allways dreamed of going to FZD, luckily i made it in the end without going by self teaching over many years but i can see how useful a crash course in art would be for those wanting to speed up the time it takes to get those first jobs in, sounds very stressful but i bet your glad you made it through! i love your work !
At the beggining i thought a term lasted like a semester or smth, but then you mentioned all of this took only 3 months... HOLY SHIT😂 nice video. Would love to see some before and after drawings :)
Goddamn some of the assignments sound soooo fucking tedious and dry, but they really form such a great foundation for future concepts and designs. The level of research you went into is super impressive!! Also shoutout to opium smoking bird seller, he a real one 😂
I've been drawing for about 2 years now and I can't draw a straight line for the love of my life. And that is why photoshop has a nice feature where you just hold shift and make a line.
for all the self taught artists - the beginning perspective assignments is basically drawabox! look it up it's completely free and it really helps with perspective and form. good luck on your art & design journey!
omg this was so cool to peek into! so I just graduated from my state uni with a bachelor's in illustration, buuuuuut while the traditional grind did help my fundamentals a lot (those perspective and communication assignments looked very familiar haha), there was near nothing on concept art itself, which is what I want to do. So I'm taking just one trade school class online this year and this video just made me so excited for it, haha!!! I wish you all the best luck in your own concept art journey, thank you for sharing this!!
Congrats on your bachelors! I guess there are pros and cons to different courses. I wish I had more solid fundamentals tbh since we moved on to using 3D software quite early on. Excited for your concept art course though, hope you enjoy ~
Loved your creativity. especially in the Floating Seafood, the way the crabs are positioned because they walk sideways, just genius. Have you seen all this in 13 weeks? I've never even seen so much of perspective in over a year, I don't even know how to make those mirrored letters, nor how to find the light source to create the shadow in perspective. Did the classes last all day? It seems that the teachers just told you to do the tasks, without much explanation. 😂 Anyway, I loved the video, I'm subscribed from now on.👍
I absolutely loved your video, thank you so much, I was dying to take a look into their program and took some time off to review my fundamentals, I'm sure your content is going to help me so so much
Wow! I loved how well you broke the subjects down! I’d love to see all the execercises in detail, but I’m probably the minority of the audience. You did break it down enough so that one could understand what was studied in each of the subject. Thank you so much! I can’t wait for the next two videos, and I also need to catch up with the videos over at C.I.A.
I think the problem is that a lot of people think that drawing, design or concept design would be, "easier" but technically its not. If a person would slog to be a Doctor or MBA or a top notch lawyer then as designers we should have the same approach of working hard.
Allways wanted to go to FZD but could never afford it, managed to make it as a selftaught in the end but still - its great information You're giving here :-) keep it coming, doing an awesome job Nia!!! :D
@@jxwone yeah, but they haven't been taking applications for a while now. Official records show it was shut down: www.tpgateway.gov.sg/resources/information-for-private-education-institutions-(peis)/deregistered-peis
This is so useful, thank you so much! I'm going to be studying comic and concept art this September at university. Looks like I really need to step my perspective game up 💀
Damn… first hurdle to getting into FZD is the price. I wish I could afford it. It seems like it’s one of the only art school worth bleeding your wallet for nowadays. It shows; the work you undertook there was amazing.
@@popesuavecitoxii2379 Damn, I'm sure we can have the impacts of the pandemic to thank for such a thing. I still see him posting on instagram from time to time and there's not been any news on anything happening to FZD.... This is ad news.
@@Daemonpool65 records in Singapore show it was closed so that much I'm certain of. It doesn't say the causes. Hopefully they start up again in the future: www.tpgateway.gov.sg/resources/information-for-private-education-institutions-(peis)/deregistered-peis
Mad respect for your art self study, but yes having a structured learning method can be beneficial. I think Brainstorm has some structure laid out for their online courses you can check out!
man this is super neat sounds like a lot of stuff for a single term haha i never got formal training in concept art stuff, so hearing how the pros teach it is pretty cool :) makes me wonder how much faster I might've progressed had I taken on smth like this; rather than learn it all through random stray youtube videos over the course of like a decade lul but ye nice to hear some of stuff I hadn't picked up on my own as well looking forward to hearing u leak the rest of the curriculum as well haha tangential, but i also rly like ur crab carriage design/idea, them going sideways is a pretty creative touch that's fun to pick up on
!! woah, thank you for sharing this. im not in art school, i just sketch sometimes, and it was like OH NO I AM BAD at ALL these skills. I will maybe try some of the exercises
this video was very much informative and usual as a self taught artist!! i am very much glad to have stumbled acrosss this video and your channel! i was planning to apply for FZD but i could get admission there because of the fee structure, so rightnow i am greatful to have stumbled across your video.. you got a new subscriber!
I have some questions about the school: How much did it cost you? Were you able to find work there while you were studying or is that not feasible with the work schedule? Do you feel like you made valuable connections while you were there? I know a part of art school is networking, not just the skills themselves. Thank you so much! Great video!
It's crazy how the ways our educations are similar as someone who got a diploma in 3D! We also used pure ref and I actually got a repetitive strain injury from it. Term one was a lot for me too, tbh I think they push us a to hard, we shouldn't be getting life long injuries from our education lol.
