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If you like illustration, graphic creation, character and set design, and you are a great advocate that an illustration is worth a thousand words, have you considered becomingconcept artist? If you don't know what it is, today we are going to give you a clear definition so that, when you finish reading this article, you feel that you have finally discovered what your vocation is. But let's not rush yet, because before you fall madly in love with Concept Art you have to know what it is used for, and what areas of application it has. Because we are not talking about an exclusively cinematographic branch, did you know that Concept Art is also applicable to the world of comics? And who says comic book says manga or graphic novel. In fact, if after everything we're going to tell you today you still do not have very clear all that this implies, you can visit us at the stand of FX Barcelona Film School at the Salón del Manga from December 8 to 11 and participate in our drawing of a graphic tablet to start your first designs.
What is Concept Art and where is it applied?
Concept Art is one of the most important works in the entertainment industry. And when we talk about the entertainment industry, we are referring to a large number of sectors, such as cinema, video games, television, the publishing world, advertising and even the automotive sector, among others.
To give you a clear idea of the role played by the concept artist in any of these areas, think of him as the guide in the development of the project. And their method for getting the people involved in it to understand each of the parts that make it up is to describe the story without using words, creating images that show what it is about and in what spaces it is framed.
Thus, they use their skills to create visual representations of stories, ideas, characters or objects that can be used in movies, games, comics or other media.