2. My goal is to become a 2D artist/concept artist after studies.
For my honours project in particular I want to focus on environment
art. Therefore some general research into this area covering the
main aspects of environment design is fundamental.
Though I have not defined my research area for my dissertation
specifically as yet, on the practical side my main aim and objective is
to gain experience in capturing and communicating a mood and
atmosphere through environment design.
3. How does colour affect the mood and atmosphere in environment
design?
What impact do staging and lighting have in the creation of
believable and atmospheric environments?
4. Examine the impact staging and lighting/ colour has in the creation of believable and
atmospheric environments.
1. Search for and evaluate existing media concerning staging and lighting/ colour to build
up an atmospheric environment.
2. Analyse films/animations/imagery in which environment design is enhanced through
staging and lighting as a case study.
3. Test stage: Design and create an environment with two different settings/atmospheres.
The basic layout/story of the scene will stay the same and the experimentation of
different staging and lighting approaches will show how it influences the environments
mood through different lighting, staging, composition, colour schemes and camera
perspectives.
-> media tests and concept design
4. Final product: A series of concept designs related to each other capturing and
communicating a mood and atmosphere through the environment design.
5. Bacher, Hans (23 Nov 2007). ‘Dream Worlds:
Production Design for Animation’. Focal Press.
Overview of researched topics:
◦ Staging
◦ Lighting
◦ Camera rules
◦ Floorplans
◦ Composition
◦ Colour schemes
◦ Values
6. Edwards, Betty (23 Sept 2004). ‘Color: A Course
in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors’. Tarcher.
Overview of researched topics:
o Color Theory
o Seeing Colors as Values
o How Light Changes Colors
o How Colors Affect Each Other
o Mixing Colors
o Hue, Value and Intensity
7. Loomis, Andrew (1947). ‘Creative Illustration’.
Viking Press.
Overview of researched topics:
◦ Tone
e.g. The Four Properties of Tone Explained
◦ Color
e.g. Spectrum as Related to Light and Shadow
8. MacLean, Fraser (1 Sep 2011). ‘Setting the Scene’.
Chronicle Books.
Mascelli, Joseph V. (1 Oct 1998).
‘The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture
Filming Techniques’. Scb Distributors.
9. Color Theory
http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/wcolor.html
Color Theory
http://www.worqx.com/color/
Concept Art Tutorials
http://www.fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.htm
Is Your Concept Art Portfolio Versatile Or Just Confusing?
http://chrisoatley.com/concept-art-portfolio-confusing/
Game Design Artist
http://www.animationarena.com/game-design-artist.html
10. ◦ Drawing/illustration skills
◦ Effective communication skills
◦ Ability to visualise perspective and 3-dimensional space
◦ Visualisation/interpretation of other people's ideas
◦ Flexible, concerning art style, in able to adapt to new projects/
change when requested
11. Improve anatomy and drawing skills in
several fields
->Gain versatility
Also, Characters help demonstrate the
scale of an environment
(On the right a practice study of mine)
