Art by Jake Parker.
Environment design is about more than just making a cool landscape. It’s a key component of good visual storytelling!
The environment describes the world your character lives in. Where does it take place? Why does it take place there? How does it shape your character’s point of view? It can set the whole tone and mood for the story.
Characters don’t just exist in a void. At some point they need to go out into the world and live their stories!
“A lot of times the environment plays a critical role in how a story develops and how the character grows and develops.”
In this course, Jake Parker, with help from Will Terry, will guide you through the process of designing appealing exterior environments.
In this class you'll learn how to:
Apply basic principles of environment design
Understand proportion and balance
Use basic shapes as building blocks for environment design
Create silhouettes to design and refine your environment
Draw from various points-of-view
Add tone to your environment to create atmosphere
Add a personal style to your environments
Jake’s class is part of our Foundations Curriculum, which is designed to help artists of all skill levels build a stronger foundation in illustration and master the essential skills needed be a working artist.
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Art from our latest class, Exterior Environment Design.