Vilppu

Chances are if you went to a school that teaches animation you've heard of Vilppu. Now he has started an online teaching course which includes a demonstation video.



http://vilppuacademy.com/home/demonstrations/

Detailing by Feng Zhu

http://artbyfeng.com/tutorials.htm

Stephan Cefalo, I think he might be a magician

I am in utter shock of this man, Stephen Cefalo. Simply amazing! Absolutely AMAZING! FANTASTIC!

I wonder what he uses to start on his canvas. Its a nice wash of some sort. If I could have the opportunity to model for this man it would be really cool in exchange for technique. But he lives far away. Best portrait artist I've ever watched paint. So fast. So much energy. As Tony Yin Tak Chu has said to me, "sometime...less is more... spending more time does not mean better result..."

http://www.stephencefalo.com
http://www.stephencefalo.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/CefaloStudio

f l a p t r a p s a r t . - Richard Anderson

Just stumbled upon a new (or new to me) artist today. Richard Anderson is a master of using every brushstroke to lead the eye dramatically. His work is softly lit with sharp loose strokes that enhances details. I love the strokes!

http://www.flaptrapsart.com/
http://flaptraps.blogspot.com/
copyright 2011, richard anderson

Terry Miura

Terry Miura, talented landscape artist shares his tips on painting fog on his blog. Check it out!

I needed this lesson. Trying to learn how ton play with atmosphere. It's very difficult. I'm still not mastering it but I've learned quite a bit from his post. Try it out.

http://terrymiura.blogspot.com/2009/07/painting-fog-and-other-atmospheric.html
http://www.terrymiura.com/Terry_Miura_Studio/Portfolios/Pages/Cityscapes.html

Martin Bower

Martin Bower is the talented Model Builder of Alien, Star Trek, War of the Worlds, and 20, 000 leagues under the sea. I think I much prefer the look of models over CG. It really looks life like. Animation often looks better in 3d but everything else in CG tends to look plastic. CG artists could learn alot by trying to mimic the style of this great master. Look at how well these are lit.

http://www.martinbowersmodelworld.com/

John Martin's Apocalypse – in pictures

Biblical storms: John Martin's Apocalypse – in pictures

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/g...

This week, Tate Britain will open a major new exhibition of visionary Victorian artist John Martin's paintings of biblical disaster. Take a sneak preview here.

Mike Nash

Mike Nash is a great finisher. It's all perfectly lit. I tend to like to make things look a bit more unfinished but I need to know how to do everything as a concept artist so I'm checking out his tutorials.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeNashArt
http://www.mike-nash.com/art/About.html

Ilya V Painting

Awesome upcoming junior artist to become an instant star animator. His name is Ilya V Something. I used to work with him, sort of. Check out his stuff, and hire him up right away. His use of color is unique and draws the eye so well.

http://www.ilyav.ca/painting.html

Dennis Chan Tutorials

http://dchanart.blogspot.com/

Art Spotlight - Ian Mcque

Very detailed borderline wacky but nothing less than perfect are the Skyscapes by Ian Mcque. If you check out his blog, he even shows his process through sketching on his new ipad computer. Holy Smokes. Check out this post. He's pretty talented.

http://mcqueconcept.blogspot.com/

http://ianmcque.blogspot.com/

Steampunk & James NG Airship

I have a love for chinese culture, especialle when combined with steam punk elements. Check this guy out. His name is James NG. He designs his artwork like a blueprint. I wonder if this baby could really fly. :)

To purchase prints go to http://www.jamesngart.com.

If you are interested in researching further within the theme of all things steampunk, The Steampunk Bible has a directory of websites directed at artists ranging from traditional, to iron welders, to actual space ship construction.

Other Stuff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armillary_sphere
http://steampunkpics.blogspot.com/

Justin Sweet

I've been looking over the portfolio of Justin Sweet. He is a master of setting a strong mood to his paintings. Please visit his website at www.justinsweet.com.

I will be studying all his art closely to see just how he does it. But honestly, I wish I could find a tutorial or behind the scenes where he can share his gold with the arts community. He's a genious and I would be honored to meet him someday.

Justin Holt - Texture Painter

Showreel 2011 from Justin Holt on Vimeo.

Just checking out some texture examples from 3d artwork. These are a couple samples from Justin Holt's Portfolio. These days it looks crisper than real life. Insane. Better pay attention to 3d these days even for something more 2 dimensional like concept art.

This media was found here on CGSociety. You can also view his personal portfolio here.

Akihiko Yoshida

Akihiko Yoshida for Final Fantasy 12. I like the detailing. I wonder if he does pen and paper or in photoshop. This is the last game I like of the series for concept art. Final Fantasy has its faults but some of the individual work done are masterpeices. This artist in particular seems to always deliver a rich lifelike character design. I rarely see this in game concept art anymore.

Check out that one faded leg! <3

Retrospective: Yoshitaka Amano

This artwork done by Yoshitaka Amano needs no writeup. He was one of the original concept artists and its a shame because I don't think I'll ever see anything so inspiring ever again.

http://www.elevenland.com/amano/amano.php3

http://www.creativeuncut.com/