Feng Zhu Tutorials collection

Concept Design 1: Vehicle Sketching The ability to sketch and render vehicles is an important asset in the field of concept design. Using materials standard in the design industry, a detailed step by step demonstration will show the students the entire vehicle sketching process. Learn about the basics of perspective, the importance of thumbnails, techniques of sketching, and development of forms and proportions to create the final rendering.

Concept Design 2: Sketching Environments For students heading into set design, the ability to sketch and render environments is essential. Learn how to plan out perspectives, set up compositions, establish lighting, and create mood in this detailed step-by-step demonstration. This lecture also covers the materials used in the design industry as well as sketching techniques, thumbnails, and warm-up excersies.

The Techniques of Feng Zhu Vol.1- Design Process Fighting Robots – Fighting Robots When working from a design brief, idea generation is one of the most difficult aspects of the job. This lecture has two main components, each covering an important part of the design process. First, you will see how designs are generated, by watching Feng sketch over forty rough thumbnails and quick silhouettes. The sketches are then critiqued in order to identify the most visually successful. The entire lecture focuses on a single client brief: melee-style gladiator fighting robots of the future. The software used in this DVD is Corel Painter.

The Techniques of Feng Zhu Vol.2 – Robot Design Refinement and Rendering Starting with thumbnail silhouettes chosen from the previous lecture, two distinctive designs are drawn, refined and rendered for client presentation. See how two robots, that follow the same brief, can be given strong visual identities through the use of different form languages. The purpose of this process is to end up with a clear presentation of a solid design. The software used in this DVD is Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop®.

Techniques of Feng Zhu 3: The Fundamentals of Shot Design for Environments This DVD breaks down the individual components necessary to stage a successful environment design. First covered are the basics of perspective, followed by demos explaining the use of scale and composition. Next, the fundamentals of lighting and values are illustrated. Finally, watch Feng sketch out various environments, incorporating all the topics covered above. The software used in this DVD is Corel Painter.

Gnomon Workshop – Feng Zhu – Volume 1 Vehicle Sketching VTS_01_1 VTS_01_2 VTS_01_3 VTS_01_4

Gnomon Workshop – Feng Zhu – Volume 2 Sketching Environments VTS_01_1.VOB VTS_01_2.VOB VTS_01_3.VOB VTS_01_4.VOB

CD 1 – Feng Zhu – Concept design creature CD 2 – Feng Zhu – Concept Design 3 CD 3 – Feng Zhu – Concept Design 3 Gnomon – Feng Zhu – Concept Design 3 – Bonus. The Techniques of Feng Zhu Vol.1- Design Process Fighting Robots – Fighting Robots The Techniques of Feng Zhu Vol.2 – Robot Design Refinement and Rendering The Techniques of Feng Zhu Vol.3 – Fundamentals of Shot Design for Environments

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