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Hello Scott, I have been a huge fan ever since I got to know about you in Proko channel. I'm an art student mostly self thought up until now. I got into a concept art masters in Barceloona/Spain which I'm hoping to get some guidance from (I literally dont care about the diploma, but I'm eager to interact with other students and be challenged in different projects. I find right now that the lack of deeper understanding of fundamentals (perspective and anatomy right now) as well as my struggle with branching in the blue sky/brainstorming phase of creating character concepts (I also like creature design but I'm more fascinated by simple and effective character designs for games). Ultimately my FIRST question after all this nonsense is: When you got your first job did you already have a good foundation when it comes to perspective and anatomy, or was that something you got over time when already working professionally? Would you consider in a situation like mine more important working in flexing my creative muscles (do more creative sketching) or would you advise on strengthening my fundamentals? Second is: How do you prevent your human character designs from becoming too alike in that initial experimentation phase? I find hard to iterate sometimes because of the human structure ultimately being so similar among everyone (vertical body, 1 head, two arms, etc) contraty to animal-esque creatures. Any tips on this is GREATLY appreciated. Greetings from Portugal!
Scott Flanders
Hey Miguel, that's super cool man. Thanks a lot for your support. To your first question. No. I did not have a great grasp of fundamentals when I got my first concept art gig. I seriously think you need both technical skill and a lot of creative energy to do this job over the longer term. You need both. Most artists will lean one way or the other, and that makes a lot of sense to me. Second question. I know what you mean here. Gesture drawing is the key. The more you do, the more poses and nuances of body language you will internalize/commit to memory, and will therefore be able to draw from. To pull from your mind. To recall at will. Thanks for the questions :)
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