Frame by Frame Course | Learn Visual Storytelling for Concept Art
🎥 Course Overview
Turn your art into powerful stories.
Frame by Frame teaches you how to craft images that speak — how to use composition, lighting, and rhythm to create emotion and narrative flow in your concept art.
Through hands-on projects inspired by real film and game production, you’ll learn how to move from rough sketches and thumbnails to fully realized cinematic frames that look like they belong in a movie or AAA concept sequence.
Whether you want to strengthen your storytelling, build better compositions, or learn how to think like a director, this course will give you the tools to bring meaning to every frame you create.
🧩 What You’ll Learn
Storytelling Fundamentals for Artists
Learn how to visually communicate emotion, tension, and atmosphere — understanding the "why" behind every image you create.
Cinematic Composition & Framing
Master camera angles, perspective, and visual balance to guide the viewer’s eye through the scene.
Sketching and Ideation Process
Develop quick story thumbnails and narrative sketches that capture motion, character, and story beats.
Lighting & Mood for Storytelling
Explore how color, contrast, and light direction set tone and emotion — from soft drama to high action.
From Concept to Final Frame
Follow the complete workflow — from 2D sketch to polished production frame, blending Photoshop and 3D layout tools like Blender.
🧰 Software Used
Photoshop – sketching, composition, paintover
Blender / 3D Tools – camera blocking, lighting reference, and framing tests
ZBrush – Sculpting
Marvelous Designer – Costuming
🎯 Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
✅ Create story-driven images that evoke emotion and depth
✅ Build compositions that feel cinematic and intentional
✅ Develop strong narrative sequences for concept art or keyframes
✅ Present polished frames that communicate story beats clearly
👩🎨 Who This Course Is For
Concept artists and illustrators who want to add storytelling to their work
Art students and professionals entering games, animation, or film
Anyone who wants to learn how to think cinematically when designing scenes
The Course
"Discover how storytelling can be your secret tool when creating images. We'll explore successful examples from the film industry, photography and animation, break down why they work so well, and learn how to use these techniques in our own projects."
"Find out how to collect and use references effectively in your creative process. Begin your journey by exploring shapes and sketches."
"Master the basics of composition as we begin crafting our shots and stories through compositional sketches. We'll dive into various sketching and composition techniques to help tell our story through our images. We'll also explore the basics of 3D Coat, ZBrush, and Blender to start creating assets for our story."
"In this module, we'll explore character creation from start to finish. You'll go from initial sketches and iterations to building your character using Daz3D, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer and Blender. By the end, we'll create a final concept presentation for our characters."
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Waldemar Wagner
I'm a self-taught concept artist and illustrator with over three years of experience, currently working freelance in the game industry. I specialize in character concept art and keyframe illustration, with a strong focus on mood, storytelling, and visual impact.
