COURSE 1 OF 2 - FOUNDATIONS

Environment Concept Art — The Craft

40+ hours · 12 modules · Photoshop, Blender, 3D Coat

Module 01 - Studio Thinking

Understand how studios brief and develop environment art — tools, pipeline, and your role in production

Module 02 - The Foundation

Build your core skills — light, shadow, composition, and design principles applied to real environments

Module 03 - 3D as a Tool

Learn Blender, 3D Coat, and Photoshop together as a unified production pipeline

Module 04 - Practice Right

Film studies, material studies, landscape analysis — the practice habits that actually accelerate growth

Module 05 - First Brief

Design a dungeon checkpoint from scratch — sketch to final presentation

Module 06 - Scale Up

Large-scale environment callouts and cinematic color compositions

Module 07 - Prop Design I

Design a treasure chest from concept sketch to final callout sheet

Module 08 - Level Design

Create a complete playable environment using the props you've designed

Module 09 - Prop Design II

Second prop from brief to final — reinforcing the production workflow

Module 10 - B&W Exploration

Fast ideation and thumbnail generation — speed and decisiveness

Module 11 - Color & Final Render

Take a B&W thumbnail to a finished, polished color concept

Module 12 - Style Breakdown

Understand the full spectrum from stylized to realistic — and how to approach each