Concepting In Krita

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Concepting is the first step in trying out new ideas, shapes and forms and Bringing your ideas to life. This course will start you from the very beginning. Concept art is key to good game asset design. Any tool which allows you to explore, create and share assets with ease is key, and Krita makes your tasks a breeze.

Krita is a free professional drawing program for digital art, illustrations, cartoons and creative drawing enthusiasts.

In this course, Paul will first take you through setting up and customizing your Krita workflow. Afterwards, you’ll be ready to take on the 3 projects.

In this course you will learn:

  • How to customise your interface
  • How to create templates and layouts
  • How to work with brushes, palettes

You will then create the following:

  • A concept piece for the overworld
  • An interior dungeon concept
  • A character turnaround sheet

By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of Krita, and concept design in general.

You’ll have access to the Canopy Games Discord to join other students for support and share your work.

Enroll today and get Concepting in Krita!

Course Content

Concepting With Krita
6 Lectures
Course Overview
Getting Started With Krita
Creating A Custom Template
Quick Brush Selection
Custom Pallete Creation
Customize Your Workspace
Concepting The Overworld
5 Lectures
References And Thumbnails
Painting With Values
Creating A Value Pass
Creating A Color Pass
Adding A Detail Pass
Concepting The Dungeon
7 Lectures
References And Thumbnails
Tiles And Patterns
Dungeon Assets 1 – Sketching
Dungeon Assets 2 – Painting
Concepts From Assets
Final Concept – 2 Point Perspective Sketch
Final Paint Over
Concepting The Character
6 Lectures
Section Introduction
Thumbnails
Refining The Sketch
Color Flatting
Shading
Character Turnaround