Design Cinema - EP 88 - IP Creation with Design Thinking

[@solortus]

This is horribly underrated! every creative person should know all of these

[@straycat3781]

It's amazing that you're actually taking your free time and doing this for the community on the internet. I can't express in words how important your videos are and how much of a help you've been for many artists!

[@thelemoneater]

im trying to listen to as many of the videos as possible while working on my animation project, came across this one, went from concepting designs to writing down notes every 5 seconds and rechecking the story and setting to make sure it all fits. the video was a massive help, thanks a lot

[@LogicalMayhem00]

Absolute gold, you make the world a better place FZ!

[@OlivioSarikas]

@FZD - i love your videos! i learned so much from them. Could you make a video or post a text with a full schedule for a 1 year self-taught training. Where to beging, what to do next. Just a rough schedule, like would you frist start with perspective or composition, would you start with anatomy or abstract body motion, would you start with value or proportion. things like that.

[@ChrisReyCap]

heh. As much as I'd like him to do that, that's what his school is for. He does post curriculum in the FZD school website

[@OlivioSarikas]

Chreyrem nice, i didn't see that. it's a very rough schedule however. He wouldn't really give anything away by showing a more detailed list, as it is just naming the exercises. His free lectures give a lot more away for free, than him saying "start with the general head shape and move on with the scull structure and muscles". The school itself is for live training with mentors by your side. that's what makes it worth all that money.

[@omairjamal3027]

Fundamentals you need: 1. Perspective and forms: "How to Draw" by Scott Robertson. He also taught Feng Zhu 2. Anatomy: "Constructive anatomy" by Bridgman and "Figure Drawing" by Andrew Loomis (free book online at archive (dot) org) 3. "Color & Light" by James Gurney 4. "How to Render" by Scott Robertson Hope this helps. It takes a while to really master these and you don't have to complete one at a time, but you can do a few at once just as long as you're practicing and learning form them consistently.

[@ChrisReyCap]

Omair Jamal Agree with you. I have all those books and I'm about to start on them one by one. According to scientific studies, the best way to learn is to do a variety. Of course, you can focus on one and master it, but according to the study, you learn much quicker switching off different subjects.

[@omairjamal3027]

Chreyrem Cool :) Mastering art is like a huge brain teaser/puzzle, but the results are worth the effort. Forgot to mention another book: # Composition: "Framed Ink" by Marcos Mateu-Mestre.

[@Delta_Dream]

That was an absolute treasure trove of really good information! Well thought out and elaborated on. Thanks for the awesome content despite being clearly strapped for time!

[@konstantinoschtenelis2350]

Keep these videos up feng, you are very inspiring!

[@dxdx5638]

Tq FZD, have a safe trip

[@Dinkymod]

This is a GREAT one, Feng. Thank you! I'm currently working on my own game with a colleague of mine and this is quite a handy reference video!

[@dougieladd]

Another great piece from Feng. Great designer and educator, and very busy guy, talking really fast... cos I'm pretty sure George Clooney had nothing to do with Star Wars :) :) ;) Maybe it's time for a holiday Feng take the dog for a long walk, and chill for a while. :)

[@TBrianOnline]

I really don't care about gimmicks so the industry is losing me there a lot. Thanks for coming back!

[@MaceWindoo77]

Very useful ! I like all his podcasts !

[@jasonirizarry9619]

This is super helpful, thank you for sharing this great foundation.

[@DaneMackier_ZA]

Amazing video. Thank you

[@venuslnd]

Thanks so much for sharing such great inspiration, Making me want to work harder.

[@d3adend916]

Cant Wait Love Design Cinema that you for doing what you do for dues like me

[@winstonallen9672]

Great video. great information.

[@francescomerici7708]

Super-duper Feng as always!

[@CyberCaliber]

Thank you. I've been wondering about how to make designs coherent while in the beginning stages of a project.

[@dinorexgx]

Perfect, thank you so much for this masterpiece ! Truly gorgeous.

[@victornoagbodji]

thanks a lot Feng. really appreciated : )

[@designqq8905]

What makes Feng Zhu good is not his drawing skill or creativity which he clearly shows he has what it takes. What makes him who is today is the MATURITY for his age. How and where he got this discipline and maturity is something I like to know.

[@ChristiaanGerritsen]

possibly your best video yet senpai Feng.

[@thedon008]

Huh...interesting. I'm curious to see what comes out of those movie collaborations. Best of luck!

[@cetriyasArtnComicsChannel]

I really appreciate you taking the time to record these shows, especially how little time you have. All the best to your projects, and looking forward to more talks from you.

[@Troygdesign]

Awesome!, I appreciate these videos!

[@danielkovacs3358]

Woooooo, Thanks Feng!!!!!

[@nikitaheyland]

This is a great video. I've always been curious what is easier to develop. I would love to have another video specifically geared to games, but a lot of this was still useful

[@ChrisReyCap]

Thank you very much!

[@thegrokewillgetu]

This is one of these videos that I didn't know I needed! :D

[@GatsuRage]

super good episode!

[@alexeychupin3824]

I like your podcasts!!! I just can draw smth and get too much useful information. And I use it for learning english as well)

[@Synapticsnap]

Welcome back and congratz.

[@raw_pc]

Thank you Feng!

[@Aquarellina]

this is gold thank you

[@3lit3gn0m3]

My only employee is my right hand, but this is still very interesting. As usual, of course.

[@Peteru69]

I hope you treat your only employee with respect. Too much employee abuse out there.

[@3lit3gn0m3]

Peteru Avertis I do. Hand employees endure too much abuse nowadays...

[@skwagskateswag]

Seriously intensely helpful! These are the questions I just couldn't seem to ask myself and now i have them on paper and working on making a stronger story. Definitely going to subscribe.

[@Joy_Fox_]

Hey Feng, for me, studying fundamentals and going down the path of the more technical sides of art is actually really, really easy (if time-consuming, and not really satisfying), but I am completely dry when it comes to thinking up new ideas, let alone designs. Drawing is really fun for me, but I have nothing to draw more than half the time, so I keep grinding the fundamentals. But that really isn't going to get me anywhere in terms of creativity. What could I do to bring _myself_ out there?

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

i wonder how much of that is applicable in writing novels, that's what i do, writing Sci Fi novels, and now that i am preparing my first real presentable work for market, i really like to give it out with an art book or something. making up a space opera takes a lot of history and background and cultural preparation but the amount of visuality you can present by sole words is eventually limited.

[@ArtofWEZ]

Thanks Feng! It's interesting since I tend to like weirder things that are over the top, but now that I think about it, they had enough to relate too, like Evangelion, Gurren Lagann, and uh Chulip I love making world's but simplifying them is proving to be a challenge haha I still like made up mythologies tho, so rare for people to do them and well tho

[@roeuth]

Great video as always, something you said before that you see a lot of Portfolios that look more like Art than designs; when you were viewing them at a convention or something. What is the difference between Art and Design? I think I know, it's the philosophy but why are there articles saying Design is the same as Art? I study as a Fine Artist but I follow you and learn a lot about design. You design for a purpose so everyone gets it, us Fine Artists make Art for our own selfish purpose, and even if one person gets it we are happy. Even Video games are now being called Art, maybe that is why people think they can show you an Art portfolio and try to get into the design business? I don't know I am just trying to grasp the concept of the difference between what is good Art and what is good design; or if there is even a difference.

[@richardmf6575]

the thing with design is that it suppose to show us visually how some thing works. for example when designing a character for a game. the design would show what the characters looks like from every direction so a modeler can build it in 3d easy. in art or illustration you take that design and put it in a flashy compostion and a modeler woudnt be able to use most illustrations because it usually leaves out alot of information to build a model off it. i like to think of art as a very general thing. video games, music, and design is all considered art so because of that i think a better term to use for when feng hating the art portfolio thing is illustration and that people were doing illustration portfolios over design. art is very general term so i feel it is better to be a bit more specific when calling something art.

[@ccosmac]

thank you!

[@mikew6147]

pure gold, thanks for Your work !

[@alkang1323]

Hey Feng! It's the first time I'm posting here, but your post is incredibly timely. I currently have a new IP under development as a co-production between a Chinese entertainment investment firm and a UK production company. Right now, we are at the cusp of defining a visual identity for our property ... and one thing you state, which is really important, is that the script has to drive everything. One thought, though ... a key area of ROI is merchandising, and what my colleagues and I are doing (especially in terms of characters) is, not only grounding the design to make it easier to source elements, but also taking into consideration eventual toy designs as well (not only from an audience appeal point of view, but ease of manufacturing, etc.). I, personally, don't think it's taking on board too much (especially because we've done the blue sky thing already), but I was wondering what your take on it was? I'm currently finding it a bit of a struggle to "define our world/universe" and your video has helped reinforce quite a few very important points! Nice one. PS. Our whole concept department used to watch your stuff back when I was designing for EA (NFS Underground days). What you give back to the community is amazing, mate! All of us out here appreciate it!

[@alkang1323]

Also of note ... one thing I tend to do when sitting back and analyzing the pace of an IP (generally something that contains a sequential narrative - movie, tv, etc.) ... I'll do the timeline mapping (usually using Syd Field's paradigm), but I'll also map out Character highs/lows vs. Audience highs/lows. I find this really informative ... especially if you have a situation where a character is feeling really good about something (finally got that promotion) and the audience needs to feel bad about it (yeah, but you screwed a lot of people to get there). This helps inform my design process, in terms of creating heightened emotion for the character, but making it all negative for the audience.

[@larto42]

That Was So Awesome Episode! After watching it I just want to jump into storyboard and test everything out on new small IP :D Breaking out the subject into small pieces really helps understand the meaning of each decision. Thanks for helpful tips :)

[@polotrc]

What you do is really great, inspiring man ... Keep on ! Thx for this podcast

[@michaelyoung9893]

Sweet!

[@greydemon8056]

Where do you get your pictures? I heard you say that it was in EP 74 but I didn't have enough time to listen to the full thing, and needed to go. So could you provide me with the websites? Thank you.

[@griffingfx]

Hi Feng, I'm very new to concept art. My goal is to go to singapore and your school when I'm 19, but as of right now, how should I self teach myself concept art, I spend many hours each day digitally painting random stuff but I'm missing fundimentals. I struggle with characters, composition and the more technical side behind art. I also find filling a whole page difficult. I find myself say drawing a well, or a tree, individual things instead of a landscape as I really dont know where to start or what things should look like. Any advice on resources or online sites that teach well? Thanks

[@polotrc]

don't give up, struggle ! For charcters i would recommend you to perfectly learn anatomy, that would help you to transform whatever you want on a human and make it creative, like ... for example : Hulk, or orcs from the Warcraft movie ! But for landscapes and stuff i still don't know, i'm in the same case like you, and i'm going for studies in Paris to learn that. Can't wait !

[@griffingfx]

Paul Trochu See I havent done much research, are there other alternatives to FZD in other parts of the world. Like at the same kind of standard?

[@polotrc]

Griffin GFX Actually, to enter FZD you need to be able to do some concept art : show a portfolio of your digital paintings. So you must have learned basics at school (learning alone could be a longer and difficult way). Make some research around your city, if it exists any schools of graphic art, game design, or so ... That would be helpful to enter FZD with a well worked portfolio. Maybe you can already apply to FZD with your digital arts ... nothing ventured, nothing gained ^^

[@griffingfx]

Paul Trochu I was looking at the site and whilst I obviously wouldnt show up with no understanding for prides sake. They actauuly said you dont even need to know how to draw. They teach you everything. But regardless I would like to learn more myself before that. Still have a few years

[@griffingfx]

***** wow thank you so much eheh. Just landscapes really, baffle me a bit :/

[@artiest5]

Really useful information, thanks man !

[@kingcucco2750]

Hey Feng, thanks for making these videos! I know that all of you at the school/design company are busy but I was just wondering if it would be okay to request older design cinemas like this one as podcasts? :>

[@xKaywolfx]

Hey Feng, I'm a sophomore in high school and I really enjoy designing things. But I can't find anything to inspire me. My friends and I have decided to design a world, but we don't know where to start. Do you have any tips?

[@BrandochGarage]

Good for you, dude! I look forward to hearing about the shows.

[@bradleyjohnston709]

idea for the next design cinema Feng. A Rune scape remaster. I'm making my next little project on it. 👌😀 good interesting world and creatures. -Bradley

[@mbison4064]

hi! Nice work and nice videos i love them!!! But a question trust me :/ where can we find ur brushes? I search 1 year ago i didnt find tehm :(

[@TheDigiVault]

Hey Feng. Give us a look at your tattoo.

[@romanriannpausch]

How it works with hardware and software on FZD? You must own photoshop, mac, graphic tablet, etc., Or all this things are avaible in the school and students doesnt have to grab their equip to Singapore? And another question... Have FZD something like entrance examination or it works like, who have money can study here? Thanks for answers and sorry for my english :D ... Riann

[@koibutsu]

I wish I could go to your school. your work is amazing

[@moebiusx373]

Can we download these slides anywhere?

[@GabesGames]

This is awesome!! I recommend you upload those templates someplace :)

[@homemacai]

In short, the less money you have, more you gonna work to achieve something. Damn World!

[@prabuddhadeshan9957]

how joining with your design school?

[@darkbielz]

"Dark stuff saves money" :DDDD

[@DantesDX]

Actually I´ve been thinking quite a lot after I played the Metal Gear Solid games. Mostly after the parts 3 and 4.

[@deezyah]

YES

[@shaunkelly42]

FENG! COULD YOU DO A VIDEO JUST ABOUT FREELANCING FOR A STUDENT?

[@SuperGamer87]

Why does EVERYONE spoil the ending for the movie _The Sixth Sense_? I've seen it, sure, but tons of younger people haven't seen it yet! A new audience is born everyday, folks. lol

[@carlosmonteiro281]

what is the song from the intro?

[@zsoldier]

DO YOU HAVE THESE SLIDES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

[@DingbatToast]

+Aurelijus Langvinis The guy hasn't figured out caps lock; what are the chances of finding print screen lol!

[@SoojArt]

"there's no IP like tomb raider" ehh what about Indiana Jones? lol. Amazing video, very helpful.

[@FrenchToast663]

Tomb Raider*

[@SoojArt]

wops, I made a goof out of myself, this is how you know I don't really like tomb raider.

[@FrenchToast663]

SpiralHero I'm sorry I wasn't mocking.

[@SoojArt]

no don't worry I get the comment, I edited my previous comment. Thanks for the heads up.

[@FrenchToast663]

SpiralHero :D

[@twotony0]

hey Feng, love your videos!, I was wondering, when you are planning a project to improve your design/drawing skills should you always come up with an original IP or is it ok to occassionaly use existing IP'S to build on? E.G a new DLC for the star wars battlefront game or how batman and gotham city would look if you had to direct a batman movie. thanks!

[@kilyenbalazs6398]

To tell you the truth, i watched podcast episode 6, and realized, i need to plan out every single day, if i truly want to be an "artist". But then i also realized, "ok i practice 4-5-6-7 hours a day dephending on how much i can affort with a job on my back, but for how long? What do i practice, and till when? The usuall reply is the same : Practice the basics and fundamentals (line quality, basic shapes from any angle (good to do with perspective), make value study (good to do with life drawings) ect...Ok then, but lets say i do it for 3-4 years and thats like a 10 000 hours practice in drawing only (trough its a big topic with lots of sides, lets say you practiced all of it). And i say this 10k hours because it sounds nice, and some people say its the time you need to master anything (trough i find this a half truth). But how do i know EXACLY when to do what? I mean i still need to learn classic painting (i mean i feel like i should, its a thing an artist should or not?) lets say only for 2 years (considering you know the basics you only need to learn the tools and color ect...takes less time or not?) atleast to the basic level. Then you still need to make the switch to digital. I have so many questions about this topic. Can anyone redirect me to a better place to actually make a contact with someone more experianced or a pro?

[@at5203]

Is good that you take learning so serius but you need to tone it down a bit. You don't need to put a minimum time in learning, when you are talking about hours per day it's okay, but when it comes to a particular subject you "stop" (pass to the next thing) when you feel you are good enough to make what you want to make. Also, learning something you don't want to do for 2 years seems like a waste of time. It's good to start with traditional, but usually that just means doing your practices with pencil. If you want to paint in digital just start with that. Look at what the students of FZD do, that switch to digital pretty quickly.

[@adonisg7138]

From what a pro said to me it's, the quality not the quantity of how much practice your doing. Minimize the hours and make it more of a focus tier. Get the best out of the 2 hours or less. That's what I've been, since I am married, have a son, full-time job and also school is coming back again. I'm 29, so everything I do is focus and yes at some other times I have fun with my work to see where I am at.

[@HalikBun]

Man, you know you have a problem when you only feel motivated to draw when you have Feng Zhu's voice on in the background. :| I literally just have old videos I've watched before running back to back all the time while I draw. I think I just need some podcasts to listen to while I draw which talk about art or design related things. Anyone have any suggestions?

[@milamckay7955]

The matrix rips off the comic book, the invisibles. Star wars is an epic fantasy set in space. Laura croft is similar to Indian Jones. Originality = Derivative.

[@tiocoolj]

pleeeaase do some painting already

[@memyself8066]

Hi there dear Feng ! I need your help , I want to learn drawing , From A to Z like you , but I don no where to start , I have no xp in drawing , and I can't come to your school , so is there any chance you show me a free self study path ?! if you help me with this problem , I will be thank full of you to the end of the universe . thanksssssssssssssssssssss

[@boitahaki]

42:30 rofl I would watch that

[@emanoelmelo]

23:21 Indiana Jones did first.

[@leleskine]

As always, great video! I have a suggestion though, In the "Mood and Color" section woudn't the term opposite fit better than complimentary between blue and red?

[@Swordticus]

When talking about color theory, opposite and complimentary pretty much mean the same thing. 2 colors that are opposites on the color wheel are complimentary. So from a design and painting sort of sense, I think complimentary would be the better term in this case.

[@leleskine]

Oh, I didnt know that +Swordticus, thanks! But nevertheless, I was refering to the fact that blue isn't exactly the opposite to the red color on the color wheel, but in a sense of "feeling", hot and cold, those two colors can be considerated opposite. Do you get me? I'm being kinda picky here though!

[@Swordticus]

Oh yeah yeah yeah I getcha! And you're right, the complimentary to red is green. The gist of it is the same. The movies starts from a warm color to a cold one or vice versa. It's debatable. Might just be better to say complimentary/opposite haha.

[@alexlin9197]

It helps a lot. Thank you so much. But could you make Chinese subtitles for us please? Sometimes I can't catch you because my English is not very good. Why I ask for this is because I know you understand Chinese, and I hope I can understand more what you say.

[@dapencilshinobi]

Working with the Chinese?

[@Zeldakostv]

I've actually been looking at this school, does anyone have any inside knowledge? Singapore is far and i've never been there. What's it like overall?

[@Jojjywil]

McKaos I have a couple of friends who studied at FZD. They were pretty average artists but came out of the school with an amazing portfolio. It's really intensive though and you'll be spending most of your time on your assignments. Being from Singapore, I can tell you it's a great country. Every place is easily accessible, travelling is pretty easy and there is tons of food everywhere. And the people here are pretty nice too. :D

[@paulinam8919]

Jojo: 90% crazy

[@davidhiram8045]

Hi bro, thank you for this vids are awsome, I have one question, wich is the size of the ilustrations for landscapes and characters made for movies and videogames?

[@rasputozen]

Feng, no need for a shirt that says abercrombie. Are you sponsored by them? Then why? Either go plain black or something w/ some cool artwork or an FZD School promo shirt. Literally anything but that pretty much. Also just my 2 cents but this new style of video is boring. I get that your busy but when you do have time to make a video, even if you're talking about unrelated content, if you just had sped up footage of yourself drawing in the background it would be 1000x better.

[@Babipoki]

Please reeducate.

[@IfthiAli]

He can wear whatever he wants if he's making a multi-million dollar film do you think me cares about ad revenue?

[@FeroxX_Gosu]

Aren't these "formulas" make movies cliched, predictable, somewhat mass produced and souless to a point?

[@Maren617]

They can. But it's still very helpful to actually know the formula that works, so that if you want, you can deviate from it intentionally and for a good reason.

[@talesofthetales]

I would love to work with you, has BFA degree, knows maya, After effect, matte painting

[@trolololol90]

Your degree and maya doesnt mean shit in this business

[@trolololol90]

If you really wanna show off, show your portfolio

[@talesofthetales]

+trolololol90 you are so right

[@Animavicion]

ded

[@devilichus]

Sliding fart jokes in a serios tone... This is what cinema of 2020s doing so often now unfortunately...

[@pelegred6123]

The hat is whack