Level Up! Session 50 with FENG ZHU

For our 50th Session Anniversary we have Feng Zhu as our special guest!
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What is it?
Level Up! is an idea of two Polish artists - Wojtek Fus and Darek Zabrocki, who want to teach people and learn from each other. Recently, Level Up has expanded its host team with the amazing Jonas De Ro! Join weekly, 2-hours long livestreams with critiques, overpaintings and Q&A’s with industry professionals.
It’s free and open for everybody!
What is it not?
Level Up! is not a self-promotion platform. Though we love all good art, this group is not the place to shop for likes and followers. If you are a professional and want to share your work, please ask for critiques, overpaints or feedback, or try to explain about your work in a way that teaches others. Start a dialogue so that everyone can benefit!
Where?
Our user community is based right here in this Facebook group.
Sessions can be watched every sunday live or streamed afterwards
on our KZbin channel
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How?
If you want to submit art to get a critique/ask questions/get an overpaint - join our Facebook group and post your work there! Or just send us your artwork via email!
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[@KnightOfNostalgia]

"Feng: I'm just another guy... with his work" Such a grandmaster.

[@PHeMoX]

Possibly the best Level Up session yet... Feng Zhu's a legend and yet one of the most down to earth persons in the industry. Awesome!

[@107assassin]

And one of the most infamous people blacklisted in the industry too.

[@RenegadeFury]

What do you mean Assassin? EDIT: Just saw your other posts, nevermind.

[@paulatreides6711]

@@107assassin lol no

[@gooseindustria]

Blows my mind when Feng said that Scott Robertson opened his eyes. I'm a huge fan of both. Level Up's + Feng's + Scott's have the best free channels to learn from. When I get good at this and earn enough, i'll make donations cuz these guys deserve all the help they could get. The world needs more guys like you, thank you.

[@owl5523]

diehard fan of Feng :'D no matter how much i learn by myself ..... One day i Will learn it all from FZD .....

[@SuperZaidali]

the advice that Feng passes at/after 36:30 is the truest, realest and purest advice I have heard. Its why we dedicate our lives to a profession like this one and got into this business in the first place(at least for me). Unfortunately the overload of internet resources and constant sharing has made this side fade away. The fact that people do work for others to 'like' on forums and social media is a proof of it.

[@shishenliart]

This guy got me into digital painting. Favorite artist ever. So much knowledge gained from his KZbin channel. I'll apply for his FZD in Singapore one day.

[@lorenzotosiart]

Great Wojtek!!! And Feng Zhu REALLY inspired a lot of us SO much!

[@alechunstad9072]

Feng is a legend. I need to go to FZD.

[@damiantyminski933]

i być jego klonem

[@jaegerl7170]

Where is the proof of all this?

[@107assassin]

Join FZD, you'll experience the proof you'll need and get.

[@jaegerl7170]

Assassin 426 Wow great proof you have there. Don't go around saying false claims with no hard concrete facts. If you have proof of what you said is true then by all means share it

[@107assassin]

I have, but would you rather experience it by black and white or would you rather take the physical experience in experiencing it? Anyways, don't just accuse me for saying it, I'm sure many people will violently object towards you.

[@micamarayvos]

After wachting almost all feng videos, this one feels like a remix from him.

[@orettoman]

Best streem ever. Thanks Feng. Proper english, and great answers.

[@micamarayvos]

Perfect guess for the 50th/oneyear mark. That man lives at a really fast pace. One hour and you already have the intro, old drawings, present and future projects and even a demo made.

[@willyvargas7099]

always amazing,great team work Level Up!, giving away their knowledge, congrat to all, Feng Zhu, i love your work, and your FZD School of Design, Jonas De Ro young and great talent, Gracias totales

[@EspireMike]

That was so great, Feng really is a master. Would have loved to hear some more of Jonas in this interview, but still, the best one yet!

[@Arthurboy777]

That demo! Thank you master Zhu and congrats to LevelUp!

[@abdalazizahmad9379]

Great session, thank you Level up, thank you Feng Zhu.

[@deerbard]

Now this was something big I didn't expect even after watching your last sessions with great artists! Thanx guys and wow, isn't it just growing fast!

[@LawnMowerLapDance]

Love the sharing of insight these guys give, remarkable muses!

[@joshnorman2825]

I have been struggling with a few things, and this video really shed some light. Thank you

[@Markerton]

Thank - You - Feng - Zhu !

[@Littleme347]

yes! the best one ever! Feng is a great man!

[@PhantomDrawing]

Wow! This is some great content! Love these interviews! Feng is the man! Just subscribed!

[@ArCahyadiIndra]

epic. thanks, guys!

[@danrazutube]

Thanks guys. u da best!

[@GabesGames]

Really great 50th episode. I hope we can soooomehow get Ryan Church to jump on board :)

[@heelksha]

Nice guys... very nice. Thanks for this.

[@Bboyzullu]

He is a legend!!

[@Phyligree]

Legendary artist alert

[@Flizim]

awesome job guys!

[@akrammaad7609]

Feng zhu is legend , damn

[@bohaowang8360]

Congratulations LevelUp! And Feng, I really enjoy your line drawing in the episode zombie knight design. Can you show your understanding about how to draw gesture by using the random and loose line? Thank you!

[@fbssssssssss]

Great idea, a lot of new skills, thanks you very much : )

[@amineroula]

feng zhu rocks !!!!

[@vofff]

so much info, thank you so much!

[@TheEternalEye369]

Lol feng got rejected the first time he applied for art centre!?! He showed them...

[@mgsBicycleO9]

4:23 "we started buisness up in beijing" that sentence sounds so badass

[@tacticslc4805]

1:20:45 "They still don't understand what I do even today" xD

[@aleksandrgolovatyuk4094]

Feng Zhu cool!

[@Storyraymond]

Respect!

[@MyMac2011]

I MISSED THE STREAM ;--------;

[@7justice21]

FEEEEEEEEEEENG!!

[@mattbasham2395]

What was the GGC con he was talking about? Anyone know what it stands for and what its called?

[@VoidloniXaarii]

cool!

[@qigong1001]

Good job as always guys. A little too much Wojtek toward the end, however.

[@aarontar1420]

I'm new to this type of work and my photoshop knowledge is limited, but could someone tell me what feng is using to create the lighting and the people? quickly draws some sort of white line and I'm unsure what it is. thanks

[@carlosjobani9435]

+Aaron Tar lasso tool

[@singlegamer755]

Feng is probably one of the people who helped a lot of people learn the basics!

[@ramdarass]

54:33 gold

[@jeremiahgallo1055]

Since it' been 5 years, I'm genuinely curious. How are you guys (in the comments section) doing in your careers?

[@earth355]

They are alive

[@jeremiahgallo1055]

Glad to know they're alive. 😁

[@bobgood6649]

+LevelUp Feng mentioned on 54:40 some one named brian....does any one know the artist full name that Feng is talking about??????????

[@WhiteHorseStudioArt]

+Bob Good think he said... Ryan Church?

[@brentlio5578]

Feng Zhu is the fastest.

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

Around before and after 48 Getting urself out in terms of publicity etc

[@rurzan]

What two names does he mention at 37:04? Thanks in advance.

[@rurzan]

OK, I was able to figure them out when Feng mentioned them again later, in case anybody else wonders they are Syd Mead and Frank Frazetta.

[@kardrasa]

His concepts don't look anything like Dark Souls.

[@Rozenque74]

He's only wanted to capture the environment and atmosphere. If he draw the actual Dark Souls, he has to deals with license stuffs.

[@kardrasa]

That's MY point. He didn't capture the feel of Dark Souls. He just drew a generic looking fantasy setting.

[@popofabulous]

Yeah bro, He cranked out 2 great looking pieces while doing Q and A in an hour and a half but it doesn't look exactly like dark souls so he sucks ass. Your a fucking idiot kardrasa. It's also supposed to be concept art not tribute art. As in possibly a new direction to take a level or a cool new take on something they already did. Feng Zhu is amazing generic or not.

[@Misticblair]

:D lol whenever I hear from professional artists something like 'when I was young i spent 12-16 hours drawing per day" I wonder HOW ! I am young and have barely 4-8 hours free per day. ._. where did I made a mistake ? haha

[@DesignInNature]

Misticblair It means they were sleeping only about 5 hours, not watching TV, and not wasting time on social media. If you're young (But NOT a child) you could probably get up at 5:30 AM and practice for one hour or more, before even going to school. You could sketch during classes that are easy for you, during break or after completing classwork when you have time to spare. During commutes if you take the bus or metro to and from school, etc... Then once you get home, you would eat lunch and do your school work and probably be done by 5:00 P.M. Then from 5 until about 11, you have about 6 more hours to practice before bed, bringing the daily total to 8+ hours on weekdays. As for weekends, you could put in about 12 hours on Saturday and 12 hours on Sunday. The best way is to work for 50 minutes straight and pause for 10 minutes to rest your eyes , strech your muscles and pee. If anyone thinks in terms of "Oh my god, when would I have fun and chill?". The simple answer is: Drawing and coming up with design ideas SHOULD be more fun and addicting to you than playing video games or watching tv. You should NOT want to stop drawing and learning new things. If the work sounds tedious to you, then probably this career is not for you. I don't know of a single successful concept artist who did not feel this way when they were learning. Feng has repeatedly said that during his years at art center, he would keep practicing way past 2:00 A.M.. Best of luck to you in your path.

[@doppelbanger5797]

IP stands for ?

[@jawbeater]

Intellectual Property Intellectual property (IP) is a legal term that refers to creations of the mind. Examples of intellectual property include music, literature, and other artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs.

[@doppelbanger5797]

jawbeater thanks

[@damiantyminski933]

fzd szkoła klonów

[@sparkchuu]

Which author does he mention on 32:46?

[@KeanKennedy]

***** Michael Crichton

[@nikyvoynovski4345]

Kean Kennedy Thanks, man!

[@KeanKennedy]

np. :)

[@gaian6497]

What's an 'IP' ?

[@hanphillips4993]

Intellectual property [=

[@melon2378]

im triggered by the way he says feng zhu . wqkbgj

[@saionjisan]

Hahaha showing embarrasing work? XD hahaha soooo I think mine its just dust hahaha :'(