So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 2: Concept Art

Check out this video to learn a bit about a concept artist's role on a game team, from establishing constraints and preparing to design a concept, to narrowing in on an idea and rallying the team around it.
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[@eiwaMovies]

Riot: "The sketches don't have to look perfect" Also Riot: *drawing sketches better than any of my fully rendered art*

[@MouseGuardian]

Do you draw every day?

[@noyelumhalim3610]

@@MouseGuardian exactly, you need to keep at it every day to get good at it like them

[@BBMovies1]

@Taylor Derryberry 8888888]please ⁿ

[@johnpaul-kz6bq]

666 llikes yikes lol

[@ayubthekhan]

Wanted to like your comment, then changed my mind 666D

[@joaogoncales6559]

3 out of the 4 artists are left handed? now I know the secret to becoming pro

[@zanagi]

wut.. didnt notice that

[@Ohhtooeasy]

i am too left handed :)

[@jacquesca]

Correlation/Causation lol

[@mypantsarefilledwithbeans6508]

El Sanchez it was a joke

[@Wachomen]

who of these bad guys in this vídeo stole my idea to create and remake the work of the boy and the girl? Because I posted it in forums and I deleted it. www.artstation.com/artwork/qVoQL

[@berzerk4]

"I'm just gonna draw the weirdest shit" Yup that about sums it up.

[@TheToneBender]

I would have drawn a dick tbh

[@mslightbulb]

Me everyday, every drawing.

[@user-ip5pp9ts6v]

"Concept art isn't about beautiful looking drawings. Concept art is about solving visual problems."

[@Levy957]

its funny because this advices about concept art apply on all the fields of creating something, may be an art, an app, literally any project.

[@Ohhtooeasy]

design is design after all.

[@xelestial5342]

it's what they call "design". design basically means you create something to solve problems

[@Mothless42]

Thanks soooooooo much for making this!!! I want to get into game design even more now! :D

[@PlexusDuMenton]

you mean Game-Artist, Game Designer are Setting the rule of gameplay and balance stuff.

[@nadz6601]

I said the same on the 1st video of the series.

[@lekiwix520]

I agree on so many levels

[@damianogiolitti3416]

@@erolc82 I agree. Sometimes I feel freelance artists have a much better life and get paid very well especially nowadays

[@migalad7619]

Threndor no te entiendo ni un carajo

[@sallypham8863]

thanks riot for sharing these! i’m a student pursuing game art as a career and these are exactly what i needed. ♥️

[@Ohhtooeasy]

it took me about 3 jobs to figure out that concept art isnt about painting beautiful stuff T-T

[@ikingston]

I was curious what job in games is creating those beautiful masterpieces, or is that just one part of concept art. After you have the concept and idea down? Curious because I am interested in making the paintings, and also in designing characters/things. So if they are the same job I won't feel so torn in which one to decide. :P

[@Ohhtooeasy]

@@ikingston It depends on the studio some of the time but creating beautiful paintings (splash art) is more illustration. Typically how it works is the concept artist design everything about the character visually, the face, clothes, weapons, ect. Then the designs would be compiled into callout sheets and be handed over to 3D artist and illustrators. Of course one can do both if the studio allows(Or freelance). Having strong illustration and design skills would only be beneficial so you dont have to pick one. Just do both!

[@eddwarriior]

@@ikingston Riot Games are known to usually freelance their splash art/ illustrations

[@Balloonbot]

Same. I made the same mistakes, grand reveals and waiting till i had one great concept

[@RCColdaDog]

Just found these videos and never has the YT Algorithm been so useful. I love these and I hope you all find the time to do many more past the initial 10.

[@pk.sugarfox3311]

them said concept art ≠ beautiful art work but all the art their show was beautiful, kill meeee

[@bezz6466]

Man this is such cool advice, I originally wanted to be a comic illustrator for monthly series, but after realizing how painstaking it is I decided not to and drop it, instead I want to become now a concept artist I have at least 3 years of art experience I know how to paint and I know how to use digital art that's not necessarily perfect but I can get my hands around things and I have pretty good ideas of course during this whole quarantine I haven't been able to do much of anything cuz I'm constantly bored and drained but I always try to make an effort to do something at least my goal is, to go to Florida because I live on a tiny island called Puerto Rico and they want to move to the state so I can get into a good college, and I want to learn at Ringling college of art and design it's quite expensive but I'm saving up money for that but before I actually do decide going there I have to check out my options around other areas because I don't want to you know just stay on one track cuz I always got to have plan B's always, but I want to study illustration and maybe a little bit of fine art and when I get my degree I can finally go into a company that designs video games I know this is quite a stretch but I kind of want to work for Sony interactive entertainment like PlayStation because they're the biggest gaming industry right now and well I love video games and I love creating, it's a good mix Now I know I'm going to have to practice a crap ton but it's all worth it and hopefully I land a job at PlayStation or a good video game company and then I can do all of the concept work and work with a good team that we all agree on and create something cool I'm taking advice from videos like this cuz I really need to immerse myself into these kinds of things before I go head first And to any new artist out there I have some advice you can draw everyday but there's a consequence, it will drain you instead why don't you draw from time to time whenever you really feel like it, rather than constantly trying to get better when really your beginning and it's ok to mess up and not be perfect That's what art is all about Art is never perfect and it never will be But it's up to you to make it better than it was We don't reach a certain point and be like "oh well that's enough' Even the most experienced artist can still go on and learn So My final message Go out there and create to your hearts content No matter what comes out Always know your striving and getting better There's no shame in messing up Anyway that's a small story of mine lol TLDR: am 16 year old boyo who want to go make le art at United States and get in a good coompany like play stashion or something similar And create le concept art for video games :D

[@mslightbulb]

Wow, when they sketch fast they sketch really polished, I pretty much look like I’m murdering the paper when I sketch, it turns out good though, just more messy.

[@TakaMitsukai]

Arquidesis Studio Me too!!!

[@damianogiolitti3416]

@@TakaMitsukaito sum this whole video is the key word "iteration"?

[@Lukz243]

the toad one is my fav 10/10

[@AtlisDe]

I love that the artists come off as encouraging, too many people sometimes talk about these things in a discouraging way or that its impossible for the average person.

[@TheSachraf]

That 2:17Dark Souls Dubstep part killed me AHAHHAHA

[@HylianRezzi]

This series is fantastic! I've been looking for something like this especially since I am learning a lot of things independently before going to university to study games art. Thank you so much!

[@cesarandrade1987]

Man don't go to university to study games art, at least if you are US based, the debt is not worth it, get into a mod team and offer to help with whatever area interests you!

[@sydneycottrell6742]

Me too!

[@TheToneBender]

4:28 Dude looks and sounds like a discount Ryan Reynolds

[@scarecrowhobo]

its been 6 months since i watched this series and im coming back more developed as an artist and i must say man does it already hit different when you know so much more

[@im4smoore]

Talk about a Merry Christmas! I could not have wished for anything more! This is such an incredible and surprisingly delight! Thank you SO MUCH Riot for putting out content like this!!! ❤️

[@RajasSutar]

Such a freaking cool series!! It's clear, specific and simple enough to grasp almost all of the vastness of it. Thank you Riot Games!

[@Najebanski]

This is the best video on the topic of concept art I've ever seen. Now I'm going to watch the whole series. Great job Riot!

[@drawingstuff6660]

This series is gonna be really helpful for aspiring game artists

[@jellyjilli1004]

I was actually looking for a series like this one a year ago. Thank you!

[@nathanielgriffinwriteshorr8352]

This is literally the most helpful video on the matter that I've ever seen. Thank you!

[@Lunawolfx]

I've been looking for videos like this for a very long time but nothing ever stuck out to me or was ever helpful, but I am SO glad these videos are made. Ever since I started playing LoL, Splash Art has been so intriguing to me and I've always wanted to make video game art. I never though I would say this, but.. THANK YOU Riot Games!

[@esRaortiz]

I saw this when it first came out 2 years ago as a League fan. I have now returned to watch it now as a young concept artist. Super happy that my mentor mentioned and referenced this video. So much newer information! Thanks, Riot. :D

[@loganh2735]

Wow, this is very well made and you absolutely understood how a beginner (like me) would think. Answered pretty much all my questions and gave plenty of useful advice. Thanks for this video!

[@MKPwrz]

Absolutely great video on concept art. Loved that you kicked the myth that artbooks have helped create that concept art is creating polished pretty paintings

[@13RedCorpse]

This is the best video on concept art I`ve seen in a while. So informative and simple. It covers most important aspects of creation process. Thank you!

[@CatsAkimb0]

Fantastic way of explaining process. This works for just about anything anyone designs.

[@crusenho]

This video is the most inspiring and effective guidance on how to start learning concept art for the first time.

[@MEL-ii1vv]

this is exactly what i needed, learning from the pros is so satisfying, thanks riot!!

[@Missmaddiemac]

I lost it at the frog staff. AMAZING.

[@Darthilandia]

these series are the best f****** thing that i watched my hole life on youtube.

[@Banana-cc5rx]

As a beginner artist, this video actually teaches so much

[@mchief11789]

Great video guys! Really really great. All I've been focusing on was making good looking paintings. I also find myself exploring an idea too long, I haven't been part of a project so I haven't worked with constraints. This was great, thanks again

[@FabiTheSnake]

When you are searching for good, clear and multiple Game designing advices on youtube or Google for days, and then get a Week old Video of a second part on Designing/ Making games. Sometimes i wonder what youtube is hiding under all this crap you see on this platform.

[@BaBboonking]

I was thinking the same thing,every so often I'll get a good art video from like 2010 out of the blue

[@Manas-co8wl]

Oddly enough, you find those when you're least finding them. When you're just going through random but related videos very quickly is when you hit the hidden gems. Interesting how that's also how this concept art creation process seems to work. Go through a lot of content very quickly but within constraints.

[@damianogiolitti3416]

@@Manas-co8wl hey if you don't mind I have a question that is on my mind for a long time. Are character designers and concept artists the same? I mean here in Asia they are distinct and in America people just say concept art. I wanted to create cool characters and environments arent really my thing. I can learn that if it is requied but I much rather focus on my passion.

[@ajinillias]

@@damianogiolitti3416 I wanna design characters too and I was wondering the same thing...😕😕

[@javierperez6349]

Thank you for making these learning videos, they really help many people as I hope they continue to make great characters that inspire players to play a game as amazing and innovative as League of Legends.

[@acolus3413]

As an aspiring concept artist / illustrator, Thank you so much riot games, you have no idea how haply am i

[@walteralmeida7064]

I'm loving this! this is relighting my fire to start my game again!

[@timk7508]

Deadpool is also a concept artist? He could really be his twin brother.

[@damianogiolitti3416]

Also the asian dude is Eugene from the tryguys

[@levitaciousstudio1965]

Man, this playlist is gold.

[@ilikethepixies]

the weapon brainstorming was really neat. great video.

[@thiagovieira1791]

Thank god that youtube sometimes brings something useful to watch!

[@stephenruby6213]

Holy god I’m friggen’ STOKED that this series happened!

[@Well_away]

You've got a good sense of humour that makes the whole video interesting

[@bgustinjr]

Great advice and love the style of this! Thank you!

[@christianaal.9761]

The great thing is that this plan applies to everything that you want to tackle, not just art

[@zanagi]

WEIRD SNAKE

[@remotecabinstudios]

Awesome watching these masters at work!

[@BenAbode]

As somebody who just got a gig to design.. everything for a small mobile game (but never done such before..) this helps a LOT! Thanks

[@404JNF]

Really love this! Thanks for the insider look at the process.

[@tarryn_austin0156]

I have my heart set in becoming a concept artist and this was so helpful thank you so much! :))))))

[@julioperonerocholl9364]

excellent!!! this is the real world of concept art, Thank so much for all the information.

[@Fashi11emma]

Thank you so much Riot for doing these !!

[@rockangel2410]

Glad someone gets it right. Often the paintings can't be time consuming either. Luckily we can rely on art directors. Its a lot of back and forth too. Concept is also very broad. Being it a coffee machine, historical ruins, swords and guns or even dresses. I love making moodboards too. Started concept two years ago and I love every part of it.

[@LilypadOW]

thank you so much for this / so happy i subbed to this channel

[@Nee421]

i love the excersice of the staff, nice vid!

[@studiovulcan4411]

Top right's staff designs were clean AF. What insane control.

[@ithilweenshadowsong8151]

Awesome and unexpected video Riot, hope you guys don't end like Blizzard any time soon and keep flowing good video content. (KDA video, Pentakill video, this serie, cinematics, etc)

[@Monochidraws]

This really helped me a lot. I aspire to be a concept artist in the future and this video really provided lot of inspiration and helpful advice for me. ^^

[@mattlink7331]

I’m majoring in game art this fall in college, this helps a lot!

[@nokitoki6907]

Thank you for this Rito!

[@popsicleblues6569]

I'm too hyped for this >_> You guys need to start a concept design class, past time activity group, SOMETHING where we can wrangle a bunch of people up and go through these processes and try to make up something

[@johnw3194]

Dude, other than the AWESOME content, the music is stunning.. I wish there was a place to listen to them,

[@solarstarfish303]

Thank you soo much this was the most helpful vid I’ve seen on this subject!!! I finally have a better idea of what I want to do

[@continentvert3456]

Thank you very much for all the 10 videos

[@nicksweetmangame-art-co]

Great video series! nicely put together, entertaining and educational :)

[@seyff367]

jo just found this video, it`s amazing! I love it!

[@DavidSchoneveld]

Always. Be. Colving. LOL, love it! Great video, keep it up.

[@thongtruong8360]

This must be a sign for me to get back to art stuffs in video game after a year of scripting in Unity Thank you for this series

[@QuincyIsCrispy]

Thong

[@dominantshxrk4649]

It’s so nice to see artists who are left handed like me-

[@vikaskumarpatel5017]

Amazing videos.... Love them. I really wish they made staffs drawings after doing everything mentioned before in the video. They made them from their imagination from a draft. If we assume that Wizard's staff is not real thing and never existed before, then it's amazing but they still used typical handles for the staff. However, impressive creativity. I know how difficult it is and also for a KZbin video, that was incredible. I'm trying to learn Game Art, really wanted to see how to use references.

[@AungAa08]

3:40 employee of the year

[@dreamshadows88]

Yeeees! Thank you for this series! As an aspiring production artist, peeks behind the scene like this are AMAZING

[@TanukiGaming]

This series is amazing.

[@5o5kY]

i think I never had so much fun and actually learning stuff... I have to watch this series for several times... After the jokes get old, I will be able to actually retain some of that information

[@mcbaltz]

Oh my... Gonna save this on my "Golden Ones!" playlist here on KZbin... :)

[@richard12347123]

Damn this is so useful!! Thank you guys!💙

[@ZeinErsyad]

thank you, i love this series..

[@mizubiart6230]

perfect job for my adhd. any time i did an illustration it was just a rendered design, i draw 24/7.... man, time to update that portfolio with new shit.

[@CaptainPrice360]

Ive never encountered this in the real world but Gem Lim has the dialect of Glados from portal. Really cool!

[@hanoimuathu123]

well, I play dota. but this is way better than i thought. I'm a graphic designer and I learned a lot from this. Thank you Riot.

[@a.m.7438]

6:10 My wizard staff would have a purple crystal that shells the tip of the staff like a mace club. With three supports so it can stand and be slammed down to produce protectice domes that shield the wizard to do things like regenerate from wounds or provide cover while launching projectiles outward from inside.

[@MH-lr6ue]

I came to this channel for project L but I found this instead lol can't wait to finish all the videos

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We need that eagle galio, AMERICAA while ulting

[@jimmysgameclips]

These videos are excellent, good on Riot to make/publish them they're quality

[@jheremiemanuel7107]

bruh im doing a game design class next year this stuff is gonna help thanks rito

[@esRaortiz]

Thank you for this. I myself am still unsure if I want to be a concept artist primarily in character design or become an Illustrator. So far freelancing might be what I do after some experience in the field.

[@neroarts4857]

Wow these are so useful! Thankyou team

[@kinahong5251]

Excellent, this video helps me a lot. Thanks to Riot Games.

[@nicydug]

i see this video when i lose my motivation on my dream to become a concept artist. Thx riot

[@dyo42]

thanks riot games ! now im fed with inspiration ✨

[@user-gb4dw7rg8f]

Im really interested in becoming a game artist so thank u for the video!

[@Swikart]

This is great thank you so much!

[@Deelusi]

Is it me or Thomas Randby voice almost sounds like Ryan Reynolds....

[@philipeasc2009]

not only the voice

[@vladdraghici7237]

I swear they're Doppelgängers

[@reeds7777]

Yes. Even his face

[@silkworm2595]

I don't hear it

[@sadichchhaparulekar691]

not only voice .. face too lol xD

[@ScorpionHDTV]

Very inspirational video, it motivates me to draw more.

[@TanukiGaming]

Whoa- I love the sketch book comment. "have it all the time, like an extension of your body".

[@johnynumnuts3552]

This channel is great!

[@danialranjbar9805]

your videos are really informative and fun. thankyou