Vanquish - A Postmortem

[@vanitas38]

I think I'll talke for a lot of people, we want more video of this kind. Very instructif and pleasant to watch, really :))))

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it!

[@chaz4076]

@@JonahLobeDraws I second this. This was awesome. Maybe free bite sized design theory/lectures/insights like this on this channel often for free, then a supplement of a more in depth paid tutorial in between every now and then. Random idea.. Anways, great stuff Jonah.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

@@chaz4076 Great feedback, thanks Core! I will definitely begin providing more bit-sized pieces of information soon, and the more people who can follow me here on KZbin, the more encouraging that will become for me to do. Appreciate the advice :)

[@kidehoward93]

yes DEFINITELY instructional. And it was quick and to the point in how you determined what went where and why. Id love to see more of these postmortems

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Excellent, thanks Kide - I will provide! I normally reserve Postmortems for my Patreon followers but I want to put them online more and more often...

[@jasonfarmer5193]

Yes, more of these types of vids please.. super informative, especially since I'm trying to really learn how to do better storytelling in my art.. this piece is one of my favorites of your work, but I've already said that a few times haha.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Dude I'll take it! Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you like this, and I'd love to do more soon.

[@LanguageOfTheMad]

Incredible. Thanks.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks Language! Planning to do more of these, so I appreciate your feedback and follow!

[@_george84]

Amazing video! Thank you for teaching us!

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks Jorge, I appreciate you watching this!

[@TobyFoxArt]

This is such a valuable video! Thanks Jonah

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks Toby! I'm gonna make more soon, so I appreciate the feedback/follow.

[@wumbosaurus9121]

Don't understand why this doesn't have that many views, this was a masterpiece in compositional storytelling, and one of the most helpful breakdowns I've seen in a long time. Incredible stuff, Jonah, thank you :D

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Aww thank you Wumbo! I don't think "compositional storytelling" tends to go very viral on KZbin, unfortunately haha

[@cambly6293]

great video can't wait to see more :) very interesting to see all the thoughts you put into this composition!

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed this Camblyn! And thanks for the comment.

[@MikaruChan]

This was a fantastic video. So often I forget how the small things like putting simple thought into shape design can really add to the story. How do you remind yourself when doing composition thumbnails, to really think of relationships or stories where there is a very vague idea/concept? I'd love to see your process of thumbnailing and hearing your explanation!

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks so much Mikaru! I've been thinking more and more about how to create a story in my thumbnails. I generally focus on the large blocks or shapes and their essential relationship to others in the piece. Then I work down into the specifics. I definitely intend to post more of these, so if you enjoyed this feel free to give me a follow (I'm also on Instagram, and I post process work in my stories). Also, if you'd like more of these, written out, I do them all the time for my Patreon members ;)

[@Farrukh3D]

Very interesting video, I enjoyed watching the details and process. Hope to see more in future :) Thanks for sharing.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Thanks Farrukh!!

[@burakkorkmaz5529]

This was a really good composition lesson, thank you very much! I saw this on reddit and didn't know it was you. Just discovered your work an hour ago or so (also on reddit - mountain climbing woman) and it's amazing! I aim to be near that level someday :)

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Dude you can be! Just keep experimenting and having fun. And that's so cool that you found both those drawings on Reddit, I've just joined in the last six months and it's an entirely new way to reach people - case in point (you)!

[@burakkorkmaz5529]

Thank you for your reply! It's very encouraging to hear those words from an artist like you. Reddit is amazing for meeting people like you said, if you are not hesitant to connect with people like I do :) Also I read on instagram that you were a Bethesda dev and can't pass the opportunity to ask a question since I haven't met anyone in the industry before. How hard or unfair is the work in general? You know, I heard that the devs in the industry are constantly crunching for the crazy deadlines and more. Sorry if I am disturbing you but this is something I wanted to learn for a while since becoming a game dev is my ambition for a while and hearing these things made me a little discouraged to be honest :)

[@JonahLobeDraws]

@@burakkorkmaz5529 Hi Burak! Good question. It can be very hard for some people at some companies, but not at all companies. Bethesda was pretty good about avoiding crunch-times but programmers always got it worst (thank goodness for me!). Nice to meet you! You can find me on Twitter and Instagram too, FYI!

[@burakkorkmaz5529]

@@JonahLobeDraws Thank you! I am already following 👍

[@JonahLobeDraws]

@@burakkorkmaz5529 Hurray!

[@finneganso9301]

Excellent stuff! Thanks for explaining your thought process.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

My pleasure! stay tuned - I have a LOT more like this coming up.

[@charliecameron519]

I would love to see more of these kinds of videos from you!

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Wonderful, thanks Caitlin! This is valuable feedback, I'll be certain to post more soon!

[@renaigh]

the Rusty yellowish blood is remarkably effective at communicating just how long this fight must've been going on for.

[@JonahLobeDraws]

You know it doesn’t come thru over digital but that’s actually gold ink! The prints of this are all blood in gold ink ;)

[@kimbureh7338]

very helpful indeed! though considering the low view count on this 3 year old vid, it doesn't seem to be a popular format. I guess most people enjoy tutorials more (where you can see the creation of the piece instead of discussing the finished artwork). speed up art process videos are so popular, which start out as a indiscernable mess (to the untrained eye) out of which a beautiful piece of art is created. i have the theory that people who don't do art but rather see themselves of consumers of art like to think of the artistic process as kinda "magical" in which the "genius artist" just knows "instinctively" what to do; disspelling the magic like this probably ruins the experience for some people who want to believe in the genius artist myth. thank your for your videos, I am studying them closely and taking as many notes as I can!

[@JonahLobeDraws]

My pleasure! It also doesn't get great views because it was one of my first videos, and you're right, people like watching the art come together on their own. Someone once told me that the intention with videos that show progress is to lend the audience a sense of "vicarious experience," ie they FEEL like they're making the art when they're watching it come together. Makes sense - if you're not an artist, you might crave that feeling!

[@renaigh]

Correction: it was Obi-Wan with the High ground.

[@buteverybodycallsmegiorgio]

I have no interest in concept art past curiosity but this was riveting to watch

[@JonahLobeDraws]

Dude, that's awesome, and so good to hear. Thank you, that helps me for when I do this next time!