#29: Is Concept Art Really Dead? With Shaddy Safadi

Shaddy Safadi is the Founder and Art Director of One Pixel Brush. His studio has worked on Last of Part II, Valorant, and many other projects. In this podcast, we discuss the future of concept art, important tips for newer artists, and how A.I. can change the future of art as a whole. During this podcast Shaddy shares his screen and shows a breakdown of composition, workflow, and a lot of other helpful techniques. Shaddy’s Links: Twitter:   / safadishaddy   Youtube:    / shaddy1100   Instagram:   / one_pixel_brush   One Pixel Brush: https://onepixelbrush.com/ Links discussed in podcast: Concept Art is Dead:    • Concept Art is Dead   Jama Jurabaev Gumroad: https://jamajurabaev.gumroad.com/ Eytan Zana Gumroad: https://eytanzana.gumroad.com/ John Sweeney: https://www.artstation.com/johnsweeney Sathish Kumar: https://www.artstation.com/sathishart Shotdeck: https://shotdeck.com/ Art Train Academy: https://www.arttrainacademy.com/ Florent Lebrun: https://www.artstation.com/florentlebrun Signup to Poliigon: https://www.poliigon.com/?utm_campaig... Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:33 - Podcast start 00:04:24 - How to learn from other artists 00:06:49 - Not being afraid about what inspires you 00:10:35 - Why Jibaro from Love Death + Robots is amazing 00:13:26 - How Shaddy got his first job 00:16:43 - When “photobashing” changed for Shaddy 00:17:57 - Why is concept art dead? 00:22:18 - How Blender affects concept art and other artistic fields 00:27:00 - How do concept artists learn and use blender? 00:32:12 - Why is your computer important when doing concept art? 00:34:29 - What are good and bad buys for an artist? 00:38:27 - Why are storytelling and composition important? 00:47:17 - What Shaddy believes is the future of concept art 00:57:09 - Will A.I. take over the art world? Shaddy shows some examples of A.I art 01:07:58 - Poliigon Ad 01:09:20 - Can A.I. affect everything in the world, not just art 01:11:05 - Why people are angry about A.I. 01:13:06 - What will happen to artist’s jobs in the future 01:15:40 - Using humans as the focal point in concept art 01:24:20 - Balancing subtle and prominent in concept art 01:32:55 - How the 3D process in concept art helps sell original stories 01:41:00 - What Shaddy recommends new artists learn first 01:55:12 - Why it’s essential to get feedback from inspiring artists 02:01:00 - What skills should a new artist begin focusing on Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastqu... Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmx... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-... Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-pr... ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter:   / andrewpprice   Instagram:   / andrewpprice   Facebook:   / blenderguru   ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com