How to Design Sci-Fi Keyframes in Blender & Photoshop – Part 1

🔥 Want to learn Environment Design in Blender & Octane? Get an exclusive discount on our first Art Forge Academy course by Ede László! art-forge-academy-s-school1.teachable.com/p/course-cinematic-environment-design-with-blender-octane🔥 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How do you create cinematic sci-fi keyframes that feel grounded, believable, and full of story? In this Part 1 tutorial, senior concept artist David Metzger walks you through his process of designing a sci-fi keyframe for film and TV, from a rough brief to the early Photoshop stage. This lesson is focused on using Blender and Photoshop together to explore mood, composition, and storytelling in a 3D-based workflow. Topics covered: 00:00 Intro – Who is David Metzger? 00:20 Project Brief: Sci-fi military facility 00:45 Received image & planning 01:10 Gathering references & sketching 01:25 Setting up scene & perspective in Blender 01:42 Blocking shapes, setting scale & lighting 01:45 Fast layout with Blender & QuickTools 02:45 Composition, focal points & camera angles 04:00 Adding drones, volumes & narrative cues 06:45 Rendering passes & prep for Photoshop 07:50 Photobashing: designing the tank 09:45 Characters, storytelling & interaction 11:24 Final thoughts & what’s next 🎬 Don’t miss Part 2, coming soon on this channel! 🔔 Subscribe for high-level tutorials on concept art, storytelling, and cinematic design workflows. Follow David Metzger: 👉 ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/davidmetzger 👉 Instagram:   / david_metzger_art   #conceptart #blender3d #photoshop #keyframe #scifiart #digitalart #arttutorial #filmdesign #cinematicart #photobash #lightingdesign #environmentdesign #davidmetzger #artforgeacademy #quicktools #fsyp #3dconceptart #visualstorytelling #scifidesign #conceptdesign