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

The Andrew Price Podcast

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: https://twitter.com/safadishaddy

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shaddy1100

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_pixel_brush/

One Pixel Brush: https://onepixelbrush.com/

Links discussed in podcast:

Concept Art is Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7Bw

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_campaign=andrewprice-pod&utm_source=desc&utm_medium=youtube&utm_content=ep-29

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

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