Character Design Workflow - Concepting for 3D Games and Movies

Summary by Krater

Concept artist Scott Flanders demonstrates how he brainstorms and sketches character silhouettes for a team of four futuristic rangers in a collaboration with ZBrush maker Pixologic, explaining the design process from initial paper notes to finalized digital shapes.

From the video

Answers: How do concept artists design character silhouettes for a team in ZBrush?

• character design workflow
• silhouette sketching
• team archetype design
• character naming and identity
• visual contrast in sci-fi design

What it concludes

• Starting with paper notes and generating associative word lists is a powerful way to begin brainstorming character ideas.
• Developing a quick hand for character posing is valuable because it provides a reliable toolkit of working poses for different archetypes.
• Focusing purely on silhouette shapes first, without getting bogged down in interior details, is a useful exercise for calibrating design eyes.
• Giving characters names and working titles provides an identity that helps guide and evoke further creative decisions during the design process.