#27: The Future of Concept Art, with Jad Saber
Jad Saber started as a concept artist and now is Co-founder/Creative director of Chromatic Studio. He has worked on projects like Black Adam, Last of Us: Part 2, Uncharted: Lost Legacy and more. In this podcast, we discuss A.I. and the jobs it might replace in the art world. We also discuss how Studio Ghibli inspired The Last of Us Part 2. Follow Jad Saber: Chromatic Studio: https://chromatic.studio/ Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/jadsaber Twitter: https://twitter.com/jadsaber2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadsaber/?hl=en Gumroad: https://jadsaber.gumroad.com/ Links discussed in podcast: One Pixel Brush: https://onepixelbrush.com/ Jama Jurabaev: https://www.artstation.com/jama Jamie Jones: https://www.artpad.org/ FZD School: https://www.youtube.com/user/FZDSCHOOL Chapter Markers: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:58 - Background on Chromatic Studios 00:03:44 - How Jad got into art? 00:08:41 - Jad’s introduction to concept art 00:12:52 - How Jad got his first gig using 3D 00:14:55 - How much of concept art is 3D 00:18:52 - The best skill to learn in design 00:22:56 - Understanding "frequency of detail" 00:28:19 - How to learn from your design mistakes 00:34:21 - Will A.I. replace concept artist jobs? 00:42:55 - The future of art and the role artists will play 00:51:04 - Jad's role in The Last of Us 2 00:53:47 - How Ghibli films used value grouping 00:56:03 - How value grouping was used in The Last of Us 2 01:06:57 - Why is finished concepts are so important to production 01:11:09 - Detail of concept art in the film vs games Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com