3rd November 2025
by Xi Li
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I haven’t updated here in a while because I wanted to put everything I’ve been working on into one post since they’re all related. But today I got ✧˖°. inspired ⋆˙⟡ and did a quick doodle! The other post is almost ready though, so please look forward to it.
(˶’ ꒳ ‘˶)
27th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Could’ve been better
27th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Wasn’t really happy with the thumbnails I had from last week as I thought they were quite boring. They felt like a thumbnail for the sake of having thumbnails, which wasn’t what the brief needed. So I made some more thumbnails.
I also tried making my thumbnails have more detail, such as texture so it just looks better. Elevate it. Render it. etc
This was my first attempts and frankly they weren’t that good.
These were slightly better. Even though I wanted to use broad texture brushes to quickly put the idea down, I also quite liked mark making with just strokes.
I also started leaning into this large ancient bone structure embedded in the landscape that I thought was cool.
19th October 2025
by Xi Li
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I started making the thumb nailing on my sketchbook, before going over them digitally. I will post the ones without the digital sometime after I have access to a good scanner.
19th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Objective:
Use the gallery to find inspiration for your 2D environmental concept art. Focus on environmental and landscape artworks that can serve as references for your ideas.
– Create a minimum of 6 studies of chosen works.
– Format: Thumbnails, small and simplified sketches in a landscape frame.
– Approach: Sketch or render the works in your own style, focusing on the aspects of mark making, composition, tone, and narrative.
Bonus task: (optional)
Observational drawings: draw anything and everything that inspires you, from the exhibition spaces, materials, people, architecture, or minute details.
Padlet submit photo for feedback (in general)
Extras
18th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Just some basic doodling
Image is upside down but it still makes sense
15th October 2025
by Xi Li
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This is some work I did in class.
There was definitely room for further refinement, but as this was an in-class exercise, the result reflects what I was able to complete within that time.
Additional polish wasn’t essential for this quick practice, but the fact that I couldn’t reach that level within the time frame reflects my inexperience and speed. Need to be more efficient!
14th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Redo of my homework because I realised I was a dumbass.
“… inspiring who produce Concept Art for environments…”
12th October 2025
by Xi Li
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Luca – Artists research and Composition/Framing Inspiration.
Find 2-3 artists that you find inspiring who produce Concept Art for environments from film, games, other. after this find photography or concept art that is pleasing in terms of its framing/composition.
add all this to a moodboards, and annotate with your thoughts, artist details such as name, medium, etc. Bring to class on Monday.
Linkie
12th October 2025
by Xi Li
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It flies! And it lands!