Sketching And The Reality Of Being A Professional Concept Artist

Showing the sketch process in Procreate for smaller environment designs, and discussing the reality of being a professional concept artist.

I hope you guys like it, thankyou as always for all the love.

🎵 Music 🎵

Intro/Outro:

The Rest:

Natalia Tsupryk - Today, Everything Is Behind Me

Ardie Son - Hidden

[OX_Tools]

I'm glad you can support your family doing this. It really messed me up to hear my father tell me I couldn't be an artist and support a family back when I was in high school. I went far far away from my passions and became a programmer. Made some good money, but at the cost of nearly everything that makes life worth living. It's a long road back to what I love, especially to find a living in it, but I think I was meant for it similar to how I feel the flow in your work.

Thank you for sharing yourself with the community. It means a lot.

[OX_Tools]

When I first came across your art, I thought "wow, this is the pinnacle of technical talent combined with the emotional punch I hope to someday achieve in my work" I felt like this video was a good reminder to be present on the journey and count my lucky stars I have some time to do what I am passionate about.

[bengibson]

Always a pleasure to sit down and listen to your videos when I draw.

[wekkyranarr]

Honesty is the best policy with art, too much bullshit going astray in my head to draw. Sometimes I just need a humble reminder to what's true.

[kenpallicer]

Grady you almost made my cry on the intro of the video 😭😭😭 You are an inspiration to all of us, thank you so much for doing what you do!

[valeriaporopat]

I cannot be as productive if you are not there, in the background, sharing your knowledge and your experience. Thank you for every video you have made and for all the videos you will make

[Roledesign-holx]

The painter cleverly uses the thickness, density, virtuality, and richness of lines, as well as the dryness and wetness of ink colors, to create a realistic and transcendent artistic conception, expressing a keen capture and profound understanding of the changes in light and shadow.

[ELPHENlX]

I'm pleased to hear an artist talk about being motivated by passion and by our interests. When I first wanted to do something like the artists I loved so much, I always found my ideas copied, rubbish or without much personality because I just wanted to draw something cool like them. In the end, it was by continuing to be interested in what I love in life (photography, history, films and good scripts) that the best ideas for my drawings came to me. I used to force myself to come up with ideas for drawing, but now I just feel like I'm bringing to life what I imagine in my head and that drawing complements my passions by adding another dimension. I think being passionate is the best way to come up with good ideas. As usual, thanks for this video Grady!
By the way, I'd love to see a video on the composition of an image, but especially in the sense of dimensions, the scale of things in an image! ❤

[paramnesias]

Man you really put your heart out on the intro. You are doing a great job and your videos are helping me grow on my artistic patg. Keep it up and thank you very much.

[kirsty.carter]

Some fantastic and insightful points Grady! 👏

[Galaxara]

I am so happy I put your video on today - I have had a period of stress and overwhelm the past few weeks, and I realized yesterday that I hadn't sat down and let myself get inspired for a while. So, you mentioning looking for one's passion in the world reminded me what actually matters and what I can do to find calm and make great art <3 Thanks for that!

[valerieaudino]

You are very good at describing the creative mind!!!!

[peko]

Nice one. That last comment is very true. A big part of what makes a successful artist is tenacity, the ability to keep plowing ahead and learning from what didn't work and adjusting for the next time.

[grindboots]

damn, what a video. thank you so much grady! i'm an industry concept artist too, and i've enjoyed watching your videos but doing mood pieces and full environment compositions isn't what i do day to day. it's great to see you dive into the more typical stuff like iterative process for smaller props and objects, highlighting how concept art is primarily about problem solving, and talking about your motivations - it's deeply inspiring. i can't wait to see more, keep up the awesome work!

[hosseinjafarpoor]

YOU are the best, i just never get tired staring at your artworks, its like going to an adventure looking at those moody landscapes

[robizquierdo]

I've been following you for a while now, and I just wanted to let you know how much your content inspires me. When I watch your videos I always get reminded of how important enjoying the journey is. Thanks a lot for all the good content you put out! I'm so exicted for Black Shore!

[johncross]

great advice, Grady. I've never think about expectations in that way, you opened my eyes with those simple words. I always get stucked when comes to sketching ideas because I find myself putting myself under pressure to make incredible sketches from the first moment I put pencil to paper. Sketching has always been a challenge for me because I can't help but think of those sketches as finished pieces.
I am grateful to have found you on YouTube and to have listened to your wise words, now sketching will be a different experience. Thank you!

[wylcastelino]

Your comentary is incredibly valuable, both for the detailed description of your process and the emotion behind it, but also for conveying the importance of mindset. I find that many artists with your skill level discuss the importance of persistance and passion when creating, rather than empasising the technical aspect. Theres a commonality of mindset being championed by pros discussing their process, which for beginners can feel elusive, but its there for a reason. the passion is the talent. thankyou for your videos and your spirit.

[solo-solitaire]

Thank you for sharing your mind, process and talent, friend ! I feel a little bit inspired now ! Wish you the best 💚

[fz]

I've been following these videos since the beginning and I don't know why but I think I'm in love with your sketching style. Something about the way you sketch is just so appealing to me. You mentioned in an earlier video that copying an artist's mark making isn't really a great path forward but it's so hard not to want to emulate your sketching style! Anyways, I love your work!