Art Director Raphael Lacoste is the latest addition to Sketchfeed’s featured artists. Specializing in concept art and matte painting, he has worked on films such as the upcoming Journey To The Center of The Earth, as well as popular game titles such as Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia.

Be sure to visit his impressive gallery.

The Gnomon Workshop has announced several new instructional DVDs:

• High Resolution 3d Vehicle Illustration - A step-by-step demonstration by Brendan McCaffrey using Maya, Photoshop, and Mental Ray.
• Digital Creature Painting - Chet Zar illustrates his process of designing and painting a creature concept.

Check out also the interview, Dynamic Inspiration, with concept artist Sebastien “Rainart” Larroude.

CGSociety is accepting enrollments for new workshop with matte painter guru David Luong. David has worked on projects such as Underworld Evolution, Superman Returns, and Night at the Museum. Painting, color theory, perspective, and composition using both 2d and 3d tools are a few of the topics to be covered.

Check out the link for the class schedule and signup form.

In the new Gun Design video series, Justin “Coro” Kaufman shows us how it’s done in the games industry. From thumbnail conception using Photoshop to full realization in 3ds Max, we’re taken on a wild (and hilarious) ride that is El Coro’s design process.

The series is available from Massive Black in two parts for $14 each, but we’re willing to bet you’ll just opt to get both for $20. These are quality productions and well worth the money as always.

Links: Part 1 - Part 2 - Full Series

Massive Black has unleashed the first part in a series of videos featuring artist and performer Andrew Jones. Unparalleled in the art industry, Andrew often expresses his talent in front of a live audience, classroom, or dance club. In volume one, he shares his unique approach to shaping three different images in Corel Painter X.

Although this video is considered Part 1 in a new series, a previous video by Andrew, called Thumbnail Demo, is also available from the Massive Black catalog. Viewing both in conjunction will provide deeper insight into Andrew’s unprecedented techniques.

Visit dvd.massiveblack.com to purchase the download, which contains a 1 hour Quicktime video and the three .PSD files created during the demonstration.

In The Dimensions of Colour, art instructor David Briggs brings us detailed insight on color theory as applicable to the digital or traditional artist. The material presented is based on ten years of classes at the Julian Aston Art School in Sydney, Australia.

See also the ongoing discussion thread on Conceptart.org.

Please welcome our newest featured artist, Lokman Lam. Lokman is a freelance illustrator from Hong Kong, with a penchant for sexy stylized female characters. Check out his gallery!