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.

Massive Black has released another set of videos, this time from artist Whit Brachna, aka Mr. Blonde. Whit explores creating a ‘Non-SciFi’ interior environment, from thumbnails to the finished product. He also makes use of a simple 3d model from Google Sketchup to lay out basic perspective and initial lighting.

Whit is a student of the Concept Art Atelier and currently works for Massive Black, based in San Francisco, with satellite studios in Shanghai and Bangkok. As usual, we are provided with the Photoshop .PSD files, Sketchup renders, and the final full-res image. Prices for these tutorials will go up to $14 after Jan 1st, still a great value and well below the industry norm.

For the full experience, be sure to purchase both Part 1 and Part 2.

Part 2 of the Massive Black / Nox video is now available!

Nox introduces the second video with more bloopers (and don’t we all love these). Again, he’s naturally hilarious throughout. In this round we see more of the details, composition, lighting, and background coming together. And yes, more stomach/torso edits. Again we are supplied with a Photoshop PSD as part of the download, this time the final full-size copy. This source file comes in handy and helps us to follow along by inspecting the layers up-close. Once again Massive Black comes through with a great set of downloads for the cost of a few cups of coffee. Several more videos are currently in the works from other Massive artists, so expect to see more in the near future. Proceeds go towards supporting the free ConceptArt.org community.

Check out the Massive Black DVD site to purchase. And if you haven’t already, make sure you watch Part 1 first.

Massive Black has just released Part 1 of a downloadable video tutorial, by French concept artist Bruno “Nox” Gore.

In this video, Nox takes us through his process of starting a quick concept in Photoshop. He uses no plan or reference material, but in the end still manages to knock out a great-looking image. The commentary is amusing and casual. Be sure to wait for the surprise ending, which is a nice humorous touch.

The download is a bargain at $10 and includes a .zip of the video (in a high-quality Quicktime format), the PSD file, and the Photoshop color wheel that Nox uses in his workflow. Overall a great value. Part 2 is due to be released later this week, and will include the final completed PSD.

Just a few links to cover today’s news:

• The Hellboy II website is featuring a gallery of concept art for the upcoming movie sequel, The Golden Army.
• The official site of the Conceptart.org / Massive Black workshop, Revelations, is now live. The workshop will run on Jan 4th-7th in Seattle, WA, and has a very impressive list of instructors from the visual arts industries. Artists from the likes of ID Software, Bungie, and many others will be attending.
• Wikipedia has an extensive reference table on the Muscles of the Human Body, complete with detailed photos & illustrations. Helpful for anatomy studies. See also List of Bones of the human skeleton.