@smurfmier1985
Concepting is something that I tend to shy away from, because I never developed a real method to go about it. The most I can do is a rough form, but I feel a bit lost because I can’t seem to get by without excessive reference. I know references are paramount, but when the reference itself drives the actual piece, I consider that more of a crutch. Jonathan Lampel had a good take on this in one of his head sculpting guides.
I did a lot of pencil drawing in my youth, and got pretty good at sketching out mechanical or architectural shapes. For some reason, I can’t summon that ability now, and I’m not sure where it went…
The Concepting stuff on CGCookie is quite intimidating. Do you have any suggestions on where to start from the bottom? Despite my past experience, I’d prefer something introductory. Assume that I don’t have any prior experience.
