JAMA JURABAEV SHARES HIS SPEEDY CONCEPT ART TIPS
1 DOCK YOUR FAVOURITE INFINITE PAINTER TOOLS
You may have noticed that my interface looks different than Andrew’s. That’s because I can dock my favourite tools to my main workspace with a custom toolbar that meets my needs. No more jumping through menus to find the tool I’m looking for! Just long-press on any tool icon (A) and drag it into the station at the top of the screen
(B) beside the Tools icon (C). This works for options and layer functions like Clip or Merge as well. This time saver keeps me focused on my art. Edit your toolbar to fit your style!
2 LAY DOWN QUICK GESTURES
As a concept artist, everything is about speed and staying focused on what I’m sketching. When I want to focus, I tap four fingers to hide the interface. To change the brush size, I slide up or down with three fingers. To undo or redo, I tap two fingers or three fingers. These are great, but my favourite is what you can do with the Finger mode in the Settings. I set mine to Blend. Now when I need to switch between sketching and blending, I press my thumb on the canvas to turn my brush into a blender. Crazy!
3 KEY BRUSHES TO GET YOU STARTED
To help you get painting I’m going to point out some of my favourite tools, which you can keep organised (A). For quick sketching and shading, try out the Proko Pencil (B) in the Pencils and the Gesture Vine in the Charcoals. These are great for strong gesture strokes and tilt shading (lay your pencil flat). The Velocity Pen and the Pilot Pen in the Pens use a particle system that creates a neat pen-to-paper feel. To block in a scene, you can’t ignore the Fill brushes.
4 SHAPING OUT YOUR IDEAS
After doing a rough sketch, I use the app’s shapes and guides to construct the final design. The shapes are live until you tap away from them or drag out a new shape, meaning you can adjust brush properties or even change the brush (A and B) to find out what works best for your piece. If you’re carving out your line work, you have to try the Lazy Guide (C). It drags the brush behind the stylus to create smooth lines and sharp corners. Or try out the Pen guide and Path shape – these tools make creating tight line-work a breeze!
5 THE PANELS TOOL
Infinite Painter is constantly evolving with new tools and features. Click the Tools button (A) and select the Panels tool (B) to create a frame around the canvas. It enables you to divide the canvas into panels by slicing from one end of the frame to the other end. This is great when creating thumbnails, planning out sequences, and for creating comics. After you’re finished, the tool creates a Panels adjustment layer that you can re-edit any time by selecting it in the Layers panel.
To block in a scene, you can’t ignore the Fill brushes