#27: The Future of Concept Art, with Jad Saber

The Andrew Price Podcast

Jad Saber started as a concept artist and now is Co-founder/Creative director of Chromatic Studio. He has worked on projects like Black Adam, Last of Us: Part 2, Uncharted: Lost Legacy and more.

In this podcast, we discuss A.I. and the jobs it might replace in the art world. We also discuss how Studio Ghibli inspired The Last of Us Part 2.

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• Chromatic Studio: https://chromatic.studio/
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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadsaber/?hl=en
• Gumroad: https://jadsaber.gumroad.com/

Links discussed in podcast:

• One Pixel Brush: https://onepixelbrush.com/
• Jama Jurabaev: https://www.artstation.com/jama
• Jamie Jones: https://www.artpad.org/
• FZD School: https://www.youtube.com/user/FZDSCHOOL

Chapter Markers:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:02:58 - Background on Chromatic Studios
• 00:03:44 - How Jad got into art?
• 00:08:41 - Jad’s introduction to concept art
• 00:12:52 - How Jad got his first gig using 3D
• 00:14:55 - How much of concept art is 3D
• 00:18:52 - The best skill to learn in design
• 00:22:56 - Understanding "frequency of detail"
• 00:28:19 - How to learn from your design mistakes
• 00:34:21 - Will A.I. replace concept artist jobs?
• 00:42:55 - The future of art and the role artists will play
• 00:51:04 - Jad's role in The Last of Us 2
• 00:53:47 - How Ghibli films used value grouping
• 00:56:03 - How value grouping was used in The Last of Us 2
• 01:06:57 - Why is finished concepts are so important to production
• 01:11:09 - Detail of concept art in the film vs games

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