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Keyframe Illustration

In the film industry, one of the most effective tools for visual storytelling is the keyframe illustration. This image brings a pivotal scene or story moment from the script to life at a fairly polished level. Unlike storyboards, which map out sequences and framing, or concept art, which often focuses on isolated elements, keyframe art captures the drama, mood, and visual potential of a scene.

The Keyframe Illustration learning path showcases accomplished industry artists sharing their process, workflows, and techniques for crafting compelling keyframes across 2D and 3D mediums. Through their demonstrations, artists will learn how to design cinematic moments that communicate story, inspire directors, and align production teams around a unified vision.

Intermediate to Advanced 26h 05min 8 Workshops

By 7 Instructors

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Creating Keyframe Illustrations for Film

The ability to craft quick-yet-photorealistic keyframe illustrations for films relies on not just your technique, but also on making the important decisions that will speed up workflow...

by Jama Jurabaev

Intermediate

2h 45m

10 Lessons

Digital Painting Digital Sets Modeling Effects Animation Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Look Development Concept Art

Blender

Octane Render

Photoshop

Creating Key Illustrations for Videogames

Videogame concept artists are tasked with the responsibility of designing the most memorable and visually vibrant game universes possible to inspire players and trigger their imaginations...

by Eddie Bennun

Intermediate

2h 57m

10 Lessons

Digital Painting Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Look Development Concept Art

SketchUp

Photoshop

Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation

Discover efficient approaches to creating keyframe concept art for movies and animated films using a variety of software and best practices. In this 4.5-hour workshop, Aleksey Pollack guides you through his tried-and-tested techniques, including his personal approach to digital sculpting for concept art and how he integrates VR modeling...

by Aleksey Pollack

Intermediate

4h 35m

11 Lessons

Digital Painting Digital Sculpting Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Look Development Concept Art

Procreate

Gravity Sketch

3D Coat

Blender

Photoshop

Key Illustration Workflow for Film & TV

When designing for film, there are many approaches an artist can take to conceptualize an idea. This 4-hour workshop by Framestore Art Director, Philippe Gaulier, walks you through one of the workflows he uses when creating concept art for his clients, whether it’s for a film or TV series...

by Philippe Gaulier

Intermediate

3h 46m

9 Lessons

Digital Sculpting Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Look Development Concept Art

3D Coat

Maya

Quixel Mixer

Keyshot

Photoshop

Creating Sci-Fi Keyframe Concept Art

This workshop details Sebastien’s entire pipeline for creating keyframe concept art and focuses on efficiency throughout. He shares how Cinema 4D can be used alongside Photoshop to speed up the design process and help with achieving cinematic results...

by Sebastien Hue

Intermediate

5h 30m

12 Lessons

Modeling Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Texturing & Shading Matte Painting Look Development Concept Art

Cinema 4D

Photoshop

Creating Key Art Illustration for Film and Games

In this tutorial, Senior Concept Illustrator Alex Nice demonstrates his process of using 2D and 3D tools to compose an illustration of key artwork for film by creating a dynamic action scene from the ‘War of the Worlds’...

by Alex Nice

Intermediate

2h 05m

5 Lessons

Cinematography Compositing Creature Design Digital Sculpting Modeling Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Texturing & Shading Matte Painting Look Development Concept Art

ZBrush

3ds Max

V-Ray

Photoshop

Advanced Illustration and Key Art Techniques

Learn from the industry-proven workflows of Art Department Illustrator Alex Nice, as he shares his processes for creating both flat 2D illustrations and 2D-to-3D interactive scenes...

by Alex Nice

Advanced

3h 17m

8 Lessons

Cinematography Digital Sets Game Engines Modeling Environment Design Environment Art Lighting & Rendering Texturing & Shading Look Development Concept Art

Unreal

3ds Max

V-Ray

Quixel DDO

Photoshop

Creating a Dynamic Character Illustration

Learn how to unlock your creative potential using Photoshop and 3D-Coat to create dynamic character illustrations and keyframe art. This workshop by Art Director Bram Sels is intended for digital artists, illustrators, and concept artists with intermediate to advanced skills...

by Bram Sels

Intermediate

2h 10m

10 Lessons

Digital Painting Digital Sculpting Character Art Look Development Concept Art

Daz3D

3D Coat

Photoshop

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Everything you need to know about the Learning Path.

Learning Paths have been organized to help both aspiring and professional artists, who are looking for training based on the fundamental categories of creative work in the visual effects, animation and games industries. Each Learning Path has been curated to contain a collection of workshops that guide artists through a series of topics relevant to that path, but they are not necessarily sequential. When appropriate, however, we have organized the workshops in a path to be in a logical order. All workshops are tagged with their level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so that you can browse the path and choose a title that matches both the subject matter and level that you are looking for.

All Gnomon Workshop instructors are professional artists from the entertainment industry, who have worked with us to structure their time, experience and knowledge into practical and inspiring training. We believe that it is important to learn from masters of the craft, who have honed those skills via years of experience working in production, collaboratively with their peers. Through time and experience, artists develop not just their creative and technical ability, but also their communication skills. These become critical aspects to being an effective lead artist, supervisor or, in our case, instructor.

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Keyframe Illustration

Creating Keyframe Illustrations for Film

Creating Key Illustrations for Videogames

Creating Keyframe Concepts for Film & Animation

Key Illustration Workflow for Film & TV

Creating Sci-Fi Keyframe Concept Art

Creating Key Art Illustration for Film and Games

Advanced Illustration and Key Art Techniques

Creating a Dynamic Character Illustration

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