How to Draw Like Brett 2D Bean

If you guys aren’t familiar with Brett “2D” Bean, he’s an awesome character designer.

You can check out some of his art in the below, but to find more you can visit one of his 2 websites. I prefer the Tumblr site (http://2dbean.tumblr.com/) as it has more info catered towards artists like tutorials and sketches (also his instagram is pretty cool for stuff like that). Then there is also his 2D Bean’s professional portfolio site here: http://www.drawntoitstudios.com/

I chose Brett Bean as my first artist (next up is Derek Laufman) in a new set of videos I’m doing called the “How to Draw Like..” video series, where I choose artists I really like and break down their styles and then share with ya’ll what I learned.

Check it out:

Stay fantastic everyone!

~Shams

P.S. Just started a new comic book project by the way. It shall be a long and epic quest but you can check out the progress and contribute feedback and ideas here:

http://shamsnelson.com/chibifantasycomic/

I really want this to be a collaborative project so I really hope you’ll chime in with comments, questions, and the like 🙂

How to Draw Hands Video (some helpful, easy tips)

Hey ya’ll!

Just thought I’d share my most recent video sharing the best tips I learned for how to draw the hands:

 

Lots more videos on my YouTube channel called Fantastic Anatomy! and many more to come, so make sure to subscribe if you’re into that kind of thing 🙂

Do any of you guys have a YouTube channel? If so, I’d love to check it out. Hit me up with a link in the comments.

Peace, God bless, and stay fantastic everyone!

~Shams (part time artist, part time Jedi Knight extraordinaire)

 

 

 

Character Design Study: Powerpuff Girls

Check out my latest video on the Powerpuff Girls character design. If you’re a concept artist, visual developer, character designer, artist of any sort, or just love the Powerpuff Girls this vid has something for ya 🙂

 

The Powerpuff Girls production art featured in the video:

Are you going to any Entertainment Design or Illustration Expos in 2016?

Hey guys,

Just finished uploading a video reflecting on my experiences at CTNx 2015 (Creative Talent Network Expo), especially what I learned when I brought my very strange portfolio there to show people.

CTNx for those who don’t know is an annual expo in Burbank, CA, where artists working primarily in the entertainment industry (movies, games, comics, etc.) but all kinds of artist are welcome. (Not so much traditional painting though, there was a lot more digital paintings, animation etc.) It’s marketed as a “animation” expo, but really is for artists of all kinds.

Here I share some of my experiences:

This videos has tips on what to expect at this expo (and, I imagine, other similar ones) drawn from my experience. I talk about both pros and cons of that experience, as well as my tips on how to create an effective portfolio and especially how to avoid the mistakes that I made!

Stay fantastic.

~Shams

Top 3 Online Resources for Studying Drawing (especially for aspiring Concept Artists)

Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know about my YouTube channel I’ve been posting on, Fantastic Anatomy!, chronicling my artistic journey by sharing what I’m learning. Here’s a video you should definitely check out if you’re studying art or practicing drawing:

My other videos have been about character design and anatomy lately and will be for the next month or two.

 

As I like to say…

Stay fantastic everyone!

~Shams

Pikachu Character Design and Drawing Video

What went into the design of Pikachu that makes him such a cute and appealing character?

This video is good for you if you want to learn how to draw Pikachu, are studying character design in general, or are studying up to design some Pokemon of your own! This is the first video in my Character Design Study series for the Fantastic Anatomy! YouTube channel — Next up on the list we have Wolverine, from X-Men, and Piccolo from the Dragonball series. Will be posting another one this weekend.

This video is part of the “Character Design 101” course that I have designed for myself. It requires I publish 10 of these character design study videos to complete the course, so there will be at least that many.

Let me know if I missed any info or if you have any suggestions on how I can improve these videos to be more informative and… maybe even entertaining 🙂

Oh and suggestions for characters for future character design study videos are welcome.

All the best,

~Shams

Star Wars Concept, Comic, and Fan Art

A while ago I posted some Yoda Concept Art, and in anticipation of the new Star Wars movie coming out (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) I thought I’d post my general collection of Star Wars art. Enjoy 🙂

Yoda Fan Art

Was inspired by looking at all this Yoda concept art and decided to do my own rendition of the Jedi master.

May the Force be with ya’ll!

~Shams

Yoda Concept Art (Star Wars)

Here’s some cool Yoda concept art (some is good fan art too). Probably going to be posting a lot more concept/digital art on this blog cause it’s awesome. Will keep with the more traditional stuff as well, however. I’ll also share the general Star Wars concept art I’ve collected in a post, probably later today. Kudos to all the great artists featured here. Enjoy!