Concept Art Study Plan

Building toward character/creature concept art (see Invictus Reference Links), combined with the ongoing How to Draw (Scott Robertson) fundamentals track.

Weekly Schedule

Monday

• How to Draw chapter work (perspective/construction) — 45-60 min

Tuesday

• Daily animal/figure construction gesture drawing (Croquis Cafe / Line of Action) — 30-45 min
• Form library sketchbook: break down 2-3 objects (animals, armor, weapons, architecture) into primitives

Wednesday

• How to Draw chapter work — 45-60 min
• Thumbnail exploration session: 20-30 tiny silhouette thumbnails (creature or character ideas)

Thursday

• Daily animal/figure construction gesture drawing — 30-45 min
• Weekly ref artist study (rotate through Invictus Reference Links — Tooth, itsiansu, anhe1, etc.): 1-hour breakdown of silhouette/shape language/anatomy exaggeration

Friday

• How to Draw chapter work — 45-60 min
• Form library sketchbook: 2-3 more objects

Saturday

• Thumbnail exploration session #2: 20-30 more thumbnails
• Pick a favorite from the week's thumbnails to carry into the monthly final piece

Sunday

• Rest or light sketchbook/flexible catch-up day

Monthly

• Take the strongest thumbnail from the month and push it through full construction → value study → limited-palette color render.
• Once construction feels solid, start layering in dedicated value/color & light study on top.

Notes

• H2D fundamentals stay the spine of the plan (perspective, ellipses, form construction).
• Ref study and thumbnails train design/idea generation separately from rendering skill — both need to happen weekly, not just at the end.
• The monthly final piece is where fundamentals + design practice actually merge into portfolio-ready work.