Concept Art Study Plan (with Project Time)
Concept Art Study Plan (with Project Time)
Same as Concept Art Study Plan, but with 1-3 hours of concept art project work added on top of the daily practice, on work days (Mon-Fri).
Weekly Schedule
Monday
- How to Draw chapter work (perspective/construction) — 45-60 min
- Concept art project time — 1-3 hrs
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
- Concept art project time — 1-3 hrs
Wednesday
- How to Draw chapter work — 45-60 min
- Thumbnail exploration session: 20-30 tiny silhouette thumbnails (creature or character ideas)
- Concept art project time — 1-3 hrs
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
- Concept art project time — 1-3 hrs
Friday
- How to Draw chapter work — 45-60 min
- Form library sketchbook: 2-3 more objects
- Concept art project time — 1-3 hrs
Saturday
- Thumbnail exploration session #2: 20-30 more thumbnails
- Pick a favorite from the week's thumbnails to feed into next week's project time
Sunday
- Rest or light sketchbook/flexible catch-up day
Monthly
- Use accumulated project time to finish one strong piece per month — the portfolio piece, pulling together fundamentals + design practice.
- Once construction feels solid, start layering in dedicated value/color & light study on top, both in drills and in project time.
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.
- Project time (Mon-Fri, 1-3 hrs/day) is where it all gets applied to real pieces — this is what actually builds a portfolio, not just isolated drills.
- Weekends are intentionally lighter/flexible since work days already carry the project-time load.
