#29: Is Concept Art Really Dead? With Shaddy Safadi

Shaddy Safadi is the Founder and Art Director of One Pixel Brush. His studio has worked on Last of Part II, Valorant, and many other projects. 
In this podcast, we discuss the future of concept art, important tips for newer artists, and how A.I. can change the future of art as a whole. During this podcast Shaddy shares his screen and shows a breakdown of composition, workflow, and a lot of other helpful techniques. 
Shaddy’s Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/safadishaddy
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/shaddy1100 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/one_pixel_brush/ 
One Pixel Brush: https://onepixelbrush.com/ 
Links discussed in podcast: 
Concept Art is Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7Bw 
Jama Jurabaev Gumroad: https://jamajurabaev.gumroad.com/ 
Eytan Zana Gumroad: https://eytanzana.gumroad.com/ 
John Sweeney: https://www.artstation.com/johnsweeney 
Sathish Kumar: https://www.artstation.com/sathishart 
Shotdeck: https://shotdeck.com/ 
Art Train Academy: https://www.arttrainacademy.com/ 
Florent Lebrun: https://www.artstation.com/florentlebrun 

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Chapter Markers: 
00:00:00 - Intro 
00:01:33 - Podcast start 
00:04:24 - How to learn from other artists 
00:06:49 - Not being afraid about what inspires you 
00:10:35 - Why Jibaro from Love Death + Robots is amazing 
00:13:26 - How Shaddy got his first job 
00:16:43 - When “photobashing” changed for Shaddy 
00:17:57 - Why is concept art dead? 
00:22:18 - How Blender affects concept art and other artistic fields 
00:27:00 - How do concept artists learn and use blender? 
00:32:12 - Why is your computer important when doing concept art? 
00:34:29 - What are good and bad buys for an artist? 
00:38:27 - Why are storytelling and composition important? 
00:47:17 - What Shaddy believes is the future of concept art 
00:57:09 - Will A.I. take over the art world? Shaddy shows some examples of A.I art 
01:07:58 - Poliigon Ad 01:09:20 - Can A.I. affect everything in the world, not just art 
01:11:05 - Why people are angry about A.I. 
01:13:06 - What will happen to artist’s jobs in the future 
01:15:40 - Using humans as the focal point in concept art 
01:24:20 - Balancing subtle and prominent in concept art 
01:32:55 - How the 3D process in concept art helps sell original stories 
01:41:00 - What Shaddy recommends new artists learn first 
01:55:12 - Why it’s essential to get feedback from inspiring artists02:01:00 - What skills should a new artist begin focusing on Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastquestion Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com