Reasons to hire a Storyboard Artist

Storyboards and concept art are key media in a film, television and even video productions. They almost often include character design that can show a character in costume and the surrounding environment done by drawing, art or illustration.

Set design is also a cross skill where environments, places, areas, scenes and shots are detailed by drawing, illustration or other artwork. The storyboard artist draws, illustrates or makes the art to covey a scripts ideas, or take place of a script. Here are a few reasons to hire a storyboard or concept artist:

• Clarifications of actors, camera blocking, camera movement, dialogue and other critical details.
• Design of characters, sets, environments and other script elements.
• Storyboards can double as a more detailed script for visual clarification.
• Storyboards can direct CG or animation, the camera crew, including directors, actors and camera operators.
• Storyboard artists can also be concept artists taking an outline or script to set designers, prop makers, carpenters, and costume design.
• Storyboards can save production budgets by limiting camera re-takes with more detail for a camera crew and actors.

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Story Board Case Studies

This image collage is a montage of some storyboards I have made as a storyboard artist. Click on the images below to jump to the specific use of storyboard art.

This is another storyboard frame depicting another shot in the scene on a feature.

I am working on in concept production. This is the pencil only version.

Storyboard art, Scene for Feature Film

This is another storyboard from frame depicting another shot in the scene on a feature film in the scripting, storyboarding and concept art phase.  This is the pencil draft version to keep some elements private. The series is in the concept art phase, and I am also the writer. 

Concept Art vs. Storyboard Art

Concept art is often used for developing ideas including characters, themes, and plots. Among other assets in a video or film or television production. After this stage it is incorporated into storyboards. It can also be used in graphic design, comics or other media. Many feature films rely on scripts, concept art and storyboards. If a writer & director develops a film or production, they often need a storyboard. It is a great idea to save time on shot and scene blocking, including actors, cameras and the environment. 

It’s even better to have a storyboard that is scripted and many are. A script with storyboard frames for camera & shot blocking is great. A “comic” style storyboard with dialogue, audio within the storyboard frames is even better. It also assists in costume design, set design, camera crew direction, camera framing, lighting, actor direction among other use.

 

Tribute Art / Fan Artwork. My tribute to artist Bernie Wrightson re-drawn of Frankenstein & The Werewolf.  Think of comics as the original storyboard. Bernie Wrightson was a major art influence of mine.

Concept Artist & Character Designer

Here are some concept art pieces showing character design and set designs.

Development, Concept Art to Storyboards

Concept art is often the first stage of any production in media. And is often used in story boarding to develop storyboards or scripts. It can be used to develop ideas that then become finalized in storyboards. And scripts as well. It’s often the first stage of drawing, illustrating or creating storyboards. From scripts and designing a feature film, TV commercial or other need.

Concept art can be used in more than comics, game development, feature films, design, engineering or other needs. With storyboards can be the script or to enhance the ideas of a script. Conceptual art as well is used in various stages of scripting, drawing storyboards. Or to create the themes and other needed elements, including the story, plot or message.

Storyboards are often drawn after concept art, but often in the conceptual stages. Think of conceptual art as the planning stages. Then the creation of the needed ideas to then storyboard and script into a program or production. Or communication, other message, in film or television production. Storyboards can be a script with dialogue or created from one.

Mediums creating storyboards, artwork

Comics or Concept Art

There are a number of mediums from:

• pencil,
• ink,
• paint,
• chalk,
• pastel, (chalk or soft pastel)
  
• crayons,
• markers,
• charcoal, hard chalk or softer medium,
• Among many other traditional art work.

Or other art methods. The digital methods can mix these medias above with digital painting or drawing. Or combine a drawing or painting to a digital canvas to be colored more.

What is a storyboard artist?

Storyboard artists or illustrators draw a script or use illustration into frames or pictures. Or use digital methods like collage, 3D rendering or graphics software to create a storyboard. Storyboards can also recreate a script as well giving more visual guidance. To a camera crew, camera person, producers, editors or other people producing media.

Story Board art is most commonly used for television, film or video. Storyboard makers may also create a storyboard from a treatment. Draw, painted or illustrated as a narrative showing written or verbally expressed ideas. Storyboard art includes the environment, characters, events, products, or other things together.

They may be used for entertainment or for advertising or other purpose. Hiring a skilled storyboard creator can collaborate ideas and creators to achieve a production and direct all in the production. Most commonly film, television or video production companies rely on freelance storyboard creators.

The video game industry also uses storyboard artists for game planning, scenes and cinematics. They almost always double as concept artists requiring the skills of 3D modeling, animation and related expertise, as well drawing or making other storyboard art or concept art.

Why Hire a Storyboard Artist or Concept Artist

Storyboards provide better direction for a director, director of photography and actors. And for other members of a film or television crew made by a skilled storyboard illustrator. The storyboard art and concept art can also help set designers, costume designers or carpenters. Storyboard makers assist others who make scenery or props or other resources in a film with frames (artwork). Frames are the individual shots, or scenes of a plot / production. Anything from camera movement to actor direction to all other ideas. These ideas are depicted in storyboard art and often concept art. The conceptual art phase is usually after scripts or treatments, or production outlines are made.

Character Designer, Set Designer Services

Nick Teti – I also provide similar concept artist services like character design, set and costume design. I can integrate all these services together to create what clients have in mind.

This is a HP Lovecraft inspired piece of art along the lines of Cthulu.

Nick Teti – I have a fine art background, years of applied experience since the 1970’s. When I started drawing and painting as a kid. Then also learning modern digital art methods, aside from the artist services listed above. I can be hired as a fine artist as well. I have applied education since elementary school through college as well.

I can also be hired as a digital artist, for design, illustration or other media. I can also integrate fine art methods into concept art or storyboard artwork. I can create expressionism, noir, abstract, gesture, realistic art, among other styles. I can create art with these medias:

1. Digital methods using applications including 3D software.
2. Illustrator services using applications or by traditional artistic techniques.
3. Paintings with acrylic, watercolor, tempura or other paint. Or by digital means.
4. Making artwork, storyboards, characters, sets and concept art drawing with pencil, pastel & charcoal.
5. Collage, digital collage and other mixed artistic media.
6. Motion graphics and animator services.

Resources for Storyboard Artists

Digital mediums like 3D software, 2D software, graphics / illustration software. Including raster or vector art that are used in concept art, and storyboards. And also, comics or graphic novels.

Adobe software like Photoshop and Illustrator, Animate are the most common from Adobe.

Autodesk has Sketchbook, 3DsMax and Maya

Toon Boon has Storyboard Pro.

Sketchup can be used for 2D, 3D, character and set design and storyboard illustration.

Blender is a 3D app with 2D uses for modeling, drawing, animation, rendering.

There are plenty other 3D applications that are used in storyboard art and concept art applications in film or game development.

Artistic Training and Film Making Resources

Motion Science has training programs and software resources to become a storyboard artist.

Learning human anatomy is very important and animals as well. https://anatomy4sculptors.com

Google searching is a great way to find books about anatomy.

Get a film making degree. Research by google to find the training or education that works for you. There are several courses, universities and trade schools to look into.

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