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Concept Art 101 Introduction


My name is Aaron, and I am a freelance concept designer in the film, commercial, and theme park industry. I learned my trade from Art Center College of Design.  

I love what I do. I feel very fortunate to be doing what I love and get pay to do it.  My path to be a concept artist was not a direct path. 

To be honest, I didn’t even know concept design was a career option until I got into college.  It was then, at a book store, I saw a Art of Starwar book and by the time I closed that book, I have found a new career path: Concept Art.  It was all Doug Chiang’s fault!

When I started looking on the web for answers as to where to start and what to do. I found a couple of concept artists who were working in the film industry and learned that they went to Art Center. So naturally I followed that same path.  I m very glad I made that choice. 

The goal of this blog is to be a resource for anyone who is interested to learn how to get started on the path to become a concept artist.  If I can travel back in time to give a 16 year old version of me advice on how to be a concept artist, I would tell him to follow the tips and suggestions on this blog and never quite.


Feel free to contact me directly if you have specific questions that you would like me to address.  Email: Aaronlam_dsn@yahoo.com

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