Jason Chan: Character Design 2: The Hero

[ih8thelaw]

i like how you put your face in the flame thrower guy

[joe49997]

A million thanks.

[TheMaggienificent]

Look at that uber protective armour!

[Leygoes]

Gaming world needs more awesome Redheaded chicks :D

[Almarad]

Isnt Jason Chan an Illustrator for Magic The Gathering?

[hrsllidra]

@Almarad yes he does

[AwesomeKohlrabi]

@Jakeveilbrides just looked at his ezio drawing video and thats skill-miles away from this painting. lol. he's just a beginner so he does not see the fine differences which are important to tell which level of skill the artist has. (=little experience)

[Jakevielbrides]

@AwesomeKohlrabi that was done in 20 minutes with limited suplies

[Swizzik]

Jason chan= Alan Wake

[R3N3LL3sc]

I did you colorized them?

[VitexHerbal]

Jason please remember ladies play games too.

[shreddedbeats]

great vid but the bits where he puts his head on the character is just plain stupid

[Jakevielbrides]

i feel blessed cause im 13 and i can draw that good

[MrSiiKez]

@Jakevielbrides Proof or Gtfo.

[ChaX424]

@Jakevielbrides yea?

[Quikie93]

@Jakevielbrides mmmhm?

[halfbakedtim]

@Jakevielbrides do video response or we call you fake

[riqmoon]

@Jakevielbrides Tracing =/= drawing.

[Jakevielbrides]

@riqmoon ahhh what a fool

[riqmoon]

@Jakevielbrides Cool.

[ANAKOsings]

@Jakevielbrides no, you don't. but you'll realize it in a few years, don't worry.

[Jakevielbrides]

@ANAKOsings ok wow you people piss me off my video is old and i drew it in like twenty minutes with a #2 pencil

[ANAKOsings]

@Jakevielbrides and how do you think people will believe you if you can't even show your current artworks? You can write just everything on the internet. Use some logic and become more modest, because those who talk the most are usually those who do the least.

[Jakevielbrides]

@ANAKOsings i dont have a camera but ill try to get more vids up

[blindcypher]

jason do you have an hourly rate?

[Ottavian333]

Sell me love Jason

[photonarbiter]

This is awesome ill remember this when i go to college soon to learn game art .

[phix95]

Are the shadows, hilights, and darker "inks" all on separate layers? What modes are they each in? Thats where my drawings get screwy--a bunch of layers in different modes can get counterproductive.

[blaby4ever]

Alan wake?

[Blackearedwolf]

Oh my God the way you draw women is inhuman

[Indigokitteh]

I liked the way you illustrated the female character. You didn't exaggerate her curves or anything. As a female gamer, I am not a fan of the weak, pathetic, stupid female, nor am I a fan of the anatomically impossible sex object female. Why does it seem to be so difficult to find a middle ground?

[Blackearedwolf]

@Indigokitteh I completely agree, I played this awesome game, and the chick couldnt run worth shit, just to make her boobs bounce......

[Indigokitteh]

@Blackearedwolf It's so disrespectful. Hopefully if I go into the video game design business, I can make strong, deep characters, regardless of gender.

[jusjerry4]

@Indigokitteh You make a good point but you have to remember not all different female characters are aimed for a female audience and it doesn't really matter whether you dislike that style it just means that they where aiming it at an audience that will enjoy seeing females portrayed like that same goes for male protagonists not everyone will like having a small overexcite able childish character or enjoy playing an the overly muscular swordsman.

[DietTabby]

Any chance on a video of Mr.Chan's coloring process, especially for stuff like hair? 0w0

[phix95]

@DietTabby I heard somewhere there are more in depth tutorials of his on concept art.com. I think you can buy them. I haven't checked myself...

[missrockcantswim]

what animation software should i get? any personal opinions? (asking anyone)

[choodomoodo]

@missrockcantswim 3dsmax, Maya are mos tpopulart 3d software, i am sure there is more

[frozenlilies1]

Does it cover in the tutorial what kinds of brushes he uses? How would you get that effect of adding a "tan" feel to her appearance without making the whole thing ending up like a booblicious lobster?

[cjmagic900]

Does anyone know what hes using to draw the picture exactly?

[MrTimothywhite]

talent

[andhong73]

your very good, your artwork is very detailed like blizzards game artwork, your my idol ^^

[TheARTnSTUFF]

What did you study, where do you work? I'm at the point where I have to begin to decide what I want to do in my life.

[R3N3LL3sc]

why most of character design i see while googling is always related to aliens, big guns, firs-person-shooter......

[Malicious2094]

@R3N3LL3sc late response but the reason is that most if not all concept art is used for video games or for movies with a fantasy elements, hence the subject matter being more fantasy vs real world subjects

[R3N3LL3sc]

@Malicious2094 i mean, does it always have to be aliens?

[Malicious2094]

@R3N3LL3sc no, sci-fi also includes a lot of machine like creatures as well ,transformers for example. In the end it's all really based on what audience your selling your design to. It wouldn't really make much sense to put a final fantasy like samurai in a game like dead space would it?

[ROBOLOCHON]

MASSIVE BLACK RULES

[Arsagard]

Omg you do it as if its like so easy!!! PRO!

[DaUnknowna]

I tried buying this, but it won't accept my credit card!!

[kennr66]

2nd character is Alan Wake?

[DistortedV12]

I wish I could take a Photoshop class at school...

It's just I don't know how people learn to create these digital masterpieces with so much ease?

[inuyashasgrrl]

@DistortedV12 It's not so much "ease" as it is practice. He's probably done this thousands of times, so he knows what he's doing, in contrary to someone who is newer at it.

[PostalPete]

Jason C makes look ea-Z!

[LudicGraphix]

Is the purchasable video in normal speed, and do you get to see the making of all characters?

[MugenMag]

that second character kinda looks like sam from supernatural XD nice tutorial I will most deff by it when i get some money lmao

[GarlandFraser]

Kaine from NieR was a great example of a female character to which male players could relate to. If you know what I mean. ;)

[keenho]

5:38 !

[TheKuchisakeOnna]

very helpful! oh and i like your hair

[WILT3546]

what type of wacom tablet does jason chan use a intuos 4 or a diffrent wacom tablet

[Z4N4RD1N3]

@WILT3546 it dont really matter just need to have some preasure on the tablet

[superhashka]

uuum  did you say simple characters?

[balhaqq]

This was cool now if i  could sketch on photoshop I'd be alright

[juerju123]

very good skills. no offense but the designs are more like a cliche. not much innovation imo. "sexy" "beautiful" "armor" "strong" and exposed skins; have seen too much of these. that flame-thrower guy reminds me of marine from starcraft;

male character leon from resident evil :p

[ULTIMA89]

@juerju123 Everything has been done , would you like to try and come up with something original?

[BrowCaleb]

@juerju123 HAha

Agreed, i would like to see less cliches

BUT there is a reason these are such common character types, they appeal to the general male audience

The general male audience does usually want the same thing, if you even look at movies marketed to men there is always that same beautiful strong woman...

Usually if you want to get past that cliche the movie is marketed to women, like almost every chick flick the "ugly girl" wins

Kind of sucks for dudes who want something new...

[Dziumdziumas]

in this DVD there was also great music playing in the begining>...could you tell me what was it? :)

[shadowboy166]

Did this person make Alan Wake character? If so NICE! Great job! Love the videos just so you know =)

[TyylerS]

how do you have Alan Wake in 2009 XD

[Striarii]

lolololol

his face at the end

this guy is a very charming person from what I can see.

[MarcusMcCabe]

were these crazy funny intros Chan's Idea??? haha

[celinemanga]

wow amazing! how do you draw? with a free hand on a draw table connected with the computer?

[francisco8141]

ALGUIEN SABE SI existen subtitulos en español PARA TODOS Los vídeos de jason chan?

[francisco8141]

alguien sabe si hay subtitulos en español para todos los videos de jason chan?

[Alainainthesky]

Is the second guy suppose to look like Sam Winchester from Supernatural?

[max93b]

hi anyone know what ps tools hes using

[horchataXIII]

Thanks both of you!

PRartguy, don't worry, my english is not good as well, and by the way, yes, I actually know how to use the brush dynamics. What I do must is use the circle hard brush, with 20-60% on the opacity jitter an 40% on the flow. The unique dynamic I use the most is the size with pen pressure. Thanks for the attention.

WereDono, thanks for the tip.

[horchataXIII]

Which brush does he use for detail the rough sketch?... I don't know if this is really important, but for me (beginner working hard) it is. Thanks!

[PRartguy]

try to use hard brushes.... go to the brush menu and turn on the "other dynamics" (in this menu set the opacity jitter to pen pressure) thats all i think...you can also play around with other options and find the ones that you need

Check out Daarkens channel... he explains a little bit about that in some of his tutorials

sorry if i made some mistakes... i`m not the best english speaker:)

By the way... i gotta buy this massive black DVD Jason rocks!!!

[eyepoo]

Truly amazing.

I only had one comment. Female players have disconnect with weak female characters, too. I hope more games are made with this in mind.

In any case, that was amazing to watch and it gives me a higher goal to aspire to than any I've known before.

[bethybabes08]

your amazing, this is my dream job. i love designing girl characters, im sick of playing guy ones.

[TheGamersGateway]

when i grow up i wanna be just like you (i mean it)

[Seifenschaum]

one question: how does he give colors to his sketches? At the beginning he works only with shadows, but then he adds colors...which tool is he using? i mean the part from 4:50 - 5:10...

Would be nice of one could answer this for me :)

[riotforthepunx]

I THINK he creates an adjusment-layer , puts its settings on overlay , paint different colors on top of the image , to see what fits.

[Seifenschaum]

thx a lot for your advice. I did the same but with the brush- and not the layer-settings. Worked well too... I'll try the way you explained asap :)

[BrowCaleb]

@riotforthepunx Yeah i know this is kind of late because you posted this 6 months ago, lol, but i was watching another video and he said that for his concept art he usually overlays the color

So i'm just confirming that you are right ;)

[zangakid]

@riotforthepunx i actually think that he chooses colour instead of overlay, but overlay can also do the trick

[voxtelnismo]

uses layers and blending methods. once your shading is done, it is common to have 3-4 layers for each colour.

[WereDono]

Uh... I think it's just a new layer set in multiply mode? Then just adding color.

[Izziebiz]

what program is this?

[tcanepa13]

Based on the brush palettes, he is using Adobe Photoshop.

[EyeOnTheTV]

Dragon Shapes

[ahmednameer98]

Cool Oo nice drawing i cant draw like u Oo nice good job i will draw like u if i can its very cool :O

[txfnero]

Jason Chan. My Favorite artist ever.

[etheangel2220]

Visual noise...I like that term...

[sketchseven]

Very common with all of these kind of videos that they're sped up to some degree - usually 2x speed.

[ohingerdill]

It is sped up. Awesome though he is, all of his vids are sped and he mentions this in other videos.

As an artist, speed is not the top priority. It is needed on a professional level but you don't want to be really fast at drawing crap.

Get your art awesome first! :)

-working concept artist

[BuddingInJune]

I love you Jason. <3

Anyway, on the matter of if they used a time lasp or not.. In this case, no, it isn't sped up. That's not an extremely fast drawing rate, and the better you get at drawing, the more experience you have, the faster you will draw. For a master like Jason Chan, that's very believably a casual pace. It's a pretty common speed, actually.. They did do a couple skips, but mostly, it's real-time drawing.

[gamerboiproductions]

I just got the first part and am looking forward to getting the second. JASON YOUR AWESOME.

[gundown305]

no they don't draw that fast it something they with the video to make it look fast

[GriNGoLocoTe]

huh... don't make assumptions too quickly. These guys are good enough to do it that fast. They have mastered their tools over years of practice.. I have seen it with my own eyes. Just as you can see people doing "Guitar Hero", the hardest song in insane.

[BlueLu18]

No seriously they speed it up so you dont have to sit that extra long just to watch him paint...

[94thts]

Yea they do.. Would get kinda boring if they didn't, but yes they can draw that fast!

[digitalmorphine]

Hahah! Who edits these videos??

But anyway, that last character would be perfect for a Golden Axe game. Perhaps considering the color scheme of the original sprite...

Great video, Massive Black. You guys rock.

[randy106]

lol that last clip

[Lilnibras]

Jason, brilliant stuff bro, totally badass. Learned alot from watching the preview so I have no idea how much i'll learn when I see the whole vid. Awesome work as usual guys

[lucaddragon]

Great tutorial... keep posting! :)

[sidburnd1]

sweet!

[AlexanderHeath1987]

Another great piece of affordable education!!!!! thanks you so much

[ricefarmer]

when is this download available i went to check and it wasn't there

[mealexxx]

really great stuff man!

[Firedemonfox]

is he doing all that with a drawing pad or mouse?

[3abden]

drawing pad.

[BaronKrool]

Awesome! A sequel!

[ricefarmer]

15 bucks is too much esp if its a god dam 2 parter... jesus christ.. how about for 10? u guys at massive black are probalby making a killing off these dvds i hope the artist gets a fair cut...

anyways its better then those stupid ass expensive gnomeworkshop shit

[Palle88]

I think its dirty cheap for all the information u get, and also if u compare it to other dvds outside MB, its a bargin.

The first part is a complete dvd, its not like its one movie cut into two pieces, so you can buy anyone u want, your not forced to buy both.

But also they are doing these Dvds for us, the whole art community who want to learn, its very important to buy and support this, its for everyones best.

Anyway From UnidColor.

[ricefarmer]

if the first part is a complete dvd then what is in the second part?

[GHudston]

A sequel?

[MassiveDVD]

This will most likely be a four part series. Each part is an individual lesson, though, so you don't need to get the others to get everything out of it.

[danvancool]

The Crew at MB volunteer there time in making these Video's & the funds go towards the work needed to keep the forums running.

[AphoticPhoenix]

Massive Black doesn't make money on these... the artist gets part of the profit, and the rest of the money goes for paying the massive bandwidth costs of their education website.

[sk8tch]

gnomon dvds are good too, the videos from massive black are a little different, because the artist are teaching not only tech aspect, but mental and the basics and it's very important, maybe more important than step by step technical execution.

[Cutufoolcut]

Gawd! Man u are talented. Beautiful! Thanks!