What is a Concept Artist? How to Hire a Concept Artist?

Concept art is a form of visual art used to transform ideas into real-time creative art that depicts the imagery of game characters and objects in our minds for storytelling. Concept art is the first stage of the game development process for developing game design, game environment, and other game assets. 

 

In this blog, we will take a complete overview of the concept artist's workflow, the skills and responsibilities of the artist, and how you can Hire one. 

 

Let's get started. 

 

What is a Concept Artist?

 

A Concept Artist is a designer who creates the visual concepts of different characters, designs, ideas, and objects. The artist converts them into illustrations to be further utilized for the production stage. Moreover, they create illustrations or drawings to convey the primary sketch, develop themes, and represent ideas through styles. 

 

Let's see an example of concept art:

 

 

Concept Artist Workflow