Concept Art

Concept art is a form of illustration where the main goal is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in movies, video games, animation, or comic books before it is put into the final product. Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design. This term can also be applied to retail design, set design, fashion design and architectural design.

Paul Ryan

Minde Elder

Completed way back when in 2003, I created this character concept on my 12in powerbook with the wacom I’m still using today. Character Design for “Minde Elder- from Epic of Eden” ©2003 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Paul Ryan

Character Rendering completed in Adobe Illustrator and Converted to Flash for Character Animation Setup. ©2008 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Female Concept

Concept Sketch of female character for “Flock” ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Black and White

Really just like the feel of this sketch, most of my work is moving closer and closer to being more stripped down and raw. Which I’m proud to say, I like. ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Ascend

A minimalistic painting approach for illustrations, looking to expand on this look possibly bridging it into animation. ©2009 Dustin Botlon/ Dualbo

American Mind

Created after being inspired by graphitti murals, if you want something like this as a mural somewhere. Email me. ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

REPOSE

Visual concept for original narrative title “Epic of Eden”

DREAM

Visual development for narrative “Epic of Eden” ©2008 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Explore

Visual style exploration for technique development. ©2008 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Living Streets

Visual exploration highlighting the feeling and atmosphere of walking through rain soaked city streets. I wanted to capture the feel of blooming light as it bounces through moisture and fog. ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

BLUE SKETCH

Exploration of characterization using dramatic blue washes and a conscious approach to line work. ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo

Exploring Giacometti

A set of Giacometti inspired approaches to character illustration. ©2009 Dustin Bolton/ Dualbo