Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Charles Lee explains why the black and white stage is crucial for environment art. You need to focus on the graphical shapes of your light and shadow instead of rushing into details. If your value structure fails then no amount of rendering will save the composition.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Composition & Value
04:30 - Color
12:00 - Details & Lighting
21:49 - Atmosphere
23:09 - Outro


CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Charles Lee (instagram.com/clconceptart)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://stanprokopenko.com), Sean Ramsey (http://peoplewhodrawstuff.com), Charlie Nicholson (instagram.com/shloogorgh/), Lim Hur (superanius.com/)
Production Assistance - Patrick Bosworth (https://patrickdavidbosworth.com), Stephen Clark (https://peppermintgentleman.com), Sean Ramsey
Editing - Charlie Nicholson, Sean Ramsey
Publishing - John Birchall, Alex Otis

Music by Epidemic Sound and Lakey Inspired

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