Concept art - Character / narrative inspo.

Concept art is something that i have always found fascinating. I am always drawn to the amount of creativity and detail with the concept art i have seen, it amazes me how such fully realised new worlds can be created and formed from someones imagination. 'Concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books or other media before it is put into the final product. Concept art is also referred to as visual development and/or concept design.'
After visiting the library i have gathered some examples of well known concept art - that i hope will inspire me for my development of character and narrative.

Star Wars
The power of illustration is evident in the creation of the star wars film franchise. In 1975, George Lucas commissioned McQuarrie - an american conceptual designer and illustrator, to illustrate scene from the script for Star Wars. 

These wonderfully detailed and imaginative artwork of his really brought to life George lucas's ideas and concepts, with many of his illustrations being very close visually, to some of the final scenes features within the film. 

The Lord Of The Rings
- Concept art by Alan Lee

How To Train Your Dragon - Dreamworks
- You can really see the development and progression of the character. How the illustrator has wrestled with a visual concept.

Character development - 'Toothless"