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Conceptstart.net has inspired hundreds of thousands of artists across the globe since launching in 2014.
It started out as a simple project to serve a purpose for the owner who was currently pursuing a career in art. He wanted to artificially mimic what it would be like to work inside the concept art and entertainment industry; the result being a unique idea generator with a vast pool of carefully considered word criteria that comes together within a set context, thus replicating various types of industry standard art briefs that can be found in all production pipelines.
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INSTANT ART IDEA INSPIRATIONImprove your art with some instant art inspiration that prompts millions of unique art ideas suitable for amatauer or professional artists.
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UNLOCK ALL IDEA GENERATORSUnlock a broad range of idea prompt generators that will assist you in creating art that is geared towards the concept art & entertainment industry.
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AUTOMATIC MOOD BOARD REFERENCEUnlock the amazing time saving mood board generator! It cleverly generates a pool of image reference automatically based on your idea.
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ART STILL LIFE PACK
Improve your drawing and shading with this foundational still life stock reference. Filter images & learn how to draw under dynamic lighting conditions.
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CHARACTER POSE REFERENCE
Draw faster and more accurately with over a thousand Character Pose references to facilitate character designs and illustrations.
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UPLOAD ARTWORK TO SOCIAL NETWORK Network with like-minded artists and utilise the social art community to share your artwork for feedback, exposure and points!
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PERSONAL PROFILE EXPERIENCEEnjoy your personal profile to Save and Search your ideas, write notes and utilise your own personal quicklinks menu and community toolbar.
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PERSONAL PROFILE EXPERIENCE
Enjoy your personal profile to Save and Search your ideas, write notes and utilise your own personal quicklinks menu and community toolbar.
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SAVE NOTES ON YOUR IDEASAdd notes to your ideas and quickly capture the initial visuals that explode in your imagination!
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EASILY SEARCH IDEAS & NOTES Easily search and find any words contained within the art idea and notes you made.
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SHUFFLE WORDS TO PUSH IDEASPush your ideas further and 'shuffle' specific words whilst keeping the rest of the criteria the same on the next idea you generate.
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REPEAT WORDS TO PUSH IDEASIf there's a particular word you love, simply check the 'repeat' icon which will retain this word for the next idea you generate.
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MAKE YOUR IDEAS PRIVATETo make sure the ideas you generate are not visible in any feed, make it exclusive to your eyes only by checking off the eye icon.
This website has been influenced by various digital online art schools taught by some of the worlds leading professionals, and ultimately prompts fundamental art related tasks that condition artists through a process of practical learning to prepare them for a future role in the entertainment industry. This website has grown over the past 5 years and remains dedicated to supporting artistic growth with lots of developments in the pipeline.
It has recently relaunched with an improved service to provide 60+ unique Art Idea Generators that will continue to influence and help you as an artist to develop a worthy portfolio and practice industry themed briefs to prepare you for an art career and help you get ahead of your competition.
Tier 1 Membership
Instantly capture original art ideas that are tailored towards the concept art and entertainment industries.
As a Tier 1 member you can access all of the idea generators and get 30+ ideas per day which is all the inspiration you need to get that gem of an idea you're looking for. You no longer have to fear the dreaded white screen or suffer from creative block, this bypasses all of that and will prompt words that come together in a pre-defined context causing profound visuals to explode in your brain!
Get inspired by 60+ art prompt idea generators to inspire a board spectrum of original artwork:
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Character Design
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Character Pro Ideas
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Fantasy Character Ideas
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Sci-Fi Character Ideas
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Horror Character Ideas
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Soldier Character Ideas
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Creature X Ideas
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Creature Y Ideas
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Creature Z Ideas
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Fantasy Creature Ideas
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Sci-Fi Creature Ideas
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Sea Creature Ideas
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Prehistoric Creature
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Basic Environment Ideas
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Pro Environment Ideas
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Fantasy Environment Ideas
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Sci-Fi Environment Ideas
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Apocalyptic Environment Ideas
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Horror Environment Ideas
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Fan Art Character Re-Skin
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Game FanArt Ideas
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Comic FanArt Ideas
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Movie FanArt Ideas
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FanArt Fusion: Comic
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FanArt Fusion: Movie & TV
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FanArt Fusion: Animation
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FanArt Fusion: Video Games
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F.A Fusion Mashup
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Fantasy Illustration Ideas
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Sci-Fi Illustration Ideas
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Epic Illustration Ideas
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Stylized Illustration Ideas
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar
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Warhammer 40,000
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Mech Design T.01
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Mech Design T.02
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Mechformer Design
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Robot Mech Design
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Mechanical Tank Design
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Vehicle Design T.01
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Vehicle Design T.02
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Vehicle Design: Landcraft
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Vehicle Design: Aircraft
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Vehicle Design: Watercraft
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Prop Design: Items
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Prop Design: Sci-Fi Assets
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Prop Design: Fantasy Assets
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Prop Design: Organic Assets
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Prop Design: Location Assets
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Speedpainting T.01
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Speedpainting T.02
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Speedpainting T.03
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Easy things to draw
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Cute things to draw
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Cool things to draw
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Fun things to draw
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Mixed things to draw
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Melee Weapon Design Ideas
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Ranged Weapon Design Ideas
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Fantasy Weapon Design Ideas
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Sci-Fi Weapon Design Ideas
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Armour Design Ideas
Why Get Tier 1 Membership?
Saves you time and effort thinking what to draw
Gives you an instant art direction
Ideas reflect industry standard art briefs
Prompts unique ideas for a unique portfolio
Helps artist develop and grow their skills
Access Still Life Intro Gallery with 12 month deal
It's the perfect start for anyone wanting some instant inspiration for their art, anyone pursuing an art career, student artists that want to experience what it might be like working in the art entertainment industries, or even hobby artists looking for fun and unique art challenges.
Tier 2 Membership
The Mood Board Generator is the main hook for this membership, it provides members with even more artistic inspiration!
Here's a little insight into how the inspirational automated Mood Board can influence your artwork:
#1: Generate Idea
#2: Saved Idea
#3: Launch Moodboard
#4: Loaded Mood Board
#5: Browse Mood Board
#6: Tweak Moodboard
#7: Image Pop Up
#8: Save Mood Board
#9: Inspired Artwork
Why Tier 2 Membership?
Includes everything from the Tier 1 Membership
A fully formed mood board in just 10-15 seconds
Vital Reference to help you stay focused
Pushes your idea in a more unique direction
Saves you even more time!
Get Still Life Intro Gallery with 6-12 month offer
Get Character Pose Intro Gallery with 12 month offer
As a Tier 2 Member you can generate mood boards based on all of your favorite ideas. This unique script utilizes Microsoft Bing's powerful image search engine and pulls images for reference based on the keywords in your idea brief. Each keyword term has been assigned additional passive keywords which randomize to result in unique reference material.
Tier 3 Membership
Ideal for artists committed to improving their art skills and anyone wanting to developa unique industry standard portfolio.
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Tutorial 01: Learn how to Look
Improve your drawing ability by learning how to observe and see correctly!
You'll come to understand how to observe shapes and lines within the subjects we draw, this will help us become efficient and more accurate when sketching or drawing. -
Tutorial 02: 1, 2 & 3 Point Perspective
Take your drawings to the next level and draw accurately in perspective.
Drawing in perspective can be tricky, but you can learn step by step methods that makes complex shape easy to draw! -
Tutorial 03: Drawing Ellipses Shading Properties Of Light
Start thinking in 3D by understanding ellipses to improve shading.
Get to know the relationships between light and ellipses to help describe the volume of a subject better which will enable you draw and shade with more accuracy! -
Tutorial 04: Drawing Types of Faces
Learn the rules for drawing the face and then break them!
Draw entertaining and engaging people by understanding some basic fundamental principles. Learn how to draw a range of human faces and expressions from any angle. -
Tutorial 05: Gesture & Figure Drawing
Learn the body and soul of gesture & figure drawing.
Discover what makes the heart of a drawing and learn ways to make drawing the human figure easier with charm and accuracy. -
Tutorial 06: Shape Language & Silhouette
Understand how to design with intent through shape language.
You'll learn what shape language is an how to use it in your drawings to convey appropriate moods and feelings to your audience. -
Tutorial 07: Line Art & Stylization
Understand how to draw with effective types of line art structure.
You'll learn the fundamental tried and tested structures of line art by analyses some of the greatest artists, and begin to develop a unique style to enhance your own drawings. -
Tutorial 08: Learn Good Composition
Understand the fundamental rules of composition.
Composition is a fundamental requirement for any great artwork or piece of design, so learn the rules & then make them work for you to create professional looking artwork. -
Improve Art Skills Practical Learning Tasks
Fast tracked improvement with Art Study Pro.
Improve your art and practice a range of target specific art studies with the Art Study Pro; You can fine tune the skills you need for specific art roles or areas of improvement.
Now you can build strong drawing and painting skills plus a unique portfolio of artworks and ideas with Tier 3 Membership, it includes everything you from Tier 1 and 2, plus much more!
You'll have full access to innovative task based learning generators designed to guide you through a practical learning process.
The Drawing Crash Course contains video tutorials based on the blog tutorials; it's a condensed learning cirriculum course based on years of study in respected art schools such as Schoolism and 2DCGMA.
These drawing fundamental lessons and task generators will provide you with a solid drawing base and condition all the skills you need to become a successful artist working in the entertainment arts industries.
In addition to the Crash Course Tasks, you can continue to study and refine your skills with the Art Study Pro, plus any additional Tasks Generators to be added over time; all of which will help grow and develop into a competent artist.
Includes the Tier 1 & 2 Membership
Get 10+ Mood board reference for Ideas or Tasks
Develop a strong drawing fundamentals base
Fine tune and practice specific areas for improvement
Access 144 mins of exclusive Video Tutorials
Different Task difficulties to match skill levels