• FREELANCE CONCEPT ARTIST
    MONIKA
    JACAK
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  • PORTFOLIO
  • FIGURE DRAWING
    SKETCHES
    You can see here some of my fast figure drawing. Life figure drawing is very helpful in learning human anatomy. And when we add to it rules from "FORCE Drawing" theory (you can read about it on Michael Mattesi's site) we can get some really amazing results.
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  • SCORPION
    WEAPON CONCEPT
    Here you can see some stages of creating cyber weapon concepts. Usually I start from drawing simple shapes when I can let my imagination run wild. After that I choose the best silhouettes and try with various color settings. During design, I have to remember about the characteristic set at the beginning. In this case I had four keywords: cyber - heavy - stabbing - laser.
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  • ABANDONED
    ENVIRONMENT CONCEPT
    In the process of designing environments it is very important to have in mind emotions which location will bring. We can get the right emotions with the composition, shapes and colors. But the really big influence on the mood of the environment gives us the value.

    Emotions which I have set for this concept: CALMNESS - LONELINESS - DISTANCE
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  • POSTAPOCALYPTIC
    OBJECTS AND LOCATIONS CONCEPTS
    When I create concepts of objects or locations it is very useful to find some basic photos of parts and elements to speed up the process. It is good to remember that in the concept art it is not important to create a perfect illustration but to present the ideas in the most-efficient way.
    Here you can see some examples of my speed designing of elements in post-apocalyptic world.
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  • INKTOBER
    INK DRAWINGS
    The Inktober is an every year challenge, when artists all over the world are doing one drawing per day for entire October. I love to participate in it because this time it does not matter what you draw, you can just create anything. But important is to do it every day, together with all of those amazing artists, and to get inspired by them.
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  • FAIRY CREATURES
    CONCEPT ART FOR ANIMATION
    These are concepts of characters for the short animation spot of Adal Evergreen Christmas Trees (link>>).
    They were supposed to be sweet, fairy-tale creatures adapted to the winter environment. They are all workers at the magical Christmas trees factory, responsible for producing a Christmas tree specially designed for the family ordering it.
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  • ADAL FACTORY
    CONCEPT ART FOR ANIMATION
    Here you can see some concepts of locations and objects for the short animation spot of Adal Evergreen Christmas Trees (link>>).
    I did not have too much time to create concepts for this project. Therefore, when designing objects, I supported my process with the 3D technique, thanks to which I quickly created several dozen readable concepts.
    More about this project: link
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  • HELLO HORSE
    ILLUSTRATIONS FOR CHILDREN GAME
    In addition to creating concepts, I sometimes create illustrations for books or board games. These are illustrations for cards of Memory game for children. These cute plush ponies are designed to awaken the children's imagination. They encourage kids to come up with their own stories about each of the pictures.
    More about this project: link
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  • SPACESHIP
    VEHICLE CONCEPT
    When creating the concepts of sci-fi vehicles, I think it is the most fun to find the right design by creating dozens of simple shapes. At this point, there are no anatomical limitations that we encounter when designing a character. Each piece of shape can be rotated in all directions creating new ideas, it can also be reduced, narrowed, multiplied, enlarged - all this leads to a practically infinite number of possibilities.
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  • HERBALISTS ROOM
    LOCATION CONCEPT
    We can approach interior concepts by various ways. We can start with isometric projections or, as in this case, from the view of the eyes of the person inside. With this approach, we must be aware of the perspective. I usually start by drawing a grid on which I base creating all elements of the location.
    For this interior, I wanted to combine a futuristic design with old-fashioned patterns and warm colors to create a cozy atmosphere.
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  • FUTURISTIC HERBALIST
    CHARACTER CONCEPT
    Working on these characters concepts I was looking for representation of different subtypes of the same profession - herbalist in futuristic setting. Before designing, it is important to determine the characteristics that will distinguish our characters. I came up with three types:
    the laboratory herbalists - advanced technology + inaccessibility + sterility + haughtiness,
    the nomadic herbalists - sun and rain protection + positive nature + bag, boots, colorful hairstyles,
    the urban dealers - urban rebel + mechanical fragments + cunning + modern costumes.
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  • GUERILLA GIRLS
    CONCEPT ART
    The characters concepts of military unit for a board game. It is a guerilla women squad of mostly war veterans. Many of this girls received cybernetic modifications after serious injuries. They are rather lightly armed, which allows them to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. They serve both reconnaissance and attack functions.
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  • WHAT I DO
    CONCEPT ART GRAPHIC DESIGN
    CHARACTERS + LOCATIONS + OBJECTS CONCEPTS
    MOODBOARDS + STORYBOARDS + ILLUSTRATIONS
    I create concepts for animations and games. In addition to traditional techniques I often use 3D technology to focus on fast representation of believable worlds and their elements. I work in many different styles and moods. For me creating dark, mysterious and realistic sceneries can bring as much fun as working on joyful, magical and cartoon style creatures. Just let me know what is your game or animation about!
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