Creating Costume Concept Art for Film & TV
Concept Design Workflow for Photoshop With Gina DeDomenico
Description
Costume concept artists are responsible for bringing a costume designer’s vision to life. They create the template for building the costumes that we see on screen. Gina DeDomenico is an industry veteran with over three decades of experience creating costume concept art. She has worked with many renowned costume designers, such as Ruth Carter and Laura Jean Shannon, and has amassed credits including Doom Patrol, Django Unchained, Malcolm X, Green Lantern, plus so many more.
In this 3.5-hour workshop, Gina lectures on the importance of concept art in costume design for film and TV. Sharing her complete workflow for creating costume concept art, Gina reveals her personal approach, from her hardware preferences to how she uses DAZ 3D to establish an initial pose and through her entire Photoshop process. You’ll see how she illustrates the design elements, details the character, adds color, and completes her work by setting the background and lighting for the final presentation.
The subject of the workshop offers a fresh take on a Star Trek classic: Borg Queen — an illustration Gina first tackled back in the 1990s. The workshop demonstrates her current process and discusses some of the evolution in hardware and techniques that she’s experienced over the decades, revealing just how far concept art has come.
Duration: 3h 35m
Format: HD 1920x1080
Gina DeDomenico
Gina DeDomenico is one of the industry's most prolific costume concept artists, having worked on numerous blockbuster films and popular television shows. She has also lent her talents to major music artists including John Legend, Lionel Richie, and Madonna, illustrating costumes for their international tours.
After graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York, where she was awarded the Bob Mackie Gold Thimble Award for her achievements, Gina quickly established herself as one of the industry’s top illustrators. She worked with Oscar-winning designer Ruth E. Carter on projects such as Malcolm X and Amistad, and became the go-to illustrator for fan-favorite films including Galaxy Quest and Escape from L.A.. She later stepped away from the industry for ten years to raise her three daughters.
Today, Gina is a costume concept artist for the DC Streaming Universe, contributing to multiple shows simultaneously. She also teaches Illustration and Digital Illustration at University of California, Los Angeles, and attends San Diego Comic-Con annually, where she speaks on panels discussing concept artistry and suit design for superhero characters.
