When FZD Uploads, I stop everything I'm doing and start watching the video while taking notes!

For the past five years, I have been drawing non-stop and mostly just practicing. This has drained all the inspiration and creative zeal I had at the beginning. Now I have the skills, but no inspiration, and then the pressure from neural networks added to it. This state was depressing, and I didn't know what to do next. But your recent videos have inspired me, made me rethink my approach to my art, and helped me see where I need to go from here. The fire within me has been reignited and drives me forward. Thank you for what you do.

Babe wake up FZD have new episode

some notes if anyone's in need of a quick review: Easy vs Hard (left vs right) 1. Night vs. Day - 8:00 2. Moody weather vs. Good weather - 8:49 3. Foggy vs. Clear - 9:06 4. Silhouette vs. Direct lighting - 9:27 5. Monochromatic vs. Full color spectrum - 10:02 6. Abandoned vs. In use - 10:38 7. Reclaimed by nature vs. Maintained - 11:08 8. Mega Structure vs. Human sized structure - 11:33 9. Distant view vs. Close up - 12:33 10. Ancient vs. Modern Designs- 12:59 11. Iconic Cultures vs. Global cultures (highly identifiable vs. widespread) - 13:29 12. Classical Design vs. Modern Design - 14:24 13. Geometric Structure vs. Organic Structures (all man-made) - 15:09 14. Exterior vs. Interior - 15:34 15. New Showroom vs. Lived in - 16:19 16. Natural vs. Man-Made - 17:04 17. Segmented hard surface vs. Smooth soft surface - 17:24 18. Non-human vs Human - 18:19 19. Old vs. Young - 19:09 20. Loose Clothing vs. Tight fitting - 19:49 21. Stylized vs. Photo real - 20:39 22. Make believe functions vs. Real Functions - 21:44 23. Dark/Evil vs. Light/Good - 22:04 24. High Details vs. Minimum details - 22:19 25. Exposed function vs. Hidden function - 22:54 The way I think about this is in terms of opposites. If I inspect one, what is its counterpart. It's counter part will be either easer or harder. easier stuff is highly reproduceable and not as identifiable to the work but harder stuff requires more finances and or a higher visual library. 90/10 - pull 90% from the real world and focus your maximum efforts on the 10%; story and selling point. Harder projects either have more of the hard stuff or very little easy stuff wherein you have to make more of it up.

The fact that this kind content is free literally blows my mind

This video could have completely changed the course of my life 8 years ago. I tried building my portfolio exclusively out of the harder content, knowing it would give me a competitive edge, despite lacking some key fundamentals such as value painting and color theory. Days turned to months turned to years, and my portfolio remained incomplete. I'm focused on growing as a graphic designer right now, as that is the career I've found myself in, but this video will be an invaluable resource when I'm ready to make my next push into the entertainment industry. Best of luck to all those pursuing this career!

FZ is literally the best teacher I’ve ever had. I’ve followed this channel since I was a teen back in 2009/10. Now as a professional, I still found him so inspiring and helpful. Thank you for all the work you do💕

No matter how much time passes your videos are timeless and relevant for many industries. I rewatch a lot of your videos and everyone inspires me to keep creating because it’s what I love to do. I often dreamed of getting a job in concept design and had a few low level gigs. But it’s not the job it’s as you say the love of creating, being drawn into other worlds and wanting to know how things work. That’s the secret sauce brother. Keep the passion coming Feng and special thanks to Emmanuel. Staying tuned for life.

Please keep them coming Feng! We'll devour all the episodes :) Thank you for such valuable information!

I cannot start expressing how thrilled I am to see you making videos again ! Watching Design cinema back in the day led me to a career in the video game industry as an environment artist working on huge IPs all thanks to you and the inspiration your classes gave me as a kid, and many others. Thank you 🙏

Design Cinema is a treasure. Your generosity is inspiring. Thank you

Design Cinema is the only subscription I turn on the notification. I learn a lot from every single episode, DC is very important to me. Thank you 🙏 ❤❤

i watched all the previous videos and i must say, these new ones are even higher in quality! I'm so happy you started doing these again! For free!!!! WHAT!! incredible! Awesome

very grateful that these sorts of videos are released for free

Thanks, Emanuel, for inspiring someone who inspires all of us! And thank you, Feng, for your generosity, knowledge, and continuing Design Cinema. We enjoy watching these videos as much as you enjoy making them!

Please keep making them! I've been watching these since I was in sophomore year of highschool and I'm almost 30 now. So much of what I know about art is from your content

Thank you, Feng, this saved my life for the next 10 years...

When is episode 113 coming out ?! I... Need... My... Shot of FZD... Addicted 😅

Life savior! As I'm about to get laid off and has to update my portfolio soon, this video pops up! Thank you!

It's hard for me express what Design Cinema has meant to me- I literally would not be doing what I do now without it. So much of the inspiration, motivation, and information I needed to become a self-taught concept artist has come directly from these videos.

omg thank you so much for the video! It gave me a lot of new information on how to build my portfolio. I really can't wait for the next episode!

Thank God for Emmanuel 😅

You guys dont know how much greatful I am to be able to watch Feng back and forth. He has helped me in an uncountable ways form putting a pencil on a paper and didn't know anything till the day I have a good job in the game industry. Thank you so much for what you do.

It's unbelievable that this is free. Thank you, these videos are incredibly helpful

I'm currently a third-year student who has just switched my specialization from Graphic Design to Concept Art, and your video has supported me greatly, not only in technical aspects but also emotionally. Thank you so much =') I can't find the words to express my appreciation for your dedication in teaching, sharing knowledge, thoughts, and industry insights. Just thank you so much.

Thank you so much for this really helpful and informative video. I quit my engineering career to pursue my passion for art approximately six years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't go to art school at that time, so I had to figure out everything for myself, both in artistic and technical aspects. I wish I had had this kind of education earlier and fellow artist friends to hang out with and talk about all this stuff. Videos like this inspire me to keep pushing hard and keep dreaming about working someday on the films and games I love.

waiting for another episode, i watched a ton of your material lately and you ignited that spark in me again to focus on art

thank you so much Feng! I seriously changed my career trajectory because of design cinema!

I can't explain how helpful these free videos are for someone who can't afford to take classes. I have learnt so much. Thank you.

Your way of breaking down complex industry structures into simple action plans is such an insightful way of thinking about the creative process! So awesome you're back to the Design Cinema! Was also a pleasure to meet you in Paris!

Incredible stuff! Thank you so much for this in-depth and clear explanation of how to divide a seemingly impossible task into comprehensible chunks. It makes it seem actually doable even by myself, and I feel inspired to start that personal project (or two) that have been stewing in my mind for months.

Thank you Emmanuel!!

Thank you very much for taking the time to create such incredible content for everyone ! 😄🙏

Loving the new content, Feng!! Listening to these while working the job that you all helped me land is really something else. Super nostalgic :)

Voice of Feng makes me feel nostalgic. I was listening to him then I just started learning CG. Like 13 years a go or so ) greatest motivator of all times.

Thanks Emmanuel Shiu for ending Feng Zhu super long excursion XD. Really missed FZD school.

I’ve only found your channel recently but I’m absolutely hooked! I have been having so much fun and learning an incredible amount. I love your takes on not just art principles and fundamentals but breaking down the industry side of everything as well. Thankyou and glad you find the passion again, hope to see you create content for many more years to come. Appreciate you taking the time to share your wealth of knowledge with us all🤙🏼 Ps: Would love more insights into your world building approaches when planning designs for fantasy environments.

I wasn't sure before watching your previous video to pursuit concept design as my career. But, after watching I've decided to pursuit this I don't know whether I'll make it or not but I'll do my best. If I make it then I promise I'll always give you the credit. ❤️

Thank you, Feng and Emmanuel!

I'm very happy that Feng got back to the channel now. This channel is the most informative and useful source of pure knowledges I've ever seen on KZfaq... Thank you, Feng!

literally, it is vital to watch all existing and thanks god all upcoming episodes of FZD

this information is pure gold, I can´t wait for the next episode... drawing!!!

Suddenly realising how much further attending FZD School would have brought me as opposed to just getting competent with rendering, believing that would be enough

Awesome presentation and great insight into the industry that many of us simply don't have. Keep em coming

So glad you're back. I owe a lot to Design Cinema. Glad to say I'm a working professional today and your videos really helped me early on in my studies. Thank you, Feng!

I am an amateur painting enthusiast who likes mechanical military and cartoons. I try to draw some of my own ideas on a daily basis. I have watched a lot of feng open classes in the past few years. Although I have not had the opportunity to try to enter a professional environment and projects, I still enjoy it. With the knowledge of these open classes, I also enjoy the process of painting

love that you are back. excited for future episodes!

babe wake up, the GOAT just dropped new banger

I'm glad you're back to uploading, you were one of the biggest inspirations to my improvement as a game developer many many years ago. Now I find myself pushing through the stress of my daily life to get back into a routine of working on my games and I'm looking forward to following along!

I might go back and just re-watch all the episodes. I'm addicted.

I'm really enjoying and learning a lot from these videos. Thanks a lot!

Thank you so much for these videos, i truly mean it, it's so refreshing to have real sensical and synthetised information in this massive internet space full of clutter and misinformation, and for FREE too!! Little tangent but, i was trying to do some verbally demanding work while listening to this, but it was difficult because i couldn't focus on either, so i decided to keep listening and watching while drawing instead. In a discord i'm in, people are challenged this month to draw mechs so i decided to draw one. I remembered the previous episodes about the who and why, thinking about what this robot will be, so i went with something that'd help me in this moment, which is a robot that could listen to anything that you desired and translated it into synthetised information or direct data injection, perhaps with a screen and so forth. And then, i thought why would we need this? a big human sized robot wouldn't be useful for this scenario especially when a small gadget could do exactly that. Then i thought about in what scenario would a robot this scale be needed? So the utility changed, it becme something that could record in the wild or in buildings to collect data and decipher multiple discussions going on at once and divide them through some sort of ai algorithm inside the robot, being able to identify everything around it and make an efficient digest of all of it. It could show this information through its screen or in braille for blind & deaf people. Who would need this robot? Perhaps an evil scenario that would enjoy knowing everything going on around their office and weed people they deem unfavorable out of the company; Or maybe nature scientists that'd use this robot to analysis the fauna and flora of an area safely and with accuracy. Many more problems in it needed fixing in its design or purpose and all of it because i took an idea and asked questions to it, just like in the previous episodes. Now the hilarious thing is that while i was doing this, you said the exact thing and i was like "THAT'S LITERALLY...!! what i'm doing" XD, on the part where you say that the 90% of real world gets affected by the 10% and how the 10% will give all the design problematics that will shape the other 90% of the concept, turning it into something unique! I don't know, it was just really great listening to a class all while executing it at the same time ^^' Sorry for rambling, and thank you again for these amazing videos!

FZD, thank you for putting out content in the 2010's to inspire me, and thanks for returning to keep me going.

Design Cinema is so informative especially as a self taught artist as myself thank you for putting out this content

Tiny note, you can still cut frames in live action fight scenes, and Asian cinema is most know for it, not sure about The Raid, but in The Raid 2 they do it a lot, when punches of kicks go in they cut a couple frames before the impact to make it punchier 😉

Absolutely brilliant. You're a god for this information.

Gosh I really wish I can attend your school in Singapore but I'm taking care of my grandma and my two dogs so 🥲🥲🥲🥲

Thank you for keep doing Design Cinema mr. Feng

This is absolute gold, I can't wait to rewatch every single video

Feng great to see you back. I am not a concept artist but your videos have been such a corner stone of my thinking as an artist since my early twenties

Wow great episode! I am learning a lot with your videos, sometimes when I paint or draw something for my portfolio I feel stuck but these insight videos really give me a nice sense of direction

Wow second time watching this, and now I see the easy vs hard content dilemma we deal with creating our own products to persuade people.

Thanks to you i didn't give up to become concept artist. I really appreciate your values and generous lessons.

these logical analisys on art proceses is what I have been missing , thank you for getting back to uploading videos !

this great stuff, I'm currently building character design portiflolo. this video make me want add props and building designs as well. Thank you! I'll be waiting for next one

Aight time to learn and took references for my personal project

Im really finding this information invaluable...thanks for taking the time out of you day to make these videos.

I dont even want to become a conzept artist, but this is such interesting information about the industrie, Great Video I want more :D

wooooooooooooo anotherrrrr!!!!!

I feel like FZD's new episodes offer me the opportunity to relieve nostalgic moments with actual new content, if that makes sense

we are really happy to see you getting back to these precious courses! thank you for your time

I might go too far to say that but i truly indepted to you. i almost lost my motivation to get into the industry it's been too rough in these few years but you are just like a shining light. thank you so much

Thank you Feng for doing what you do! and Emanuel for bringing this man back to us! I have been refreshing my youtube page for the past two weeks hoping for this episode to appear and almost lost hope 😅

Feng Zhu... Thank you for existing. You make a difference, brother. Gaddayum.

Back to back episodes with more to come. Awesome!

Great video! I would love to hear about assignments you gave students at FZD to practice fundamentals

Thank you so much for this Light! It's amazing how much we learn with a single video of this!

Man. this is refreshing. Is it possible to make a live Q&A session? it would be great

Watching the Dishonored part right after the xbox news... damn it hits hard

please make your videos 3-4 hours long if you want feng :) we don't mind if you want to, regardless we are very grateful!

"Oh btw! These PPTs were made 2 years ago" And its still so relevant! Awesome

You know, this was very insightful, in so far as determining if I really want to aim towards professional designing in this manner. I've been a gamer for over 25 years, and the industry standards you've touched on may explain my gradual distaste for modern games. Recently I felt like many of the AAA titles have been using the same story beats, environments, character types, and I've really been bored with them conceptually as games. Of course, that isn't to say the work isn't amazing, but the reliance on realism really makes them feel a little stale on my palette, like playing a movie rather than a game. I've been tending to gravitate towards abstracted game concepts like Enter the Gungeon, Cuphead, Undertale, Hollow Knight; I imagine a portfolio for that space looks quite different than what you've demonstrated? I don't know if it's worth diving into all that deeply, as I feel that what you do and teach is awesome, but a very different world than I imagine for the games I'd like to design. Maybe there's some overlap though? I'd like to hear what you think.

whenever my passion is about to fizzle out you give me so much inspiring!!!

i just came back from a run. what a rush to see Zhu dropping another certified classic

Thank you so much for these videos!

Feng we really appreciate you my friend. You’ve been really missed

Loved the two episodes

Thank you so much Feng for doing these, design cinema is such an invaluable resource

Woohoo. New content

Cant wait for next week

Thank you!!! Love these!!

Can't wait for the next ep

Very happy you are back !! You are a beacon of rational design

Yess! 3 episodes in a row!

What a way to go into a new week! Thank you for such informative episode.

amazing insight and much needed, thank you

Wonderful as always feng and thank you for uploading regularly. They really help a lot for people like me that wants to get into the industry

🔊 NEW FENG NEW FENG 🔊

A lot of what you're teaching actually helped me get a Job, thank you

Great to see you again, FZ!