concept art
Americannoun
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an artistic rendering of an element or elements in a film, TV show, or video game, created as part of the development and visualization of characters, costumes, environments, etc.
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While game studios have yet to widely adopt video- or 3-D environment-generation models for title development, creators are already using AI tools to draft concept art and render background assets, boosting production efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Season 4, where Vecna is first introduced, the team built full-body prosthetics based on concept art for the character that took roughly eight hours to apply on Bower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
Eventually, the crew was able to get their hands the original concept art for the Nostromo through Marjorie Chodorov at Scott Free who sourced the 50-year-old drawings from Disney.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
There are also dozens of accounts online suggesting that jobs in concept art and other traditionally entry-level roles have been affected.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger mentioned it at a recent shareholder meeting, even sharing the “Avatar” concept art, which was referred to as “inspirational artwork.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
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