BA2 - (CS) Who is Feng Zhu?

Another exceptionally famous concept artist is Feng Zhu, who is also considered one of the masters in this field of work. He was born in Los Angeles, California and has over twelve years of experience in the concept art industry. Some of his most famous clients include well-established directors like Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas and Michael Bay, as well as companies like Disney, EA Games, Ubisoft, Warner Brothers and Marvel.

Feng is also known for founding the famous FZD School of Design in Singapore. This was created in the spring of 2009 to train students ready for a future career in concept art and design. He specifically chose Singapore because of the lack of this specialized education in Asia. He quoted, “Being in Singapore allows us to reach into all the surrounding countries such as China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, etc. We want our school to be international, so having a reach into these countries is very important. Secondly, English is the primary language spoken; thus making communication and teaching much easier and allows me to invite in guest speakers from the US and Europe. Third, our partner school, 3dsense, is founded in Singapore. They bring a lot of experience to the table and give us a huge advantage in terms of marketing, manpower, resources, etc. Forth, the Singapore government is very active in the media and educational sectors. We’ve been working with the various agencies to help bring support into our new school. And lastly, I just love Singapore. Having visited the country many times in the past, I knew this was a great country for both establishing a business and a home. So far, my wife and I are enjoying our style of living in Singapore.”

The future career paths which can be achieved after completing a course offered at this school include character artist, environment artist, colour key artist, production artist and game assets artist. In this industry, the most popular and competitive specialist fields are character and environment design.

Going back to Feng Zhu’s artwork, I’m a big fan of his environments and landscapes. The colours he uses really set an atmosphere, especially when they’re very moody and muted. I’m also exceptionally impressed with how realistic the lighting is in every one of his pieces. I aspire to be like Feng Zhu because of this, and looking at his work has creatively inspired me to pay more attention to the overall lighting in my own artwork.

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