As a professional illustrator and concept artist, it’s my job to create original and inventive creatures. I strongly believe that storytelling is an important stage when creating believable fantasy characters and critters. Here, I’ll discuss my techniques for devising new characters, how I approach creating their backstory, and how crafting a ‘word web’ helps me to build up the narrative and detail of the design. I hope my ideas help with your own creative process!
1 WHY IS STORYTELLING SO IMPORTANT IN ART?
Generating an emotional response from your audience with your art is extremely important. After all, if people are able to connect with your work emotionally, then your art will have a much more significant impact. One of the ways to achieve this is to add a strong sense of storytelling to the visuals.
Humans remember art and stories that make them feel a certain way. Narratives are what stick in people’s mind. This is also why myths and stories such as the legend of
