html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"The Gnomon Workshop has released World Building using Blender and Photoshop, a guide to visual development for games, animation and VFX, recorded by Concept Artist Thiago Sousa.The workshop, which is aimed at junior and intermediate-level artists, provides over two hours of video training in Blender and Photoshop.Create environment concepts suitable for games, animation or VFX projectsIn the workshop, Sousa presents his complete workflow for creating the foundation for a world, from conception of a simple story through to the final environment.The aim is not simply to create a single scene, but a base that can continue to be developed.He begins by providing tips for establishing the main elements of a story, and how to find and organize reference images, before moving on to sketching out ideas.Costa uses open-source 3D software Blender to block out the scene, demonstrating how to test your initial ideas using basic tools.He also discusses the importance of camera angles, and how to generate multiple renders to visualize the world as it comes to life.For the final steps, Costa moves to Photoshop, where he shares his techniques for painting, photobashing, and polishing a chosen scene.As well as the training videos, viewers of the workshop can download Costas Blender project file with all of the 3D assets and cameras, and a layered Photoshop file with adjustments.About the artistTiago Sousa is a Concept Artist at visual development and game asset creation studio Volta.He previously worked at at game studio Insane on the MMORPG Profane, and has contributed to projects including Spider-Man 2, Last Epoch, Dragon Age: Inquisition and Diablo Immortal.Pricing and availabilityWorld Building using Blender and Photoshop is available via a subscription to The Gnomon Workshop, which provides access to over 300 tutorials.Subscriptions cost $57/month or $519/year. Free trials are available.Read more about World Building using Blender and PhotoshopHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Full disclosure: CG Channel is owned by Gnomon.