How to break into movie concept art

08. Use the arrows technique

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Guide the eye within a composition by making significant choices and establishing a hierarchy of shapes

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Finnian MacManus
Finnian’s explorations of – among other things – architecture, history, art, design and science fiction all inform his work. He has recently contributed to Star Wars: Rogue One, Pacific Rim 2 and Transformers: The Last Knight. Finnian is currently working at 20th Century Fox.
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