Atlas of disciplines, foundations, tools, and influences in concept art.
For artists who learn visually and want a clear overview of how the industry fits together.
Pan, zoom, and click nodes to read more. Use the bottom tags to filter branches.
The Concept Art Map started from the struggle of trying to understand the concept art industry just by scrolling walls of text, posts, and random portfolio links. I never felt like I could see the bigger picture or where my own niche actually sat inside it.So I decided to build a visual version of that picture. As an artist, seeing the whole system visually is the best way to understand how everything connects and how different roles, skills, and tools relate to each other.I also believe the way we learn is shifting toward more interconnected, systematic presentation of information rather than static, isolated pieces of data and this map is my attempt to reflect that.Right now this is v1 of The Concept Art Map. It already covers the main disciplines, foundations, tools, influences, and products, but there are more features I’d like to add if there’s enough interest, things like a "personal niche" views and deeper paths for career development and artist networking.If you’ve got thoughts, questions, or ideas for where this could go, feel free to get in touch!© 2025 Laine K.
Concept Art Map Project.
Built using Kumu and Mapbox.
Each branch is organized from centre outwards in a way that simulates study of a field and work requirements:
-Foundations
-Influential artists who shape the field, historically and currently
-Common Tools
-Deliverables in production
Also outer connections spanning into different fields.
Flip through the filters to isolate branches.
Click on nodes and connections for more info.
Some nodes have inter-discipline connections and extra info.
