Drawing is more important than painting

[ReneAigner]

Drawing is a foundation for visual communication. This whole "it isn't as important in the concept design field" is missing the point of drawing.

I was refering to the end product- the skill itself is of pivotal importance to any 2D artist, no doubt about that.

The skills/ideas of drawing are almost a necessity in 3D because it's where the design is rooted as well as the presentation of said design.

That isn't true though, there are plenty of competent 3D artists out there who can't really draw very well. Of course, those are 3D people and not concept designers. I think in the coming years we'll see more and more rapid prototyping done directly in 3D as 3D apps become ever more powerful and easy to use. In the end, drawing the visual impression of a threedimensional object is always a workaround to designing directly in 3D, the only advantage is speed (of a doodle vs  a 3D model). But as that advantage slips away, 2D drawing skills will loose relevance in more and more fields of concept design, particularily in hardsurface design.
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