A platform for participants to interact & learn directly from local animation/game industry professionals. Workshops are run every 4-8 weeks.
DIGITAL PAINTING WORKSHOP
Jeff Simpson – http://www.surrealsushi.com
From line art to finished painting
Software: Adobe Photoshop
Date: January 31st, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Registration: Closed
FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP
Jim Yang – http://www.jim-yang.com/
Figure drawing is the cornerstone of traditional art training. This workshop will focus on principles and drawing aides that can allow you to learn and improve efficiently. Topics will include material & preparation, ways to tackle common problems, and drawing the clothed figure.
Jim Yang is a veteran in figure drawing. He worked as an animator at radical entertainment until 2002, when he left to study traditional illustration at the academy of arts university in San Francisco. Yang is now amoungst its faculty members and teaches for both illustration and fashion departments.
Date: August 29, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 9:30pm
CHARACTER CONCEPT ART
Brennan Massicote
United Front Games – Concept Artist, Brennan Massicotte will share his character design techniques and experience. He will demonstrate how to move from an idea to a finished presentation, emphasizing story-telling and core design principals. He will also discuss various ways to continue challenging oneself to become a better artist and designer.
Date: August 1st, 2009
Reception: 6:00pm
Demo: 6:30pm
SCRIPT TO STORYBOARD
Keith Hamilton
Starting with an original script from an action-movie, Keith will focus on a scene and break it down, starting from thumbnail sketches. Then the scenes get fleshed out, developing the story and content to bring it to life.
Keith Hamilton is an art director/concept artist/vfx artist working in the film industry for 25 years. His projects include changeling, winner of two VES awards (2009). I, Robot, Bait (Jaime Fox), Castlerock Entertainment, Stargate Atlantis, Andromeda. Storyboard artist for such notable directors as David Cronenburg, Jon Woo, George Lucas.
Date: June 20, 2009
Demo: 7:00pm
Afterparty: 10:00pm – 11:00pm