Feng Zhu's DVD tutorials!

[Madman!]

I don't think anyone has posted this yet. I looked and couldn't find anything. I seen this on CGtalk Feng Zhu is doing some tutorials that will be put out on dvd.

here is the link at cgtalk thread- http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?threadid=88955

and here is the link they give you can see pictures and more about the dvd's under the Analog section. http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/videos.html

I will be getting these no doubt. I think a mod should put these with the announcements if they're not doing that already.

[gasmask]

holy shit!!!!!! i seriously love you for life for posting that, u bet im getting all 4, man this is so awesome, feelsl ike christmas!!

[DragonGX]

Any idea on the price? I hope its not too bad.. I jsut dropped $100 for Alla Prima..

[Madman!]

Well there's the ones under those thats called sculpture series that are either 69$ a piece or a set. The Feng ones I think are in a bundle and I have no idea the price hopefully they aren't 69$ a piece. Though I would drop down 100-200$ for those thank god christmas is coming up.

[Kortez]

I'm definately going to purchase this, thanks for the heads up :D

[Azazel]

I bought those sculpture dvds and from memory they were $69 each.

Man, this has just made my day.

[mtw]

Hot damn! Good thing my birthday is coming up in October.

[Arkady]

Feng Zhu is my God!!!!! I will take 7 and 1/2 of each!

[amphex]

If they get put in a cheap bundle, I'd prolly buy it. But I wont buy them all individually. Its just too expensive!
Though I love Feng, I love my ability to buy food more =X lol

[keyth]

money well spent!!!!!!!

[Feng]

you guys found me......ahhhh!!! =)

is that you Joe? Thanks for posting this thread dood....and check your e-mail...secret stuff in there.

Yeah, i had fun making these DVDs....i think they'll be useful, espeically for students. Now i'm freaking out cuz talented guys like Joe are gonna see it...yikes....scary.

thanks guys for the support!!

look, some Bulletproof Monk concepts. Quick stuff...i drew these from the live plates from set....they needed some drawings to plan out the CG elements. I should've drawn some people in it...looks too deserted..

http://64.246.38.49/artbyfeng/forum/fengz_bpm_valley_view_01.jpg

http://64.246.38.49/artbyfeng/forum/fengz_bpm_valley_view_02.jpg

http://64.246.38.49/artbyfeng/forum/fengz_bpm_valley_temple_01.jpg

-feng

[Madman!]

Feng you mean me? I'm not Joe Mad! just some crazy fan of his. Did you send that e-mail to me or you know Joe's email? I looked for it and couldn't find it I wanted to see this secret stuff. If you want I can email Joe I have his email and then have him contact you. He only has written me twice but I could try again.

[poly_cube]

I bought a few dvd in the past for 70 bucks so i'm assuming they will cost about that much; however, there should be a student price version of the DVD for 50 or 40 I think? Unless that was a limited time offer kinda gig.

this should defently be a good purchase convice alex to let Mark Goerner make one next! :D

[Payback]

70 bucks?! Dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians!That just aint good.

Think I'll buy them anyway. ;)

[Jaku]

I need them.
I´m still drooling

:nana :nana

[Arkady]

I forgot he checked these threads, I am a bit embarrased now.

[davi]

that's not joe but he lurks around here sometimes.

great stuff feng.

hopefully they aren't too expensive as others have stated.

[Azazel]

Alex Alvarez posted the pricing info over at CG Talk. The discs will be $69 each but if you're a student you get a 29% discount brining it down to $49 each. They will also be releasing an analog bundle on the 29th which will included Deng's concept art dvds and the sculpure dvds at a 10% discount. If you're a student you get a 29% discount on top of that.

I'm starting to wish that I hadn't bought the sculpture dvds when they came out so I could gte the bundle now.

[otis]

Hey Feng..these would be great prizes for thunderdom winners...hint...hint.

[JackSparrow]

I'll get those dvd if it breaks me which is pretty easy to do right now lol. I'm going to be getting into marker shading soon, so those dvd's would come in helpfull I'm sure.
btw After seeing your site Feng I started on of my own and hopefully I will get some work from it. I know your busy but if you have time could ya check it out and give me some pointers on my site or characters well thanks and heres the link Other Realm Creations (http://otherrealmcreations.250free.com/) FENG you rock

[spok]

oh my god! i love you for posting this....i must have them imediatly!!! i'll buy all of them!
great art....

[Azazel]

The dvds are now up for ordering at the site http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/title.shtml . I've just spent a sizable chunk of my own money on all four of them, now comes the 7-10 business day waiting period and the worry about what the exchange rate is going to be doing when they process the order.

Who else is getting these now?

[Arkady]

I just ordered the Vehical and the Quick Sketching DVD this morning. I will wait until next month and a new pay check to the get the other two. Good old College discount!!

Thank goodness for UPS Second Day delivery!!!!!

[bRyaN]

Are their any plans on when purchasing all 4 you get some sort of discount...Cause i would love to own all 4..but i also need a tablet and a digital camera...
Money is kinda tight...

[spok]

:mad: i'm in france!!!! the region is different here!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no fuckin way!!!that is cruel!!! gna!!! noah, calm yourself, you can still maybe play them on your computer...i hope...

[A.Alvarez]

not to worry...

the DVDs are region 0 encoded. (will play anywhere).

[DragonGX]

how do you get student pricing? can I jsut use a digital camera to take a pic of my student id and email it?

[Arkady]

They need a drivers liscence and a school ID with dates on it for the 29% school discount. What you have to do is place your order, and then they put it on hold until you e-mail them the IDs at the address they specify. You can also snail mail em or fax em too.

[van]

Originally posted by DragonGX
Any idea on the price? I hope its not too bad.. I jsut dropped $100 for Alla Prima..

$365 for the whole lot?! Good god. I can't afford to be an artist!!

[van]

Originally posted by van


$365 for the whole lot?! Good god. I can't afford to be an artist!!

Ok...ok. I see the individual prices.

[DragonGX]

Originally posted by Arkady
They need a drivers liscence and a school ID with dates on it for the 29% school discount. What you have to do is place your order, and then they put it on hold until you e-mail them the IDs at the address they specify. You can also snail mail em or fax em too.

So you can just scan/take a pic of them and email it?





Originally posted by van


$365 for the whole lot?! Good god. I can't afford to be an artist!!


Yeah, tell me about it.. Ive spent a ton of money on books, and now I want to buy 2 Richard Schmid DVDs at $80 a peice, plus Fengs DVDs... :(

[spok]

thanx sooooooooooooooooooo much! but, do they have a limited amount of copies, coz a lot o people are going to want them and my budget is telling me: --> prismas, so wiil i still be able to buy em for x-mas?

[strych9ine]

That $365 is for the whole analog bundle which includes 2 sculpture dvds. The student discount really helps... I picked up the sketching and digital painting dvd's for $49 us a piece. Not bad considering it's intensive instruction from one of the best concept artists around.

With your student discount you could pick up all for Feng dvd's for under $200.

Looking forward to the dvd's, Feng... :D

[van]

Originally posted by strych9ine
That $365 is for the whole analog bundle which includes 2 sculpture dvds.

I dont understand why they put the sculpture dvd's in there. Why didnt they just package Feng's dvds up in one package. I guess I could write an email and bitch. :)

[PhilHolland]

Big thanks go to Feng for putting something like this together.

I ordered mine. Made some extra money during a photo shoot. Thought I'd support the cause.

I ordered the pack with the sculpture vids.
I'll let you guys know how they are.

Phil

[spok]

does student discount work for high school students too? coz that would really help! thank you...

[van]

Well, since no one will answer my questions in a thread I started I will try to ask here.

Would a beginner benefit from Feng's DVD's?

[strych9ine]

spok, yes... high school students are eligible for discounts on all gnomon dvd's. You just have to provide them with proof of education, usually in the form of a school ID and driver's license. 50 bucks ain't bad, dude. Not bad at all...

Van, I'm still waiting to recieve mine but I'm sure you would benefit from any teaching. i don't know Feng's teaching style, but I wouldn't have invested the cash into these vids if I didn't believe I would learn a lot.

[van]

Originally posted by strych9ine

Van, I'm still waiting to recieve mine but I'm sure you would benefit from any teaching. i don't know Feng's teaching style, but I wouldn't have invested the cash into these vids if I didn't believe I would learn a lot.

Thanks, man. I guess I am just afraid it will be taught at such an advanced level that I wouldn't grasp it at my stage.

[gasmask]

my review of the DVD's so far.....well i already have all 4 and so far i have just watched the sketch dvd, but let me tell you, its a 9/10, he goes through the entire process with many different mediums, and he is going through explaing about everything as hes doing it, very informative, he never stops talking =) the only reason it isnt a 10 out of 10 is cause it will not make you as good as him after watching....bummer, but these are worth the money. Its like taking an at home class.

[van]

Originally posted by gasmask
my review of the DVD's so far.....well i already have all 4 and so far i have just watched the sketch dvd, but let me tell you, its a 9/10, he goes through the entire process with many different mediums, and he is going through explaing about everything as hes doing it, very informative, he never stops talking =) the only reason it isnt a 10 out of 10 is cause it will not make you as good as him after watching....bummer, but these are worth the money. Its like taking an at home class.

Excellent review! Now, tell me about beginners. Would a beginner grasp the material and benefit from it?

[nick reynolds]

Van there is no way you couldnt benefit from these videos, unless you cant use a pencil to make a line.

[van]

Originally posted by nick reynolds
Van there is no way you couldnt benefit from these videos, unless you cant use a pencil to make a line.

:p

Ok...ok. I can do that...in fact, some of my lines look ok when put together so far. Well, I guess I will drop some bucks and get them. So now for my next question..

If I can only get one at a time...which one would you, or anyone else, suggest I get first? Sketching?

[skrubbles]

van - anything you can get your hands on when your starting out art is priceless. These dvds will surely help you out a lot.

As far as which dvd you should get first, I would go with the sketching one because that's what you do first with a drawing so its only logical to buy that one first.... that's what I plan on doing. You should probably save the photoshop coloring one for last because thats the last step.

[van]

Skrubbles, thanks. Placing my order now.

[dzu]

I watched the Vehicle Design DVD and highly recommend it. Feng covers a design from thumbnail to finish and talks you through the whole process. The image is basically his sheet of paper and his hands periodically zooming in and out so that you can see the detail as well as the big picture. The second vehicle design is completed and then he talks you through redrawing the the design from a different perspective.

Good job Feng!

Dzu

[Kortez]

I want all of them, but money is an issue.. :rolleyes:

anybody know if ISIC (international student identity card) will make you eligable for a student discount?

i want this so bad.... I'm gonna go myself out to fat chicks :(

[poly_cube]

The Dvd's look awesome but pretty pricey. I'm just going to wait till a student put the dvd's on ebay or when the crowd dies down for it.

but man I feel like busting out the plastic and just buying right now >_<

[nick reynolds]

I watched the vehicle design last night. I couldn't go to sleep before I watched one, I was too curious. And to my curiousity it was amazing. Very fundemental, a good review of things/tips forgotten, and breaking down the image.

Good work.

Polycube: I doubt the price will go down for a long time. I know the maya DVDs havent gone down in price with their age. The last price drop was on all the DVD's because they where 99$ each i believe.

[Arkady]

Kudos to you Feng Zhu, your DVDs are awesome. Thanks they are giving me a lot of help.

[adien]

hmm.. 70 bucks a piece... x 4 = 280... x 1.36 current exchange rate to CSD = 380.8... plus the $200 (csd) dvd player for my puter i'd have to buy... well! there goes half a paycheck. :( be worth it though.


heh, Feng actually posted here in the lounge about his interview on the day it came out, not many people saw it i guess. :)

[Sinix]

Umm.. I didn't notice, did anyone who has it mention anything about how much material is on one of the dvds? I didn't notice anything on the site, so is it 30 minutes of watching him draw something, or hours and hours of seeing him create different stuff? Summary?

[Azazel]

Well I can't give you too good a run down on content (don't have mine yet) but I'm pretty sure that they're about two hours in length each.

[Scott Robertson]

I have seen all four I and I recommend them highly. We can all learn a lot from watching Master Feng draw.

[spok]

can a highschool student get the student discount?

[skrubbles]

spok - why'd you ask this question again? strych9ine already answered you on the previous page.

[nick reynolds]

The best part of the evironment design dvd is when the lady bug lands on the page. Never expected that one. Haha

[gasmask]

Yeah, feng is so funny, what an animal lover, the lady bug lands on the sketch and he gently tries to move it off and it ends up on his pencil, and after it leaves feng says
that was exciting, that was some excitement LOL i think he was serious too, hehe u rock Man, u should have used the lady bug guts to render the enviorment man, HAHAHA

[spok]

skrub and sh...9 thanx a lot, i now have my prismas so the dvd's are commin up next along with the incubus bootleg they just released...thanx...

[Kortez]

Originally posted by Sinix
Umm.. I didn't notice, did anyone who has it mention anything about how much material is on one of the dvds? I didn't notice anything on the site, so is it 30 minutes of watching him draw something, or hours and hours of seeing him create different stuff? Summary?

every DVD from gnomon has (at least) 110mins of tutoring and 40 mins of extra features :)

(i think)

[Feng]

Hey everyone,

sorry for the late reply. I just got back from the bay area.

Thank you all for being so supportive of the DVDs! I'm glad to hear the positive feedbacks.

Scott, thank you so much for checking them out...i'm happy to hear that you would recommend them....after all, i learned pretty much everything from your classes. =) I just gave some copies to ILM and Pixar guys while i was up there....man, the pressure is on from fellow peers.

to answer the DVD length question. All the tutorials run for at least 2 hours.

Yeah, the ladybug was funny. It actually kept on flying around the whole time....don't worry...it was never harmed =)

thanks again for the support...

-feng

[gasmask]

HAHA yeah the lady bug made my day, but yeah, if you guys are thinking about buying these, i highly reccomend you do so, i have them all and they are very well done, its like taking a class, actually better in many ways so if cash is tite, maybe just get one,. Feng, all thats left to do now is make a book and ur set! hahaha

[van]

Originally posted by gasmask
u should have used the lady bug guts to render the enviorment man, HAHAHA

:eek: Well, that's nasty!

I can't wait. My copy of the sketching DVD should be here tomorrow.

[Blind]

I am definitely scooping the Sketching disc ASAP. Hmmm... birthday coming up too. Must inform the wife >B)

[negativespace]

I remember you saying in a previous thread that you teach a Wednesday night class that is strictly ID. I went to the Gnomon sight but couldn't find any info on it. Can you give me info on that class.

[nick reynolds]

negative: You should really look at the website to find info like this.

http://www.gnomon3d.com/brochure_register.html

http://www.gnomon3d.com/course_descriptions/prod_design_II.html

http://www.gnomon3d.com/course_descriptions/prod_design_I.html

[negativespace]

Yea, I went to the Gnomon site and e-mailed them, but they didn't know anything about the Wednesday class, only the Saturday class. Maybe it's another school.

Christmas isn't too far away so I'll be getting the DVD's then.

[Vader]

I have checked them out on the site and i reckon there totaly worth it. I hope to order them in about two weeks.

Holy dam is that really feng? I dont believe it.

[cotron]

So, my girlfriend got me one of the tutorial DVD's (really awesome, I recommend them highly) for our anniversary a few weeks ago. Anyway, my roommate, who's studying graphic design, was pulling an allnighter with his girlfriend and they were cutting a million little sheets of paper and spray mounting them.

I guess they ran out of rulers and other straightedges of their own, so I find that they were USING MY FENG TUTORIAL DVD CASE as a straightedge!!!!! Shit's got spraymount all over it and the box is cut up. Goddamn it.

Just pissed and felt like venting. This thread could use a bump too.

[Form]

im tossing up between environment design and sketching

env. design seems to cover a lot of the sketching topics anyway - i mainly need to work on perspective and rendering skills, so i thought it would be the best one. it also has thumbnail generation.

im still an undeveloped artist so any recomendations on what i should get? i can only afford one :'(