Sheridan Information Please!

[darth massacre]

Yeah...like....half a dozen or so folks show up. And that's a good turnout!

[Red Mimic]

Yay Montreal,

Sheridan Illustration 2nd/3rd year attending.
My name is Ian and I should be hanging around with a
cute Korean girl named Hyein.

See you there.

[SirGreenSock]

So who from here is gonna be in Montreal in total?



I'll see those of you that make it there (i got my avatar stencilled unto my 11x17 sketchbook instead of a badge, hard to miss)

[amarryth]

hey dudes! i leave for three days and let you let this thing disappear!!! hehe.. just bugging... but does anyone need two couches and a really nice kitchen table (+4 chairs)? it's unfortunate that where i'll be living this year won't need/can't accomodate these pieces that my parents have decided to get rid of.. i'm not asking alot of money, just what you think is reasonable, and the catch (there's always a catch) must be willing to pick them up... 1/2 hour south of oakville... so it's not like i live anywhere crazy... but yeah, i thought i'd give you guys the chance...

ciaooooo!

ps. i'll update the sketchbook soon.. i promise!

[SirGreenSock]

Amarryth - Possibly, maybe, largely depends on whether i go to apartment or not.
Nothings set in stone yet, so I'll hit you up after Montreal or something. :yayca:

[darth massacre]

1/2 hour south of oakville... so it's not like i live anywhere crazy...
You do live somewhere crazy. 1/2 south of oakville is in the middle of Lake Ontario!!! :teeth:




Sorry, couldn't resist. And I've got my own kitchen table to get rid of so I couldn't help you there. Good luck with it.

[Amazing Action Ape]

...I leave for three days and let you let this thing disappear!!....

Yeah we have a knack for that. :D As for a weekly or monthly sketchtogether, saturday works for me. I guess we will start it once school hits? Also what happens if you are late on your osap tuition deferall? I wouldnt be able to pay mine until about mid july, and my OSAP status is on hold while they get info from sheridan. (its been like that for 2 weeks almost). I dont want to throw down 300, and then have OSAP declined my application. Any suggestions anyone?

[amarryth]

i'm down for weekly sketchtogether gathering ish thinger. any day will work for me once september turns up.. can't help with the osap shit.. but i'm assuming you'd get your $300 back if osap doesn't go through... hmm...

have fun in montreal you silly kids, i'm so jealous.....

ciaoz!

[thomasaurus]

oh we are, we definitely are.... don't worry tons of pictures are being taken everyday.

amarryth I think I'm interested in the kitchen table.. i'll talk to you about it when i get back.

also anybody still looking for a place in september? the basement apt I'm set up for has one more room, place is good and is very close to the school... PM me.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Ive got a master bedroom(with minibathroom included) available in my apartment too. Its 450 a month and is available july 1st. The apartment is currently in rough shape, but is getting completely overhauled and redone in july, back to that brand spankin new shine, by the apartment people.

I need someone ASAP for july 1st, so if anyone is interested feel free to call 905 - 901 - 0186 and ask for Jenn or Braden, or leave a message on the machine.

PS: how was the workshop guys?

[amarryth]

hey dudes! what's new? how was montreal for those of you who went? how's summer going for everyone?

[SirGreenSock]

Damn Montreal was awesome, actually encountered quite a few Sheridan people (mostly lurkers though). Summer's gonna be busy for me, Im working to pay off my Montreal debt and am gonna keep real busy with drawing and painting. We should organize a meetup (i guess in Oakville?) to hang out and sketch or something.
Got some great crits from just about all the instructors and studios as well, gonna completely rework my portfolio for the third time now.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Hey Gsock, Im down for a meetup and sketch deal in oakville! Im in saskatchewan until july 5thish though for family orientated stuff. Now that you have all this massive knowledge of all things black and rooster related, you can critique ourstuffs! woot! :D ;)

EDIT: well, in a turn of shit news, found out my roommate didnt sign a new lease on the apartment, so I have to be out july 1st. If anyone needs a second roommate for a place or something, please pm me or email me. Or just reply here.

[arghmisfit]

im down for a sketch group when school starts! maybe we could goto the zoo and sketch sometimes.(im guessing toronto has a zooo..) we should have a meet on the first day of school.. see you guys in september!

[Amazing Action Ape]

yes, toronto does have a zoo, but its expensive to go and sketch at a zoo everyweeked! atleast for budget minded students like me. :( on an unrelated note, A scanner darkly came out to theatres today, but i looked on the internet, and not one theatre in the GTA is playing it?!? are my eyes decieving me or is it just not released in canada? (US only?)

[Red Mimic]

The ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) is free on Fridays after 4:30. It is sometimes crowded but has a large variety of things to draw. The building itself and the surrounding area is also great for sketching. All it costs is 11 bucks (16 for you lazy people who can't walk a few blocks).

[SirGreenSock]

Ive actually been trying to organize a weekly friday meetup to go and draw at the ROM with people for a short while, but few people around me are interested. Anyone here up for organizing a ROM meetup sometime soon?
Zoo sounds good too, but its too expensive for something regular. There is also the Agriculture Fair (Winter Festival) every October at the Exhibition Place in Toronto. I went there this year with my life drawing class, and I think it is mandatory for animation students to go there to draw the animals.

[amarryth]

well, we could find a bunch of local places that people are willing to once in a while drop the cash for.. throw them in a hat, and go to a different one once every two or three weeks? a weekly or biweekly just plain get together is great too, lots of portrait practice since drawing a likeness of people we know is much more difficult than some random stranger; plus it's über awesome to see drawings of oneself through the eyes of other growing artists~

there's my two cents..

in other news, i'm actually going to be updating the sketchbook by next week since i have the whole week off! i'll also be moving my shit out to oakville in a month or so which is soooooo exciting! it's coming guys, slowly but surely!!!!

[Leeway]

Animations students (new and returning) might be interested in learning about the new animation building they're preparing for the fall.

http://cookedart.blogspot.com/]Alan Cook (http://cookedart.blogspot.com/) (starting third year), posted some info regarding the building. Sounds pretty interesting. Be sure to check out some of Alan's work too. I'd like to see how this new building compares to the old C-Wing.

[Hexal]

i must say, the new building is going up super fast, i got back form italy about 4 or 5 weeks ago and it was just like getting preped for all the street, now the outside looks about done, structure wise.

[amarryth]

i must say, the new building is going up super fast, i got back form italy about 4 or 5 weeks ago and it was just like getting preped for all the street, now the outside looks about done, structure wise.

did you go on the italy trip through the school???

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anyone have any news about the illustration wing renovations??

[kennygeeze]

I'll be in the area next week sometime... I might have time to check out the school illustration wing wise...

will report if i notice anything different.

[Hexal]

did you go on the italy trip through the school???

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anyone have any news about the illustration wing renovations??


Yeah i went through the school to italy, and for the illustration wing, they are making so its no longer so open and loud, they have put up walls that now reach the ceiling, that about all you can see from walking the hall, since you cant go in there right now.

[SirGreenSock]

Cool, didnt know they were renovating the illustration wing as well, cant wait to see what they do with it.

So how are everyone's schedules/plans for the summer? We should find the best time for all of us to get together. Im essentially free the entire summer, my working schedule is pretty lax and I dont have too many plans that cannot be changed.

[alxcote]

i work 50 hours a week, i spend my free time working on film ideas/illustrations/3D.

that it really... (oh and hangout with friends once in a while)

[amarryth]

anyone know why we don't start until the 11th/don't have a reading week 1st semester? could it have anything to do with the renovations or is it across all colleges? does this mean we have a frosh week type thing or something?? haha.. so many questions - does anyone have answers?

[n3gative]

I was wondering if anyone could post the illustration portfolio list they asked for. I'd like to do some fake deadline practice, hope to be attending next year.

[Leeway]

anyone know why we don't start until the 11th/don't have a reading week 1st semester? could it have anything to do with the renovations or is it across all colleges? does this mean we have a frosh week type thing or something?? haha.. so many questions - does anyone have answers?
Unfortunately, I don't really have any of the answers you seek. I just found out last week that we were starting late and entering a semester without a reading week, which sucks. I can see the stress building up already. It could have something to do with the renovations, but the way it looks now they won't be able to complete the animation building in time, they've just barely got the basic structure up. I've been hearing that a more realistic time for its completion is October. Just from all the things I've been hearing, it looks like a minor disaster is shaping up, there may very well be a slight bit chaos during the first few weeks of the first semester.

[Sanby]

How do we find out about the start of the school year. I feel like I am being kept in the dark here. I don't know a damn thing about what is going on, what classes I'm in etc. In art fundies do we have those general ed electives? Someone tell me what the hell I am supposed to be doing!!!!!

Sanby

[Hexal]

You know maybe its because of the strike, teachers havent had enough time to work out everything the need? i doubt its because of the reno, why would they start a whole school late cause the art kids needed some work done? lol

For me school starts when it starts, i never seem to worry about, omg why is it a late start!!?, its like meh. But yeah the 11th is about a week late from last years start, i think we started on the 5th last year. oh,well.

And sanby there is nothing you have to pick, its already picked for you, if you check acess sheridan a few weeks before school you will get your class list and stuff. Fundies is 2d, 3d, drawing, painting, imageing systems, ideas and images. i think thats it, or all i can remeber anyways.

[Sanby]

Ok, thanks man. I had just heard ppl talking about these general ed courses or something but I don't know what program that is for.

Sanby

[kennygeeze]

I have a treat for you guys that's over two years in the making. Well... not exactly. I had these photos on my hard-drive and completely forgot about them. Somehow they got transferred to this computer without my knowledge.

Anyways, they're pictures from the 2004 sheridan open house... located here...

http://www.kenmccuen.com/graphics/other%20images/openhouse/

I don't know how long I can leave them up. My webspace has never recieved *that* much traffic.

DISCLAIMER: (or something) besides for some of my work being in a couple of the fundies ones I have very little clue who any of the artists are... most of the pictures are utterly terible photography -- but let me explain...

There were alot of people snapping photos of various work -- then a bunch of grads came in and yelled at everybody who were doing it... I somehow avoided them by not being overly obvious with a big camera flash like others were. I guess they were more concerned about the people with super megapixel cameras getting so close to the paintings they may as well have used a flat bed scanner on them.. Nobody could steal artwork from my photographs... lol (as you can see)

I also only took pics of the fundies and illustration displays. No animation or anything (sorry guys) Didn't have a very big memory card back then and it kinda came down to the program I was in at the time, and the program I was entering into.

Ken

[SirGreenSock]

Thanks for uploading those Kenny, some real great work there!

Quick question for current students: Whats the deal with oil paints at Sheridan? Is the entire medium of paint not allowed in the school, or is it just turpentine and other not-too-healthy mediums? You dont really need anything other than oil paint (maybe linseed oil or another medium) and a rag in the painting process, and there shouldnt be any harm there. I was hoping to be able to do more oilpainting once Im at Sheridan.

[Hexal]

They dont let you use oil paints because of the ventlation or something, its not set up to suck out all the fumes, they dont want like 40 students worth or fumes just hanging around, maybe with the reno they willl change things i dont know, i think you get to use water based oils if you want like second yearish *shrugs*

[Leeway]

Hexal: Yeah, you're probably right. I figure they've taken away the reading week because we're starting a week later. Which is silly because a reading week can really come in handy half way through a semester (but more so in the second semester than the first).
I have a treat for you guys that's over two years in the making. Well... not exactly. I had these photos on my hard-drive and completely forgot about them. Somehow they got transferred to this computer without my knowledge.

Anyways, they're pictures from the 2004 sheridan open house... located here...

http://www.kenmccuen.com/graphics/other%20images/openhouse/
Thanks for that Ken. One of my pieces is in one of your photographs, it's found in "fundies 8.jpg", it's the top middle one. Too bad it got so much glare on it. =p

That was a while ago too, hehe.

[kennygeeze]

Thanks for uploading those Kenny, some real great work there!

Quick question for current students: Whats the deal with oil paints at Sheridan? Is the entire medium of paint not allowed in the school, or is it just turpentine and other not-too-healthy mediums? You dont really need anything other than oil paint (maybe linseed oil or another medium) and a rag in the painting process, and there shouldnt be any harm there. I was hoping to be able to do more oilpainting once Im at Sheridan.


No problem.

and basically what Hexal said about the oil paints. There's no huge fans or open windows to pull out the fumes from the solvents. If you have some creative way to use real oils without poisonous solvents then you should ask the teacher. No one is allowed to use oils first year -- at least as far as I know. Most of the assignments are only one class long so that's really not much time to work with oils anyways.

2nd year you can use water soluable oils (which I use) and walnut oils where a clear walnut oil is your medium and your solvent.

Ken

That's really good, Leeway. I'm impressed with yours. Is it anyone in particular?

[Leeway]

That's really good, Leeway. I'm impressed with yours. Is it anyone in particular?
Yeah, that's me as a child. Only not so... Normal...

[SirGreenSock]

Thanks for the info guys!
f you have some creative way to use real oils without poisonous solvents then you should ask the teacher.

Yeah, I was talking to dsillustration in Montreal and he showed me how I could use oils without any solvents. All i'd need would be oils, an old rag (to wipe excess paint off the brushes with) and some non-fuming oil as a medium (such as walnut oil), clean the brushes with the rag, and wash them more thoroughly with turpentine or similar at home or something.
What do you paint with mostly in first year? Acrylic, gouache etc? I think I'd prefer to stick to gouache or watercolour over acrylic.
Thanks again!

[Hexal]

very little gouche first year illo, its all watercolour and acrylic, split half and half each term, so first 7 weeks is water, then next is acrylic etc.

[SirGreenSock]

Hm, alright then thanks. Guess i should drop the oils for now and practice acrylic so maybe I'll hate the medium slightly less when school rolls around. :)

[n3gative]

I was wondering if anyone could post the illustration portfolio list they asked for. I'd like to do some fake deadline practice, hope to be attending next year.

anyone? :\

[kennygeeze]

anyone? :\

I used to have the sheet, but unfortunately it's lost... but until it's found or someone posts it word for word I'll give you the gyst of the drawing test.

Don't draw from photographs.

1. Draw a group of figures in public so it's obvious what they are doing.

Kens notes : this is similiar to an assignment we do in second year. Use immediate media such as ink and include the architecture. Make sure you comunicate something happening in a realistic space rather than just a collection of well drawn figures. I really suggest you use ink and markers for this.

2. Draw a historical building, demonstrating your knowledge of perspective. Do not use rulers and draw from life.

Kens notes: Draw a church or something that has interesting archicture. Do not draw anything dilapadated or caving in... it'll make them think you can't do something that's structurally sound. Do studdies and try to build thumbnails of it out of rectangular prisms... not just what you see. Try to understand how it's built.

3. Draw a figure in an interior environment using opaque black ink. Don't use a ballpoint pen... composition can be controlled or expressionistic

Kens notes :Make sure the composition is interesting. Probably the most challenging one as far as finding something to draw. I suggest bringing a friend somewhere other than your house to draw them... interiors of houses rarely have that much depth or interesting architecture. Even a coffee shop would be better than most houses.

4. Draw a still life containing objects that resemble a sphere, a cube, and a cylinder. Draw a second still like where these same objects have undergone some sort of creative transformation.

Kens notes : back when I had to do this an illustration prof actually told me they didn't care about shading. It should be dominantly contour... maybe with a little bit of hatching 'n stuff for modeling.

There were optional assignments vs handing in your own portfolio. I don't remember all of them but some of them were draw hands and feet, draw a container and its contents such as a suitcase and various objects inside of it, second still life.

Also.... they really want to see a sketchbook of your daily practice. Fill it with drawings of hands, feet, faces, and tons of shit from life... all 100 pages back to front. Usually its that that means the difference between someone getting in vs not getting in.

[SirGreenSock]

Here dude, dug up the pdf with the requirements from their site:

Linky (http://www1.sheridanc.on.ca/programs/0607/applicantinfo/app-pbaai-0607-public.pdf)

[n3gative]

thank you very much kenny, just started my new sketchbook, and sirgreen for the pdf.

[amarryth]

Hm, alright then thanks. Guess i should drop the oils for now and practice acrylic so maybe I'll hate the medium slightly less when school rolls around. :)

I hate acrylics until I got to Sheridan; they actually end up being quite versatile, you end up using them as both a watercolour AND gouache type
medium.


is everyone all set for housing now? i JUST dropped off my lease with my landlord yesterday so everything's final! while i was right near the school i went and wandered around the school at 9pm, still just a skeleton attached to the back of a-wing; the gate that had a "CONSTRUCTION ZONE - DO NOT ENTER" sign was open, but i didn't want to get yelled at or hurt.. it doesn't appear as though there is much renovation going on in the illustration area, but how much can one tell by looking through two different door windows?

[thomasaurus]

Housing is all set to go... the excitement mounts.

I quit work in a week, so I can get back into art and just basically get my life back

Err, has anybody gotten anything from the school in terms of info packages? I've paid my tuition fees quite some time ago, and nothing has come in the mail... but like everyone else I've gotten used to the poor/slow administration faculty (sigh).

[Sanby]

I still don't have a place to live. I need to live...somewhere...

Random question, does anyone have a membership at the YMCA in oakville and happen to be into rock climbing?

Sanby

[amarryth]

don't worry sheridan first-timers...

i wouldn't count on getting timetables until the last week of august at the earliest, especially since we start later this year.. i don't even remember if we get any sort of info packages in the mail.. probably will get something for the welcome day (unless it's a whole week now).. as you probably noticed with acceptances, the school is slow with everything it does... but if you've paid, you're good.. i'm sure you'll hear on here when someone gets their schedule.. other than that... check your sheridan email or have it forwarded to your own email, most important stuff will be sent to you through that...

[SirGreenSock]

My housing is good to go. Got a place less than a 10 minute walk from the school along with HEROIC and some other illustration student. :D
Hopefully I'll be moving in first week of September so I'll see ya guys then!

[alxcote]

maybe some of you illustrators at sheridan can answer this guy's questions..

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73239

[trickynick1001]

I'm going to Sheridan this fall, and I'm buying a computer. I'm just wondering what programs I'm going to be using in the BAA Animation course. I don't know what requirements I'm going to need. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[alxcote]

I'm going to Sheridan this fall, and I'm buying a computer. I'm just wondering what programs I'm going to be using in the BAA Animation course. I don't know what requirements I'm going to need. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Maya 7.0+ (3D)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 (2D)
Premiere Pro (Editing)
After Effects (2D + Editing + Animation)
Flip Book (Animation/frames)
Protool (Sound)


... might be some more, i'm a retard.

[trickynick1001]

Thank you very much alxcote! Now I can buy myself a suitable computer. Another question (should have asked this before) would you suggest a laptop or a desktop? Is portability going to be an issue? Thanks again.

[LeLe]

Hey there :)
I was referred here by a friend of mine (kennygeeze) because I told him I was in need of a place. I suppose this is where I post?

I am a third year Interp Illustration student looking for a place close to Sheridan (as close as possible... no more than a 15 minute walk preferrably). I am a friendly and clean female non-smoker. Please reply here or email me at goddess_lele@hotmail.com if you know of anything :)
Thank you!!!

[SirGreenSock]

Have you tried places4students.com? HEROIC and myself just scored some wicked-ass rooms a 5minute walk from Sheridan just this morning via the site.

[Sanby]

I thought you guys had a room set up months ago.

Sanby

[amarryth]

lol, yeah.. i thought so too! where are you going to be living? i'm like 2 mins away! i win! hehe.. jk

6 weeks-ish guys! everyone knows the arts orientation day thingie is on september 8th, right? they actually have a bit of info up now about the goings on. http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/orientation/ in case you don't have it. umm... yeah, this summer is starting to fly by, i can't believe it's almost august. is everyone moving in labour day weekend-ish? it would be great to have a meet up during that week off before classes start, spend some quality time being kids

anyway,

-k-

[SirGreenSock]

Our original plan kinda fell through when the 3rd roomate didnt come through. We found a different place for the two of us in a basement apartment in a small side street about 5 mins from sheridan. :)

Thanks for the info amarryth, i dont know jackshit about whats going on. I recieved nothing from Sheridan so far, so I wouldnt even know when school was starting without you guys. :O

[amarryth]

Our original plan kinda fell through when the 3rd roomate didnt come through. We found a different place for the two of us in a basement apartment in a small side street about 5 mins from sheridan. :)

Thanks for the info amarryth, i dont know jackshit about whats going on. I recieved nothing from Sheridan so far, so I wouldnt even know when school was starting without you guys. :O

yeah, i don't know if every school is like that... but unlike high school, we've gotta do the research and hunting to find out what's going on, they don't do more than they absolutely have to.. plus i neeeed to know what's going on way too far in advance, i'm just crazy like that.. so i know more than i need to.. but don't worry, i'm sure you'll see on this forum when people start hearing more stuff about school... ah bah, time to go to work :S

[thomasaurus]

Damn amarryth, I'm almost as close as you... my place is at upper middle and oakmead

I'll be moving in on the 1st, so I'm down for meetups before orientation

[SirGreenSock]

If we're all so close to each other you all better be down for some slumber parties! :P

My place is on Forest Hill btw, a small side street just after White Oaks.

[amarryth]

i'm on nottingham, just mapquest a map of oakville and we can find eachother haha... slumber parties for suuuure!! who likes video games and movies and music and lots of food and drink???

[alxcote]

i'm on nottingham, just mapquest a map of oakville and we can find eachother haha... slumber parties for suuuure!! who likes video games and movies and music and lots of food and drink???

so you all are 1st years? ..there a few party every year going on but people usualy end up hanging out with the same "program crews"..at leats most of the time.

or are we talking about drawing nights, that would be fun. Where's jack anyway? where's all the old timers to??? :[ i feel left out with all the first years! :P

i'll be back in oakville early september, like the 1st. i live real close to the school as well, we gotta have our annual CA meeting at school.

alx

[kennygeeze]

so you all are 1st years? ..there a few party every year going on but people usualy end up hanging out with the same "program crews"..at leats most of the time.

or are we talking about drawing nights, that would be fun. Where's jack anyway? where's all the old timers to??? :[ i feel left out with all the first years! :P

i'll be back in oakville early september, like the 1st. i live real close to the school as well, we gotta have our annual CA meeting at school.

alx

I'm an older timer! :P

Jack's working out of town and I don't think he has regular access to a computer... I've only seen him on MSN twice all summer so far.

I need to to know what all these 1st year's look like so I can initiate them... sharpie marker mustaches and toilet dunks a plenty!

[SirGreenSock]

..there a few party every year going on but people usualy end up hanging out with the same "program crews"..at leats most of the time.

Well Im hoping that'll be easier to avoid this year once they finish the new animation wing making it closer to the illustration one. Maybe if we're all less segregated we'll stick together more.

[amarryth]

i'm kinda one that can't completely be classified, it's sort of going to be my third year at sheridan, first year in the ba though.. and i didn't start at sheridan straight out of high school either, i'm probably closer to the 'old timers' than anyone else lol... maybe i'll bridge the gap. i know quite a few people going into 2nd and 3rd year in both ani and illy so i don't really stick to the "program crew" thing.. yet. oh, and i heard about ani vs. illy dodgeball last year, anyone on here participate in that fest?

[alxcote]

oh, and i heard about ani vs. illy dodgeball last year, anyone on here participate in that fest?

haha, i was the animation team captain!!!...it was my 2nd time going in that tournament...that time we were undefeated and had won againt every team.... then we had to re face illustration for a 3RD time!!!!...and our team just kinda let loose and illustration won by some miracle. :P ..plus the team who won the tournament we had destroyed them in the early games. Anyway, we'll be back next year again!

[Babee_fre5h]

Hi i'm Lina and i'm new to this whole college thing.. im going into art fundies this year and i would like to know how long art fundies actually take up in the year...and any other info would be appreciated..like how hard the course load is and if all of the students are straight from highschool and if they're all good =D thanku

[amarryth]

i really don't feel like repeating myself... and neither do many of the other people on here... read through the thread, there are chunks of random chatter, but there's also alot of good information.. unless you have specific questions it's kind of a waste to write what may have already been written... the course load is pretty solid, it's heaviest at the beginning of the year, basically separates those who really want to be there from everyone else, you notice a significant drop in attendance by christmas... stay on top of hw each week and you'll be fine, but it's hard to catch up if you fall behind, you only have each class once a week, and this year there's no reading week first semester so it's straight on through until christmas.. most of the students are straight from high school... basically it's all the students that were the top few of their art class in each high school. the 'shining stars' really get put in their place.. you're back to mediocre, that either frustrates people and they give up, or it inspires them, gives them a little kick in the ass and that's when you start to see progress in your ability. some things may seem wierd or pointless... and the odd time they are.. but most of the time there's a very good reason to why they're getting you to do certain assignments... oh, crap, i just gave a vague description when i said i wouldn't... anyway, are you going to be living close to the school.. it might be of benefit to you to join us when we sketch meet... and like everyone will suggest... if you don't do anything else- GO TO LIFE DRAWING!

good luck this year...

[Amazing Action Ape]

Whew, been a while since I last posted here. Im all settled into my new apartment, in the rabba buildings across from sheridan, moved in last night, got my tuition stuff all sorted out and im READY TO ROCK! Kennygeeze, LOL i just saw your link from openhouse 2004 and some of my old fundies stuff is in there too! You can see my "self portrait" in fundies10.jpg, far right, with the arrows coming out of the head. And one of my model paintings is in the background in the painting room! LOL memories man... i had no idea what i was doing that year hehehe. :D looking forward to drawing with all of you very soon!

[Sanby]

Whew, been a while since I last posted here. Im all settled into my new apartment, in the rabba buildings across from sheridan, moved in last night, got my tuition stuff all sorted out and im READY TO ROCK! Kennygeeze, LOL i just saw your link from openhouse 2004 and some of my old fundies stuff is in there too! You can see my "self portrait" in fundies10.jpg, far right, with the arrows coming out of the head. And one of my model paintings is in the background in the painting room! LOL memories man... i had no idea what i was doing that year hehehe. :D looking forward to drawing with all of you very soon!


Are you set up with room mates? I'm still looking for a place right now. I think it may come down to the wire.

sanby

[Amazing Action Ape]

Yeah, there is roommates here, all the rooms are taken man. :( have you looked on places4students.com? (probably a redundant question, but nevertheless..)

[Leeway]

i'm kinda one that can't completely be classified, it's sort of going to be my third year at sheridan, first year in the ba though.
Same here, I did the regular fundies, and then came back after a year off to do the Animation Fundies. To be honest, that year off did me no good, so I'm glad I was able to slip into the newly made animation fundies program to whip me into shape before I enter the steep slope of the animation program this fall.

I'll be commuting to school, just as I thought. It's not so bad in the spring and fall, but in the long winters it takes me close to and hour and a 1/2 up to two hours sometimes to get home. Rush hour traffic is killer on the 410.

[amarryth]

Same here, I did the regular fundies, and then came back after a year off to do the Animation Fundies. To be honest, that year off did me no good, so I'm glad I was able to slip into the newly made animation fundies program to whip me into shape before I enter the steep slope of the animation program this fall.

I'll be commuting to school, just as I thought. It's not so bad in the spring and fall, but in the long winters it takes me close to and hour and a 1/2 up to two hours sometimes to get home. Rush hour traffic is killer on the 410.

eek... i was a commuter for fundies year.. i'm through with that though, felt like i wasn't even at college.. hardly got to hang out with my friends and driving all the time just plain sucked.. it'll be nice to go home for food between classes and do whatever without having to worry about traffic or too tired to drive.. where are you commuting from??

[Leeway]

eek... i was a commuter for fundies year.. i'm through with that though, felt like i wasn't even at college.. hardly got to hang out with my friends and driving all the time just plain sucked.. it'll be nice to go home for food between classes and do whatever without having to worry about traffic or too tired to drive.. where are you commuting from??
Gah, pour salt into the wound some more would ya. =P

I'll be coming in from Brampton, on the good days (usually shortly after noon) I can get to and from home in about 35-45 minutes. I'll be using the bus mostly so wait times will make it harsh. I'd love to live near the campus, but unfortunately for me it's just not very affordable right now. Maybe come second or third year.

[amarryth]

right on.. you'll have to stick around and sketch with us! that's not a question either!

[Amazing Action Ape]

anybody get their timetables yet? also whose going to orientation on the 8th?

[amarryth]

i'll be at the orientation.. about to check for timetable.. highly doubtful though....

[ambyuler]

I don't see any timetable yet, but I'm not expecting to for at least another couple weeks. I'll likely be at the orientation for a while, because I'm sure as hell not planning on working that day.

Moved into a new place in Oakville. Painting the place is a giant pain. That's not a good attitude for an animation student, though, now is it? >_> Whatever.

[WildSpruceMoose]

I'm still alive. Work kind of got the better of me. School starts late this year?! Maybe I can work labour day weekend afterall...or is labour day weekend the 2nd, 3rd and 4th?

No reading week is gonna be rough...good thing I don't have object drawing or I doubt my sanity would be intact without a break in the middle there. We get a long weekend off for thanksgiving I think, so that might be enough...

Good to see everyone talking about plans for next year. We really should set something up. I rarely saw mr. alex and his "posse" last year, this year I shall ensure I stalk them though. :lens: That's the glare I get on my telescopic camera!

If we come back to O-town soon enough my brother and I will probably drop by the orientation meeting. (When are you moving back Ken, this new sept 11th starting date has kinda rearranged our plans to move back in I think. Also have you been back this summer at all? Is the place in one piece? lol) Class schedules or ones that are actually believable won't be up until probably the 8th of Sept I'd say. And they *might* change a bit on the Saturday. If you have a 8am class on the monday though its best to get up a little earlier and double check your schedule before heading out. Generally, the first day-- especially for first years in programs are fairly relaxed as the school can be quite confusing for new people and directions. I'm not sure if there are any new people in here worried about getting lost, but if they are you should be fine. I'm not too sure about animation though, but I never had any instructors yell at someone for showing up a bit late. Gee, I hope I remember all the wings and room numbers for next year my memory is kinda foggy.

Anyone know if Grenville is still Grenville? Cause they changed their name I think, but its always Grenville to me :P

I guess I'll keep posting for the next couple weeks, and see what new info turns up. Looking forward to next year-- I'm gonna go get back on the wagon and do some oil painting...after I get off work :/

[alxcote]

I'm still alive.:/


There you are, you sicko!! haha! ..we all gotta hangout soon. i got my plane on the 2nd, so ill be in town till the 11th when school starts. Tell your clone to post more often and to hangout on msn some times. he's been dead for like ever. Also the new building isn't even finished yet...that means we (animators) are gonna have 4 years cramped up in one section of the school till it's done. then we'll move next to you guys illustrators...so we can bug you with our blue pencils and flash your eyes with light tables.

..and we have to go to swisschalet and order foods with *cheese.

[WildSpruceMoose]

Haha, you got it all wrong man! My clone's been treeplanting and camp counselling miles away from electricity let alone a interweb connection...well that's not true-- the camp has a 26k modem! We should have plenty of days to get together. My boss wants me to work labour day weekend actually, so I'm just about to e-mail Jack about when he wants to move back to Oakville, maybe the 5th or 6th-- not 100% sure.

I also messed up my some forms for school so I gotta get on the horn and see if the school can help me "expediently".

Man, 400+ animators all cramped in the same wing, and only like 50 of them shower regularily :P Haha, with cheese!

[amarryth]

yeah, i'm thinking of not moving until sometime during the week now.. it would be nice to do something less labourous (haha).. maybe move a few boxes, but it sounds like i might have a cottaging invite... and who wants to turn down that?

[Amazing Action Ape]

hey, can anybody thats been through the first year of the new curriculum of the animation program tell us what books we need, and which ones we can possibily skip out on? and what to expect for supply costs? I need to budget accordingly, and any info would help a grip!

[Leeway]

The animation building as of last week:
Front (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/Kuratosu/building2.jpg)
Side (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/Kuratosu/building1.jpg)

The images are from Alan Cook's blog. (http://cookedart.blogspot.com/)

[thomasaurus]

damn thats hot... except for the lateness of its completion...

[kennygeeze]

If we come back to O-town soon enough my brother and I will probably drop by the orientation meeting. (When are you moving back Ken, this new sept 11th starting date has kinda rearranged our plans to move back in I think. Also have you been back this summer at all? Is the place in one piece? lol) :/

I don't know when I'm coming back yet, actually. I know it will most likely be after the 31st.

I have been back this summer... twice.. and yup.. the place is still standing.

[endregan]

Hey guys how was your summers? Not over yet but I just got back from the great green north, what a summer. Treeplanting then camp counselling, highly recommend to anyone if you have thought about it.

Im really excited about school this year. Havent dont a lot of drawing lately so im looking forward to life drawing again.

[Amazing Action Ape]

holy crap, its the man who started it all. Havent seen you in this thread for quite a while! I guess treeplanting and camp counselling dont exactly allow for much time on the internet eh. :)

I had a buddy that was treeplanting in BC, but broke his leg or something and had to come back early.

[amarryth]

any tips on how to get into either one of those things? i'd actually like to try both, i need to get out of the factory next summer..

[endregan]

I found out about both jobs at the Sheridan job fair last spring actually. Helped open up a few doors, talked with someone from the camp in person and that led to an interview.

They also recommended treeplanting while you wait for camp to start. Treeplanting is not an easy job you should definitely look into it to see what you could get yourself into, but its one of the most interesting jobs you'll probably ever have physically and mentally.

I planted with www.amreforestation.com and the camp I went to was www.campkodiak.com . You do a phone interview for treeplanting and an interview with the camp director if your ever interested, who knows theres other companies but I had a good time with these if you just want to check it out.

ape- yeah for sure not much time for internet or drawing really, glad to be back.

So we are thinking of another Sheridan preschool meet up. We better see some nice numbers since our concept art prescence is so big now. Let me know if your interested!!!

[thomasaurus]

I'm definitely down for a meetup before term start, I'll be moved in the 31st/1st

speaking of which, is anybody going to the TO comic-con that weekend? me and my roomate are debating whether or not to attend for the sat and sun, and I really wouldnt want to pass up meeting mike mignola.

[SirGreenSock]

I might be attending the comiccon, cant pass up that opportunity!

Whose going to orientation? That'd be a good time to meet up as well!

[Amazing Action Ape]

Im definitely going to be at Comiccon, showing my portfolio around and handing out business cards. Im going to be there for most of saturday, might not make opening, but ill be there til the end.

Im also down for a meet up ill be at orientation too.

[amarryth]

unfortunately i will not be at the orientation.. anyone going into illustration willing to fill me in afterwards?? you can bring me there in spirit lol.. i am venturing out to toronto for a day filled with surprises for a friend. annnd yeah.. i'll be moving my big stuff this coming monday, probably be in oakville on the weekend a bit, it's all up in the air but i'll be around eventually... i'm there for the meet up as long as it's not on orientation day.. yay!!!!

oh, and schedules come out on monday!!!! so exciting!

[FalconInverse]

I'm not sure if this is a good place to inquire.. and I know my questions will probably strike the audience as repetative, but i searched under mature/older students, and didn't come up with the answer i was looking for.

And now, a brief artistic history of me:

I 've looked all over here, and I see many people who have always done art since the dawn of time.

I, on the other hand, bowed out of art class when I was still in grade 7, at which time my art teacher for the year, the delightful Mr. Curran, assured me that I had his full support persuing a career in math.. or science.. or english.. or underwater basketweaving, so long as I never picked up a colored pencil again.

At the time, this seemed fine to me. I was not a constant drawer as a child, and when I did draw, my colours didn't look particularly pretty, or stay inside the lines or anything of the sort. Nobody ever mistook me for the next Michelangelo.

I took English and Math and Science in highschool. No art. Graduated just on the +ve side of 80, and went to University of Toronto to do an Honors BA in English.

The English language has always been my friend, but I never really wanted to teach it, and halfway through second year, I began to wonder what I was doing there. Nevertheless, I am the type of person who doesn't like to start something without finishing it, particularly when my bank account has been raped as a result.. so I completed this English degree. What else can you do with an English degree except teach? Write?

Somewhere in my process of writing, however, I became very attached to the idea of what everything out to look like, and no matter what words I used, there was always a brighter more detailed and more spectacular version that i could see in my mind.

I tried to distract myself from such fancies by getting a certificate that says I can teach English as a second language. Having completed that program, I did so (teach), briefly, but it was so verily not my cup of tea.

I did manage to fit in one little art course, at the TSA, but the classes were so short, and the term so brief, that very little could actually get done..

At that time, (some two years ago) I applied to Sheridan for the Animation program. They sent me a nice little list of things they wanted for their portfolio. I read it, re-read it, re-re-read it, and admitted to myself that I had no clue what I was doing, and couldn't hope to meet their requirements in time. (Here lieth the application fee, may it rest in peace.. so much for finishing what I start.)

...and I ended up where I am today, turning a screw on a wheel in a factory.

Granted, the wheel is a computer, and the screw is numerous reports and letters, and the factory is called 'Scotiabank'.. but as a result, the creative spirit itself within me has rebelled.

One day, it stood up, slapped me soundly across the face, and demanded that I stop leading such an empty soulless existance.. and then slapped me again for good measure, and told me to get a haircut.

Which brought me at some lengths to an issue of ImagineFx, which in turn lead me to ConceptArt.org.. and back to the Sheridan thread.

Now that you know way more about me than you ever wished to, perhaps I will finally ease your pain, and get to my bloody questions. Who knows, maybe.. if i'm lucky.. someone will offer an answer or two.

The Qvvestions

The majority of those in this thread are first years out of highschool (17/18 years old?) I, on the other hand would be applying next year, at which time I would be 27.

Is it unusual/absurd for a 27 year old to apply to these programs? (Particularly one with very limited artistic experience?)

If I were to apply, should it be to fundies, or should i go right for Illus/Anim, having used this year on my own to assemble a portfolio with the love and support (or passive loathing) of the CA community?

Being as I already have a University Degree, would it be possible to bypass extraneous requirements, like English courses and other Elective credits?

..And if it might be possible to gather some opinions:

Can a person become passionate about creating art at my age, when they wouldn't have given it a second thought, 10 years ago?

[SirGreenSock]

Hey there Falcon,
Im not too experienced but i hope i can help to a degree...
Its unfortunate that you were turned away from art at an early age, but i dont think its ever too late to get back into it, especially if you have the drive and mind for it. Take a look at this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=870)thread, then jump 10 pages ahead, then jump another 10 pages ahead. Look at what this artist did with the right motivation and hard work, there is no reason you or anyone else couldnt do the same. Personally, I hardly even picked up a pencil until around grade 8, but even then it was the kind of work i consider misguided (copying comic book and anime characters). I didnt get my act together until i discovered Conceptart.org late in grade 10 at which point i threw all my work away and started drawing from scratch, went back to the basics and moved from there. In September I'm going to Sheridan for the illustration program, and I couldnt have done it without this community.

Get your work together right now, start posting here, start a thread in the sketchbook section, look around, get the learning and support going as soon as possible. With hard work, you will at the very least manage to get into the art fundamentals, or one of the two specialized fundamentals programs, and get your work in order to get into illustration or animation.
What kind of work are you interested in? If youre interested in a highly intensive technical program to get yourself jump started maybe you should consider first enrolling in The Toronto Academy of Fine Art (http://www.academyofrealistart.com/curriculum.asp). Its a classical atelier, similar to the one MindCandyMan attended in the other link i provided.

Hope i helped even a little bit. Good luck and welcome to CA!

[FalconInverse]

Thankyou very kindly for your words, SirGreen.

I had a look at mindcandy's development, and it is truly amazing.. one or two years of hard work really paid off!
This is the first i've heard of the Toronto Academy of Fine Art. Definetely worth looking in to!

Can you clarify - did you apply directly to the Illustration program, or did you do a year in Fundamentals?

I'm still not a hundred percent sure which avenue is for me.

I know one of the things that triggered my interest was when I first saw Final Fantasy X.

The game has such stunning visuals, and cinematics. I really wish I could work on a project like that some day... be it designing the surreal environments, or the characters.. or bringing them to life through animation.


Originally I was just thinking I ought to go straight for animation.. i thought somehow that computer animation was a more technical thing.. but it seems to me now that there's no point in learning animation if you havn't figured out how to draw the things you want to animate.

My unfortuante trouble is that I am afraid of failing. When you're 13 or 14, and your art teacher convinces you not to bother taking any more art in school, it doesn't exactly help you grow up with a great deal of artistic confidence. Like anything else, with drawing you need confidence to move forward. Damn, I should be drawing right now.. why am I typing?!

Maybe I'll hire someone to stand in my room with a whip, and whip me every time they see me not drawing something. Where'd that employment section go.. hmm..

[dguy]

I personally would apply directly to the Illustration program. If they don't think you are ready they will automatically place you in Fundies. That is what happened to me.

But I would definitely recommend you to take art classes elsewhere first. Sheriden is picky picky. And if you had little experience drawing, your chances of getting in is pretty slim.

Also, you have to change your attitude. To be an artist you have to be confident in your talent. If you are afraid to fail, then you have failed already.

[SirGreenSock]

I didnt go to art fundamentals, but by applying to illustration and animation sheridan also automatically applied me to fundamentals like dguy says.

The first thing you gotta get over is your fear of failing. Drawing should be fun, the process of learning should be fun, if youre only worried about making a great finished product, you will not succeed and will only discourage yourself. Start drawing, draw from life, draw from imagination, pick up books on drawing, painting and artists that inspire you and really immerse yourself in what you enjoy to do. You may need to force yourself a bit at first, but once you get over the hurdle of selfdoubt you'll be on the right track.
Now get drawing and show us the results! :D

Oh, and dont worry if youre not sure which path you wanna take, I applied to both because i wasnt sure, I got into illustration and Im STILL not sure. Do the kind of work you enjoy creating, and see which path seems to suit your tastes.

[dguy]

To give you a better idea of what the selection process is like they grade your portfolio out of 100 points. 10 points for each exercise.

if you score above 60ish then you are in, if you score above 50ish then you make it to fundies. Below that they reject. Remember it is a sliding scale, some years you will need 54 points to get in, other years it can be more or less. I think it depends on how many applicants they get that year and their overall scores.

I scored 64 myself and the cut off was 61 this year, but they said I did not meet the "educational" requirements so they put me in Fundies. Otherwise, I would have gone there for school.

EDIT: scratch that, actually your score is put on a ranked list. And they pick the top scores for placement. Lets say there is 50 spot for Illustration, then the 50 top people gets it. Then its the Fundies turn. But generally you are expected to score above 50 to have a chance.

[FalconInverse]

:yayca:

Thankyou both for your advice in this manner.

I decided to get out the old draw-er-inos, and see what happens. I guess this 'self portrait' (which looks less like me, and more like an anatomically questionable B-Movie actor) is the first thing i've really drawn all year.

15800

Of course, this is a very weak sketch, done with only one pencil, and sparse shading.. I'm just hoping to use it as a benchmark, so I can look back in a week/month/year and say 'wow, was i really that bad??' ..

Thats the best case scenario anyway. I also took it to photoshop to increase contrast and descrese brightness, since the scanner likes to do the opposite.

[SirGreenSock]

Thats a solid foundation to take off from!
Get to work, start drawing everyday and start a thread in the sketchbook section to track your progess!
Get your hands on some good anatomy and figure drawing books. (Figure Drawing for all its Worth by Andrew Loomis online (http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/7639)) Also make sure to check out the fine arts and studies section (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7)

As I said, you've got a good foundation going on in terms of hand-eye coordination. Keep pushing yourself, its a matter of practice and learning how to see. Try doing still life studies, trying to stay ass accurate in your shapes and angles as you can. It'll help build your observational foundation in all other aspects as well.

[FalconInverse]

Thankyou muchly for the encouragement.

It seems to me that the first thing I really need to do is get new glasses/contacts. :perv:

Five years ago i started wearing glasses for distance, but I could always see things up close without a problem.. or so I thought. :^^;:

I was squinting uselessly throughout this one. I didn't use the glasses i have, since they don't seem to help much anymore, and wearing them usually gives me a headache. Even two or three feet away, my details were already getting fuzzy on me. :[

I picked up a copy of 'drawing on the right side of the brain' and decided to start by working from that.. hence, the portrait i guess.. the second exercise is to draw a person from memory.. this turned out to be much harder than I had originally anticipated. :painting: I decided to go for the figure, but i started with the head, thinking of one person, and it ended up looking like another person i know, who has the same haircut.. :shrug:

Anywho, I'm starting to think that maybe I can do this. Just need to get my ass in gear!

[amarryth]

Thankyou muchly for the encouragement.

It seems to me that the first thing I really need to do is get new glasses/contacts. :perv:

Five years ago i started wearing glasses for distance, but I could always see things up close without a problem.. or so I thought. :^^;:

I was squinting uselessly throughout this one. I didn't use the glasses i have, since they don't seem to help much anymore, and wearing them usually gives me a headache. Even two or three feet away, my details were already getting fuzzy on me. :[

I picked up a copy of 'drawing on the right side of the brain' and decided to start by working from that.. hence, the portrait i guess.. the second exercise is to draw a person from memory.. this turned out to be much harder than I had originally anticipated. :painting: I decided to go for the figure, but i started with the head, thinking of one person, and it ended up looking like another person i know, who has the same haircut.. :shrug:

Anywho, I'm starting to think that maybe I can do this. Just need to get my ass in gear!

you can do it!! i've heard great thing about that book as well... i got myself a copy recently, have not yet had a chance to jump into it.. i figure no matter what you're able to do, you can always make a jump in improvement. don't get discouraged if you seems to not be improving for a while, one of my instructors in my first year at sheridan said that it's usually at the point that you're so frustrated with lack of improvement that you are about to experience a huge transition. he said he'd seen it happen time and time again.. don't be like so many others and give up... life is meant to be lived doing something you love to do.

good luck, i hope to see you next year!

[FalconInverse]

I hope to see me next year too!

Come what may, I have at least made my humble beginnings. The sketchbook is born!

[amarryth]

anyone get schedules yet???? ape & i have both got 'em! check it bitches!

[ambyuler]

I hope they don't change too much, starting at 3 on a Monday would be... so nice... (:

[Leeway]

Got my schedule. Looks like a couple things still need to be ironed out. I have one class that doesn't have a day yet and is TBA.

Otherwise looks like a pretty heavy schedule, Mondays are 11-6.

Good news is that I have Vivien Ludlow as a teacher again, and I always enjoyed her classes in Animation fundies.

[Atazure]

Lo! Hey guys :)

Got the schedule. Seems ok. We'll see how it'll work out :) AND if it'll stay that way :)

Since i'm in Canada now, i was wondering if any of you guys were going to arrive at Sheridan a little bit earlier (as in, before the orientation day) to sniff around a bit? I'm planning to drop by there for the international center and some other spots i wanna check out and i was wondering if anyone would have time to look around together?

Less then two weeks before the term starts! Excited?

[alxcote]

mines terrible hahs

[Sanby]

Art Fundamentals -Illustration. What do you do in the 3D design course? I think I was told once upon a time but I can't remember.

O, and do they often end up changing a lot? I kind of like my schedule right now. Although, never having done it before I don't know if it is really good or not.

Sanby

[Drizzt]

Got my schedule. Looks like a couple things still need to be ironed out. I have one class that doesn't have a day yet and is TBA.

Otherwise looks like a pretty heavy schedule, Mondays are 11-6.

Good news is that I have Vivien Ludlow as a teacher again, and I always enjoyed her classes in Animation fundies.

Hello everyone:bashful: , been watching these threads daily but didn't have the chance to post that much.

Got my schedule today, I am guessing that every Animation students have the same schedule, I have TBA on Visual Concepts Lab. aswell.

Can anyone tell me how close the building Sheldon Levy Centre J102 and Oakville G302 is, cuz I have a class that ends at 1:00PM on heldon Levy Centre J102 and one class that starts at 1:00PM Oakville G302.:[

Oh, and one more question, are first year Animation Students allowed to have an elective? or 6courses the max?

Any information you guys give will be greatly appreciated. Thanks :bashful:

[Amazing Action Ape]

To answer Sanbys question, the 3d design course in fundies if its still the same as when i took it is just building stuff out of clay, paper, cardboard etc. If you have bill ottomeier or whatever for your teacher, you will find yourself staying to get the handouts and then leaving shortly thereafter, as he doesnt really teach anything AT all. He was my teacher, i think i went to maybe 5 or 6 classes of his, and I got a B+ final semester.

Drizzt, I bet you Sheridan will have the rooms they planning on using ASAP finished asap, and the rest will be slowly chugging along. OR we will be taught in unfinished rooms until they are finished, based on previous experience.

Also, Ive got 6 courses, and no electives either, and have no idea if or where im supposed to choose them or even if first years get electives either. Im going into my first year animation as well, and im kind of confused on that matter!

[Atazure]

Any of you guys know a fast internet provider for a reasonable price? In Oakville? I heard that Rogers's good but i think you need to have their rv cable or sth :/

[thomasaurus]

Also, Ive got 6 courses, and no electives either, and have no idea if or where im supposed to choose them or even if first years get electives either. Im going into my first year animation as well, and im kind of confused on that matter!

I'm pretty sure we only get 6 courses, and won't have electives until we hit 4th year. I'm pretty excited about the schedule cept for this on the bottom:


Meeting Information Not Available: ANIM 17198 (P06) Lecture Visual Concepts Start Date:09/05/2006


err? I hope this is the usual fuckup, since I don't think any classes are on the 5th.

I move in 2 damned days! So excited.

[Leeway]

I'm pretty sure we only get 6 courses, and won't have electives until we hit 4th year. I'm pretty excited about the schedule cept for this on the bottom:

Meeting Information Not Available: ANIM 17198 (P06) Lecture Visual Concepts Start Date:09/05/2006

err? I hope this is the usual fuckup, since I don't think any classes are on the 5th.

I move in 2 damned days! So excited.
From the others I've talked to we all have that as TBA. So hopefully it'll be ironed out soon enough. I wouldn't worry too much about the date either, probably just as you said it's the usual fuckup.

Congrats on the move. I'll probably be going to orientation as well, hope to see some of you there.

[SirGreenSock]

Hurray :cheerleader: ...my schedule's not there...:sadcheerleader:
all it says is:
Timetables for the Fall 2006 term are scheduled to be available by August 29. If you encounter this message after that date, please contact the Office of the Registrar for assistance.
O_o
*sigh* looks like even more phonecalls to the registrar... -__-

edit: Wow, brilliant :|, just got off the phone with em, turns out the idiots registered me as a part time student :upset:
Another string of emails and hopefully they'll place me into the right courses :\


a great sign of things to come...

[moofy]

Hey guys, I'm new... I actually found this forum through a google search of "currys" =P

I thought I'd sign up to meet new people and hopefully get to know a little bit about my future classmates for this Fall for Art Fundies =) I'm taking this course in hopes of getting into Animation, plus I need a solid background in life drawing.

Classes start really soon and I'm super excited. Anyone live near Sheridan or even in residence? I completely missed the deadline for res. but I managed to get a place to live that's really near the school that's about a 10 min. walk away.

Feel free to send a message or something if you'd like to talk :)

[Amazing Action Ape]

your better off away from res, trust me. :P

If anyone wants to make plans or whatever for orientation, you can reach me on msn at djsazabi@hotmail.com .

[amarryth]

i'm not gonna be at orientation.. :(

anyone going to the illustration one willing to fill me in post-event?

[FalconInverse]

Not very reassuring, is it SirGreen :( I sure hope they get their act together for you quickly!

[SirGreenSock]

Alright, got my schedule in order now. :)


Seems alright, Mondays Im in class from 8am till 11, tuesdays from 9 till 12, wednesdays i have off, thursdays from 9 till 4 and fridays off.


edit: oh, and just to make sure there are no more schedule fuckups, could some illu person confirm that these are all the courses i should be in this semester:
2 life deawing 1 classes, 2 composition and rhetoric classes(1lab and 1lecture), 2 conceptual process1 classes and 2 basicdesign1 classes. There is a blatand lack of courses with the words drawing and/or painting to be seen, so Im wondering if this is the usual workload...

[REDnima]

I thought I'd sign up to meet new people and hopefully get to know a little bit about my future classmates for this Fall for Art Fundies =) I'm taking this course in hopes of getting into Animation, plus I need a solid background in life drawing.


Feel free to send a message or something if you'd like to talk :)

hey *waves*- i'm new to Sheridan too, i'm in art fundamentals: animation, ^_^ hoping to get into Animation next year as well. actually its my first time posting here too - i found this forum by acident as well, lol. Is anyone else here in arts fundamentals: animation ??

[amarryth]

Alright, got my schedule in order now. :)


Seems alright, Mondays Im in class from 8am till 11, tuesdays from 9 till 12, wednesdays i have off, thursdays from 9 till 4 and fridays off.


edit: oh, and just to make sure there are no more schedule fuckups, could some illu person confirm that these are all the courses i should be in this semester:
2 life deawing 1 classes, 2 composition and rhetoric classes(1lab and 1lecture), 2 conceptual process1 classes and 2 basicdesign1 classes. There is a blatand lack of courses with the words drawing and/or painting to be seen, so Im wondering if this is the usual workload...

umm.. dude you're missing my two favourite classes... looks like they've still got you part time....

there are two painting and drawing classes with the title "Painting & Drawing", and a computer studies class....

looks like you've got the same hours as me except for monday.... here's my schedule:

Monday:Composition & Rhetoric - 1-4pm
Tuesday:Conceptual Process - 9-12pm
Wednesday: Computer Studies 12-3pm
Thursday: Life Drawing 9-12pm, Basic Design 1-4pm
Friday: Painting & Drawing 8-11am & 12-3pm

at first i was bummed about no days off.. but this way i don't have days to slack, i'll have my week and weekends separate... and what better way to end the week than 6 hours of the best class?

yay! who's excited????

I AM!

[SirGreenSock]

well fuck me, i am missing 2 courses then... :upset:

fucking sheridan... well...looks like more phonecalls and emails... >__<

[alxcote]

anyone know a cheap way to get to oakville from airport pearson?? ..

[Amazing Action Ape]

if you arrive to pearson before 12 am, i believe if you go down to the bottom floor of the arrivals level theres a desk where you can inquire about shuttle buses from toronto to oakville. Otherwise the best way is to take a GO bus from pearson to oakville, all the buses are on the bottom floor of arrivals level, just ask a clerk for assistance.

[kennygeeze]

fucking sheridan...>__<

I swear... sometimes I'm so tempted to just market the T-shirt.

If it means anything at all (don't know if someone else mentioned this) but odds are if your schedule is messed up right now about 25 other people are probably staring at the same issue.
Luckily (for sheridan's computers) this isn't a typical university and we all have the same courses... still contact them though.

[SirGreenSock]

Well on the bright side all this helped me memorize my student # :P



Got everything fixed, everything looks fine now. :D

Here's my schedule:
Monday composition and rhetoric from 8 to 11
Tuesday conceptual process 1 from 9 to 12
Wednesday computer studies 1 from 12 to 3
Thursday life drawing 1 from 9 to 12, basic design 1 from 1 to 4
Friday drawing and painting 1 from 8 to 3 :D

looks like we're in the same classes tuesday to friday amarryth? :)


finally im destressed enough to be excited about this! wee! :D
time to celebrate...by SCANNING and updating my sb! :P

[Leeway]

Just for comparison's sake I'll put up my animation schedule too. Hopefully some of you animation students can tell me if something looks grossly wrong or out of order. The schedule seems kinda weird to me, like hopping from one class to another in a minute and so forth.

Monday
11am-1pm: Intro to Dimensional Drawing (lab)
3pm-6pm: Composition and Rhetoric (In one room from 3-5 [lec.] and another 5-6? [lab]*)

Tuesday
2pm-4pm: Animation Principles 1 (Lab)
4pm-6pm: Intro to Dimensional Drawing (Lec.)

Wednesday
9am-12pm: Introduction to Digital Tools (Lec.)

Thursday
9am-11am: Animation Principles 1 (Lab)
1pm-4pm: Intro To Life Drawing (lab)

Friday
12pm-1pm: Animation Principles 1 (Lec)
1pm-4pm: Visual Concepts (Lab)

TBA
Visual Concepts (Lecture)

[Drizzt]

Thanks 'Amazing Action Ape' for the info,
Yeah I don't think we do get an elective to choose,

Leeway, you're schedule is an exact match with mine hehe.

Well, Hope to see you guys in a few days, have fun.

[Leeway]

Leeway, you're schedule is an exact match with mine hehe.
Cool beans, looks like we're in the same group. For those in the know, do the groups stay intact for duration of the four years?

[moofy]

your better off away from res, trust me. :P

If anyone wants to make plans or whatever for orientation, you can reach me on msn at djsazabi@hotmail.com .

hahah I'll take your word for it =P

I'll be at orientation.. same with the frosh week events (well at least I hope)

Just wondering.. but does anyone know when to pick up the art kit??

[moofy]

hey *waves*- i'm new to Sheridan too, i'm in art fundamentals: animation, ^_^ hoping to get into Animation next year as well. actually its my first time posting here too - i found this forum by acident as well, lol. Is anyone else here in arts fundamentals: animation ??

hey REDnima... nice to meet ya =P

Yeeeahh... I'm sure there are a lot more people in the course... c'mon speak up! :wink:

hmm.. just wondering.. I'm not sure if my schedule is the same as yours but it appears I have both tuesdays and wednesdays off =/ but then the mondays, thursdays and fridays are pretty packed... anyone know if this is typical for art fundies?

And the weekly schedule that's listed on O.A.S.I.S... is it the same schedule throughout the whole term (for my case.. from sept. to april?)? hmm... not sure if that makes sense but you get my drift right??

--moofy

[kennygeeze]

hahah I'll take your word for it =P

I'll be at orientation.. same with the frosh week events (well at least I hope)

Just wondering.. but does anyone know when to pick up the art kit??

From what I remember you can pick it up at orientation by presenting your tuition reciet to the bookstore... you can also pick it up anytime during the first week of school (which is probably better)... you shouldn't need anything from it really your first week of classes.

[Leeway]

hey REDnima... nice to meet ya =P

Yeeeahh... I'm sure there are a lot more people in the course... c'mon speak up! :wink:

hmm.. just wondering.. I'm not sure if my schedule is the same as yours but it appears I have both tuesdays and wednesdays off =/ but then the mondays, thursdays and fridays are pretty packed... anyone know if this is typical for art fundies?

And the weekly schedule that's listed on O.A.S.I.S... is it the same schedule throughout the whole term (for my case.. from sept. to april?)? hmm... not sure if that makes sense but you get my drift right??

--moofy
Having two days off is... Unusual, at least from what I know. One is usually the norm. Although when I did Animation Fundies last year we didn't get a day off.

Usually the same schedule is used throughout the year. However, if it goes anything like last year, some people got swapped around with other groups. Two from ours and two from the other group at the start of the 2nd semester; for no apparent reason. So obviously some things may change, but if everything runs well you'll have the same schedule.

[Atazure]

hey REDnima... nice to meet ya =P

Yeeeahh... I'm sure there are a lot more people in the course... c'mon speak up! :wink:

hmm.. just wondering.. I'm not sure if my schedule is the same as yours but it appears I have both tuesdays and wednesdays off =/ but then the mondays, thursdays and fridays are pretty packed... anyone know if this is typical for art fundies?

And the weekly schedule that's listed on O.A.S.I.S... is it the same schedule throughout the whole term (for my case.. from sept. to april?)? hmm... not sure if that makes sense but you get my drift right??

--moofy

Heyla, moofy and REDnima!

I'm also a first year Art Fundiest - Animation student! I hope we'll get to see each other during the Orientation! :D We could meet at some spot on the campus or sth :)

[trickynick1001]

Woo! I'm art fundies: animation too! Nice! Good to see some others kicking around here. Hope to see you all in a week!

[Atazure]

Great to hear that trickynick!
To all you AFA guys and gals, here's my current schedule! Anyone with a similar or identical one? :D

Mon: 11:00 am – 02:00 pm
Drawing 1 - Art Fundamentals
Laboratory
Oakville Room A107 TRAFALGAR

Tue: --

Wed: 09:00 am – 12:00 pm
Painting 1 - Art Fundamentals
Laboratory
Oakville Room A112 TRAFALGAR

03:00 pm – 06:00 pm
Imaging Systems 1
Laboratory
Sheldon Levy Centre Room J128 TRAFALGAR

06:00 pm – 09:00 pm
3D Design 1 - Art Fundamentals
Laboratory
Oakville Room AS12 TRAFALGAR

Thru: 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
2D Design 1 - Art Fundamentals
Laboratory
Oakville Room C212 TRAFALGAR

Fri: 02:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Art Fundamentals-Ideas/Images
Lecture
Oakville Room B125 TRAFALGAR


P.s. i don't have internet access at the place i'm currently living at so there's this huge possibility that i'm silent till tuesday or wensday but i'll sure be back! Looking forward to all these new meetings and such :)

[moofy]

Having two days off is... Unusual, at least from what I know. One is usually the norm. Although when I did Animation Fundies last year we didn't get a day off.

Usually the same schedule is used throughout the year. However, if it goes anything like last year, some people got swapped around with other groups. Two from ours and two from the other group at the start of the 2nd semester; for no apparent reason. So obviously some things may change, but if everything runs well you'll have the same schedule.

Alrightey.. thanks for the heads up!

yeah... this whole 2 off days thing is very weird. Nothing's missing from my schedule though (there's supposed to be 6 different subjects in total right?). Anywho, I'll ask about my schedule when I'm in Oakville... which is gonna be a couple of days :D

Oh and I almost forgot... I'm taking the core art fundies course (not illustration or animation fundies)

[moofy]

Heyla, moofy and REDnima!

I'm also a first year Art Fundiest - Animation student! I hope we'll get to see each other during the Orientation! :D We could meet at some spot on the campus or sth :)

Howdy Atazure =)

ahhh... I'm taking the core art fundies.. not fundies - animation unfortunately =( I compared my schedule to yours and it appears we have nothing in common except for your day off on Tuesday =P
But it'd still be awesome if we all met up and got to know each other! The more the merrier! heheh

I've only been to the Trafalgar campus once (for a campus tour a while ago) sooo my memory's a bit sketchy as to where things are =/ I usually go by landmarks (tim hortons, that big rock jutting out of the ground... etc)... nevertheless we should definitely schedule a place to meet up!

I'm all for it... just name a spot and I'll try my best to find it :teeth: Oh hey trickynick! Hope to see ya too =)

[thomasaurus]

Right I'm all moved in now and ready to rock...

Here's my class timetable, and it's quite different from yours Leeway...

Monday
12:00PM-3:00PM - Intro to Digital Tools (Lec.)
3:00PM-5:00PM - Composition and Rhetoric (Lec.)
5:00PM-6:00PM - Composition and Rhetoric (Lab)

Tuesday
11:00AM-1:00PM - Animation Principles 1 (Lab)
3:00PM-5:00PM - Intro to Dimensional Drawing (Lab)

Wednesday
1:00-3:00PM - Animation Principles 1 (Lab)

Thursday
12:00PM-3:00PM - Visual Concepts (Lab)
4:00PM-6:00PM - Intro to Dimensional Drawing (Lec)

Friday
12:00PM-1:00PM - Animation Principles 1 (Lec)
1:00PM-4:00PM - Intro to Life Drawing (Lab)

and TBA is Visual Concepts (Lec)

Is anyone up for a sketchmeet before orientation this week? Does Wednesday evening sound good to anyone?

msg me at hornsandbrimstone@hotmail.com

[aznsalad]

I am moving to Oakville from Edmonton(Alberta) on tuesday, and i am gonna be taking Art foundamentals in this fall :) im So excited

[REDnima]

Great to hear that trickynick!
To all you AFA guys and gals, here's my current schedule! Anyone with a similar or identical one? :D

hey atazure, my schedule looks like this:

Mon: 08:00 am - 11:00 am DRAWING
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm 3D DESIGN

Tue: --

Wed: 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm PAINTING

Thu: 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 2D DESIGN
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm IMAGING SYSTEMS 1

Fri: 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm IDEAS/IMAGES LECTURE

not similar at all >.< except for the lecture

[SirGreenSock]

Hey guys, Im almost finished getting my stuff into my place, I'll be in Oakville wednesday night, got some responsibilities in TO to take care of before then. I was thinkin of spending thursday having a look around Oakville and stuff, meeting a few people would be cool, too.
For those coming for orientation, wanna meet at noon at the SCAET stairs (like last time)? Just in time for free food.

[HEROIC]

*cough* *cough* think thats why we are going to Orientation.. for free food.. :3 yum!

[amarryth]

hey dudes! i'm down for the wednesday night sketchmeet... i'm sick of sleeping on a bean bag chair.. i miss my bed! so i'll be out in oakville probably monday or tuesday night... i guess we're tossing out msns, so any sheridanites can add me... we can organize our meet ups via computoire :P kagithink@gmail.com

oh!!! torontonians, or anyone familiar with the transit system in that area.... how would i go about getting to the toronto zoo from oakville by either go or ttc (or both)?? anyone know specifics? i'm ditching the orientation to go see zee animals.. hehe.. but yeah, i need help! i'm only familiar with hsr for transit.. oy

[SirGreenSock]

Im gonna be settling into my place on wednesday around 7pm, so I likely wont be able to come out until around 8, let me know if you guys are gonna be out that late and I'll catch up to you all.

Oh, and you can get me on MSN (sir_greensock@hotmail.com) or gmail chat (sirgreensock@gmail.com)

[aznsalad]

Man I wish i knew some people in Oakville, my flight to Toronto arrives on tuesday, I have never been to ON before :S

[trickynick1001]

Oh, quick question, I've been in Alberta for the summer, and I'm not sure if I've missed something important in the mail or something, but I have heard nothing about frosh week. Did I miss the memo? Or is there no frosh week? I do know about this Friday being orientation, but is that it?
Thanks!
(See you all in 5 days! WOOOOOOO!)

[Amazing Action Ape]

There is froshweek, but it is held during the first week or two of school, and consists of just concerts, special events etc, most of which you must pay money to do, and book time off work to go to.. :(

Also, I am down for a wednesday evening, meet and greet.

[amarryth]

Oh, quick question, I've been in Alberta for the summer, and I'm not sure if I've missed something important in the mail or something, but I have heard nothing about frosh week. Did I miss the memo? Or is there no frosh week? I do know about this Friday being orientation, but is that it?
Thanks!
(See you all in 5 days! WOOOOOOO!)

we don't have an actual frosh week thing.. it's more a bunch of event happen throughout the first few weeks of school.. there's usually a concert and a bunch of other fun stuff goes on at the cage and such.. you'll find out about all that at orientation... or you might even be able to find out the events schedule on the student union website..
-----

late wednesday is fine for me i think... i don't really work on a schedule anymore since my summer job ended on friday! wooooo!!!

[aznsalad]

whats a froshweek event?

[thomasaurus]

Pretty much activities that'll introduce you to new people, sports and team games and the like.. no idea how sheridansu does it tho.

Meetup at SCAET building 6/7ish on Wed? Sound good for everyone?

[SirGreenSock]

If i manage to come out on wednesday it will be later than that, at least 8ish. Anyone have a cellphone i can call so i know where you guys are at if i can come out and meet you? (you can just pm it to me).

Man nor havent spoken since Montreal... what have you been up to? goin to orientation?

[thomasaurus]

I haven't been up too much, unemployed for over a month now, moved out here to oakville waiting for school to start. I'll be at orientation for sure!

[aznsalad]

What are you guys taking this year?

[amarryth]

first Year Illustration Wooo!

[moofy]

I'll be at Sheridan tomorrow early in the morning to pick up my osap stuff.

Anyone else gonna be there? If so.. I'd be more than happy to meet ya there. Feel free to add me on msn if you want: purrfectkitkat@hotmail.com

Oh by the way, my real name's Tiffany =P

[Atazure]

Awww moofy we missed each other! I was at Sheridan around 10/11 today :/ Grrr, if only i had got my internet connection earlier we might have met :/
If you saw a blonde girl in a tshirt of the color of this background with a black, poodle design on it then you saw me :)

It's a shame we're not in the same prog but who knows we might have a chance to meet anyway :D

hey atazure, my schedule looks like this:

Mon: 08:00 am - 11:00 am DRAWING
06:00 pm - 09:00 pm 3D DESIGN

Tue: --

Wed: 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm PAINTING

Thu: 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 2D DESIGN
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm IMAGING SYSTEMS 1

Fri: 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm IDEAS/IMAGES LECTURE

not similar at all >.< except for the lecture

...EMO, atleast ONE of the things matching :/ Hmmm but the means that there's a lot of students for the program if there are different schedules '_' Hmm.

So how about that meeting on the 8th? Anyone knows any spots? I only know where the main and residence entrances are (lame :( ), but i might be dropping by Sheridan on thursday to throw around some applications for the cafeteria and such, anyone internested in joining? :3

[aznsalad]

I went to the registration office today, it was busy. I am looking forward to the oreantation on friday

[endregan]

Its that time of year again!

Concept Art.org sketch meeting preschool for Fall 06 semester!

Who is down for Saturday September 9th, at 1pm?

Who: Anyone!
What: Bring your sketchbooks and gadgets, camera if u want.
Where: Front of the school, main entrance. Yes the blue one not the SCAET building.
When: Saturday Sept 9th, 1 pm.


How to spot us- you may already have met us or seen our pics in this thread somewhere. If not Ill most likely be wearing the black pegasus CA T-shirt.

Let us know if you can attend so we know how many to expect. We will meet up then find a good spot to sit down and hangout and draw.

[SirGreenSock]

I'd prefer a meetup tomorrow, goin back to Toronto this weekend to finish moving everything in.

[Amazing Action Ape]

LOL I thought there was a meetup tonight! Now i dont know what to believe! I cant make the thursday one, and id have to leave the saturday one super early to go to work for 4pm. bah humbug!

[aznsalad]

another vote for tomorrow

[thomasaurus]

Right then... anybody who's still up for tonight can join us (myself, action ape, and moofy)... and then I suppose a larger one for saturday will take place as well.

So, if you can , come out tonight in front of SCAET at 7, bring yer gear!

[SirGreenSock]

Have fun guys i cant make it tonight. Those who want/can make it tomrrow lemme know what time/place works for ya and I'll be there, probably gonna force some friends to attend as well. :]

[REDnima]

wow you guys meet up a lot, i wish i lived closer so that i could come - not to say that Brampton's a world away or anything but you know what i mean >.< i'm coming to orientation but i can't stay long :(

i went to the registration office today and passed a bunch of bedouin soundclash posters but didn't bother to check them out like the idiot that i am, when are they coming to sheridan?

[thomasaurus]

I saw those posters yesterday... I believe they are playing at the athletics center on the 15th, i'll be there for sure.

[Atazure]

wow you guys meet up a lot, i wish i lived closer so that i could come - not to say that Brampton's a world away or anything but you know what i mean >.< i'm coming to orientation but i can't stay long :(

i went to the registration office today and passed a bunch of bedouin soundclash posters but didn't bother to check them out like the idiot that i am, when are they coming to sheridan?

Ok, i feel very very very weird since you all seem to be going to the registration office, what do you do there?

REDnima, i know how you feel. I live in old oakville, and have to take two buses to get to Sheridan so going there feels like a little hassle ;P I'll be dropping by tomorrow too (since i got my bus pass), interested in joining in?

Are you guys planning on getting part-time jobs on campus or have you heard any good rumors about any jobs? I'd be more then greatful for some info since i'm a newbie parttimer :)

[aznsalad]

i wished i could get a part time job so i could get some free food

[moofy]

Awww moofy we missed each other! I was at Sheridan around 10/11 today :/

Gahhhh nooooo... heh -- that sucks, and I just left at 10 =( Do you have msn, yahoo, or whatever? My msn is purrfectkitkat@hotmail.com

Anywho.. so you'll be at the school tomorrow? I'll be there attempting to look for all my classes again since I've got nothing else better to do :D Hope to see ya there. =P

Yeah so what's up with the registration office? Are you supposed to pick up something important there?

[Atazure]

I'll be there tomorrow (sorry no msn i'm working this os x baby and still can't get enough stuff working :/), around 12 or so. We can meet up if 12's not too late for you, at the main entrance or sth? I need to find a place to print out my resume and run around and get some applications from the different places on campus :) AND i'd also like to find my classes! :D

I hope we're not missing out on this whole registration-office-importance, like you're suppoused to go there and confess that you're a Sheridan student so that they'll add you to the list C:

[aznsalad]

So ur from poland eh, we have talked about u in todays "meeting". Where do u live and what are u taking this fall?

[Atazure]

So ur from poland eh, we have talked about u in todays "meeting". Where do u live and what are u taking this fall?

What, you guys talked bout me? How so, how so?

btw, how was the meeting? Did you all have fun? It's a shame i realised kinda late that there was suppoused to be one today, i'd probably join you guys but there was dinner to be made :P

Mmm, right now i live in the Old Oakville, and i'll be taking Art Fundamentals Animation :)

[aznsalad]

we talked about everyone actually, it was fun, people were cooler than i thought.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Yeah the meeting was fun! I always enjoy just hanging around sketching and talking to new people though, was a blast to see the new fundies kids are pretty cool! helps me relive old memories *tear* im gettin old! :D

[Atazure]

awww! Great :D I hope we'll all meet eventually since you guys seem like a friendly bunch and there's never enough of that :]

[alxcote]

Its that time of year again!

Concept Art.org sketch meeting preschool for Fall 06 semester!

Who is down for Saturday September 9th, at 1pm?

Who: Anyone!
What: Bring your sketchbooks and gadgets, camera if u want.
Where: Front of the school, main entrance. Yes the blue one not the SCAET building.
When: Saturday Sept 9th, 1 pm.


How to spot us- you may already have met us or seen our pics in this thread somewhere. If not Ill most likely be wearing the black pegasus CA T-shirt.

Let us know if you can attend so we know how many to expect. We will meet up then find a good spot to sit down and hangout and draw.

im there baby

[moofy]

I'll be there tomorrow (sorry no msn i'm working this os x baby and still can't get enough stuff working :/), around 12 or so. We can meet up if 12's not too late for you, at the main entrance or sth?

Main entrance at 12ish is alright with me. I'll be the one wearing a grey t-shirt with a design of 2 naked babies kissing :D

[REDnima]

Main entrance at 12ish is alright with me. I'll be the one wearing a grey t-shirt with a design of 2 naked babies kissing :D


hey moofy, atazure - i'll probably be there for 12 as well.....i'll be wearing...(um...how am i meant to know...) i'll be wearing a black t-shirt with a picture of trogdor (the burninator!) on it - i have curly hair and i'm indian (maybe that'll make it easier to spot me :D)

i might be at sheridan at around 11 - cuz i want to show my mom a little around campus (she's paranoid that i'm going to get lost >.<) but i'll probably be free after that ^_^ can't wait to meet you guys :D

[Atazure]

AAAAGH i'll be laaate! I just woke up but i'll do my best to make the 11:40 bus so i should be at campus around 12:15! Waiiit for me guyyyz >_< I am so lame! And, and i'll be wearing light blue jeans, a bleack sweater and a red shirt undearneath with shiny things on it...though they're not really visible :/ And and and uuuuh...i'm blond! I'll be there, dammit! I'll be there!

[Hexal]

I will also be at the 1pm saturday one as always.

[REDnima]

AAAAGH i'll be laaate! I just woke up but i'll do my best to make the 11:40 bus so i should be at campus around 12:15! Waiiit for me guyyyz >_< I am so lame! And, and i'll be wearing light blue jeans, a bleack sweater and a red shirt undearneath with shiny things on it...though they're not really visible :/ And and and uuuuh...i'm blond! I'll be there, dammit! I'll be there!


eeek. i can't come :S sorry - so last minute :(

i'm coming friday though - do we have a meeting place?

[SirGreenSock]

So whose on for friday, time and place?

[Amazing Action Ape]

im there on friday, noonish, either main entrance or scaet?

[aznsalad]

noonish is kinda too late, are we gonna meet before the
bbq or after. Nor, Ape, u guys got cell phones?
I went to the school for my timetable and payment today, and i thought our oreantation was today because the signs were everywhere, so i went to the workshop with them....actually i was just following a hot azn chick.

[amarryth]

dudes!!!! why do i keep missing this stuff.. haha.. i go away camping for 2 nights and i have to spend 10 mins catching up on all that was said and all that i missed out and will miss out on :( saturday is no good for me... friend just came home from 7 months overseas so there's a big family & friends event going on and i can't miss it... and i have a one day course during the day that i can't get my money back for... but during the week i'm good.. oy.. maybe we can all meet up some night after class next week.. i know it's a ridiculous amount of meetups, but it would be nice to get everyone together at the same time.... apparently i'm going to be the ghost girl for a while.. everyone else knows eachother.. but i might be in town tonight... and then again sunday night for the rest of the week,... bah... well, have fun kids.. i'm sure it'll happen eventually

[aznsalad]

O well, dont worry, atleast WE all go to the same school. People sure are busy before school starts, some people have to work 13 days in a roll.

[thomasaurus]

People sure are busy before school starts, some people have to work 13 days in a roll.

HAhaha

I just got back from the school, grabbed a locker and hunted out my classes... they're everywhere for chrissakes!

I suppose meetup at noon will work, during the bbq, and inbetween everybody's program tours and such...

[Amazing Action Ape]

LOL, thats 13 days every 2 weeks for the majority of the summer i may add!

Nor, whered you choose your locker?

Also i dont have a cell, I find them to be incredibly annoying lol!

[amarryth]

i need to get a locker toooo... i hope the net's working at my place, i haven't checked out the whole wireless/mac-compatible situation..

any illustration kids know if just one book for first semester sounds right?

[Atazure]

Yay! I'm back! moofy! OMG i am so sorry i was suppoused to leave you my map and totally forgot at the last minute. I considered sprinting to your bus, but i was worried mine would leave in the meantime. Damn. Please, please tell me the lady let you off! She seemed nice, but when we asked about the stop she made this face that made me uneasy >_<

Right. GUYZ, i'm all in for tomorrow. And the time's whatever, the important part for me is the free food (doh!) so i might arrive earlier to get some :)

REDnima: Ahhh, thank god. I mean i'm not happy you didn't come, cause i'd love to meet you, it's just that we were kinda worried if we haven't missed each other by accident or sth. I guess we'll meet tomorrow :D

[Leeway]

wow you guys meet up a lot, i wish i lived closer so that i could come - not to say that Brampton's a world away or anything but you know what i mean >.< i'm coming to orientation but i can't stay long :(

i went to the registration office today and passed a bunch of bedouin soundclash posters but didn't bother to check them out like the idiot that i am, when are they coming to sheridan?
Awesome man, I live in Brampton too. How you gettin' to and from school? I'll be taking the GO bus a majority of the time.

On the orientation: I'll be there, just don't know what time or how long, but I'll be there. So maybe I'll run into some of you fine folks tomorrow.

EDIT: Drizzt: Did your schedule change? They shifted my Rhetoric class, so it's no longer on Monday. How about you?

EDIT #2: I also realize I should've been ahead of the game and nabbed a locker before orientation =/. So I may very well have to make an effort to get there as early as possible tomorrow.

[REDnima]

Awesome man, I live in Brampton too. How you gettin' to and from school? I'll be taking the GO bus a majority of the time.


yeah i'll be taking the GO bus from bramalea :D

i'll be there tomorrow - don't know when and don't know for how long - but incase anyone wants to say "hey" (followed closely by "you there!") i'll be the girl wearing a bright red bag with a massive picture of astroboy on it ^_^

by the way, what's with the lockers ? what do you need them for, i haven't heard anything about 'em.

[Drizzt]

Leeway, yeah my Rhetoric class moved to Wednesday, But I'm still waiting on Visual Concept Lec. it's still TBA..-_-; Monday is gonna be a short day. lol...

[Leeway]

Leeway, yeah my Rhetoric class moved to Wednesday, But I'm still waiting on Visual Concept Lec. it's still TBA..-_-; Monday is gonna be a short day. lol...
Kind of wish we had Friday as a short day on our schedule. =p

[Atazure]

Okay, mm, i'll be at Sheridan at 1130 tomorrow till, whatever, so if anyone's interested in meeting me earlier i'll be more then happy to join you :) And also is there a spot where we all are gonna meet for the bbq etc?

REDnima: Umm the lockers are just uhm for junk you don't wanna run around with all the time i think? I'm not sure i've never used a locker either, but i got one today with moofy (in the BAD A wing section ;P ), so if you want we could meet tomorrow and hunt one for you (thought you need a lock for it, you can buy it at the bookshop but it's frickin expensive :/).

[thomasaurus]

I grabbed a locker near the main entrance to C Wing..

Leeway, yeah my Rhetoric class moved to Wednesday, But I'm still waiting on Visual Concept Lec. it's still TBA..-_-; Monday is gonna be a short day. lol...

Mine hasn't moved, how about you Ape?

[moofy]

Yay! I'm back! moofy! OMG i am so sorry i was suppoused to leave you my map and totally forgot at the last minute. I considered sprinting to your bus, but i was worried mine would leave in the meantime. Damn. Please, please tell me the lady let you off!

Calm down lady heheh =P You worry too much! I made it back in one piece.. phew No worries, I didn't need the map because she distinctly remembered that I had to get off at the church :D

Anywho, I'll be there tomorrow at around 10ish... that is if I wake up early enough =/

[Atazure]

Calm down lady heheh =P You worry too much! I made it back in one piece.. phew No worries, I didn't need the map because she distinctly remembered that I had to get off at the church :D

Anywho, I'll be there tomorrow at around 10ish... that is if I wake up early enough =/

I hear that a lot! Good to hear you made it back, luckily you didn't have to go through that jungle of yours :D
10ish? Yeowch! That's a bit earlyish :/ I doubt i'd be able to get there for 10 :C But i WILL be at 1130 for suuure. I guess, we'll all probably end up meeting ourselves over the free food (<3) (not that i'm obsessed over food or anything :) )

[SirGreenSock]

Tomororw at 12 sounds great to me.
I guess we can initially meet in front of the SCAET building, then shortly after proceed to the barbecue?

Hm, forgot my lock in TO, guess i might have to get one at the bookstore...

[Atazure]

Hm, forgot my lock in TO, guess i might have to get one at the bookstore...

Nooo~~ It's like 10$ or sth. Mega expensive.

[ambyuler]

I thought the fundies orientation was on the 13th? Saw something about it on uh... http://www1.sheridanc.on.ca/acad/Fall2006TermStartup.cfm that page.

Bashed my foot pretty badly today, so I won't bother coming until much later on. If you see me hobbling around, I'll be wearing dark jeans and a green shirt.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Alright, ill be infront of SCAET at 12 noon, although im going to try and wake up earlier to get student ID and finish my osap stuff. Hope to see most of you or all of you there! :) adios!

[aznsalad]

i guess i wil be there too so ...where and when do we meet again..

[Amazing Action Ape]

same place as last time, but at noon. Then we can all get to the BBQ and devour the free freakin food! HELL YEAAAH !

[Atazure]

I'll be there :D

[this_is_du]

hmmm...why is "Art in a Social and Cultural Context" removed from my schedule? or was it even there in the first place? O_o

can anyone from 2nd year illustration tell me if they still have that course in their schedule?

[Leeway]

Okay guys, I was pretty lazy and just got up I'll try to be there for noon. I'll be the dude with messy hair that looks like he needs a haircut and I'll probably be wearing a pea green "Eureka Seven" t-shirt and dark jeans.
I grabbed a locker near the main entrance to C Wing..



Mine hasn't moved, how about you Ape?
It could be just Drizzt and I, since we have the same schedule. So maybe yours won't change.

Mainly what I'd like to get done today is get a bearing on where all my classes are and find a locker close enough to all of them.

[alxcote]

what the hell i thought the meeting was saturday?! when did it switch to friday?..

don't think i can make it today i have to do shopping all day :(

[Leeway]

I'm not calling the shots but I think the Saturday meetup is still on. People are just meeting up today since some of us will be at the orientation.

[Atazure]

moofy, prepare for a stalker, i'm gonna be late again, so if anything, you're my orientation point >_< I hate my alarm clock! *throws it away*

[REDnima]

i'm back from sheridan, i had to take the 11:51 GO bus to ensure that i had a ride home :(

what's up with the art kit - its so frikkin' heavy - how do we know what to take on each day?

[kennygeeze]

i'm back from sheridan, i had to take the 11:51 GO bus to ensure that i had a ride home :(

what's up with the art kit - its so frikkin' heavy - how do we know what to take on each day?

Rednima, just leave it all at home during the first week of classes... you won't need it. You may as well bring your painting supplies to your first painting class, but unless they tell you in advance it's really unlikely that you'll need those.

[Leeway]

i'm back from sheridan, i had to take the 11:51 GO bus to ensure that i had a ride home :(

what's up with the art kit - its so frikkin' heavy - how do we know what to take on each day?
Just got back myself. Don't worry so much the first week, you probably won't be using much if anything from the kit then, and the teachers will let you know what to bring on the first day. For Life drawing you will probably need to bring your news print pad and some conte on the first day.

Also, didn't see anyone today, I reached the entrance to Scaet at about 5-10 after 12pm, but didn't know who to look for. I did go to the animation orientation, so maybe some of you were there.

Ran into Cliff who's now a third year (he was one of the three third years answering questions at the Q&A), who I'd been in Art Fundies with a while back. He was saying he might recruit me to help do a bit of work on his group film for the year, that'll be pretty cool if he lets me.

EDIT: Oh yeah, RED, you may need paint for your painting class on your first day. Especially if you have Brian as a teacher.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Hey leeway, i was at the info session for animation too, i know farouk, and crew from way back in fundies. I was the kid with the bright red CCCP tshirt.

[Atazure]

Back myself. I missed all the free food D: Sorry for being such a drag guys, i was hungry like hell and yet, missed out on the free food because of my own stupidity :/

So how does tomorrows meeting look like? C:

[alxcote]

Hey leeway, i was at the info session for animation too, i know farouk, and crew from way back in fundies. I was the kid with the bright red CCCP tshirt.

haha that was you?.. i saw you when i was talking with costa\cliff and farrukh.


so whos all coming tomorow??? me me me me me!!!!

[thomasaurus]

i'm in for prolly an hour and half max tomorrow, then I gotta bus home to take care of stuff...

so, where?

[Atazure]

so what time, can you come nor? noon? afternoon?

I'm fine anytime, when it comes to the place, i'd meet somewhere near Sheridan or the Go Train station. :)

[thomasaurus]

1 is great, or noon, whatever fits everybody else

[Hexal]

as normal it will be main entrance, the real main entrance.

[Atazure]

0100 main entrance then?

[Amazing Action Ape]

haha that was you?.. i saw you when i was talking with costa\cliff and farrukh.


so whos all coming tomorow??? me me me me me!!!!


LOL yeah man, Zat wuz ze amazingly action orientated ape. AKA me. Kosta is a good friend of mine, and Farrukh I knew in fundies! We were one of the few working on animation portfolios during that hectic crunch time like 2 years ago! LOL

I guess i can pop by for an hour or two, would be cool to meet those i havent already met on here! So i guess 1pm infront of the main entrance! ill be there! :)

[aznsalad]

wow college is so much different than high school, what events are u guys goin next week, and are u guys joining any club?

[Atazure]

So, everyone still coming today? I'm asking cause the weather kinda sucks and apparently i have like, one bus that goes somewhere near Sheridan, but not to Sheridan.

[thomasaurus]

Rain or shine, damn the weather! It must be done!

[Amazing Action Ape]

aye aye! full steam ahead. Ill be there in 20 minutes hehe

[moofy]

D'oh! I thought it was gonna rain so I decided not to go (cos I've gotta walk) =/

[Atazure]

Awwwgh. Missed you guys. There was no bus coming at a decent time, so i decided to take a walk. Oh well, atleast i brought my art kit home :D I won't have to walk around with that monster for a while anymore :) Yay!

[alxcote]

it was cool seeing you guys, fighting the blitzkrieg and eating pizza while having wonderfull conversations abou.. well we'll keep that to ourselves.

we gotta make another meeting sometime soon with everyone.

alx

[Drizzt]

Omg, my Visual Concept Lecture for PBAAA. is still TBA...
Is it just me or is everyone experiencing the same issue?

[Amazing Action Ape]

Hahaha, Im down for hanging out anytime, Ill bring an actual sketchbook next time too! LOL I missed out on the pizza convos, but the ones in the illustration room were hilarious too.

As far as i know, no one has a visual concepts lecture, only labratory. At the info session for animation, the coordinator told us to ignore the TBA room/teacher class, because it doesnt actually exist.

[Babee_fre5h]

wow. i went to sheridan on friday.. by myself...it was crazy. first of all, i totally forgot about the free art kit that us fundies are getting. so thanks to the papers on the walls i got to the room..and it was so stupid since it was in the beginning of the day that they gave it to me. so as i was yanking it off the table i realized i wasnt gona be able to go anywhere with it. i bet people were laughing at me sine im so small carrying this load of watever was in there lol. i didnt even look. then i had to go to the bookstore to buy me a lock so i can find a locker for the burden that is my kit.

so then i forgot to write down the number of my locker so now i have no idea where it is lol. gah i need a guide ...

anyways. i missed the orientation >.<

so anyways, i changed my schedule and now i only have to go to school 3 days a week :teeth: and i was hoping you guys could tell me if i have good teachers or not:

Painting : Sybil Goldstein
3D Design : Susan Beniston
Imaging Systems: Patricia Delaney (whats imaging systems anyway?)
Ideas/Images Lecture: Joachim Oepkes
Drawing: Megan Williams
2D Design: John Parker

[kennygeeze]

so anyways, i changed my schedule and now i only have to go to school 3 days a week and i was hoping you guys could tell me if i have good teachers or not:

Painting : Sybil Goldstein
3D Design : Susan Beniston
Imaging Systems: Patricia Delaney (whats imaging systems anyway?)
Ideas/Images Lecture: Joachim Oepkes
Drawing: Megan Williams
2D Design: John Parker


I had Susan Beniston for 3D design way back when I was in fundies. She's a really nice person and helped me select pieces for my illustration portfolio when it came time. Make sure you ask alot of questions and show her what you're doing as you're working it.

I also had Megan williams for drawing... she's also really nice and will give you lots of her time and feedback if *you ask alot of questions*. The stuff she teaches you first semester might not seem like it makes very good portfolio pieces BUT what it does do is turn you into a much better artist. Don't slack off and give her assignments ALOT of your time... they're very effective.

Hope that helped

Ken

[FalconInverse]

I couldn't help but notice that Amazing Action Ape uploaded some of his Animation Portfolio into his sketchbook.. (incredible stuff, considering he says he only spent 6 hours on it O.o)

I hope i'm not asking a naughty-no-no here, but I don't suppose any of the other acceptees could be conned into showing off their portfolios? I'm really curious to know what it takes to get an acceptance.

[Amazing Action Ape]

hahaha, I lowballed that figure a little bit mate. ;) It was probably closer to 10 or 11 hours, as I look back on it. I put in old pieces for my 5 free ones, and had some old life drawings/animal drawings for the life drawing requirements, so really no work went into those sections. I had also done an animation portfolio a few years back that was accepted, so I had a pretty damn good idea what they were looking for. Knowing that sure made the portfolio a ton easier the second time around. :)

As to whether or not others will show their portfolios, who knows! I think a few people had posted their illustration portfolios too. Id say look around and see what you can find.

[endregan]

Good meet up guys. Alex and his crazy video games. Some good drawings ill post em up later, too bad we didnt get any pictures. The new renovations on the school kept us preoccupied for a bit.

Tasty pizza. Oh Ginos how i love the greasy pizza.

[Sanby]

Tomorrow is the first day of class. Holy Crap. I have 2D design. What am I supposed to bring?

Sanby

[Atazure]

EEEE! I feel like a grade schooler! School starts tomorrow :D

Sanby: I think paper and some pencils is good enough? I'm pretty curious what you're gonna do tomorrow since i have 2D design on thursday.

[SirGreenSock]

Wish i coulda made it to the meet guys, sounded like fun.

Hows everyones schedule for tomorrow? Mine got completely changed, for the worse, completely random and annoying.

[Amazing Action Ape]

Ive got one class all day tomorrow and its from 11am - 1pm.

[Leeway]

Ive got one class all day tomorrow and its from 11am - 1pm.
Intro to dimensional drawing? I'll be there. I wonder if we're in the same group. I know Drizzt and I appear to be.

[ambyuler]

I'm one of those 6 straight hours of classes tomorrow suckers. At least it doesn't start until noon? I'm really not sure what to bring. I mean, I think I know, I'm probably just starting to get a bit anxious.

[Drizzt]

Seems like I'll see you guys tomorrow at J128 lol
I'm just bringing a sketchbook and a pencil, they didnt really say much about what to bring for first class...

[Sanby]

am i supposed to have an elective in illus-fundies?

Sanby

[amarryth]

no elective for illy fundies.. i think there might be one second semester, but i didn't make it that far last year haha...

hey everybody, i'm in the PIT right now!! haha.. so much nostalgia.. mostly late nighters with snacks and MUSIC.... way back when we were actually allowed music in here..

oh, fun... i have class 1 - 4.. anyone else have comp & rhet/know where i can find it???

[Minnaloushe]

Amarryth, I hope you see this. Please check your schedule - it has changed.