IDEA DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTISTS: by Jason Manley & the Illustration Academy! Oct 10

[Jason Manley]

I am very proud to announce the latest online streaming presentation happening this weekend. Idea Development for Artists. joining me is the Illustration Academy founder and award winning artists John English and Sterling Hundley. As a Bonus to those who attend, I will be doing streaming portfolio reviews on Sunday as outlined in post number sixteen below in this thread. This is essentially two programs for the price of one...and I am very much looking forward to it all.

What: Idea Development For Artists,
Who: Jason Manley, John English, Sterling Hundley (The Illustration Academy)
When: Sat Oct 10th at 11am-3pm CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (austin texas time!)
Where: Right here on ConceptArt.Org in this thread:
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=2463515%23post2463515
How: Here's the direct link to purchase: $95.00 USD
http://www.conceptartstore.com/iddeforar.html
What else!!! - Attend Idea Development and get your portfolio reviewed by me on Sunday from 3-5pm+ CDT...even if you buy it for watching On Demand later (must sign up before Sunday!!!)



For many artists, coming up with ideas and building upon them is sometimes a challenging and daunting process. This Saturday's program will answer many questions. For example, here are but a few of the many:

What are ways in which ideas can be crafted, layered, and presented so that the viewers seeing your work, or your clients or collectors, can feel and understand your piece?

Where does one start?

I'm stuck. How can I get past artist blocks?

Ever get stuck not sure what to paint or where to begin?

What can you do to build ideas which help strengthen your work and make you more effective as a creative person?

How does idea layering work?

What are some of the brainstorming techniques used by artists?

How can I better organize my ideas so they can be communicated in both simple or complex visual narrative?

How can I have my viewers or clients understand my work without my ideas seeming blatant, bland, or cliche?

What processes can I use which will help me strengthen my idea development skills?

And MANY MORE!

Artists in all fields are visual communicators right? Without the ability to formulate ideas, build content, story, design, and symbolism from the ground up, an artist is left with empty, hollow work that no one understands. However, it goes far deeper than that.

Half way through college, I attended a brilliant education program called www.illustrationacademy.com . it was a summer program where the top illustrators and Fine Artists from their fields would get together and share ideas and make art with each other and a group of talented students. There were demonstrations, presentations, and open sharing of information which moved me forward years in my learning. Years.

Sound a little familiar? That's right...the Illustration Academy inspired the ConceptArt.Org Workshops. Without them, CA or my work would not be the same, as it was from the Illustration Academy that I learned to not only put my thoughts together or understand the process of idea generation but to see how artists can come up with ideas in art and outside it which have an impact on the world around us all. I saw how they put heads together to do interesting things and create all at the same time. I also saw the importance of building ideas from scratch. It was the best educational experience of my life.

The focus of the program was all idea and process related to being visually literate. Communication of idea being first and foremost before technique or rendering, for example. If your image does not communicate your ideas and moods, then it fails... no matter how pretty you make the details. But what is the process and devices used to create ideas that are both richly layered and communicate to your chosen audience?

We are very lucky to have these guys join us. It is an honor for me. John is one of my teachers. The Illustration Academy gave me the information I needed to work on for the next two full years...all from four weeks of the program. When I went to Ringling I really spent most the time trying to perfect what I learned from John and that team there. This is the real deal and I really hope you all enjoy the presentation.

See you all soon!!!


Jason Manley


P.S. I really want to thank John, Sterling, and the Illustration Academy for the support of this community and the upcoming. You guys rock. I am very happy to help others here get knowledge like this, just as I did years ago...all the kinds of things I never got in art shool. Seriously gentlemen, Thank you.


Bio info is posted below!

[Jason Manley]

Here is their bio info for those curious....


John English was influenced and inspired by his early experiences in Connecticut where he was raised in the company of New York's most talented illustrators. He studied illustration at the University of Kansas with John Collier and went on to apprentice for his father, attending the Illustrators Workshops in Paris, New York and Monterey. In 1984, he began his career, and has received numerous awards from organizations including New York Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, Graphis and Print Magazine.

John's works have graced the cover of Newsweek, the pages of Esquire, Money, and Essence, and the publications of Penguin Books, Bantam Books, Atlantic Records, Boeing, Chrysler Corporation, Hitachi, 7-Up, NCAA, Sprint Corporation, and the Knoll Furniture Group.

For the last several years, John has moved his emphasis in the direction of his personal work. English is now producing art for gallery exhibitions. In 1996 he had his first landscape show at the Kinkopf Gallery in Breckinridge, Colorado. Since that first showing, he has produced at least one major one-man show every year. His original art work can be seen in many corporate collections, major hotel lobbies and in galleries across the country. John lives in the Kansas City area with his wife Marcia, their daughter Rachel, and sons Austin and Matt.

Making images for over twenty years, John English is an award-winning international illustrator as well as an accomplished gallery painter.

The images he creates for galleries are based on keen observation. Shapes interlock to form compositions that are both placid and dynamic. Atmospheric perception of colors combine with an orchestration of edges to create a palatable "sense of place" in these sensitive works. Whether a mountain vista or a cityscape emerging from the early morning light, these images captivate the viewer and spark the imagination.

John's paintings are held by both private and corporate collectors around the country. His works are displayed at the American Legacy Gallery in Kansas City, and in The Telluride Gallery in Colorado.



Here are some of Sterlings Clients and his Bio:

Sterling Hundley’s work has appeared regularly in the pages of Communication Arts, American Illustration, Print Magazine, the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, 3 x 3, Graphis, Step by Step Graphics, the Society of Publication Designers, and the New York Society of Illustrators. In addition to winning three gold, and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators, New York, Sterling has been awarded gold and silver medals from the Illustrators Club in Washington, D.C. Feature articles on Sterling's work have appeared in Communication Arts Magazine, Print's "Young Visual Artist" issue, RVA magazine, Illustration Now, Step by Step Magazine, RVA magazine, and the blog: Illustration Art. For a three year period, from 2006- 2008, Sterling was the most highly awarded illustrator in the United States.

Sterling illustrates in Richmond, Virginia and is currently represented by Richard Solomon Artist Representative in New York City. He is a Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, and is one of five core instructors at the Illustration Academy.


* Marvel Comics
* 64
* AMERICAN COWBOY
* Adcenter
* AIGA
* Angels on Earth
* Arnika
* Atlantic Monthly
* Bay Winds
* Booz/Allen Classic
* The Box Studio
* Bungie
* Chew on This
* Chicago University
* Christianity Today
* Communication Design, Inc.
* The Deal
* DARTMOUTH ALUMI magazine
* Dellas Graphics
* Denver 5280
* Dever Designs
* The Eisner Museum
* Entertainment Weekly
* GQ
* The Grammys
* Harper Collins
* Hemispheres
* The Illustration Academy
* Imbibe
* Lawrenceville School
* Legal Affairs
* Liberty magazine
* Los Angeles Times
* Major League Baseball
* The Martin Agency
* My Generation
* Mullen
* muller
* The New York Times
* New Yorker
* North American Review
* Outside magazine
* Penguin/ Putnam Books
* Philadelphia Opera Company
* Point Park University
* The Progressive
* pacifico
* Random House
* Red Bull
* Richmond magazine
* RoKa
* Rolling Stone
* Saveur magazine
* Scholastic Books
* Scholastic Press
* Scratch
* Spotco
* Sterling Publishing
* Strawberry Frogs
* Tor Books
* Talk magazine
* Texas Monthly
* University of Charleston
* Unisys
* Utne
* Vibe
* The Village Voice
* Virginia Commonwealth University
* Virginia Education Association
* Virginia Living
* The Washington Post

[Jonas Heirwegh]

Djeezes Jason, your doing it!

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Oh hell yeah, can't wait for the 10th!

[silvestri99]

Having to work all weekend takes me away from being able to see this live but hopefully you will have it on demand later on...

[Jason Manley]

Yep we sure are. We really need your support on this stuff. Between the technology and the online school program you can know that your participation means that this community will become the best educational portal on the planet. We are just getting started. I hope you can make it. On Demand is available as well for 30 days so there is time to watch if you can't make it live. If you can't make it live and still have questions we can answer them in a thread in the streaming forum for this presentation, after the event.

We are here to help. Thanks everyone!


Jason

[Pixeltuner]

Hmm, seeing that this is something I struggle with on a day to day basis I can't really miss this one.. Nice one Jason :)

[Angel Intheuk]

This looks brilliant!

I've not streamed before...so just wanted to know if there is anything I should look out for before I commit the money? (i.e computer requirements, internet connection etc)

I can't find a FAQ page for streaming (am at work though so had to rush a bit)

[Pfir8ich]

Yep we sure are. We really need your support on this stuff. Between the technology and the online school program you can know that your participation means that this community will become the best educational portal on the planet.

:rocker::rocker::rocker::rocker: You guys are just freaking awesome and I really think that your schoolprog. will be FUC*ing awesome!!!!:lounge::assspank::assspank:(my favourite smiley )

[yuriart]

how do i go about paying and signing up for the lecture
i live in the philippines

please help

thanks

[Cacodaemonia]

Wow, this sounds fantastic!! How long is the presentation scheduled to last?

[Liam Harvey]

HAHA! so excited about this one. I really do love these things, who guys are such great teachers, and im always really glad to spend money on and learn.

I get the feeling that no school or Uni could come close to this, and that saddens me as for so long i have built it up in my mind as such a great thing....and with the Concept Art.org school coming....you are too good to us.

Had to get that little bit of adoration and thanks of my chest and out there.

[kittens]

Sad I have to miss the live version of this but I am definitely going to pick up the on demand. Thank you for making this available! I am very excited to see what you guys have in store for this! = )

[Jason Manley]

Thanks all!

The program is four hours total. Three hours discussion and an hour of Q and A. So excited!!! Juicy stuff, I promise!


Jason

[Cacodaemonia]

Thanks for the quick reply, Jason!

[Jason Manley]

Those who pick the Idea Development Program up will get FREE access to a streaming presentation by me on Sunday from 3-5pm+ CDT. I am going to be doing portfolio reviews during that time for those who attend and want to hear the truth about their work...at least the truth from my perspective! Those that order on demand will also have access to the review footage as I learned more from watching others get crits in school than listening to my own and that will be helpful to you too. Whether you are trying to get a job, trying to get into school, trying for scholarships or the like...I am happy to share some words that will help.

If you order and cannot make it to the program, but will be watching later in the week or month, you can still pick it up and upload your portfolio and I will review it during that time and it will be On Demand for you when you get ready to watch it. Portfolios must be uploaded to their threads by meeting time though!

If you wish to have your portfolio reviewed by me then all you have to do is create a thread after you sign up for the Illustration Academy and MB Idea Development course (do it here http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=193) and upload the images you wish reviewed to your thread. You can also link your website there as well.

Let's have some fun this weekend!


Jason
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Jason

[MoNinja]

So I havnt done any of these things before but I would rly like to start. How do I sign up and what all do you need to be able to do this? vent, web cam?

[Cacodaemonia]

So I havnt done any of these things before but I would rly like to start. How do I sign up and what all do you need to be able to do this? vent, web cam?

The instructions are in the link Jason posted at the top of the thread: http://www.conceptartstore.com/iddeforar.html

You don't need a webcam or anything. Just speakers and a decent internet connection. :)

[Sterling Hundley]

Jason,

Thank you for the opportunity to share our ideas on... well, ideas! Saturday is going to be a blast!

Thanks to everyone who's already expressed interest in Saturday's program.

s.

[Emiri]

Again, the email sent from webmaster@conceptart.org to my email had this address: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=170645 instead of a complete address. It actually links the shortened url it shows, instead of the complete address.

[Arish]

Hi, I'd really like to see the Idea Development but I won't be able to get much out of it without subtitles or a transcript of some kind... I know you told me that subtitling is all done on a volunteer basis but is there any chance of having a text to help me follow the DVD? (I wouldn't be d/l'ing it live of course.) If yes, then I'll get it for sure... I'm really looking forward to it!

[Iridyse]

Just paid, cannot wait for class :) Also supersuper stoked about the portfolio review.

Thank you so much guys, I can't believe how much I've learnt through these classes! I know this one will be fantastic as well.

[Darkmin]

I got an email about this and it mentioned something about free streaming, whats up with that?

[John English]

Jason-

Thank you for the kind words!

I am looking forward to tomorrows event, it will be fun to compare notes on image development, ideation and process. Sterling and I have gathered a lot of material, images and some process examples to explain how he and I and the other Academy faculty develop images.

Can't wait,

John

[-D_art-]

I just paid, cant wait to see the three of you tomorrow :)

Thanks a ton for what you guys are doing

[-D_art-]

sorry for double post but, when you pay with a credit card, were do you get the code??
I received an email which confirms my purchase but there was no code.

Help please

[Cacodaemonia]

sorry for double post but, when you pay with a credit card, were do you get the code??
I received an email which confirms my purchase but there was no code.

Help please

See post #18 in this thread. ;)

[AgentLantern]

This sounds so awesome and useful. I won't be able to make the live class, but I'm totally going to grab it on demand. :D Can't wait.

[birdman03]

wow~ 13hrs left~

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Seriously, all you guys, thanks so much for putting this lecture together. I'm not really in a position to afford attending programs like the Illustration academy at present, so it means all the more that this kind of information is being put within reach. I can't wait till tomorrow!

[-D_art-]

thanks Cacodaemonia :)

7h 15min 52s left

[Raúl.Arbeloa]

So this was the opportunity to know some of your Masters! I can't make it this time. I really hope you will repeat ALL this one Jason, there has to be a lot of people like me that would be willing to have your opinion about their work.

[Dustwind]

Woo! cant wait :) I missed these guys when they did the academy at RCAD, my roommate went though and recommends them highly :)

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Gahh, my order's still pending review and there's only 15 minutes left! Anything I can do?

[jewels]

I bought the class last night, but I still haven't received any info about where to go to watch it. Is there anything I can do?

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

Still pending :(

[UnidColor]

Pending for me too.

[David Kassan]

This is a great opportunity I attended the Illustration Academy 10 years ago and it was great!

[John English]

David-

Good to hear from you and thanks for the kind words concerning the Academy!

I have been checking out your gallery work, really great stuff.

I hope to catch up with you in the near future.

John

[Jason Manley]

That was the most fun I have had on a Sat and Sun in a long time. So great to see all the work from the Illustration Academy and the folks in the portfolio reviews. I feel like I got my art fix. Thank you all.


Jason

[ckmoore]

Jason & John, thanks again for the portfolio reviews! I learned a lot, both from the crits of others as well as the one on my own stuff.

The IDEA class was good by itself, the portfolio reviews icing on the cake. I'll be honest, the ideation part was not as useful to me as it could have been --- I had lots of "brainstorming" training through a management degree. However, this class was very useful and taught more than just "brainstorming". I'm glad I took it!

-ckmoore

[Cacodaemonia]

Thank YOU, Jason, John, and Sterling!

[yoitisi]

Yep thanks for hanging in there yesterday John and Jason :P It went on for quite a bit longer than planned but the portfolio reviews were great. I learned a few things from hearing the crits on other peoples work too.

[Iridyse]

Thank you so much John, Sterling and Jason, the class was fantastic. I'm super excited about my next painting now, I can't wait to apply all that I have learnt!
And special HUGE thank you for the portfolio review. I really needed that kick in the behind. I can't stop thinking about composition now, haha. Thanks again!

Shreya

[Delmar]

I wasn't able to watch the ideation stream yet (due to lagging) but the portfolio review was just great.....I couldn't stop watching and hearing Jasons and Johns crits and suggestions on all the portfolios. (though it was 2 am hehe)

The most valuable hours in a long time......thanks so much for that. If this kind of teaching gets emphasized on the new ca platform, I'll give you all my money to get this thing started!! (well It's not much money, but something..:))

Thanks again!

cheers

Andi

[John English]

Thank you all,

I really enjoyed both the Ideation class and the Portfolio Review!

The work was diverse and interesting to talk about. Jason really understands the needs of the students interested in developing a portfolio for a career in gaming. I actually was learning a lot, my focus was on the picture making aspects, information concerning composition, color, drawing, posing and narration.

I had a great time and I really appreciate the introduction to this site!

I look forward to more!

John

[Sidharth Chaturvedi]

The ideation lecture was great, but more than anything, thanks for the portfolio review! Really, really needed that kick in the butt, 'cause most of the comments I got are things I'm just not hearing in school. It's good to know what about my art is working and what isn't, so thanks so much Jason, John and Sterling.

[Liam Harvey]

I had so much fun learning from this, it was so good to be able to see the steps to make in trying to create something that was formed from your own perspective and veiw, Other than somthing purely derivitive.

the portfolio reveiw was an eye opening experience. I really enjoyed the way that good artists to look at were named too, many of them i doubt i would have discovered on my own.

Both Classes have resulted in a long list of goals and longterm achievements that i aim to complete no matter what it takes.

One of the key things that was mentioned though, that really spoke to me is that you do have to slow down, that you shouldnt attempt everything at once, that you should build your core skills first and foremost, as well as how to go about that.

Best weekend i had in ages.
Totally recommend it.

......and jason is such a tease about big secrets.

[Sterling Hundley]

Sidharth and Girbil- thank you for the enthusiastic response. I hope that the information that we passed on will be useful long into your careers.

best regards,

Sterling

[Hive_minD]

Aaaaah, I bought this a while ago, but still haven't been able to watch it. Been working nonstop at my two jobs, and spending the latenight hours on schoolassignments! Hope it isn't going to be taken down any time soon!