Southern California

[Jason Manley]

Here is one for u So Cal Artists!

[fukifino]

I'm in central Orange County (Irvine/Tustin Ranch). I know there are more socalers around here. Let's get it on!

[Redder]

I'm in the valley by Hollywood.

[nick reynolds]

I'm in westwood village just east of the santa monica pier.

[Sinix]

Orange county.

[fletchgirl]

I'm in westwood too!

[DanSTC]

San Diego artist-in-training busily plugging away at Watts Atelier here.

[LiL QoH]

Orange County

[fukifino]

OK you SoCal slackers, let's get this show moving! ;) I don't want to have to wait til the Austin Workshop or the San Diego Comicon to meet you freaks. :P

[LiL QoH]

to allt he orange county people, theres an artwalk at balboa island this saturday! heres the website: http://www.balboaislandartwalk.com if you want to meet up there just send me a PM and I'll give ya my cell number to meet up at shtuff :]

[Sinix]

Originally posted by fukifino
OK you SoCal slackers, let's get this show moving! ;) I don't want to have to wait til the Austin Workshop or the San Diego Comicon to meet you freaks. :P

Ehh, then I wouldn't be a slacker if I actually had to DO stuff. There's only a handfull of us anyway, it seems.

[fukifino]

The funny thing I know there's more than a handful, they just aren't posting to the thread. So either they don't know about it, or don't want anything to do with us. C'mon, I'll even shower...just for you!!!

[Helium Macaroni]

Whew..

Finally, you showered! The stench is actually bearable now! God, you could smell this forum from a mile away :)

Yeah fukifino is right, there’s a bloody bazillion SoCalers on this forum, I know two of them personally who haven't posted here yet. There's quite a few of us Art Center kids here also, and I'm sure they'd love to be part of the SoCal concept art community. In fact, I think it's pretty funny that so few of us have posted considering most of the business is concentrated in this area! Hmm.. maybe they are avoiding us.. oh GOD! It's just like high school all over again! *sob*

Oh, and I'm in Eagle Rock, which is nestled comfortably like a face between bosoms flanked by Glendale and Pasadena.








Mmm.. bosoms.

[seb]

now that you brought up art center, i'm definately staying at home. those dirty accd dot'ers give me the creeps. them and their dirty modernist school. MUWAHAHA

[otis]

ok...so what are we S. Cal artist supposed to do with this thread? Is somone trying to set up a meeting or somthing?

[fukifino]

I think that's sort of the point of the local groups. Find other CAers living near you and maybe meet face to face. Being a very new art student myself, I don't really know any other artists in the area other than a few I've met in my class. And taking art classes at a CC, not everyone I've met is all that into the same type of art I am.

So anyways...yeah, I dunno. :/

[Helium Macaroni]

I thought the point of such threads as these was to isolate our best possible respective genetic matches for breeding purposes...

Dammit! I came for the breeding, but I guess meeting face to face would be acceptable. Mayhaps we should open some form of introduction in the vein of sometime meeting up and not having to use our 133t haxor names in person, for me that would certainly feel a bit more genuine! Sooo here are some fun facts..

Hi, I'm Mike and I live in Eagle Rock. I'm 23 and I'm a Taurus. I'm originally from the East (Buffalo represent, as the kids say) and went to college for Illustration in NYC at Pratt, where being trapped in academic gridlock is a way of life, but fun nonetheless. I enjoy long walks off of short piers and karaoke. I live with my girlfriend, who is an aspiring actress, while I attend Art Center in Pasadena.. which all translates to us being dirt poor, yay! I've been known to poke badgers with spoons and drive too fast while listening to Guns N Roses. So if you're feeling the need to "rock out" then be sure to dial extension #323, Ciao!

Now then, with the dispensing of that formality let's all pony up and give out some vital details! It's always good to get to know people around the area, cause who knows if there's a professional somewhere in this lot who we can all sap for information and good connections, as well as latch on to them like the father that I never had....... *single tear*

[seb]

lets all meet on the 110 overpass on orange grove in south pasadena and drop eggs on cars.

mister macaroni - breeding, huh? hasn't art center taught you anything about working in a sausage factory? just think of all the women you could have gotten with your tuition. i sure wish i took all that money i sunk into school and bought a fast car and had good times... damn 100k at least.

my name is mike and i'm an alcoholic. i draw things when i feel like it and i resent being called an artist... cause artists are pansies and cut off their ears and dont bathe. oh yea and i like long walks on the beach and looking at the sunset and cute asian women who for obvious reasons hate me.

[Helium Macaroni]

Mmmm sausage...

Personally I prefer lobbing old meat from the top of my appartment building onto school children, rather than eggs onto passing cars... But to each his own.

[LiL QoH]

uhh ok...

Hi my name's Terrie. I go to AIOC. I know theres other AIOC kids here, and I'm going to drag them to this thread :D

Seb's just anti social don't listen to him :P

[fukifino]

Alright, here's the vitals. My name is Forest (yay, hippie parents!), I'm 29 and currently a programmer and part time art student, hoping to jump ship into a career in illustration in the next 2 years or so. I'm just finishing up my first life drawing class and trying to figure out where to go from here. I'm probably going to try to save up for a class at Watts Atelier, but I honestly don't know (plus this workshop is killing my pocketbook).

Mike (the macaroni one)..yer one funny guy. :D

Any of you other OC peeps going to either the Workshop or the SD Comicon?

[PhilHolland]

Cool beans Forest. Nice to meet you.

I'm going to E3, the Austin Workshop, and am in the process of scheduling the comic con stuff. That may be difficult though......

My name's Phil Holland. I'm am 24. My full time gig is working as a "Scan/Record/Color Coordinator" at Rhythm and Hues Studios. Basically that means I do stuff with film, color correct shots, and program. On the side, when work isn't killing me, I make extra cash doing photography and web work.

When I graduated high school I turned down a couple of full scholarships at UCLA and USC to work on my artistic goals. That was a tuff sell to mom and pops @ 18 while working at a video store. I worked at a small computer company in the valley then landed a temp gig at Rythm that I turned into a career.

So for the past 5 years of being here I've been taking life drawing classes, sculpting classes, and getting crits on my work from people in our art department. Overall, just trying to improve my artistic abilities. Really work on my traditional and digital techniques. I'm a paper sketcher for the most part as I desire that hand to sword feeling. Most of my painting takes place in the digital realm.

I didn't start off with a lot of born in talent, but I had a real interest in illustration, design, character development, and composition.

My passions include conceptual illustration, film making, photography, writing, and music.

My goals all surround generating and fleshing out new concepts and working in feature films and games.

I guess I'd coin myself as a creator.

How's that for a god complex?

I've been involved with the web forums since sijun was in it's wee days. I am mostly am a conceptart.org'er nowadays as this forum seems to be more suited towards my goals. I visit conceptart.org almost everyday.

Phil

[Helium Macaroni]

Run Forest, Run! For the love of God I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm pleased that you find me funny sir, but I assure you that it’s just the morphine wearing off. What I find funny is that I have access to your deepest secrets on your blog.. and with them, I shall assume your identity and wreak chaos on your life! Or simply see what kinda clothes you have.. because apparently you like black.... and so do I. You're pretty darn funny yourself; especially that Avatar which makes me spit soda every time the "scared" face comes up. Anyway, I indeed may be going to the ComicCon with some pals. My Rei Ayunami costume, complete with oddly seductive bandages, is near complete! (I hope that joke wasn't too dorkish) I'm hoping all the hotels aren't booked.

Guh-reetings Phil, you apparently live in Woodland Hills and therefore are automatically associated, in my mind, with the porn industry, contgrats! :D But seriously, that rocks that you work at R&H, I officially envy you. Especially since you're the same age as I am and have a steady job. I'd love to see the rest of your work when you get your site up and running. I saw your thunderdome piece *thumb up.* I wouldn't be worried about the God complex thing, I think we all have a touch of that, especially when making sure cats and dogs have proper weddings. It's sinful if they don't I tell you.

Anyway, if anyone gives a hoot, my AIM handle is MaphistoButercup and I'm on that constantly if you care to "chat." Until then, I need some lunch!

[PhilHolland]

Helium Macaroni - Lol. You nailed it to certain extent. Porn is runs wild in the valley, but remember that Neversoft is based in Woodland Hills. So it can't all be bad. I've turned down ridiculous money to do video editing and photography for some of the X rated companies down here. I just don't really want to get into a business that I can't get out of.
Turning down money is really hard to do btw.

However, during the weekend, if you go to Friday's you might just recognize somebody who's body you might be very familar with.

It's a crazy world.

Phil

[fukifino]

Hehe...I lived in Canoga Park when I was in Junior High...and to think I was so near all that smut and didn't even know it!

And I have plenty of shallow secrets on my blog too..don't neglect those! And the thought of you in that costume brings back HORRIBLE memories of Man-Faye at AX last year....*shudder*. Wait..that wasn't you was it???? :eek:

[fletchgirl]

hey, i'm Valerie Fletcher, I too am 24, I graduated from CalArts in 2002 with an animation degree.. 2d!!! a 2d animation degree which qualifies me to continue doing caricatures at theme parks, which I have been doing for 7 years. woo. Right now, I am at the L.A. Zoo. hey, Forest, Phil, Mike, Mike, Terrie and Seb! like I said before, i am in Westwood.

[PeggyChung]

Hey guys, im Peggy and im a highschool student who is planning to go to art center. But first im going to go to pasedena city college to get some of them liberal art + misc classes away first so i can focus on more art at AC. This summer i am about to go take saturday high classes at AC for highschool students. nice to see that there are more southerners around here.

[Helium Macaroni]

Forest: Sadly no, that wasn't me.. I had the same costume though, except with about 120 lbs more girth :D Ok maybe not. Actually.. I WAS going to suggest to my girlfriend go as Faye to ComicCon, or Aeon Flux, but then she had to go cut her hair and dye it blond.. Cursed girlfriend not adapting herself to all of my entertainment whims. Anyway, I will no doubt be scouring your many pages of blog in order to unearth the vast tapestry of psychological richness that is Forest.

Valerie: Hully.. f'n.. crap.. I love the stuff on your page, especially your animal characters and whatnot. Bloody fantastic. I always envied animation people, such.. uh.. animation in their work, and fluidity and character. Actually many people at Art Center could learn from that. But I'm totally head over heals for your cat characters.. and I hate cats.. they tend to eat my bird. Anyway, I have a good friend in Westwood, she lives over on Rochester St or something. Isn't it a bit expensive to live there? Maybe it’s just the med students at UCLA that drive their Mercedes' just makes me think that.

Phil: Holy crap! I've been to that Fridays! But I failed to see any bustalicious girls there; I guess I wasn't privy to the crowd. Yes indeed I've passed by Neversoft when I visit my buddy out there. I'm actually quite fond of Woodland hills, it was the first impression of LA that I had because when I visited here for the first time, whilst looking at Art Center, I stayed at the good ol' Best Western that adjourns the beautiful Canoga Park lanes!

Hiya Peggy, yeah try and get as much of that liberal arts junk outta the way as you can before you enroll in art center, it makes it much easier :)

And now.. off to dinner.

[LiL QoH]

Hey Mr Phil, I've been to rhythm and hues a couple time on tour with a couple teachers, maybe I've seen you :D. Which area do you work in?

[Sinix]

Oh yea, I'm rob, 21, living in some cheery part of orange county. Haven't gone to any schools, don't have a job at the moment either.. yes, still live with parents. My line of art interest would be making some comics for now, then who knows what after. Wasn't an art kid, didn't draw at all until a year after high school. Pretty much just poor, quiet, and boring. Good.. goood.

Not sure if I'll be going to the big art convention stuff and whatnot.. I suck at figuring out travel stuff and whatnot (whatnot = limited funding).

:chainsaw: Guess I'll get back to drawing, I'm only on page 3 of this cursed comic.

[PhilHolland]

Nice to meet you Sinix.

Helium Macaroni - Well, it's certainly 50/50 up here. Friday's is simply fascinating. Some nights you meet celebrities, some you meet broken down people.
You don't mean the Canoga Lakes do you? :)

LiL QoH - Remember when you were on the tour and passed Scan/Record and they were talking about a film scanner and a laser recorder and looked through a little window on a big blue door? My office is directly left of that behind the next blue door.

Phil

[Redder]

Hello, I am Eric and I live in North Hollywood. Most of major film studios are a short distance from me. Also close to me are "Travel Town" and the Gene Autry Museum. Plus I am a short drive from the porn capital of the u.s., Van Nuys!

[LiL QoH]

Humm I don't recall seeing that :(

[fletchgirl]

Macoroni Mike: thanks :emb: um, yeah, westwood is way way too much. My boyfriend goes to UCLA (animation, not a med student ;) , and I'm mooching off his hospitality at the moment. yes, i am so sick of bmw drivers i could scream. :)

[dns2k]

hey my name is Otto i am a San Diego artist who is studying at Watts with ron lemen. I am 21 and my life is art. i also attend SDSU... which is not my cup of tea anymore. their art department sux but whatever.

-dns

[Groover McNab]

Hey All,

Anyone here going to Austin? If anyone is, do you know any deals as far as plane fare? Trying to find out if I can afford to go. I guess I can look myself online anyway :rolleyes:

[dns2k]

southwest was 125 there and 115 back... from SD


dns

[PhilHolland]

Groover - I'm taking American Airlines for about $250 from LAX to AUS and back. However, I think the particular flight I am taking is sold out.....

Phil

[Groover McNab]

Thanks guys!

Phil - That's a pretty good deal! Hopefully I can find a similar priced one. If they are all ranged like that then I'm there. Woo hoo!

[fukifino]

I got Southwest for $232 roundtrip from Orange County (John Wayne) into San Antonio (I have friends there I'm staying with.) I'm sure you can find some similar deals from elsewhere in SoCal, Groover. :D

Hey dns2k...what classes are you taking at Watts? What's the teaching style there? I'm trying to figure out where to go after the summer and I'm thinking about taking some classes at Watts. I'll probably try to talk to Ron at either the workshop or the Comicon first, but I'm just curious what your experiences there have been like. :)

Nice to see a few more SoCalers chiming in.

[LiL QoH]

I'm going to be in Japan the time of the austin workshop ;_; booo!!!

[I.was.ink]

hey macaroni, what's ur major and what term are u?

i go to accd as well!

[dns2k]

oh just to brag a bit my american airlines flight happens to be first class all the way there and back... yea buddy!

-dns

[Groover McNab]

Coach builds more character anyway.

Ok, not really :(

[Helium Macaroni]

ink: Oh, I know Oscar, I know allllll about you... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...




Muah..

[I.was.ink]

zuah?????

who...who are you...???:(

[seb]

he's batman

[I.was.ink]

hey seb, when r u going to update ur site?

and whatever happened to ur TD entry?

Oh, and may I be unbanned from studio222?:D

[seb]

hey oskar, my site is eternally in the works because essentially everything i have been doing is work that doesnt belong to me or stuff that is going to be published. so no new site. ive been up to my neck in sequence design for work and freelance that ive been taking so essentially i had more of a life when i was in school, but thank god, my loans might be paid off somewhat soon. this is how pathetic i am, i havent seen an actual movie in a movie theater since last year. so yea, my thunderdome stuff is incomplete. maybe one day i will post it. and i dont think you were ever banned at s222. the ban list is empty.

[I.was.ink]

good thing you're busy.
Sucks you can't post.
Well whaddya know...im not banned anymore! cool!

btw, it's os"K"ar

[Helium Macaroni]

If only I was batman, maybe then I could get laid..

Aside from that, It's Mike Oskar, Maurino.. the one with glasses.. not Mike D.. I'm the one that acts much gayer.. I mean, I'm the cool one!

[I.was.ink]

Ahhh yes!...GAY Mike! ;)

How could I not have seen that?

how long have you been here?

Did you make that pic in ur avatar?

[fukifino]

Marshall Vandruffs Human Anatomy for Artists

http://www.marshallart.com/anatomy.html

Hey folks. I was trying to figure out what to do with my summer and had finally settled on taking a 2d design course (to learn a bit about color and composition) when I saw flyers for this workshop in my life drawing class. Justin Sweet was a student of Marshall and I believe Vance Kovacs was also. So how could I pass this up!

So, if any of you are looking for something interesting to take over the summer, check it out. I'm going to have to miss the session on legs/feet because of the Austin workshop, but oh well. :D

[fukifino]

Oh yeah and Happy Birthday to Helium Macaroni (I think...?)

[Helium Macaroni]

Awww.. why thanks Forest.. now where's my %$&@ing present?! :D

Yeah Oskar, it’s me. I've been here for a couple of months just slothing around. Haven't posted anything yet cause I'm too lazy to upload stuff, and I'd like to have a web site up first... but I'll probably put some stuff into photobucket to start off yet. When I do some of my own stuff that I'd like to get critiqued, then I'll put some crap up. Yeah my avatar is the head of a sculpture I made. It's a dude in power armor that I did last summer. hmm.. maybe I'll post that first.

Anyway! Hope your classes go well, I'll see you in a couple of days back at the factory :)

[dns2k]

any one who can go to marshall's class should.... i spent my $$$ going to austin, but i want someone taking notes there to pass along to me... he is the f*ing man

-dns

[fukifino]

So...like....who wants to get together for coffee and sketch? :D I'm thinking it's probably not going to happen with SD/OC/LA...mainly because SD is too far from LA and vice versa...but I'm thinking an SD/OC or OC/LA thing could happen...Just look at all the fun the British are having! :D

C'mon, ya know you want to...

[fukifino]

Man...y'all are just no fun. :(

[PhilHolland]

Hey mate,
I'm severly booked until after the Austin workshop. We'll get together and do some sort of LA meet for sure though.

Phil

[fukifino]

Hehe, no sweat. I know the feeling. I'm probably pretty busy til after then too. But my class just ended and I felt good afterwords and am psyched to just keep drawing and seeing some of y'all draw too. :D Guess I'll just have to wait til Austin.

[Kambei]

My name is Long-Hai.. 25..
I'm currently an intern at Threshold Digital in Santa Monica.
I'm a 3d animator and artist. I usually do some freelancing outside of work.

That Marshall Vandruff class sounds great!..

I might look into that..

[fukifino]

Hello, Long-Hai and welcome to our disfunctional thread. If you end up taking the class, I guess I'll see you there.

*must...resist...use...of....smiley.....*

[grinn]

Hey I am in Redondo Beach..which is near Los Angeles/santa monica.

[sullenearth]

My name is Jeff, I’m from Huntington Beach and I an am an alcoholic. I just got my BFA in illustration from Cal State Long Beach and I deliver pizza.

[tenjobara]

Nice to meet everyone, my name is Jenny and I'm in central Orange county Tustin Irvine area. I've been looking to meet all of you here at CA. My full time job is property manager, but my real job is a freelance artist, doing everything from logo designs to web sites to fine arts.

How about a OC / SD meet sometime ??

[dns2k]

i am down for an OC/SD meet anytime

sullenearth- i used to live in HB, where abouts do you live? i used to surf off of the cliffs and hang at pierside all the time. i lived off of edwards.

-dns

[Kambei]

Hey Fukifino

I'm gonna be sending my check for the Marshall Vandruff summer class.


Thanks for the heads up on the great event!
I'll be seeing you there.

[sullenearth]

I spend my time in a dumpster off of 9th.

[fukifino]

Cool deal Long-Hai/Kambei. Look forward to seein' ya there. :D

Hello Jeff and Jenny. Jenny, you're probably practically my neighbor. I just moved to Jamboree and Robinson. :o

I'm down for an OC/anything meet just about anytime. If we meet with SD we should probably meet somewhere in south OC (or I suppose north SD...I'm easy). I don't really know a lot of places down south except for Harbor House in Dana Point...although I've got a friend who lives down there who might be able to point out some good coffee shops or something. I figure if people bring their sketchbooks, coffee shops are probably a little better than restaurants, but like I said..I'm easy.

[Blackwell]

Hey kids,

I'm Pat, and I live in OC (Mission Viejo). I'm the old guy lurking in the corner. I haven't posted any of my own stuff at this time, seeing as how I haven't done any serious art since most of you youngsters were in diapers (well, maybe not that long ago...but it feels like it.) I'm mostly here to encourage others and to get some inspiration to pick up a pencil and sketchbook again.
I'm 34 -- wait, damn it, it's gonna be 35 tomorrow. Sigh. Now I feel even older.

Anyway, I have a 13-year-old son who has used up, I would say, 37 trees-worth of paper on all of his sketches, and he LOVES conceptart. He bugs me every day -- "Dad, can we go to conceptart? Dad? Huh? Can we? Can we?" I should just let him go on his own, but he tends to "accidently" find his way to hankypankycollege.com, so I have to supervise. Besides, we know how much you guys like drawing the boobies.

Some day soon I'll have him scan some of his drawings and post them, because he ROCKS, and maybe I'll dig up my old life drawings to post - or maybe convince the wife to finally pose for me.

Also, I work at the Register as a manager of the web design dept. - so the next time you're driving down the 5 and pass that ugly-ass building, give me a honk.

[fukifino]

Hi Pat. Is that the Register building off of Grand? I work at Grand and 17th. :D And I'll be 30 this year so I'm feelin' ya there. :(

I need kick in the pants motivation too...one of the reasons I seem to be so keen on getting these little meetups happening. And yeah, definately scan some of yours and your sons stuff in. :D

[Blackwell]

Yo Forest -- yep, that's where I work. So where do you work? The Popeye's Chicken at the corner of Grand &17th? ;)

I just got a great scanner, so I'll post a few of his images and maybe some of mine.

Nice meetin' everyone!

(PS Forestino - it's all downhill after 30...haha)

[fukifino]

Nooooooo, don't tell me that! :(

And actually, that's a KFC/Long John Silvers there, not a Popeye's...unless there's another Popeye's somewhere on that corner...

Anyways, naw, I work at a small software company just about a block down 17th towards Tustin. In the "El Patio" building. (You'd really have to search for it...it's not all that spectacular.) I'm hoping to get out of software and into art in the next couple of years though.

[LiL QoH]

Ooooo! I havent checked my school email for Marshall Vandruff classes in evar! I must see! I just go to the oddball ones that are held once a month or so :] I went to the draping one and the justin sweet demo..I need to get my butt into gear and go to some others :]

[fukifino]

Come to the Anatomy Class! :D

[steve kim]

hi, guys

my name is steve kim and i'm another artcenter kid, 3rd term illu. i commute to school from norwalk. i don't post much but thought i'd say hello.

cheers,
steve

[I.was.ink]

Hey Steve!

We haven't talked in a while. How r ya? Im third term too. PM me with the classes u have, we might have some together and not even know it.

[fletchgirl]

hey everybody.. again. i want to meet, but yeah, an SD OC thing is not good for me. see y'all at ComicCon! RIGHT?

[steve kim]

damn oskar, third term already? man how time flies when one is term off :)

i'm doing alright, hopefully you are doing better. my classes are comp and painting w/ liashkov, 3d character modeling, intro to robotics, drawing concepts w/ limrite, sketching w/ kato 2-7.

my little elective habit is going to own me. can u believe i'll be taking analysis of form next term? hahaha :eek:

[trevor]

im in long beach
perfect central meeting point b tween la and oc
lets set up a work group email me
and lets get organized

[CCCP-DeLux]

Covina, 91724... about 20 miles away from L.A.
Technically not south but it's in that direction.

If anyone has an event that's open to the public I'd love to attend. I'm hardly what you could consider an artist (more like a dabbling art student) but I appreciate the work of others (and I'm looking to make some modest purchases as well).

only 16 years of age tho, a tad young.

[fukifino]

Anatomy workshop starts todaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!

Those of you going, see you there. I'll be the 6'6" dude with long hair. I'm hard to miss. :)

[|NTeRN]

ananomy workshop was awesome. soo much info in such a short amount of time. I met fukifino ( he tall... very tall ) and kambei. for those in so cal who are not going to marshalls class your missing out. u can still sign up i think but its $240 and theres only 6 more classes

p.s.
fukifino- sorry about bailling out of the ananomy class without saying bye. my sisters/counsins graduation party was going on and i had to get there asap. sorry again

[steve kim]

cool u guys were there too? small world. i think i recognized fukifino, tall dude, long hair :). i sat in the front with the artcenter buckethat. i'll say hi next time.

cheers,
steve

[fukifino]

Yeah, it's cool, Matt...I figured you had to book out of there for that shindig.

Also, you can take the classes one at a time for $40 a session I think.

Don't be shy chumps...I don't bite. :D


*edit*

Oh yeah...not sure if any of you caught it, but Marshall mentioned in passing that he will be teaching a composition class in the winter? :O :O :O That's music to my ears if that's true. Can't wait for that!

[otis]

Anybody surf? I'm in San Clemente and have MANY artists down here. The last Thursday of every month on Del Mar is an art walk.

if anyone cares to know....

[trevor]

if anyone wants to get together and do some artwerk
meet me in long beach thursday at junipero and 4th st at portfolio coffee shop
(aptly named for an art meet up i guess)
at 3 pm
im th 6ft 4 in guy w/ shaggy ass hair and really really tight clothes
call me if ya wanna meet at another time

562 621 9269

im serious lets motorvate

[Kambei]

Vandruff's class rocked. It was cool meeting fukifino and intern.

I look forward to the next few classes. I definitely suggest artists of all levels should check it out.

Hey guys, we should start a vandruff sketch book thread or what not. The studies we do and how the studies have helped our drawings now.

Tell me if you're all interested.

[Phuzion]

I suppose I better chime in. I'm in school with Oskar... but I live in Pasadena... good ol' Old Town. And I'm not an alcoholic cause I only drink on the weekends.

[fukifino]

Originally posted by Kambei
Vandruff's class rocked. It was cool meeting fukifino and intern.

I look forward to the next few classes. I definitely suggest artists of all levels should check it out.

Hey guys, we should start a vandruff sketch book thread or what not. The studies we do and how the studies have helped our drawings now.

Tell me if you're all interested.

That sounds like an interesting idea. If nothing else it would help us maybe pick up some things we didn't write down...amongst all three of us we probably got all the info...and it would also be a good tutorial thread for others I suppose.

Of course, my rendering skills suck (although not as much as my writing skills) so I dunno how helpfull my notes would be. ;)

Is it next weekend yet? :(


And Phuzion...whatever happened to that Alice re-imagining you were doing? I seem to have stumbled upon your sketchbook thread right as you decided to STOP posting in it. :P

*edit*

Oh yeah..and Trevor...I'd love to come and make retarded scrawls with ya, but weekday events ain't gonna happen for me (stupid 8-5 job :P )...hope some other people show up though. After the Austin workshop I'm gonna try to get a few get-togethers goin' though.

[Phuzion]

Fukifino: Heh heh... it was Oz, and um, it's on hold right now... since school's back in action, I've gotta focus on class and the work I'm doing on the side, but it's still kickin' around in my dome. I'll come back to it in the future. Soooooo many ideas and only 24 hours in a day, what can ya do... ;p

[trevor]

thats cool fikifino
im just gonna be there werkin on some shit 4 sony
so if anyone wants to show up do so
otherwise get ahold of me and lets set up a date

[fukifino]

Phuzion: Did I say Alice? lol...I dunno what I was thinking...I even re-dug up the thread before I posted that just to make sure it was you I was thinking of. Guess I had a brain fart while typing. :)

Trevor: Cool deal. I'll try to post something after the workshop.

[tumbra]

Okay guys/gals. If you're serious about getting together and wanna make this thing happen I would like for us to get together at the Living Room Coffee Shop on El Cajon College near SDSU. I'll be out of town for the next 2 weeks so let's make if for July 8th at 8:00PM. I go there anyway so if you can make it fine, if not, no big deal. I still like you all anyway. But I hope some of you can make it. If anyone is serious, drop me a line and I'll promptly respond and give you direction if you need them. Looking forward to seeing you there.

[|NTeRN]

im downfor posting notes from marshall's class... but then you'd have to deal with my dyslexia and non legiable writing that even confuses me when i try to read it

**edit**

hey Phuzion you coming to Texas? Ive always liked your stuff and would like to meet ya in person

[I0N]

Weird...this is another part of the forum I never knew existed.
I wouldn't mind meeting up with you fools. this is perfect actually I'm about to go on break in a little while (now) and sadly I'm not going to austin. I was thinking of just traveling (traveling as in not spending most of my time inside the house) and sketching. San Diego is a bit far for my taste. I'm in Covina...never heard of it? EH me neither, lets just say its near San Dimas.

[AmadorL]

Hello yall....i am to busy killing rival gang members and drug dealers, but i ocationally find time to draw...So i think i am an artist too...

[FIG]

San Diego artist-in-training busily plugging away at Watts Atelier here.

Lol, I took a class there 2 semesters ago. I live right down the street, literally.

[SeraphSword]

Hey all, I'm Matt and I'm not even in California. But in a couple weeks I'll be moving so that I can go to Watts, hopefully I'll be living somewhere near Encinitas. I'll probably have to find an apartment, job and all before I can think about get-togethers, but once I'm settled I'm done for whatever.

[Lauren Short]

man we should divide this into two categories : Orange county and below

-and-

LA area hahaha



(i'm in the LA area)

[TheDirtSyndicate]

i'm in Malibu.
just moved here from Dallas.

i wanna participate.

(sorry, didn't have time to read the whole thread, but i will when i have more time)

[trevor]

good idea injection
im on the enemies border here in
long beach
my idea is to build a giant wall
thatll seperate the oc folks from the rest of us
heh i hope
the ivaders must be stopped!!!!!!

trevor

[Helium Macaroni]

Fence! Fence! Fence! (walls will keep in the smog)

[Lauren Short]

OR! we could have a giant wall WITH===== ventilation?



BOOYAH! :dance:





(hey do the northern so-cal people want to have a get together?)

[April]

I'm just posting to say hello to other locals here.

Unfortunately, I can't get down to Comic Con. I've missed it for the past five years because I've been too busy. I used to go religiously for the decade before that, and will go again when work isn't too nasty.

I'm in the west valley (Woodland Hills). I work for a computer game company, mostly doing modeling, texturing, some 2D, and only the odd concept now and then. I free-lance illustration, mostly for card games. I'm a graduate of Art Center in Illustration. And I'm pretty sure I know people who have been to Watts. I just took a drawing class at Calif. Art Institute, for fun.

[FIG]

man we should divide this into two categories : Orange county and below

-and-

LA area hahaha



(i'm in the LA area)


Thats not funny, I used to HAVE to live in Orange County, land of mini-malls and people who pretend they're rich. Then I got lucky, moved to Pasadena, graduated from Art Center and then moved to San Diego/paradise.

[LiL QoH]

Heyyy Im an orange county native and I'm offended :machinegu

[FIG]

I grew up there but that doesn't mean I like it and no offense.

[April]

I was born in Long Beach, grew up in OC, (lived in MA, CO, Scotland and England), was in Pasadena for 10 years (Art Center and afterwards), an am now in the West Valley...

OC isn't any worse than LA. I never believed in the Orange Curtain.

San Diego is cool. I don't think we should divide up. Anything within driving distance is "local", isn't it?

:dorky:

[PhilHolland]

Hi April,
I'm in the Woodland Hills area too. You wouldn't by any chance be working for Neversoft would you?

Phil

[LiL QoH]

anyone wanna get some boba or something that lives in OC?

[dr. brie]

I hope it's not too late for introductions..

I'm Brianna, I live in the San Fernando Valley and I'm a sophomore in highschool.
I love art and drawing more than anything else, and if all goes well, I'd like to land myself a career in the field.

LilQoh - I remember you from the AAF. :] (I modded there under the handle "blublayze".) Nice to see you're still around! I had no idea you were so close by as well.

[fukifino]

QoH...I've never had boba yet. :o Been meaning to try it sometime.

BTW, besides Phil and FIG going to the Comic Con this weekend? I'll be there Friday and Saturday.

Oh, and hello to the new people. :)

Man, we definately gotta get somethin' rollin'.

[LiL QoH]

I might be going saturday

[I0N]

I havent tried boba yet either my mom and sisters get it all the time...I wonder why I havent tried it yet. I dont live in the OC but I go to school there all the time tues wed thurs. too poor to go to comicon. but next year fo sho. but hey lets find a way to meet up befor then wadda ya say.

edit: Damn! I just remembered about the challenge against trevor! man are you that damn busy that you couldnt remind me or somthing. whoa gotta post something up. :doh:

[fukifino]

Terrie..you still have my cell number? Call me on Saturday if you show up. If you don't have it, PM me and I'll message it back to you.

[FIG]

fukifIno, I went to the Comic Con today and it was great. I met all sorts of awesome artists, bought their sketchbooks and even spoke at length with Jeff Watts. We should all definetly get something going and I will have a table next year for sure.

[LiL QoH]

I havent tried boba yet either my mom and sisters get it all the time...I wonder why I havent tried it yet. I dont live in the OC but I go to school there all the time tues wed thurs. too poor to go to comicon. but next year fo sho. but hey lets find a way to meet up befor then wadda ya say.

edit: Damn! I just remembered about the challenge against trevor! man are you that damn busy that you couldnt remind me or somthing. whoa gotta post something up. :doh:


dorkus I go to your school.. Im Q o H Ze moderat000r

[April]

I'm in the Woodland Hills area too. You wouldn't by any chance be working for Neversoft would you?

Nope. I'm currently at Liquid Entertainment in Agoura Hills. We're working on a D&D rts for Atari. I started here over a year ago.

For seven years before that I worked for New World Computing (div. of 3DO), on Heroes of Might and Magic and Might and Magic. I left just before 3DO went bankrupt and closed everything down.

New World used to be in the same offices that Liquid currently occupies. I was just too lazy to want to move...!

[April]

I love boba drinks.

I wish I were at ComicCon now.

Unfortunately, I have too much work to do.

I work too much...



:cry:

[fukifino]

Hey April..that wouldn't happen to be that Dragonshard Wars game, would it?

[I0N]

dorkus I go to your school.. Im Q o H Ze moderat000r

you liar! theres no art school in the OC! no seriously who the hell are you. and what the hell is a Q o H Ze moderat000r... I mean uh, yeah I know what it is just that uh you know to inform everyone else....yeeaah

on a side note: I rule that school!
another side note: once me and trevor are through with our challenge me and you are gonna throw down unless you're chicken :chicken: or a :cat; loser buys the drinks (unless I lose) :D
if you wanna know what I look like check out the self portrait thread I got a few in there or...you already know what I look like *gasp*

-Adrian

[LiL QoH]

*scratches head* challenge for what? o_O yeah I saw the self portrait but Im really only at school during the night..


haha fuki! sorry dood I sooo totally forgot to call you when I was at comicon ;_; I didn't go saturday because of some stupid crap but I went today for a couple hours.. err yeah o_O

[I0N]

challenge for what?
no reason just friendly competition, you know to better yourself and other bullshit like that to see who can come up with better designs for a topic...and it dosent matter that your at school only during the night I'm there the whole day (or somewhere near by) litterally morning afternoon and night for three days strait :zzz:

anybody else wanna battle? I'm not that great honest :confident

[April]

Hey April..that wouldn't happen to be that Dragonshard Wars game, would it?

Why, yes it would!
^^

The name is new--I'm still getting used to it. It was announced without a name on Gamespy or Gamespot or one of those places a few months ago...

And Atari had it at their booth at the ComicCon--demo only.

I couldn't make to down to Comic Con because I've got a couple of freelance deadlines hanging over my head (card game stuff); plus I'm trying to get ready for GenCon. I go every year and sell stuff there.

It's a busy time of year, with all the cons--and doing the computer game stuff...

[LiL QoH]

challenge for what?
no reason just friendly competition, you know to better yourself and other bullshit like that to see who can come up with better designs for a topic...and it dosent matter that your at school only during the night I'm there the whole day (or somewhere near by) litterally morning afternoon and night for three days strait :zzz:

anybody else wanna battle? I'm not that great honest :confident


hmmmm.. ok you call it in the dsg thread on aiforums k?

[fukifino]

Why, yes it would!
^^

The name is new--I'm still getting used to it. It was announced without a name on Gamespy or Gamespot or one of those places a few months ago...

And Atari had it at their booth at the ComicCon--demo only.

I couldn't make to down to Comic Con because I've got a couple of freelance deadlines hanging over my head (card game stuff); plus I'm trying to get ready for GenCon. I go every year and sell stuff there.

It's a busy time of year, with all the cons--and doing the computer game stuff...

Yeah, I stumbled across the demo at the Con. Hung out to watch it (as I'm just getting into Eberron). Really nice looking engine/levels on that baby. :)

Mmm...GenCon...I'm assuming you mean the Indi one? I'm gonna have to wait til the Anaheim one. I haven't been to an RPG convention in years...looking forward to that.

[April]

Yeah, I stumbled across the demo at the Con. Hung out to watch it (as I'm just getting into Eberron). Really nice looking engine/levels on that baby.

One of Liquid's producers and ass't producers were down there demo-ing it. It's cool that someone actually saw it--out of the 70,000 or so people who were at ComicCon. The guy sitting next to me does a lot of the level work--decorating, texture tiles, special effects, vert painting... He's doing an incredible job. The environment looks eons better than our last game (War of the Ring) and that didn't look too bad.

With most games I've worked on, I'm usually pretty sure the game will LOOK as good as it can, not because we think we're great artists, but most people working in the industry are pretty good, art-wise. It's usually a problem with engines and game-play, I think--or poor direction--but then, I may be a tad biased!!!

Mmm...GenCon...I'm assuming you mean the Indi one? I'm gonna have to wait til the Anaheim one. I haven't been to an RPG convention in years...looking forward to that.

I always go to the Indy GenCon. It's bigger and most paper/tabletop game companies go there.

They just started the one in Anaheim last year. I was actually the Artist Guest at that one--which was no big deal since it was SMALL and people stayed away because it was too close to Christmas (and first years of cons tend to be a bust anyway--it takes a while to build up the membership).

I'll probably go this year--but it's even closer to Christmas--so it'll probably be AWFUL. They picked such horrible dates because they (Atkinson/Gencon) went for a long-term deal (cheaper), and so could negotiate a better date for the year after this one. If Gencon-LA doesn't die before then for lack of vendors and attendees, 2005 should be a better year to attend...

If anyone wants free-lance work from paper games, going to GenCon-Indy is a good idea. Most companies are there--artists are there--players are there. It's good for handing out samples, getting business cards, meeting ADs, networking, etc. But pay for free-lance in paper games pretty much sucks--so be warned! WotC pays OK, but everyone else can't afford to pay a lot. ... It IS fun work, though. I like doing it in my spare time...

------------

Unrelated question-- How many ACCD alums go back for events there? I haven't been back in ages. I was wondering if there were any events or programs that seem worthwhile?

There are those reunion-type things... but I never really saw the point unless I know someone who said they were going and just wanted to hang out with them...

[Abby]

I don't come here often, but I'm just popping in to check out the new site design. I'm another Los Angeles artist, another CalArts Character Animation graduate (class of 2000). I live in Santa Clarita. Right now, I'm unemployed, but I usually work in the videogame industry. I've been at Wayforward Technologies and Paradox.

Hi Fletchgirl!!!!

[April]

Abby wrote: I've been at Wayforward Technologies and Paradox.

Paradox-- Do you know Jeff Wand?

[pender]

What's up my So Cal peeps....good to see the west coast represent. I'm in the OC (tustin/santa ana) area. So when is the SoCal workshop going down, for those who cant afford to fly to amsterdamn, or austin for that matter. I just graduated, which means I'm broke as HELL...so let's get this done :bashful: let's get motivated....lates...back to work :vodkamachine:

[LiL QoH]

us OC people should get boba damnit lol

[I0N]

how bout some horchata? :wink: do I count as an OC person I just go to school there...oh yeah and your ass is mine. seriously though we gotta set up a meeting or somthing. no wait I change my mind boba is good.

[LiL QoH]

how bout some horchata? :wink: do I count as an OC person I just go to school there...oh yeah and your ass is mine. seriously though we gotta set up a meeting or somthing. no wait I change my mind boba is good.


horchata boba *______________*

[culfinglin]

I'm in central Orange County (Irvine/Tustin Ranch). I know there are more socalers around here. Let's get it on!

hey there! i'm right next to you in orange. :)

[fukifino]

Har! OC repruhsent...or something. >:D I used to live in Orange (Ekhoff and Chapman I think were my nearest cross streets)...I work in Santa Ana right now doing computer shiat. :\

QoH. Hook us up with a boba meet. I've been meaning to try that wacky stuff for a while.

And now, to be a complete debutant...my schedule:
This weekend: I'm busy all day saturday at Marshall Vandruffs shot design course. Could do an evening thing after that. Or any time Sunday.

Next weekend: Busy Saturday, I believe, with the D&D geekery...pretty sure I'm free Sunday...blah...I have to "check my schedule" tomorrow at work. How lame do I sound?

But anyways, hook something up...if I can't show, looks like more and more OC peeps are chiming in...and maybe some of the LA and SD peeps might show.

Or not. :blahblah:

[Helium Macaroni]

I can hang in about 2 weeks.. then Hell Week will be over, and Art Center can suck it for 3 weeks!

fukifino, you don't by any chance like Risk do ya? :bashful:

[trevor]

if anyones in the long beach oc area
im playing a show thursday night at a
cheap bar
your more than welcome to show

trevor

[culfinglin]

Har! OC repruhsent...or something. >:D I used to live in Orange (Ekhoff and Chapman I think were my nearest cross streets)...I work in Santa Ana right now doing computer shiat. :\ ...And now, to be a complete debutant...my schedule:
This weekend: I'm busy all day saturday at Marshall Vandruffs shot design course. Could do an evening thing after that. Or any time Sunday.

Next weekend: Busy Saturday, I believe, with the D&D geekery...pretty sure I'm free Sunday...blah...I have to "check my schedule" tomorrow at work. How lame do I sound?

my cross streets are chapman and tustin. i could do something late saturday night, after i'm done with classes.

[Rural Roots]

Hi So-Cal people!

I'm a artist-in-training/computer tech guy (to pay the bills...) from the east coat of Canada, and I am thinking of attending Watts Atelier. I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about Encinitas and the So-Cal area, like prices for accomodations in the area, etc... The exchange rate on our Canadian dollar is brutal, so I have to budget big time hehe

My plan is to take a 10 week curriculum and take all the classe I can, something like 12 classes, for 39 hours a week? Does this plan make sense, or would this be an overload you would think?

Well, if you have info that might help me out, that would be greatly appreciated!

OH, and sorry if this is off topic, just thinking what better way to find out about an area than ask the people who live there

[I0N]

hey trevor ever plan on posting something for our challenge. I never got around to coming up with a final piece but I'm still intrested to see what you came up with if anything.did you forget? I sure did. where you playin?

[fukifino]

Hi So-Cal people!

I'm a artist-in-training/computer tech guy (to pay the bills...) from the east coat of Canada, and I am thinking of attending Watts Atelier. I was wondering if you could tell me a bit about Encinitas and the So-Cal area, like prices for accomodations in the area, etc... The exchange rate on our Canadian dollar is brutal, so I have to budget big time hehe

My plan is to take a 10 week curriculum and take all the classe I can, something like 12 classes, for 39 hours a week? Does this plan make sense, or would this be an overload you would think?

Well, if you have info that might help me out, that would be greatly appreciated!

OH, and sorry if this is off topic, just thinking what better way to find out about an area than ask the people who live there

Hey man...I live a bit north of the area where Watts is, but I can tell you SoCal is expensive...it's one of the more expensive places in the country to live in. But I'm not really sure how San Diego area rates compared to Orange/LA counties.

As for the class load...that sounds like a hell of a lot to me.

But if you want my advice do two things.
1) Go to apartments.com and forrent.com. That will give at least a starting idea of what housing is going to run you. You can make some general assumptions from there.
2) Email Jeff or Ron at Watts and talk to them about your course load. They will probably be the best judges of how much is "too much."

Hope that helps man. :)

[Rural Roots]

Thanks Fukifino!

Yeah, I'd heard it was pretty expensive...I'll have to research it more, then make my final decision. The cost of living here, in the poorest part of Canada, is pretty damn cheap, so it would be quite the shock for my modest means...

And for the course load, I'm trying to get all the learning I can compressed within those few months, but I don't wanna go overboard either...

[I.was.ink]

@Helium: RISK! Ive heard that game pwnes! I wanna play pick me, pick me... :confident

[fukifino]

Oh yeah...Risk :O Man, I haven't played that game since I was a kid. But hey, I love strategy games...

[dns2k]

more sketching less chatting... (that goes for me too!)

-dns

we know its a bad thing for the so cal group when i need to fly to seattle to sketch with CA.org friends

[jetpack42]

oh shnikes! I want in on a game of risk when I come down in a few months.

if you guys don't get something going soon, I'm bringing some Seattle mojo with me.

dns is tha man!

[Lauren Short]

hmmm anyone in the San Gabriel/Pasadena area? (Helium, i.was.ink, lookin ur way)

[dns2k]

as for watts they consider a full load 6+ classes... if thats all your doing and expences are paid other than working i can see taking a full weeks (7) plus if you dont know what do do with yourself when not at watts and alone in sd you can push to 10 and get one hell of a foundation. its 325 or 335 a class i cant remember and when your over 4 classes you get 10% off and there are even packages they have been trying out. plus you get the friday sketch free with a 4 class enrollment.

i personally have to work and attend university so i only rally have time for 2 and barely make rent and eat.

thats life for you. if you want proof that the watts system works when applying hard work and dedication look at Pandawhipped and DZU. they are awesome!!!!! they have improved so much since they first came to watts around when i started. i used to be par with them now i look up to them. if you have the $$$ and the time take as many as you can... but pace yourself so you dont burnout because it would be a shame.

-dns

come on FUK organize this and lets get a group meet up somewhere between LA and SD so we can catch up to the seattle and UK groups. last thing we need is JP42 coming down here and showing us how its done back in the land of starbucks.

[jetpack42]

last thing we need is JP42 coming down here and showing us how its done back in the land of starbucks.

well it's what yer gonna get!!!!!

[LiL QoH]

DOODS! ok for a boba meetup how about the 21st at lollicup? what would be an ideal time for everyone? They have tablets and chairs there so we could maybe have a tiny lil sketchbook gathering. It's usually busy to seating it limited and its not well lit outside at night.

heres the address of the place and needed info:

Lollicup - Irvine
14805 Jeffrey Rd., Suite # A
Irvine, CA 92704
949-559-9436
irvine@lollicup.com www.irvinelollicup.com
Store Hours
Sun-Thu: 11am-11:30pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-12am

[Helium Macaroni]

Ink.. damn right you're in! You're a &%$@ing admiral aren't you?!

Oh, anyone who wants in Risk can be in. However.. you have to choose. Regular Risk? or... FUTURE RISK!!

Yes.. I'm that uber-dork who went to the Wizards of the Coast store to buy Risk 2210 or whatever the hell it is, which mixes card games with the classic formula, and adds commanders. Plus it comes with a Moon map and a new globe map with all the nations renamed to cyber-post-modern-dystopian-future names!

*rolls dice* HAH! You're MINE, Continental Biospheres!! Now North America's vital supply of 5 extra Mecha divisions is MINE! Muahah!

oh.. Injection.. Yes, I'm in Eagle Rock. Wanna have a sleepover?

[Rural Roots]

Thanks DNS for the awesome advice

Well, I don't have much $$$, but I don't have debts either.... And, I'm thinking I would learn more at Watts than by going to university. I've always been more about the hands on and experience than that piece of paper.

Right now the summer term is on ( July 5 - September 18 ), and I was wondering when the other one starts.

Then, if I can find the cheapest possible appartment, I'd be all set!

[Lauren Short]

i'll play your game of risk, if that's what you like to call it ;)



but anyhow, yea man....we should organize a meet of some sort in the pasadena area... i wouldn't mind seeing a full so-cal event but at the moment doesn't seem like it'll happen soon

[culfinglin]

My plan is to take a 10 week curriculum and take all the classe I can, something like 12 classes, for 39 hours a week? Does this plan make sense, or would this be an overload you would think?

on the course load: a lot depends on what sort of classes you're taking, how much time they're going to require outside the school, and how quickly you learn. if you're doing mostly life drawing classes that don't require outside work and just have studying from bridgman, villpu, loomis, etc. as optional work, you could probably easily do 6 classes + the uninstructed workshop on friday nights, if you're not working. however, if you're taking more specialized classes (or any of ron's classes, really), you'll have roughly 5-6 hours of work outside class for every hour you spend inside it, if you want to get the most you can out of the class. (and ideally, you should be spending a couple hours outside of class for the life drawing classes, too!)

get in touch with jeff or ron and see what they say, but i think 12 is going to be too much. :) unless of course, you're godly -- you might well be. :) one thing i have seen a lot of is that quite a few folks taking multiple classes start out doing well at the beginning of the term, then fall apart at the end because they're overwhelmed, and end up frustrated and with nothing really taken to a finish.

from my own experience: i can only handle one class a term while working full-time. i spend an average of 5 hours of work outside of class for every hour inside class (some classes more, some less). however, my rendering skills are not great, so i end up having to rework everything i do for class about... hrm, 3-4 times, to get my work to even close to where it needs to be. so i'm spending usually 15-20 hours outside of class each week. your mileage may vary. :)

[Rural Roots]

Good point Culfinglin, bout the outside class work

I emailed Jeff himself, he told me pretty much the same. He suggested no more than 10 classes for sure. I hadn't taken the "homework" part into my equation, so.. yeah, makes total sense.

Next part is to find a place to live, the cheapest possible. The exchange rate on our poor Canadian dollar haha ...Oh, the humanity!

[|NTeRN]

what about a meet down at huntington beach? we can have a bonfire or whatnot. plus i bet there has to be a least 1 boba shop down there ;)

[LiL QoH]

that could work

[fukifino]

Thought I'd post this here for those that don't read the lounge. Marshall Vandruff composition workshop in LA:

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=283538#post283538

[Lauren Short]

hmmm huntington sounds cool intern...



wow, sounds like a great even fukifino...

[dns2k]

i am down for huntington... i used to live there

i just got back from seattle hanging out with jp and the boys where even andrew showed up to sketch.... guys lets get something going so we can get special guests like the board creators to hang out. they got a bad ass thing going for em.
-dns

[Helium Macaroni]

Well, not to rain on the parade, but we all seem to live pretty far away from one another, and taking into consideration (at least here in LA) traffic, this puts us at a disadvantage :[ I totally envy what they got going on up there.. Even NYC is easier to get around than the So-Cal area. It's so f'n frustrating.

I'm all about meeting up with some people as soon as my term ends on thursday.. heh, art center also makes for a HUGE obsticle because of workload.

Injection, I'm alll about meeting up right after the term. I'd love to meet ya, and I'm sure I can collect a load of some AC people together. If you're game, we're gunna be doing karaokoe probably next weekend. :P We try to go every couple of saturdays to a bar in Glendale that has a kick ass DJ.
Anyone is welcome btw!

And ofcourse any uber-nerd is welcome to the next game of Risk I host.

I also plan on meeting Fletchgirl when she's not ripe with the plague!

[Lauren Short]

sounds cool :teeth:

[April]

Yeah--it's a chore to meet or even organize for a meet in SoCal. Even going across town is a pain.

I'm heading off to GenCon in a few days. I'll probably see other local artist there in Indianapolis--whereas I never see them here! I'm even seeing my art director, who lives less than an hour away... That how it is sometimes.

I've had friends here who I haven't seen for ages!

Of course, it'd help if I wasn't working 24 hrs a day plus weekends... !!!
:\

(I can't even run out and grab a boba on my own!)

[LiL QoH]

Yaaay! Huntington! I live in Huntington.. which life guard tour/beach would you like to do it at? and who's going to bring what?

[Abby]

Paradox-- Do you know Jeff Wand?

Yeah, I do! I haven't spoken to him since I left Paradox, but he's a really nice guy.
I like your illustrations. :^^:

[LiL QoH]

we need an official daaate

[I0N]

oooh a date...I dont kiss on the first, just strait to bed :P seriously we do though...

[LiL QoH]

you hoebag!


Mat, I dub thee official date maker. DO IT DO IT!

[|NTeRN]

:$ :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope: :nohope:

[I0N]

heh heh heh. can I get hoebag! as my title at ai, theres a five in it for ya :tihi: yea that would be sweet...

[dns2k]

damn you intern... pick a fricking date... matt dont make me comve up there and make you pick a date :P

lol

-dns

[|NTeRN]

damn im not god with making arrangements... preferrably within 2 weeks or so or at least when its still hot enough to swim in the water. how about the 2nd or third saturday in september?

[PhilHolland]

Hey all. When you guys decide on a date I'll do my best to show up. I should be in town for most of september.

-p.

[April]

From: Abby--
Yeah, I do! I haven't spoken to him since I left Paradox, but he's a really nice guy. I like your illustrations.

Thanks!

Jeff worked here at Liquid for a while (on one hella-nasty long crunch!), so I got to know him a bit. He's the only person I know at Paradox, so I thought I'd ask. :)

I almost never get out while I'm in L.A.... Too busy either crunching at work, or free-lancing outside of work. It's sad. The only time I see people are when I travel to conventons! ...I haven't had a boba drink in ages...! :(

[LiL QoH]

you shoudl get some boooba with us :D

[|NTeRN]

what about the 11th for the huntington beach meet. i have lots of wood and i can get a couple pallets. we just need you all to go there. if you do it'd be off PCH and Magnolia. right in front of the 2 smoke towers. what do ya say?

[Helium Macaroni]

Wow! Way to pick a day packed with significance.... Yeah, I can make it. You can have a fire there? Can we BBQ?! CAN I COOK!?! I have a grill from Ikea, and really good hotdogs from Buffalo, NY. (don't ask) I can drag some buddies from Art Center who are also on here, like I.was.ink and Phuzion. Maybe chumps too. Sooo yeah, we can get this party started. It will be the beginning of the term for me, so I'll be all sorts of available.

Omg, we can do Beach Risk.....

[Lauren Short]

sounds cool to me :teeth:




hey, beach risk, not a bad idea :P


but yea only one problem, i don't drive, i'm 18 and i dont drive!!! ahhh! yea long story, but if anyone can spot me a ride like the AC guys or anythin i live in san gabriel , and i could pitch some money for gas :blah: :D :teeth: yea just pm me i guess

good plan intern

[LiL QoH]

IM ThARRR I'm going to drag some people from AI there

[Helium Macaroni]

Injection.. jesus.. 18?! Damnable youngin. Actually, don't feel bad, I didn't get my licence till I was 19. Yeah whoever from AC that drives can give you a lift. Hey, add MaphistoButercup to your AIM list and I can get your details.

[|NTeRN]

hey injection no worries... i failed the driving test 3 times.... but im a god driver.. no really i am... seriously... im not kidding... :bomb:


anyhoo... i want to get there arround 12pm or so (hunting kicks you out at 10pm so we'll be there for 10hrs or so) i want to go swimming and boogey boarding and what not so lets go their early :}


EDIT*** also the PMC (Pencil Mileage Club) has a late night life drawing session every Tuesday night over at Cal State Fullerton. its in room VA 184 from 7pm -10pm. they should start on the 6th of September but i'll get back to you on that. Also it'll cost $5- $10 to get in. this is really important because they wont let you in without paying.

[I0N]

I'll see if I can make it...that is if I'm invited :^^;:
there are a few things that might get in my way though:
1 I'm directionaly retarded
2 I dont know what I'm doing tommorow let alone the 11th
3 the zombie invasion...it will happen! stock up on supplies now!

I didnt get my licence til I was 19 failed twice, but I drive great...if there is no traffic :teeth:

[Helium Macaroni]

No! No charged particles allowed! :P

[seb]

isn't it wonderful how decisive artists are?

[Helium Macaroni]

Seb.. wanna come? I'd actually really like to meet you... you legend you! :bow:

[seb]

heheh. i was thinking about it, but im exceptionally bad at making comitments. so once people set a time and place i will probably decide in the hours leading up to it. how's that for being indecisive?

[LiL QoH]

I'll see if I can make it...that is if I'm invited :^^;:

Don't worry, I'm making flyers for school :P

[LiL QoH]

I was at teh beach today with a friend and sooo... which beach are we going to? The city of state beach? because they both have the same numbered lifeguard towers.. hrmm yeahh

[Helium Macaroni]

Yeah I have no idea at all where the meeting place is. I've never been to Huntington Beach. Maybe an address that we can all mapquest?

[LiL QoH]

well I'm going back there to the state beach next weekend... sooo how about I stake out a lifeguard tower .. take some pictures around the area so everyone knows where to go? I live in HB so this is nooo prob

[|NTeRN]

well if your going down Beach Blvd you make a leaft onto Pacific Coast Highway and about a mile or 2 later your come to Magnolia ( near the smoke stacks) pretty simple. or we can wait for lil qoh to find a tower number.


hope to see you all there.

[I.was.ink]

Allright! I think I can make it to the meet.

btw, how do you guys feel about meeting at the L.A zoo. Ive never been and plan on going soon, it'd probably be a cool place to hang out and draw.

so who's officially going?

[|NTeRN]

im there.. i have wood.... to use in the bon fire that is. :bashful: im also bringing my boogey board and skim board. YAY i love the beach :blahblah:

[Helium Macaroni]

Wood? Fire!? Excellent! So bringing the Ikea grill... Hope you guys like eating charbroiled dead things.

[Lauren Short]

dude! charbroiled dead things is what it's all about!!! :D

[Helium Macaroni]

Awsome... and to those who are Vegan or Vegetarian, I pose this question..

If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?!

No it's cool if you don't eat meat, I can totally bring veggies, and bocaburgers... but you'll be missing out on some SERIOUS deliciousness!

[LiL QoH]

vegheads arent allowed...

hahahaha j/k <3 I'm also bringing my boogieboard. I don't have a boombox otherwise I would bring it :( I'll bring plenty of coat hangers for marshmallows and marshmallow fights puahaha

[Helium Macaroni]

Bring some chocolate and grahm crackers for them mallows! GOOD LORD! I can bring my fondue pot!!

[Mazzic]

Hey Southern California peeps! I'm a recent member here at CA, but a long-time lurker. I live in Los Angeles...right between the 10 and the 110, by USC. Going to Art Center in September having recently transferred from USC.

Just checking in! I'd love to try and join you guys at Huntington Beach!

[April]

Hey, has anyone here ever worked for Neversoft? Just wondering how it's like working there...

[steve kim]

hi guys. most of you guys prolly don't know me but i will be there for this shindig.

mike lemme know if i should bring anything. my dad's got like a box of soju in the closet if anyone's into that stuff... (i prefer beer myself... and just two please.. i'm asian after all)

cheers

[trevor]

i tried to organize sumthin months ago and now you all choose a date that puts me squarely in paris france.............

oh well
some other time
if anyone lives in paris lets get together next week!!!!!!!!!!
and germany the week after
and nyc the week after that
im serious!!!!!!!

[Groover McNab]

Any of you dudes/ladies wanna take on Seattle T-dome style? Looks like they're looking to find another group to challenge.

And I think one of em Seattle folks said something about somebody's mama...

[|NTeRN]

hi guys. most of you guys prolly don't know me but i will be there for this shindig.

mike lemme know if i should bring anything. my dad's got like a box of soju in the closet if anyone's into that stuff... (i prefer beer myself... and just two please.. i'm asian after all)

cheers


Huntington Beach has a very "anti alchol" attidude. and i dont really want to be arrested (im underage) so please DO NOT bring alchol of any sort. i want to have this be a kick back alcohol free enviroment where we can burn things in the fire.

sorry if i come off as a "anti people having fun" kinda guy, but i just dont want anyone to get in trouble on our first meet.

[Helium Macaroni]

Wow, no booze? Gee darn, I guess I'll just have to try to have fun sober.. that's always a chore :P

Okay, no booze it is. I'll stick to black tar heroine. After coking off my septum and collapsing 7 veins, it's the only thing that gets me high anymore.

[steve kim]

a *little* booze can't hurt...

[Helium Macaroni]

Flask it you alky!

[LiL QoH]

indeeeeeed flask the alky =x and or have it pose as apple juice and sprite ;) gaahaa

[I0N]

no juice?...I"M OUT!

oh wait helium says no charged particles DAMNIT!...

wait I dont drink :yawn: zzzzzzzzzzzzz cant think, I'm sleepy zzzzzzzzzz

[steve kim]

ok since we have a date set, can we get a time please?

[|NTeRN]

seriously please no alky on the beach... i can care less if you guys all go somewhere afterwards, but i dont want to anyone (including myself) to get introuble with HBPD

also i think anythime after 3pm is fine to meet up. if you just want to be there for the bonfire then come arround 6-7. i might beable to bring some pallets but i wont know till the 11th

[Helium Macaroni]

It's ok man.. We're not gunna be bringing alcohol. We're just messing around.
I hardly drink anyway, aside from things that taste of either cake batter or snapple.

[SeattleThunderdome]

uh oh! who wants a piece?!

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=297222#post297222

[I0N]

seiously I was just messin I dont even drink (though I act pretty stupid like I was drunk sometimes :D) and as for the seatte people tryin to start stuff I would like to but I got too much ish ta do...I barely even started my challenge piece against lil Q and then I got these damn story boards for pinocchio, character designs for my class, enviornments challenge against gen, suff for the GDSA, and other side projects, damn I'm busy! now that I written out what I have ta do I feel alot more stressed :upset: but if I do find time... :confident it should be cake

[seb]

OH NOES. THEY BE CHALLENGING US IN OUR OWN DOJO. PIKACHU I CHOOSE YOU!!!


umm... sorry. i'm a tad sleep deprieved.

[LiL QoH]

I barely even started my challenge piece against lil Q and then I got these damn story boards for pinocchio, character designs for my class, enviornments challenge against gen, suff for the GDSA, and other side projects, damn I'm busy! now that I written out what I have ta do I feel alot more stressed :upset: but if I do find time... :confident it should be cake



dadoooods Im pretty swamped too.. lets just crank out our heroines when we have the time to. I'm collaberating with someone on the eatpoo monthly and have to work on finals ;___________; and intern and work on top of that. I know how the game goes! :cheerleader: Just hit me up when its done so I know when to put on my shit kickers and kick shit :^^:

[fukifino]

Yeah, the deadline for that challenge is right when the deadline for these RPG illos I'm working on, so that's not gonna happen from me either. :(

[Groover McNab]

awwww...c'mon peoples. :sadcheerleader:

There's gotta be a couple of us that are up for this. I've got a challenge set up with nova. Hopefully some of you will set up a challenge soon :cheerleader:

[LiL QoH]

how about... you fill in my spot :D

[jetpack42]

:sadcheerleader: indeed.

[seb]

ahnold said i'm an artistic girly man.

[|NTeRN]

im up for it... so who wants to challenge me? eh? anytakers?

[Groover McNab]

You gots to challenge them my man. View the drizzledome thread and pick who you wanna take on, then pm your challenge.

[steve kim]

seriously please no alky on the beach... i can care less if you guys all go somewhere afterwards, but i dont want to anyone (including myself) to get introuble with HBPD

also i think anythime after 3pm is fine to meet up. if you just want to be there for the bonfire then come arround 6-7. i might beable to bring some pallets but i wont know till the 11th


that's as good a time as any i guess. hmm, i can't stay at night though cause i have to go somewhere... so i'll prolly try to get there early and hope there are some people to chitter chat with :). mike, make sure u r there big fella so i won't be lonesome. you are, after all, the wind beneath my wings. I SOAR BECAUSE OF YOU I SAY. SOAR.

[Helium Macaroni]

So around 3? I'll probably show up earlier than that... I loves the beach, and I'll probably head down a bit earlier with a couple of friends. However, I will be waiting with baited breath for the one dearest to my heart.....

.....Steve Kim. *Golden Trumpets Sounding! With doves filling the skies!*

Anyway.. I'm gunna most likely be shlepping Injection, and maybe another guy or two from AC, along with another friend of mine who is really just a recreational artist, but she still wants to hang! Anyone know if there's like a rollerblading/bike path at the beach? I'm apparently from the early 90's and still enjoy rollerblading... whilst wearing a neon pink visor and legwarmers. If there's no one there by the time I show up, I may waste some time blading.Oh, and I'll be bringing the grill for dinner I think. It is a small grill, so we may have to do a kinda slow cookout if anyone wants such food... is everyone interested in cooking out? Cauuusssee if no one is, then I won't bother bringing the thing.

So yeah... I love you Steve!

[steve kim]

Oh, and I'll be bringing the grill for dinner I think. It is a small grill, so we may have to do a kinda slow cookout if anyone wants such food... is everyone interested in cooking out?

cooking no. eating yes. muhahaha.

btw, way to be gay there mike.

and rollerblading? on the beach? dear god. i think we got a fanny pack in the garage i'll hook you up playa.

[Helium Macaroni]

WHEN WILL YOU LEARN HOW TO LOVE, STEVE?!

...oh.. and I'll be cooking, and rollerblading apparently. I used to laugh at this kid in Highschool for having a fanny pack, then I felt really shitty when I found out thats where he carried his diabetes testing supplies...

There's a moral for ya Steve!

[grinn]

Gah, I have class on the 11th at Watts. Wondering if I should not go or leave early or just miss this.

My first class actualy starts at 3, and the last one ends at 10:30. I dont know what to do!

[|NTeRN]

i have work till 3:30pm so i cant be there around 4pm or so. lil qog do upoi have a freaken ligegurad tower number yet :bashful:

[J.Mac]

Helium

i want to come too... and FEED ME!

yeah i really would like to go where is this beach you guys speak of, and how do i get there? i am new to this state so i know not to much... if anyone has room a ride would be swell.

-Jesse

[Helium Macaroni]

such demands!!

[fukifino]

i have work till 3:30pm so i cant be there around 4pm or so. lil qog do upoi have a freaken ligegurad tower number yet :bashful:

Dude! Where you DRUNK when you wrote that??? :nohope: :dur: >:D

[|NTeRN]

no fuki... but ive had a really rough week and i was pretty tired. hehe... i didnt even notice i spelt like a retard. anyways lil qoh did you ever pick out a tower to meet at?

[jetpack42]

i'll be in california on the 11th. how far away is this beach? dzu or dns driving there? i won't have a ride :bashful:

[jetpack42]

Omg, we can do Beach Risk.....

i totally want in on beach risk.

[Helium Macaroni]

YOU MUST CHOOSE!

Regular Risk... or FUTURE RISK.. Which I admit I have not actually played yet. I think we should make it an art project and make a huge map of the world in the sand. Then move rocks around as armies with long sticks.

I'm sure someone can give you a ride.. where are you going to be staying?

[Helium Macaroni]

Ok, Jmac just gave me an idea. We need an official roster for this thing. Just so we know who is coming and how many burgers and shit I need to cook :)

Soo.. let's sound off shall we? If you're coming to the meetup thingie than just say uh.. "I'm going!" or something to that effect, and whoever else you may be bringing with. When I get a nod from everyone, I'll post a list of who is definately in.

..when did I become an organizer?

So I'll throw my hat in...

I'm going and I'm bringing I.was.ink., Injection223, and 2 other friends most likely.

So pony up and let's get a head count.

Oh, and I suppose that when I get the list I'll put peoples real names next to thier sn's. That is.. if no one feels threatened by being outed! Then we can know who's who before we arrive, eliminating the need for anyone to call me by my laborious screen name... I'm Mike btw.

[J.Mac]

I am in!! oh and i do eat animals mmm flesh...

-Jesse

[SeattleThunderdome]

Regular Risk.

Once I get settled down there, I'll help you organize, Helium.

I'll be at Watts in Encinitas.

oops...this is jetpack42. forgot I was on the thunderdome name..

[I0N]

Adrian Lopez is gonna be there who he'll bring he doesnt know...Ion/I-zer0-iN

[fukifino]

Forest will be there.

[|NTeRN]

i'll be in california on the 11th. how far away is this beach? dzu or dns driving there? i won't have a ride :bashful:

Dns said he might make it out here. you might want to pm him to get a ride

[Helium Macaroni]

Welp, As it stands now, here are the definates..

|NTeRN - Mat
I0N - Adrian
J.Mac - Jesse + friend
fukifino - Forest
chumps - Steve
LiL QoH -Terri + friend
Groover McNab -Janu + friend
jetpack42 - Mike
Helium Macaroni - Mike + 2 friends
Injection223 - I don't know his name!
Phil Holland - I don't know his name either!... oh.. wait..

The possibles:

I.was.ink - Oskar
xHunterx - Don't know his name!
fletchgirl- Valerie

That's 16 definates so far..

There's also quite a few people in here who totally live in the immediate area but haven't chimed in for a while. Anyways, get the word out.. it's coming down to the wire!

[grinn]

I really would like to go, but I do have class on the 11th. Depending on what my buddy Arthur wants to do we may head over there. Especially if you guys have a few Watts people from my classes coming..then I will feel more comfortable not showing up in favor of this.

[Helium Macaroni]

What time do you have classes, grinn?

[PhilHolland]

phil will be there!

Oh hey. How the heck do I get there, where will we be meeting up, and what time?

me.

[LiL QoH]

Im probably going to pull more than 1 friend.. theres going to be a few AI students.... neehooo Heeeres the info folks!

NTeRN - Mat
I0N - Adrian
J.Mac - Jesse + friend
fukifino - Forest
chumps - Steve
LiL QoH -Terri + friend
Groover McNab -Janu + friend
jetpack42 - Mike
Helium Macaroni - Mike + 2 friends
Injection223 - I don't know his name!
Phil Holland - I don't know his name either!... oh.. wait..

The possibles:

I.was.ink - Oskar
xHunterx - Don't know his name!
fletchgirl- Valerie
Veecher - Richard

http://stu.aii.edu/~tld301/bonfire.jpg <//=- flyer with info

When: This Saturday 12pm-10pm
Where: Huntington State Beach, Brookhurst and Pacific Coast Highway Life Guard Tower 5
What to Bring: Sketchbooks, Wood, Food, Drinks, Paper Cups, Paper Plates, Coat hangers(for smores), Boombox, cds, and friends.

Cost of Parking $12 (I'm not sure about this, I looked it up on the net, I could be wrong. If anything it's less.)

I'll be there at 12 because I live in HB so getting there on time is not a problem for me :]


Directions are as follows:


From the LA and SFV
Take all freeways to the 405 South, get off on Brookhurst in Fountain Valley and go south till you hit the beach.

From the Valley
Take the 605 South to 405 South get off on Brookhurst South in Fountain Valley. Make sure you take the first brookhurst exit. Go south till you hit the beach.

From San Diego
Take all freeways to 5 north, take 405 north and get off on Brookhurst in Fountain Valley. It's the South exit, so make sure to get off on the second Brookhurst exit. Go straight until you hit the beach.

From Northern Orange County
Take all freeways to the 405 south to Brookhurst. Make sure you take the first brookhurst exit.Go south until you hit the Beach.

From Inland Orange county(brea)
Take 57 to the 5 south to the 55 south to the 405 North, get off on Brookhurst South in Fountain Valley. Make sure you get off on the second exit for brookhurst. Go south until you hit the beach.

From Inland Orange County(Anaheim Hills, Yorbia Linda)
Take the 55/91 south to 405 north and get off on Brookhurst south in Fountain Valley. Make sure you get off on the second exit for brookhurst. Go south until you hit the beach.



If you don't believe in my direction giving skills then look up the intersection brookhurst and PCH on mapquest and get driving directions :]

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If any of you get lost(someone always does), feel free to call. (714) 335-1718

[Helium Macaroni]

eehhhxcellent...

[grinn]

i have class from 3-10:30


still debating...spoke to some people at watts today..but didnt hear of anyone who was going