United Kingdom

[Mr Man]

yay my 500th post!

Nothing to be proud of :P :lounge:

Damn +1 for me.

[Mon Chat]

get awaaayyyy :p I like numbers like that! did you notice it was 08 08 08 yesterday? i was really impressed :p

[Dave Kendall]

Thought I would say hello. I'm just surprised it's taken me this long. Seems there's a few of you guys in the west country, If anyones keen on a Bristol meet-up please feel free to let me know.

[Cercie]

Heya guys,

i'm a bit slow in the posting respect(and probably a few others). Just wanted to say i had a great time in oxford. I'm sorry i had to leave before pizza. had to be home to feed my ever hopeless husband.

I posted my pictures in the facebook thread. just a few.

Hope to meet up with you guys again sometime!

[Mr Man]

Thought I would say hello. I'm just surprised it's taken me this long. Seems there's a few of you guys in the west country, If anyones keen on a Bristol meet-up please feel free to let me know.

Cool we shall definatley let you know. Weren't you at the Bristol Comic con?
Im not sure If I met you or not though.

[Badger]

Heylooo, massive late post, Had a great time! was great too see fresh meat and old favourites. Hope my rambling directions weren't too audibly illegible.
Remember kids, it's not cool to sleep with your phone going off.
-B-

[lefran]

*sigh*;)

[aph]

Hey.. you're in my thread.. we booked this thread.

[Mon Chat]

Is there something your not telling us?

[Dave Kendall]

Cool we shall definatley let you know. Weren't you at the Bristol Comic con?
Im not sure If I met you or not though.

Yeah i was at Bristol, and was meant to be doing some work with imaginefx but we couldn't make the timing work.

I'll try and make it to some other UK meets but could be cool to have a small local do. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

[aph]

Liverpool, Klimt! .. 29th/30/31st of August. Any takers?

p.s. Ryan + Tiz: wanna meet up in the next week? Zoooo?

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Heylooo, massive late post, Had a great time! was great too see fresh meat and old favourites. Hope my rambling directions weren't too audibly illegible.
Remember kids, it's not cool to sleep with your phone going off.
-B-

Is this creative articulation part of your post-grad studies, or just the result from having too much blood in your caffeine stream?

[Mon Chat]

Wahey! I got an A in my art A-level!

also, I got a grade in my drama A-level! (E)

[Crane]

Life drawing class!
Hey uk peeps.

been very inactive in the uk thread for quite some time, although i have followed it alot.

for those who don't know me my name is tony, i had a huge problem with changing my username alot....:( but that stops now.

a friend of mine has just given me an idea for a sketch meet/life drawing course which is basicly a cheap one run by its own students, the life drawing will focus mainly on clothed models as the students them selves will take turns to pose, although this idea is in very early stages we're just throwing it out there and seeing how much interest in generates really.

we're located in medway, kent, and clearly there is a huge lack of meets down this way :( i will post more info up as it comes.

Any questions?

PS congrats J.Boswel!

[aph]

Alan Grant, Simon Bisley, Glenn Fabry signing at Forbidden Planet London Saturday 16th 1-2pm


http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911737/

Ok, guys, <3 <3 TheGnoll <3 <3 (lol), his girl and I are gonna meet up at 10am on Sat 16th, Charing Cross station outside Burger King. Classy, I know.

Welcome Warhog, good luck with that. Well done Jim =)

[TheGnoll]

hell yeah!
meet you there my dear, missing you already :heart:

aaaaand we might do a sketching visit at the zoo monday.

Cool seeying everyone, hope to see you guys again next year!!!!!!

ciao!

[shipwight]

Forgive my ignorance, but who are the above mentioned artist at forbidden planet?

[TheGnoll]

AAARGH

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Grant_(writer)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Bisley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Fabry

they're freakin superstars for UK comics!

wikipedia is your friend

EDIT:no offence meant man, just
i-m such a damn comic freak for these people it was as if someone asked me "who the hell is this hippie "jeesus" anyway?"

EDIT:jeez don't i sound like a nerd :(

[Bones Weep Tedium]

EDIT:no offence meant man, just
i-m such a damn comic freak for these people it was as if someone asked me "who the hell is this hippie "jeesus" anyway?"



Jesus is gonna be there too? :wtf:

[shipwight]

sounds cool. Prob will be busy with relaxing. hope u guys have a great time though!

[Molly]

HEY UK'ERS

It's my 30th birthday soon and I would like to invite you to help me celebrate this milestone event. As some of you know, I have a twin sister hence the extra name. If you can make it, please PM me or reply via email or Facebook.
If you can't, no worries! you can draw me a nice picture and I will stick it on me fridge...
View map here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=6+-+7+The+Piazza%2C+Covent+Garden%2C%2C+London%2C+Uni ted+Kingdom

Tekura x

[Crane]

Damn, wish i could make it to the party, no money though, and just when i've started to get life back on track too, not been to a meet or anything for frakking ages and just when i've learned the art of getting drunk (wasn't much of a drinker), very fitting poster btw.

Quick question, has anyone gone cold turkey for art? i just gave up tv, games, etc (game addicted, bejeweled 2 deluxe is a dangerously addictive game) so i can improve my skills, i even tried coffee, which i won't be doing again, euh, tea all the way.

gonna be more active around here, hope i get to know you peeps in time.

[Crush]

Hey Molly, I got your facebook invite but I'm afraid London's a bit too far.. I hope you have a great time though! 30's a big one! :D


Also... New manchester Dr sketchies! 28th august, mint lounge. I hope to see people there to kick my arse this time round!! :P jon/pete/alice?

http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=1393530862&banter_id=587590356&ref=nf&show_all=#/event.php?eid=67060465257

[Mon Chat]

Hmmm, i think its gonna have to be a fridge drawing from me.

[Kian]

T, I KNOW that is gonna be one awesome party :D
Have a good'n and a drink on me. I would honestly love to go, but I'm about to leave work and cant afford it :( Sorry. All the best tho.

And Jeremy, yeah I think my workmate and I will go ava look.

[sleep]

tekura would it be alright if i bring my girlfriend? is anyone else i know coming? xxx

[Mogster]

I'll probebly come but sheesh this month is turning out expensive @.@!

[Atastrophea]

Hello :) Wish I could make it to your party T, would be really nice to see you again, unfortunately I have to work Weekends back in the shire so won't be in London then :( Have a good one though!

LONDON ZOO TOMORROW

Gnoll & anyone else who said earlier about the Zoo on Monday.

Me and Dave are planning a sketching trip there too (assuming you mean London Zoo?) so we'll be arriving at about 11.45am tomorrow if anyone wants to meet up with us? Look for the really tall guy with the sketchbook and pencil permanently attatched to his hands ;)

I still have a 2 for 1 voucher left if anyone wants to share it too - half price entry woop woop!

:)

~^-^~

[aph]

The Gnoll (Ryan), Tiziana and myself are getting there for 10am so we might see you inside.

I've got blue hair if that helps!

[daveneale]

aph....did we meet at one of the Nandos things?.....I have a terrible brain for names. Like Mazz said, we'll be there around 11:45....I'm quite tall as mentioned above, and Mazz has some rather fetching red/orange hair....I'm sure we'll bump into you...shall keep an eye out for blue hair and sketchbooks:)

[Mr Man]

I wont be able to make the party either Tekura :( Money is an annoying barrier these days. I shall christen your fridge though :)

Anyone tested out the new CA gallery? Its wicked :D :D :D :D :D I have only put up one thing so far, but I thought I should get a spot early.

[Mon Chat]

I dont like it :/

[Mr Man]

Really? how come?

[Mon Chat]

technopobia... but im sure i'll come round :)

[Atastrophea]

We'll be aiming to get to the zoo at 10 too now as I managed to escape back to London tonight rather than having to travel down tomorrow so hopefully see you guys there :D (thats if you can keep up with my mad sprint to say hello to the hungarian newt.......) ;)

~^_^~

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Anyone tested out the new CA gallery? Its wicked :D :D :D :D :D I have only put up one thing so far, but I thought I should get a spot early.

What's all this? :\

[Phil Moss]

Ayup chaps - sorry to butt in on your conversations, but I couldnt find a better place to ask a question relating to British illustration!?

THE AOI have any of you lot ever ventured into this? I've got myself in the show, in the book and on the tour this year, as a student entry, but I'm yet to meet anybody who's actually heard of it - apart from getting contacted by an editor in London, but he turned out to be one of the judges for the AOI anyway.
I was encouraged to apply whilst at college, as it was 'all the rave' and so on, spent upwards of £250 in admission and travel, and will have to travel to collect the painting at the end of the 'tour' aswell - which for a new artist is alot of money. It's been a year since I finished the piece of work, and I'm no longer a student, so it's also frustrating to have that as a banner piece with my name and number next to it, plus anyone who finds it will assume I'm still a student, and the words 'new talent' 'yound' and 'student' I've found not to be the things employers are looking for in an illustrator.

So basically what I'm asking is has anyone had any good experiences with this - does it look good on a CV, or as it's 'pay to apply' does it devalue it somewhat? Although I saw some fantastic pieces of work at the show, and in the annual, there were others which I (shamefully on my part) thought must only have been accepted for the admission money - which ofcourse makes you look twice at your own work (mine did stick out like a sore thumb at the show, 1 of only 4 images that I could see done in completely traditional mediums, and 1 of 3 I think that had no contemporary twist :S - but then, that can be good or bad can't it?).

So, that's an out of the blue long question for anyone who can offer a bit of advice!

Cheers in advance,
Now I must go and paint after spending the morning packing for the move to not-so-sunny Nottingham at the end of the month - crickey!!

Tra,
Phil

[TheGnoll]

sorry coudn't make it to teh zoo guys :(

We're both safe n sound back in italy.
Missing bacon, rain, dr pepper, branston pickle, tesco and nando already :(
and you jase :(

was great staying with Fran and Jon, hope we can pay back the favor ASAP

(jase do you think we should slow down with the gay jokes?)

(cause i really don't wanna hurt yer feelings)

see all you guys next year hopefully!!

ciao!
Ryan & Tizzy

[lefran]

heya, glad you guys are back safe and glad you enjoyed your visit- id love to take you up on your offer- maybe next summer!

[aph]

lol

Our secret plan to capture and eat you has failed.
..
Its okay, I know you are gay for 'the Biz'.

Hopefully see you two sooner rather than later =P

[Kian]

Ryan! great to meet ya mate. Glad you both got back safe.

Right im off for a full english mmmmm

[Mon Chat]

at this hour?

[Quicksilver]

Haha, well technically it was still morning when he posted that :P

Was nice meeting you, Ryan (and Tiziana!) and hopefully we'll see you next year ^_^ Glad you made it back home safe and sound.

Phil Moss: 'fraid I don't know anythng about the AOI (have heard of it a couple of times though). Good luck!

[Smarty]

My old graphics teacher kept pushing me to go for AOI. I wasn't too sure either. She told me i would get work from it, but the whole pay to be a member thing put me off at the time. Let me know how it goes.

[Phil Moss]

cheers chaps, I was wary of becoming a member aswell, so just paid for the images 32 annual admission alone - the tour does go one for pretty much a whole year, so it's not so bad from that view point - but it was complete chance whether you got on the tour or not, only the top 80, out of 400-500 entrants - so I was lucky there. But again I reckon the top 80 doesnt mean the best images, but more likely the best suited to a hanged exhibition, which mine being one of two oil paintings would have been considered, content regardless.

As soon as the pay cheques come rolling in I'll let you now... I hear you laughing already ;)

[Mon Chat]

there was 20 minutes left of the night time!

[lefran]

i think it was more to do with the fact that in Itay- they don't really have our cooked/ fried breakfasts, which they said they liked, so i think it was more of a rubbing it in kind of thing

[Mon Chat]

I think I was being stupid in that case.

I mean, full englishes need not be tied down to a time of day.

[Quicksilver]

there was 20 minutes left of the night time!
Ah, guess I muddled up the PM with AM then. But yah, I figured that was the case too, Frannigan :)

[DannySketch]

Jon, see what happens when you flaunt your wit around lightly?

with great power my friend...remember that.

[aefx]

Tekura: May be able to make it to your birthday bash, I'll confirm with the wife and let you know for sure. Is anyone else going from the Nandos sessions? Chi, Kim, etc...?

[Molly]

James - I've sent Chi and Kim an invite, but no reply yet. I'll give them a both a bell!

Tx

[sleep]

i am trying to figure out why danny got so much thanks for that last post of his,

also molly, again, is it ok if i bring my girlfriend?

[aph]

.. because he reminded us that even though this guy, Kian, probably deserved what happened. Just because we can beat him up and verbally abuse him, doesn't mean we have the right to.

Danny is a sage. A wise owl of wisdom, ol' uncle ben got nothin' on him.

.. maybe we all watch too many movies?

[Mogster]

Molly think kims overseas atm. at oxford he said hed be leaving in about 2 weeks.

[Quicksilver]

Spidermaaaann, spidermaan, does whatever a spider caaaan....



PS: Yah, think Kim's on hols atm but will be back for a short period before jetting off to Ozzyland. Boooo no more Kim :(

[aefx]

Speaking of Nandos... I know the London contingent is quite scattered at the moment but I'm hankering for some Peri Peri Chicken. I know myself and Sleep are up for it, anyone else?

[Mon Chat]

ME ME ME ME ME ME! but availability is an issue...

[Kian]

Sean, Danny needs all the thanks he can get to keep him less bored and therefore make less daft videos showing how bored and daft he is.

[Molly]

i am trying to figure out why danny got so much thanks for that last post of his,

also molly, again, is it ok if i bring my girlfriend?

Yes of course you can Sean, the more the merrier! - you changed your name!? Heaven knows why you young folk cant keep to one dyamn name! jks jks - :)

Moo x

[DannySketch]

Now now Jon lets leave facebook comments on facebook and CA comments on CA, you cant go around criss crossing the internet, the world may implode.

Molly i hope you have a fantastic birthday.

[Kian]

haha good point Danny, crossing the streams is a bad idea

and yeah, have a good drink and a laugh Molly. All the best

[Mon Chat]

Sleep and aefx, how does nandos on wednesday sound to you?

[aefx]

Yeah that will work for me.

[Molly]

If any folk are coming this Saturday - please can you PM me your REAL NAME so I can add to the guestlist - it'll save you paying to get in!

Taaaa!

Moo x

[sleep]

nandos on wednesday sounds bangin'
we COULD even opt for the nandos in streatham (a 10 minute walk from where me and aefx live)....but that would be a less clever idea if more people decide to come

[aefx]

nandos on wednesday sounds bangin'
we COULD even opt for the nandos in streatham (a 10 minute walk from where me and aefx live)....but that would be a less clever idea if more people decide to comeMaybe do the Balham one as it's closer to the tube and is only a 15 minute walk instead. We're spoiled for choice over here :yum:

[sleep]

hey hey guys....we could be in luck

my friend works in a certain nandos and shes going to hook me up with pre-filled loyalty cards so we can eat for free basicaly, :)

and molly--im really sorry i didnt make it to your birthday party, i hope it was great. my girlfriend, upon her return from greece, managed to infect me with something exotic (a cold?) and im out of commission for a few days. peace

[Mon Chat]

you best be safe for weds bucco!

[lefran]

mmm nando's
Hope you had a great birthday Tekura!

Also someone else's birthday!
>
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127115&page=24

[danlop]

God I miss the Nandos meetings! (and the hot chicken:)
Guys I have a question maybe someone here can help me with...

I need to quote 4 to 6 graphic novels, 46 or 48 pages each on full color, this is a HUGE commission for me and since it is the first time I get involved in something this big I have no idea about how to charge for it.. should I charge for page?, for each book? or make just 1 big round number for the hole thing??? the project is comic book style (right up my alley!!) and I would be doing all (pencils, inks and colors) so how much (and how) should I charge for this??

THIS IS BIG FOR ME GUYS, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!

(Dave: I just checked again your work mate, you are on a roll!!)

[alice_]

hey danlop: when you do your quote you should quote the whole thing, but then break it down so the client can see the real cost of everything, rather than just an abstract large number. That way, even if you have to negotiate to meet their budget, you are more likely to get the amount you want. As for how much to charge I would suggest doing it hourly, and give yourself a good rate (i don't know what a good rate is, at the very least 10/hour?). I've heard that pencilling one page a day is realistic.

[danlop]

Thanks Alice!!, one penciled page per day is realistic, so if I were to charge £10 or a bit more per hour let's say 8 hours a day it should be something like £80 to £100 per page, then it should be £3.680 to £4.800 for each book (46 to 48 pages) right? does anyone know if these numbers are market realistic? Does anyone know the standard fee for a finished comic book page?

[Hybridstar]

Happy belated Molly, we would have both loved to have come along but it must be the season of 30th's. We were at a joint party and had to check out a friends band in Salisbury! Hope you had a great time.

[alice_]

danlop: again I'm not really sure, but I have heard (somewhere on the ever reliable internet) that $100USD per pencilled page is some kind of standard. You'll have to factor in inking and colouring time too, which could double your estimate. It depends on the market, the publisher, etc. To be totally honest I just don't know, but something like £8000+ seems like a reasonable minimum to me, but go up rather than down. It seems like a lot of money, which is why a breakdown of individual costs is helpful.

If the people you are negotiating with are serious then they will probably have some kind of budget anyway and just want to test the waters by asking you for a quote. I'm always scared about price estimating in case I scare them off completely, but serious and professional clients will get back to you, even if it is to say that your quote is way too high. If they don't get back to then they probably weren't worth working with anyway! (at least, that is what I tell myself....)


Ultimately I have no idea what I am talking about - I'm relatively inexperienced, so if any real professionals are reading this and scoffing then please contradict me!

[coelakanth]

Hello everyone :)
I'm new to the forums and noticed a UK group and thought, well I live in the UK so why not join.
You seem to have a well established community going here so I'll try not to intrude too much ;).

Basically I'm a 17 year old student (I probably seem like a child to most if not all of you), living in Huntingdon, (nr. Cambridge for those who don't know). I currently attend Hinchingbrooke 6th form and study Art and Design (of course), Graphics and IT.
Thats just a little about myself.

Look forward to meeting and getting to know you all soon ^_^

[lefran]

hey welcome coelakanth- dont worry your not intruding, i was 16 when i joined and i think i was just as loud as i am now lol so dont worry about intruding, im 19 now and there are actually quite a few younger members like us in the uk thread so your not alone, so are you AS or A level atm?

[Quicksilver]

Welcome to the forums, coelakanth! ^_^ Yeah, I think I started frequenting these forums when I was 17 too, so no worries, we don't bite :)

PS: Thanks for the birthday wishes, Fran! :D

[sleep]

hello coelakanth, dont worry about it, me and j.boswell just turned 18. ive been browsing these forums since i was 14 or 15. come to one of our meet-ups soon- i live in london and im always up for drink. do you have a facebook? xxxx

[Mon Chat]

us ukayers (sp?) love a good facebook!

[coelakanth]

Thanks for the warm welcomes >_>
I'm just starting my A-level year now, hoping for University next year :)

I'll make sure I come and meet up with you all soon too.

[daveneale]

Cheers man!....hope you got it sorted, that seems pretty cheap for a whole book to me....you definitely need to overestimate the amount of time thats gonna take as I gaurentee it'll take longer than you think and you sure as hell don't want to have all those pages to do with the realisation that your not getting all that much for the work. I'd suggest doing a page right now, timing the whole thing then you'll kow more realistically how long it'll take. Oh and then factor in extra time for pissing about and edits. Keep on rocking man...cool new stuff in your CG folio (good to see that war hammer piece all done and dusted too;))

[Kagemusha22]

Thanks for the warm welcomes >_>
I'm just starting my A-level year now, hoping for University next year :)

I'll make sure I come and meet up with you all soon too.

Good luck with the A-levels, I got my results about 3 weeks ago. But I've enrolled for a third year of college, so I can take on a Art Foundation course before doing Illustration in Uni.

[coelakanth]

I'm also thinking of taking an art foundation course before Uni, just to improve my skills and add to my portfolio :)

[Kagemusha22]

I'm also thinking of taking an art foundation course before Uni, just to improve my skills and add to my portfolio :)

I was told by the students who did it last year, that it's definitely worthwhile. As doing it breaks down the hefty syllabus of the "Art Department", into digestible pieces.

I just have to let you know what it's like, when I've started it in a week's time.

[sketchling]

Elloha all! Just wanted to say ello from lima airport where im waiting for a flight... in 6 hours(its 11pm now) Its been a crazy few weeks! I have been diving with hammerhead sharks, snorkelling with sealions and turtles and walking with giant tortoises and marine iguanas. The Galapagos islands are totally awesome. A 15 minute bus ride takes ya from volcanic desert to cloud forest...

Then it was off to Peru for the inca trail. That was one of the single most awesome experiences I have ever had. If anyone likes stupidly vast mountains and ancient ruins, save up for it and GO! I cant wait to paint some of whats in my head now.

Anyways, hope ya all doing well!
P.S. Welcome coelakanth! Great name... crazy fishes!

[Mon Chat]

I just have to let you know what it's like, when I've started it in a week's time.

where are you doing yours? sleep is at a branch of st martins as far as i can ascertain and im off to the beach In falmouth :)

also, jealous rays of doom at sketchling :anime:

[Kagemusha22]

where are you doing yours? sleep is at a branch of st martins as far as i can ascertain and im off to the beach In falmouth :)

also, jealous rays of doom at sketchling :anime:

Me? At my local college, North Shropshire. (Which I've been at for 2 years now. :() I am hoping to go to Cardiff Uni or a Uni that is good at Illustration, afterwards mind.

[David27]

Hello there boys and girls!

It's about time I got back to CA after being in the dark for too long, sitting on my sketchbook when I outta be buried in it! I missed a few meetups back in the day and I'm not proud of it. How are they coming these days anyway? I've still not lost my CA meetup virginity yet, lol.

I've decided to turn to alternative means to jump start my motivation - meetup.com :)

http://art.meetup.com/505/

Is a new group I've started for those in SE / London / Berks area to meetup weekly/whenever and get creative, wander an art gallery as a group, share n create together.

Click the link, have a look. Suggest something maye? At least have a peek to make me happy :bashful:

Thanks in advance!

[gutss]

ohuh hey everyone! decided I ought to tentatively poke my nose in here (it is sort of the best place to chat to likeminded individuals from the UK).

I'm Bethan. I'm 16, just finished my GCSEs - sixth form college begins next week! - living in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. :D and uh, when I grow up I want to be a autobo- I mean a comic book artist. looking forward to chatting to and getting to know people here

and hellooo to David27 and coelakanth too :)

[Mon Chat]

I'm leaving tomorrow AHHHHH! :D

foundation timee, welcome Bethan and David!

[Kagemusha22]

I'm leaving tomorrow AHHHHH! :D

foundation timee, welcome Bethan and David!

Starts tomorrow for me. :D (Well kind of... we'll probably be just versed on various stuff in College, so same ol' as last year's first day)

[danlop]

Alice, Dave:
Thanks for the info, I got help from an agent who gave me some numbers relatively close to the ones you gave me, it's a join project so others will be handling inks, colors and lettering, we sent the final quote this morning so now we have to wait for a response; I'll tell you how it goes.
Thanks again!

[B u r l]

Boswell let me know how it's going down there. I'll be down in under 2 weeks. :D

[low-life]

Just wanted to say hi
Im new to all this sculpting scene, I collect James Jarvis vinyl toys
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/thegolffather/kevs_JJ3.jpg

heres a pic of my collection a while back, im in tamworth nr birmingham

[Mon Chat]

BURL tuke is MINT, and the whole atmosphere is great, looks like you'll be getting a ground floor flat, unless your in block A, with the drunkard Norwegian.

not really selling this...

[B u r l]

Awesome! I have no idea where I'll be. They tell you when you arrive, don't they? I can't wait.

[Mr Man]

Uni starting soon! :)

Caaan't wait to get back into life drawing!:lifedrawing:

Kim Oooh did you go to Machu Picchu then? With the mountain shaped like a face. Sounds like you have had an awesome journey!

[DannySketch]

low-life Shizzle ma nizzle thats a lot of toys!

Quite impressive, the child in me is very much jealous, welcome to the boards!

[Caramel E150d]

We have a drunkard Norwegian?

[Mon Chat]

yeah! in A block! her name eludes me for the moment...

[Mythmaker]

Hello lovely people!

Seems a bit quiet in here :bounce:

I guess people are settling into university.

I just thought I'd mention the Birmingham comics convention is on the first weekend in October. I went last year and really enjoyed it - met the Blink Twice guys, Imagine FX and 2DArtist. It certainly helps if your into comics, but I think it's worth it anyway. Looks like it could be double the size this year!

You can read more about it on the site: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk/

I am hoping to go, but I wouldn't be able to organise a meet - I find myself quite busy of late! :teeth:

[paradox_comics]

hey guys, just thought i should pop my head in here and say hello :)

my name's Joe, and im from Swindon (an 'oh gawd, not another one' from DavidCousens im guessing) ;)

ive only really just started to break into art, which i found an intrest in after i descovered Graffiti :wtf: :rocker:

See ya around,

//Paradox

[shipwight]

Hi Guys and Gals!

I've been asked to announce on behalf of the London lot:

Final (sketchling) Nandos, London session. 7pm - 10.30pm, Thursday 25th September 2008

One of our favourite British/S African artist Kim Taylor will be heading off to the sunny shores of Australia for a year.
Come, celebrate his tenure with us these past 5 years with a farewell Nandos session, where it all began

[sleep]

ill be there, for sure. first christian, now kim.......what is the world coming to.

but i suppose if you love someone you'll let them go :'(

[Quicksilver]

Unfortunately neither WARHEAD or I will be able to make it as we'll be in uni :( Say hey to Kim for us though, and we wish him a safe journey to his new life!

~~Naomi xxx

[sketchling]

Thanks for announcing that :) Iv been rather hopeless dealing with all this farewell stuff! Hope to see some of ya tomorrow eve :) Apparently nandos has opened in Aus also...yeah! :D

[Mogster]

sketchling damn sorry sketchling im need be else-wares :< so I'm gonna miss yea.

Have a good time.

[daveneale]

Me and Mazz are rocking up.....see ya there

[shipwight]

great to meet you all. till the next nandos meet

[sketchling]

Thanks everyone for coming round last night... It was so awesome to see ya all! Keep well, keep sketchin!

[sketchling]

on another note, whilst waiting 30 mins to talk to banking people... I found this drawing/animation program. Awesome! and open source!
http://www.les-stooges.org/pascal/pencil/index.php?id=Home

enjoy!

[Fluffgar]

Hi,

I've never posted here before but as this is the UK group and I am in the UK I thought it was appropriate to say "hi" (see above). I was actually looking for a Scottish thread but, as usual there doesn't appear to be one. If someone does know about one I'll be glad to have been proven wrong.

As always if anyone has any jobs going it would be great to join in.

[sketchling]

Fluffgar... Welcome :) If there is no scottish thread... Build one and they will come. There wasnt a UK thread when I arrived on CA either. :) Uk threads a good place to chat though.

[Quicksilver]

Hey Kim, you should put that pic of you, Tekura and Christian at the first ever CA UK meet on the FaceBook group page :) Would be nice to show everyone else how it all started out!!

Btw, when will you be flying off? xxx

[Badger]

damn my lack of checking this thread, looks like a missed a meet.

Hope you are all well you big pile of sillies.
Is anyone around London/Oxford area up for meeting and sketching i'm dangerously close to falling by the wayside with my art.

thankies.
-B-

[sleep]

the londoners are always up for a bit of sketchin,
well i know i am. just make some dates.

and HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES aka AEFX... love ya man xxxxxxxx

[aefx]

Cheers Sean.

Kim: Best of luck with your move to Australia! I wish I could have been at the last meet but I was in Greece. At anyrate I'd like to say thanks for all the help you've given me at the Nandos meets, it's really appreciated and has helped me out a great deal!

[Bones Weep Tedium]

damn my lack of checking this thread, looks like a missed a meet.

Hope you are all well you big pile of sillies.
Is anyone around London/Oxford area up for meeting and sketching i'm dangerously close to falling by the wayside with my art.

thankies.
-B-

Hey Badger, wanna collaborate on a collaborative weblog collaboration? Maybe you could try and out-awesome my last awesomist awesomer?

Maybe we could send each other reference photos of ourselve sin varying states of undress?

[Alex Kaiser]

Hello everybody!!! been a while since I've been here, but finally finished my arch diploma, so getting more back into art at last, I'd be up for meets etc, I like in kilburn/cricklewood in london and now officially unemployed so have time so just thought I'd pop back in and say hello to everyone again

[aefx]

Hey Alex, welcome back.

Just thought I'd say that I looked at your page and really liked the artwork you had there.

[aefx]

Bit quiet around here lately...

Out of curiosity, has anyone gone to the Frieze art fair? I went last year and the was a lot of crap but still, I had fun going and did get a few ideas from what I saw there.

[sleep]

will probaly end up going tomorrow cos of art college. saw one of channel 4's 3 minute wonder things tonite, some apocalyptic video made from collected archive footage , done by some frieze ppl.

im not big on contemporary/conceptual art, but i think im going to have to get used to it, art college basiclaly forcefeeds me it.

[aefx]

Yeah it's hard to appreciate something when it feels like there was no discipline involved in making it. However, I may go this weekend as there's probably a few nice bits to check out.

[Mon Chat]

thats what foundation is about so far as i can figure, that and dressing up in very silly costumes.

but it helps to have some kind of context to back up your work no?

[Shantih]

Don't be silly, it's about sticking buttons on everything.

EVERYTHING.

[Molly]

Hey folks!

I havent been here for a while, sorry, after Kim's exit I was feeling like I lost a leg...
As for freelancing and living, I'm finally got my studio (which I'm sharing with 2 friends) so, that means more painting from me - I cant wait! Its 5 mins from my house...bliss:)

How IS everyone????

Mx

[lefran]

hey tekura, glad your back, theres a growing population of CAers in Bristol now, me Dannysketch, Shantih, Smartkyle have started an illustration degree at UWE in Bristol which is going cool

[Alex Kaiser]

Anybody up for a meet soon, haven't seen anybody in ages, a pub meet one night perhaps? sketchbooks welcome! Somewhere in london? (if anyones around)

[Quicksilver]

Hey guys,

I've been pretty silent on the boards lately too but things are cool here also :) And still chuffed that people actually use the mitten bop emoticon, lol. :mittenbop:

As for the next meet - I was thinking of arranging a Christmas one if anyone's interested? It's probably not the best time financially, but maybe people will be in better spirits?? So everyone shout out when you're most likely or defo will be available before the end of the year and we'll sort stuff out from there. :)

Also, if you're on FaceBook, feel free to join the Official ConceptArt.org UK Group linked in my sig. If I arrange meets then I usually list all the details and make an official event out of it so people who frequent less on here or aren't members can know of them. If anyone else is willing to help out with such events then let me know and I'll make you an officer or something.

Hope everyone is well, and happy drawing~! ^_^

~~Naomi xxx

[Mogster]

Yea i should be up for somethin beena while since last meet. :)

[alice_]

yessss... i would also like that, but lets make it sometime before the 20th of december? Please? I've got family and friends stuff happening after that so I don't know if I'd be able to participate.

[shipwight]

Von Hagen is up to tricks at the O2, opening on the 24th october.

If ya guys are interested in having a sketch/outing. We can organise something perhaps!

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- New Edition of BODY WORLDS Exhibition Features a Special Presentation on the Human Life Cycle and Ageing

BODY WORLDS & The Mirror of Time, the new exhibition from physician and pioneering anatomist Dr. Gunther von Hagens, makes its world premiere at The O2 bubble tomorrow, Friday 24 October, 2008. It features a special presentation on the human life cycle and more than 200 plastinates - specimens preserved through Plastination, the remarkable scientific process invented and perfected by Dr. von Hagens. The exhibition will run until 23 August 2009.

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BUT. we have all the time in the world now......still. lets organise something

Am free on Wednesday 5th november for a sketchmeet/ nandos or Bodyworlds!

[shipwight]

Btw - We will be adding a new member to the London group. The Chupacabra will be coming to stay!

[Molly]

OOooooOOOOOOOOooh!!

Shipwight - A Von Hagens based trip to the O2 sounds pretty doo-able to me - whens a good date for people???

Moooolly x

[shipwight]

GamesIndustry.biz Career Fair Tue 28-Wed 29 Oct 2008

http://www.londongamesfestival.co.uk/EventDetails.aspx?ID=92



For those wanting to ask/get employed or seek entry into the games industry.....
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
E1 6QL

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=E1%206QL&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1

[Alex Kaiser]

anyone thinking of going to it? (gamesindustry) I think I'll be there if anyone fancies meeting up.

[shipwight]

Be there prob after lunch on Wednesday

[daveneale]

Me and Mazz are up for some body sketching....went to the manchester one and missed everyone last time because of lateness-and ended up just wandering through with my friend, would be good to go and do some sketchy studies...were people thinking weekends or weekdays?....my free time is going to be subject to deadlines I think

[shipwight]

Same here. the Von hagen body works exhibit is gonna be expesnive. so be good to go with a posse

[Badger]

I am a royal moron for not checking this thread before today, fuckity fuckity fuck fuck.

Hey everyone!!
-B-

[flurry]

Hello everybody

Let me introduce myself - my online name's flurry - its an old name and it stuck but you can also call me Andy, I don't see why not.

Please visit my anatomy studies eBook in my signature, a CA sketch book is on the way as well and I joined the facebook group too

[Mr Man]

Thought it's time I should say a quick hello. Everyones so busy which is nice to see :)
I have hardly been near a computer in weeks. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

I hope the winter chill isn't getting everyone down.

Rich

[shipwight]

I'm game for a Wednesday nandos sketchmeet next week (5th Nov 2008 if there are any punters!)

[Atastrophea]

I'm in London that day, have a random talk about games art careers (which makes a refreshing change from all the "get a job in the fashion industry invites I've been bombarded with by uni recently....why??!) it says its from 5-6.30pm but I'm sure I will probably be proper hungry for some Nando's afterwards... ;)

~^-^~

[aefx]

Haven't been to Nandos in a bit. I'd be up for this Wednesday.

[Mogster]

yea im up for it.

[phantasm3001]

I can't believe it took me sooo long to find a uk forum!

Hello all! i'm so happy to find some UK peers!
i've been working on getting a portfolio together to get on to a course aimed at concept art and to tell you the truth, i'm floundering. i'm trying to do it on my own and have no friends into concept art nor am i at college- tried it, thought it it was crap. i have cut down on work to spend more time on pursuing concept art but am in need of people i can chat to about CA! are any of you attending uni to study CA? im looking at them now and to be honest they don't seem to match up to concept art.org atelelier. i'd love to come along to a gathering sometime and to meet some of you! i'm based in brighton but getting to london is easy or anywhere, i dont care.

peace friends!

[alice_]

Hey all - just wanted to give you all a heads-up about the Leeds Thought Bubble Festival (http://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/) free workshops in case anyone is interested. I'm not really sure if I am going yet as Leeds is a mild hassle to get to, but some of these workshops might be useful/interesting/fun.

Here (http://thoughtbubblefestival.wordpress.com/) is a list of what is going on.

[shipwight]

Okies...so lets confirm

London: Nandos Sketchmeet WEDNESDAY 5th November 2008
Address: 10 Frith Street, Soho, London, W1D 3JD
Time: 6.30pm till 10-10.30pm

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[aefx]

Sounds good.

[shipwight]

OK. here is the 3rd Millenium.
Barrack Obama 273!!!

[shipwight]

wow. the landslide continues. but for sure we will have instantly a new perception of the new American black president when we wake up.

In analysis. If mcCain, were as down to earth as his concession speech (without the influence of his handlers, and minus the global economy issues/BUSH legacy), he would have done very well. At least, its all over now and Americans have a new found purpose/guide

[aefx]

Looks like I spoke too soon. I'll be stuck at work late tonight. I'm going to try to make it to Nandos later on though, maybe around 9 if people are still there.

Regarding McCain, I've always figured him to be a decent guy. If it was a vote between him and Kerry I'd go for him which is saying something because I usually despise republicans. One of McCain's big issues was Palin, possibly the most annoying person I've seen in politics. Not that I would have voted for him but I feel he should have picked a vice president that had a more solid background in Economics or Foreign Policy.

[shipwight]

it was great to meet ya all.
Thank mazz for bringing those Rockstar dudes down for our nandos joint!

Next event. Von Hagen - scheduled for a meet in 2 weeks time

[aefx]

Ship: here's the link to that artist that I mentioned last night, check his landscape blog too!

http://nathanfowkes.blogspot.com/

[shipwight]

Cool beans!

[Atastrophea]

Hey guys :) was good seeing you at Nandos :) thanks for all the support and helpful advice, I will continue playing with my spheres and cylinders until next time ;) not sure what CJ and HB made of being dragged on such a long walk by us (we went the special, long Dave way to get from bond street to nandos, took about 35mins I think.... lol) but its always nice meeting new people and was cool they came along :)

~^-^~

[shipwight]

Great to meet ya Atastrophea/Mazz.

I dunno what CJ/HB made of it all. Who knows eh! it was a fun night though.
Right the next Londinium trip is the Gunther Von Hagen Bodyworlds

How does the following sound?

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

Date: 19th November 2008

Meeting Times: 1900-19.30

Venue: O2 (Millenium Dome)
The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX

Journey Times: Tube

* 5 minutes from Canary Wharf
* 10 minutes from London Bridge or Stratford
* 15 minutes from Waterloo
* 20 minutes from Bond Street

Purchase advanced tickets HERE (http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/120040CCF11741A1?artistid=968025&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=14)

Prices are reasonable

Ticket Prices: Weekday (Monday -Thursday)
Adults £ 12.00
Concessions (Seniors 60+/Students 18+ /Unemployed with ID) £ 9.00

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http://www.visitlondon.com/bodyworlds/

Why is it important for the public to see these exhibitions?

The organisers of BODY WORLDS and The O2 believe when people understand more about how the body works and how it can break down, they are more likely to choose healthy and sustainable lifestyles. They also hope it will inspire visitors to learn more about life sciences. Knowledge about what the human body looks like and how it functions is basic life science information that should be available to everyone

[aefx]

Works for me!

[daveneale]

Good to see you guys again-it's good to get outta the house and have some time for fun doodles. I'm in for the 20th, I guess if thats when we're meeting we'll want to be booking an 8pm slot...or will we all be able to make it for the 7:30 slot?....we'll all have to get the same time or we'll be split apart (and I know how much safer we'll all feel in a nice group :P).

[shipwight]

Yaaaah. well the advance ticket slots are in 30 min slots. 7-7.30, 7.30-8pm and so forth. What is a safe time you reckon??????

[daveneale]

I'm good for any...the earlier we get there the more time we get (my grasp on the subtleties of time management is impressive no?)...say 7:00 unless there are people who can't make it until later?

[shipwight]

OK. so we stick to the ORIGINAL slot of the 7-7.30pm time (thats how the tickets are booked)

[Molly]

Are we booking for tickets individually? And to make it for the 7-7.30 viewing?

I'm definately going! Its been ages since the last one, a good couple of years me thinks...

Hope everyone is well - Chee - sorry I didnt make Nandos, was working till late on some storyboards (yay!) finally, things are going well....

tx

[Atastrophea]

Cool beans :) I'm going to check out the uni of Hertfordshire that day as I'm thinking of doing a 10 week evening course there (intro to 3d modelling - anyone heard of it?) but it finishes at 3pm so should be able to limp back to the city in time ;)

Do we get to stay in as long as we like or do we only have a short time? if we can go in and stay in maybe people who can/want to should book earlier time slot so they can go in and make the most of their ticket? (they could always come back and hang around by the entrance at 7-7.30 to meet up with everyone else so its still a group meet? just a thought.

~^-^~

[Alex Kaiser]

Sounds good I'll be there!

[shipwight]

Molly > Yup. Buy your own ticket and make sure you get there on time *grin*

[shipwight]

Ah crap. Got somethign come up on Nov 20th. can we change it to 21st? Nov

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Anybody fancy a Bristol meet? I really want to attend one of these things, they sound great.

[daveneale]

Ship...Mazz can't do Friday's, can we do it another day?

[Smarty]

Bones, yes i do. A few of us on the illustration course at UWE, who are on here see each other alot anyway. It would be nice to meet some other Bristol CA'ers on a semi ergualr basis.

[shipwight]

sure. any day will do. How bout 19th?

[sketchling]

ello ello ello!

Well... maybe I should say G'Day!

Im currently Sitting in a net Cafe in Melbourne, Australia and wanted to come catch up with ya all :D Some good news... they have Nandos all over the place here. Once im back in Sydney, im gonna be draggin some of the Aussies to a nandos eve or two :D

Anyways, missin ya all :) Hope all is well with ya all and swat some wasps in my honour next time ya meet up.

K
P.S. So far I have seen : Giant fruitbats in sydney parks, Emu's in a free reserve, a Koala, some Wallabies and a vast array of simply crazy birds... swap parrots for pidgeons in london and yer pretty close. its mad!

[shipwight]

JUST TO CONFIRM

Gunther Von HAGEN : Body worlds Exhibit to change date to 19th Nov 2008

If the date works out well for everyone, then this will be a final confirmation

[daveneale]

Sounds good to me!

Kim: you lucky bugger-I wouldn't mind some lazy days in a cafe and random aussie wildlife-just be carefull if you see a cassowari, they're vicious birdies!

[Mon Chat]

Kim, what are the wasps like over there!?

[shipwight]

Prob laidback and having fry ups all afternoon *grin*

[rubicante]

Hi people, do any of you know of good life drawing classes/sessions in Bristol, that are not at UWE? Thanks.

[Mogster]

J.Boswell - uk doesnt have wasps.. just big bees compared to the sothern hemishperes :< and they actually look like wasps

[shipwight]

A REMINDER FOR THe LONDON PEEPS

: BodyWorlds Wednesday 19th November 2008. 7.30pm

[Atastrophea]

Dave and I will See you in there :) we're thinking of aiming for 6ish
~^-^~

[shipwight]

errr. Guess I will see you inside?? Anyone else coming? so we can finalise the times....

[Molly]

....oooh - i dont think i can make this due to work....

Hope all is well with all folk in the UK, I'm sorry for being rather absent from the whole scene - but I've actually got WORK to do! Drawing an' concepting shit! Oh my!

Muah!

Tx

[aefx]

Looks sold out for tomorrow? My fault for waiting.

[daveneale]

There are still tickets left of 6:30-7:00, we should be able to just mozy on back to the entrance to meet peoples after that so long as it hasn't changed since I last saw it (In Manchester this summer)....also if you enter the code "dailymailoffer" in the promotion box you can get a ticket for £6 (plus booking charges).....Me and Mazz are booked for 6:30-7:00, are you coming in at 7:30 Ship?...we can just head back to the entrance for then if so?

-D

[shipwight]

I will book for 6.30-7pm now as there are still tickets

[daveneale]

Cool...don't know if your familiar with the 02 but we could meet in that open bit after the 1st load of shops around 6:15ish? (there are benches):

521914

[Quicksilver]

Just letting everyone know that I'll be arranging a meet sometime after New Years since we'll be having a guest or two over from Paris :) So save some pennies for it, ya? Will most likely be in London.

Have fun,

~Naomi xxx

[yAdam]

Cool! I Haven't been to a meet for such a long time! Who are the guests?!

Hope everyone is doing good!

[Kian]

Yeah I'm off down.

[yAdam]

off down to London.. or off down something else, like, under!?

Or i might have not understood what you were saying :)

[Kian]

lol sorry man, my local Yorkshire-isms kicked in there

Yeah I'll be going to this London meet i meant :)

[Mon Chat]

after new years sounds wonderful! :), although tall buildings scare me slightly at the moment, so i may have to cover up my eyes in london.

[Badger]

Hi people, do any of you know of good life drawing classes/sessions in Bristol, that are not at UWE? Thanks.

Park street have some and i believe bristol gammar school have some in the evening. The Grammar school up park street way. RWA do some, folk house to some, tonnes tbh, you should be able to find one to suit your needs.
-B-

[shipwight]

good to have u all at the recent O2 bodyworlds exhibit. next stop...

Next suggested london social - Imperial War museum (HOWEVER - it is only open from 10am to 6pm.....)

[daveneale]

Weekend trip?...either that or we're gonna have to go a little earlier (it says last admission is at 5......I could probably do a late afternoon (maybe 3ish) some time, depends on everyone else though :)

[shipwight]

let me scout around for other time friendly venues.....

[CrimsonSnake]

I'd like to come to the next London meet I added the face book group and I'll check back here soon, look forward to it. I live in Cambridge so anywhere reasonably close will do.

[daveneale]

Greetings CrimsonSnake, would be good to have you along.

Just had a quick look and the V&A is open till 10 on Fridays...could be quite interesting, though I'm not sure where the nearest Nandos to that is:P

[aph]

Someone said the magic word.

Nandos! Uk'ers unite!

[shipwight]

V&A - have a cool Post Cold war and moderne exhibit going on. HOWEVER, its pretty shitty weather and dark by 4pm.....But its something I'd consider going to (its off south Kensington - pica-dilaly line)

[daveneale]

Well I'm up for some good Nandos action or some V&A goodness...off to Candid life drawing tonight incidentally

-D

[sleep]

did someone say nandos? i'm back

[aph]

I'm probably back from saturday onwards so anytime after is good.
I miss london =D

[shipwight]

aph - you are not in london?

[Atastrophea]

Hello everyone :) V&A sounds good to me.

Anyone up for another Oxford meet sometime? also anyone know any good (cheap) life drawing groups in the Oxrordshire area?

~^-^~

[aefx]

Nandos and VA sounds good to me too. The 12th sound good?

[Atastrophea]

Wednesday or Thursdays are best for me... (working in the shire Friday nights through to Wednesday lunchtimes so can't get to London then.)

~^-^~

[aph]

shipwight - Norwich in term times, London at holidays.

[shipwight]

Aph > Ah.

Am free Wednesdays but not Thursdays next week

[strybjorn]

hey Atastrophea, you looking for life drawing in oxford?

look no further than the Jam Factory! (http://www.thejamfactoryoxford.com/artclasses.html) theres 2 sessions every wednesday, a tutored class running from 6-7:30pm, then an untutored class from 8-9:30pm - getting there early is advised as its normally fully packed out by 5:45...

be warned that the last session of 2008 is next wednesday if you can make it - in 2009 though there will be sessions on tuesdays as well which i will be taking (a thought which im sure is frightening for all concerned :P )

i guess if there is anyone in the area who needs life drawing time, come along :)

im also up for an oxford sketchmeet, tho seeing as i missed the last one and havent even made it to one of the london ones, feel free to ignore me :)

[Badger]

ooooooo, cheers strybjorn i'll pop along, i need to get back to drawing and out of a cavernous rut. I might pop along on wednes all being well. Also i'm just south of oxford if people are up for some sketchmeets.
-B-

[lefran]

hallo hallo, im thinking i'll be at the london meet in january
also my t shirt design has just gone up to voting on threadless.com
here be the link
http://www.threadless.com/submission/187257/Mr_Awesome_Octopus
please vote for meeee :D

[shipwight]

So. err are we doing this design V&A thingy?

[Molly]

nice design Fran - I voted for ya chook!

Hope everyone s well, I've been snowed with work an' such, need to get back into the Ca loop....its been a while....

Mx

[aefx]

So. err are we doing this design V&A thingy?

Well I originally proposed the 12th but Atastrophea can't do Fridays. You and I can't do thursdays so that leaves today or reschedule for another week. I'm actually free today but that might be too short notice for most.

[lefran]

thanks tekura!

[Atastrophea]

Ignore me I was being a complete foetus and didn't read Dave's post properly the V&A is only open late on Fridays, sorry for confusing things.

I enjoyed my hour of voting for t-shirts on Threadless, thanks Fran, I like to think it was a good test of my critical faculties ;)

~^-^~

[daveneale]

I'd would be up for this Friday but I have friends down so can't make this week-so I'd be up for some Nandos mid week next week (any day appart from Tuesday 16th) or maybe next Friday if people are free?

[aefx]

I believe I can do next Friday, any others?

[sleep]

yeh i cant do friday either, i am very very ill :( been bedbound since sunday

[shipwight]

DUXFORD AIR MUSEUM

Sketch/meet

Monday, 15th DEC 2008.
Private transport:

Spaces avail: 1 adult male (large) or 2 not so large terrans.

If interested, please PM for location of pickup/etc.

Additional News:

Opening of Airborne Assault

Airborne Assault, the museum of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, has opened its doors to the public.

A partnership project with Imperial War Museum Duxford, Airborne Assault located inside Duxford's AirSpace exhibition promotes the heritage of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces and commemorates the actions of past and present members.

Admission to Imperial War Museum Duxford includes entry to Airborne Assault.

[Molly]

Bloody hell Shipwight, you gathering troops?

Is it me, or do some people have no sense of humour? Anyhoo....

So, what plans for next year? Sketchgroup Thunderdome?

Mx

[shipwight]

Well. We had an amazing WHOLE day sketch/study and analysis at Duxford. The only dampener was the foggy foggy cold weather at Cambridgeshire.

The next step is to organise the next london sketchmeet this week. We have a new guest in the way of Kan Muftic, who has joined our Londonium group. So do shout out loud folks, when you are free this week for our next Nandos thingy....

[aefx]

Well. We had an amazing WHOLE day sketch/study and analysis at Duxford. The only dampener was the foggy foggy cold weather at Cambridgeshire.

The next step is to organise the next london sketchmeet this week. We have a new guest in the way of Kan Muftic, who has joined our Londonium group. So do shout out loud folks, when you are free this week for our next Nandos thingy....
Thursday/Friday is good for me.

[daveneale]

Thursday is good for me and Mazz :)

[shipwight]

THURSDAY 18 th Dec 2008 it is

Nandos, SOHO. Same place....same time (someone book ahead...)

[gutss]

methinks I need a mosey on down to london sometime...

WELLHAY everybody (I'm erm, back after barely being here at all. I've got <facebook and everythang now (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1075690717))

I hope you're all working up to a lovely Christmas or some lovely time off. I er, tend to care about the latter a bit more baha! :)

[aefx]

Nandos was good last night although I think I'm still traumatized by that chicken spine! :wtf:

[shipwight]

Luckily.I missed the spine tutorial :)

[Claire IFX]

Hey UK artists,

ImagineFX magazine here. Please let us know of your sketch meets, or news and events related to your artwork. claire@imaginefx.com

Also, the latest issue of ImagineFX is out in the UK now. And there's a man on the cover!

Check it out:

www.imaginefx.com (http://www.imaginefx.com)

[Stoat]

Well, I made it at last! I'm a immigrant! Ummm...Stoat. Stoat.

Ahhh...anyway...I'm a bit transportation (and money) challenged at the moment, so I doubt I can make it to London. Anybody know of any life-drawing classes or anything down around the Kent/East Sussex area? I'm near Rye.

[shipwight]

Well folks, thanks for a great 2008. We have a larger Sketchmeet in 2009. Until then, happy holidays and may your painting arm be swift, fast and your dream sheep filled with ideas and inspiration

Remember: Tis the season to study snow and ice. Just remember to wrap up warm.

And to Mr. Neale, consider this notice that we'd love you to share a "how to cute in 60 seconds (simplified)" for our next meet.

[aph]

Way too much organisation and not enough spam in here.. Molly!

p.s merry xmas =D

[daveneale]

Yes, was rather nice of Mazz to give us that anatomy lesson-olives all the way next time and lovely nondiscript chunks of chicken meat :P

Ship: I shall come prepaired with notes on all things squidgy, pudgy, dumpy and loveable :D

Welcome Stoat-just checked out your SB-awsome stuff in there!

[shipwight]

Dave > I wonder how long it takes to learn squidgy eyes and dumpy hands/feet....it just seems unnatural....

[Quicksilver]

Hey guys,

Just dropping by to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! I'll surely see most of you in the New Year ;P

Stoat: Welcome to the UK!! If you could make the meet next year it'd be great to meet you.

About the London meet:
It'll most likely take place in AFTER the 15th February as pao (our visitor from Paris) and Duddlebug will both be available to meet us all. Information will be posted here and on FaceBook. Both wil be linked into my sig so if you can't find them, find me. :) Does anyone have any suggestions of when to meet up/what to see?

IFX: What would you like to know and, if you don't mind me asking, why? Will you be tagging along with us sometime? :)

Take care all,

~~Naomi xxx

[shipwight]

15th is a while away. I'll come up with a few suggestions mid Jan, if there are any objects of interests ongoing.....

Most folks just huddle indoors, keep warm and the best plein air study is of the outside, from insde a cafe :)

PS/ Space Mermaids dude, might be popping into Forbidden Planet for a limited edition Shadowline in 2009. Will keep our UK lot posted

[Atastrophea]

aw now come on guys, you know it's an artists perogative to study the world around them, even if that does involve the anatomy of your dinner *gulp* it was the mushy bone marrow stuff that got me actually, and the spinal cord....... :p

Hope everyone has a very happy christmas and will hopefully see more of you in the new year ~^-^~

[shipwight]

Mazz - the scary chicken spine lass. Have a happy Krist-Mazz!

PS/ Let us know if you espy any creative/3D related gigs of interest. Cheers!

[Mon Chat]

(I changed my name from j.boswell to mon chat, on the basis that i am gonna continue to make a fool of myself and might as well do it with a little more anonymity)
did someone mention spam? if the meet is in february i would possibly have to give it a miss, but you never know, logistics may transpire to work in my favor, the last train from fally took me 8 hours!

first great western are VILLAINS.

annnyway, sorry for not posting much, have a nice christmas everyone!

[sleep]

sorry i missed the nandos meet. 5 guys decided to beat the living shit out of me as i was walking thru a park and i was phoneless/not quite in the mood. will hopefuly make it to the next one whenever

[sleep]

also aefx please watch your back next time your walking thru tooting bec common

[shipwight]

Ah sorry Tie. What happened and are ya ok.....

[Atastrophea]

Yes! First great western are villains, glad someone agrees with me.....

Tie that sucks, hope your not too traumatised by the whole affair, ain't london livin' great. (I am thankful that I managed to escape living in streatham for 8 months relatively unscathed, god only knows how....) :/

Maybe the joys of christmas will fix it all ;)

~^_^~

[Stoat]

Help me, Britons, for I am lost!

Okay, I kind of figured out what cartridge paper is, with an assist from Google -- sort of rough, heavy, wood-pulp sketching paper, yes? But what the heck is detail paper?

And who's a good online supplier? I landed on artifolk.co.uk via web search, but they seem more aimed at hobbyists. I'm looking particularly for heavyweight bristol board by the sheet.

[aefx]

also aefx please watch your back next time your walking thru tooting bec commonSorry to hear that mate. Funny that... yesterday I was thinking how much safer I feel walking through the park at night due to the fact all the foliage is gone. Did you see them before they jumped you? Were they over by the benches?

[shipwight]

happy crimbo/mithraism day

[sleep]

Sorry to hear that mate. Funny that... yesterday I was thinking how much safer I feel walking through the park at night due to the fact all the foliage is gone. Did you see them before they jumped you? Were they over by the benches?

it was by the duck pond, if youve been down there. next to the tennis courts/kids playground (a good 10-15 minute walk from where you live, on the other side of bedford hill) actually i think they were following me for 5-10 minutes before it happend. the side where we live is a lot safer i reckon. thanks for the support people im ok now. having it happen in your own area makes you a bit agoraphobic though :(