Thanx to all

[Dimitih]

Hey guys, I wanted to thank everyone for an incredible weekend! Jason and the Massive Black crew, all the amazing instructors and all the really cool people who I got a chance to meet. I learned so much, it's gonna take a while to digest everything. That was one excellent workshop!

- Dmitri

[dadamafia]

hey, how about showin us some of ur drawings?

[USER777]

yeah! i want drawings and photos. in fact, i'm craving for em! so sad i couldnt come.. gonna go to the next one for sure!

POST PHOTOS, PEEPS!!!!!!! :S

:yayca: :yayca: :yayca:

[Dimitih]

I'm an idiot - I left my camera at home and then I got so excited I remembered that it might be a good idea to take pictures only on the second day. But there were a lot of people taking pictures at the demos, so we should ask them to post some.

[Red_Rook]

yeap: thanks :yayca:

[fukifino]

Yeah, thanks to the MB crew and all the volunteers for putting together another great oppourtunity to expand our artistic knowledge and get togtether with a huge crew of like minded people.

I especially enjoyed seeing all the people I met in Austin again, meeting a bunch of new people who, until now, had only been avatars, pictures and names in IRC, especially all you crazy Euro gang who I'd probably never get a chance to meet otherwise. And I would like to state that CA has, hands down, the most talented and beautiful ladies in all the art world. I'm glad I at least got to meet a handful of you. :bashful: <3

I'm pumped to get my draw back on and kick myself in the ass to get back on the wagon and make some progress. And I'm looking forward to seeing the glut of art that I know everyone will be producing in the wake of this event.

See you all online! (Although I wish we were all closer!) :yayca:

[Ra Havok]

Pho.


tos.


now.



:S

[Oblio]

Hi all - it will take me few more days until i get to my far far far home in Romania.
But i can't wait till then.

I have to thank EVERYONE for being there.
I'd like to thank all the instructors, sponsors and volunteers. Without your help we'd have no workshop - it everything to me.
(it's funny how i was always seeking help from familiar faces - who obviously were the ones of the awsome people helping since austin or so - thank you again everyone)

Also BIG thanks to everyone who got down and listed to my crap - we had some fun - i hope you've got the ideea behind my crapy english and the lack of structure.

Thank you all for being so nice to me - i've met so lovely people it will be painfull missing you for a long time now. It was great however seing the old friends of other workshops.

I'd like to thank also to Dan Milligan and Sparth and everyone else who couldn't come but who i'm sure were so willing to come and had thought about all of us those days.

I'm sorry for the rain (all my magic didn't work on that - i couln't plug my mana processing device into US power sockets) and i'm sorry for getting sick to the end - that might have turned into a more grumpy Oblio - my appologies.
It's odd how the flue got us in SF like the Heat got us in Austin. There always seems to be something right on time for the workshops :(

I hope to see you soem other times.
Now it's time to start missing you more and more.

Oblio (Andrei Fantana)
P.S. - No morrr sake forrr me! :bashful:

[Jason Manley]

i really want to thank melissa and coro for being so wonderfully helpful. the workshop wouldnt have worked out had they not put in so much effort and hard work.

mucho thanks to all the instructors for doing more than i could have hoped.

and an even bigger thanks to all the students who put up with all the sickly instructors who braved the rain instead of staying in bed. you were all patient and so nice. it was really a great time. We will definitely do another one of these someday.


j

[Burning Eyes]

Another thank you from me. This was a wonderful experience and it definetly inspired me lots! Im definetly comin to the next one! Again THANK YOU EVERYONE... and you instructors are hillarious, heh

[digital_robotics]

I would like to say that this conference really helped me broaden my horizons with art. I'm rather new at it, and I think this was a great way to start things off. thanks to all of massive black and the instructors who put up with people asking the same questions over and over and over. it was worth every penny and the 16 hour drive through the rainy hell that was all of california on monday night/tuesday morning.

[digital_robotics]

and oblio, I really understood what you were trying to get across in your creativity speech.

[larylich]

I would like to say that this conference really helped me broaden my horizons with art.

I was going to say the exact same thing! ;)

It was amazing and really helped focus me. Not to mention the feedback and the motivation boost. Not to mention the courage to start posting work on the forums now. Just watching somone go THROUGH the creative process is amazingly helpful- much more so than just seeing the finished piece.

Thanks to everyone who make it happen!

[jetpack42]

many many many thanks. and i owe you a handshake, coro, Alex Alvarez, and Petey.

i've been fortunate to attend 2 now, and i will be at each successive one. if you're missing out....you really are missing out.

incredible.

great to see old friends and make new ones.

[|NTeRN]

thanks to everyone who help put this on. i took in a lot more then in Austin (not that this one was better, its just that its easier to learn once that fanboy mode is off :teeth: )

to Jason, thanks again for the crits on my painting. i honestly was afraid to bug you cause your where always running around and i didnt want to be a pest. im taking everything you told me to heart and im plaining to go down to the getty museum to study the masters. seriously taking the time to crit me was one of my highlights cause it really opend my eyes to what i should be doing. thanks

Leia- thanks for continually resending deleted comfromations to me and everyone else did that. thanks for also helping setting this all up

Melissa - thanks for help out on the workshop. without you it would'nt have turned out as awesome as it did.

Coro thanks for being a continual sorce of inspiration for me and letting my bug you about if N8 is gonan show or not. your the coolest man. it was awesome seeing ya sketch again and talk to ya in person. i was even able to get down to the upper playground and pick up one of your shirts. very cool :D

Phil - man your one of the coolest guys i know. you've been such an awesome friend to me these past few months since we met in Austin. you keep pushing me in the right direction and i thank you for doing so.

Otto- thanks for being such a cool friend. collabing with ya was anoth highlight for me. we seriously gotta do it again sometime

Rich and Wes- thank you both for being such great guys. again thanks for letting me bug ya in aim every now and then for crits.

Emily G- your the sweetest girl ive ever met!!! seriously your like 10 times nicer in person then how you are on the boards (if thats even possible) your a cool girl and i hope to see some great things from ya

Kelly (artkitty) - it was awesome to finally meet ya. your such a cool person even tho you were 2 kinds of socks... but i guess i'll let that slide for now :P anyways i loved looking thro you profolio and hanging with ya.

to the rest of the instructors and students- thank you all for making this so rememberable. i had an awesome time meeting all of you and seeing those of you i already know again. i hope to see ya all again in the near future.

N8 - man i was so freaking excited you showed at the last momement. it was mind blowing to see your sketchbooks in person that was another one of my highlights. it was awesome to finally meet you in person and talk to you about your process and what not. btw i went to the upper playground and bought a poster of yours. :D

[arghmisfit]

Big THX to everyone who put this workshop together and made everything happen!!! and thanx to the ppl that checked out and gave me crits on my sketchbook! :^^: looking forward to next one!!!

[Steph Laberis]

And I would like to state that CA has, hands down, the most talented and beautiful ladies in all the art world. I'm glad I at least got to meet a handful of you. :bashful: <3

Really? Where?! Where?! Would that "CA" be California or Concept Art? ;-) Sorry, just being a wise-ass.

My hearty thanks go out there as well, for everyone's committment and patience to make this all possible. I ended up taking way more insight and inspiration from this workshop than I thought I would, especially toward the final days.

Hope to see you all next time... time and wallet permitting. :yayca:

[daarken]

you guys got me sick, but it was worth it

[fxpimp]

Heyaz,

I just wanted to thank Massive Black for throwing together such a wonderful event. Everything from the instructors, the space, and the party was top notch. I also wanted to thank you guys for letting us recruit and critique work. I had a great time all around and learned a bit from everyone there .

Thank You,
Juan R

[Carnifex]

a big THANK YOU from me also,this was the most awesome thing i've ever been too.
lemme see if i can thank anyone especially...

everyone who contributed to my guest sketchbook-BIG THANK YOU! i'm going to show these pics once i've scanned them.

layil- you were probably the sweetest girl at this workshop. being so nice to me and everything. sorry i bugged you with my hugging all the time at the end :^^:
you're just so huggable. :^^: thanx alot for that guest sketch and those cool photos also-just wish i had had my camera with me when you were dancing-that was soo cool. show us a pic of that big-ass knife;)

every other girl for being so nice and goodlooking.;P

every instructor who put up with me bugging them to critique my work-esp. coro and targete.

every instructor who made all those awesome pics and inspired me to go on,again esp. coro for being such a nice and hilarious guy.also android for coming finally and being such a nice guy too. should i call you the pretty boy in future? :perv:

miss conduct- if you're reading this-THANKS SO MUCH! you were my personal highlight of this workshop. first off the hairdo(;P)-and second and more important-you being sooo nice to me. i reallyreally hope to see you again soon. i'm so sorry i couldn't find you and say goodbye properly to you.

that black guy- argh sorry i don't remember the name :^^;: thanx for giving me such a deep critique on my sketchbook and damping my highness feeling-i think i needed that too. :perv:

marco- for throwing all my drawing experiences on a heap and burning them. it was so insane to see you sketch.oh yeah and for donating your artwork-this will be framed in my room.

you people who handled the dvd donating-that sure was alotta work.

all you people who did those great (break)dances at the party.especially insane_visions for constantly loosing his hat when attempting to do a headspin.

JUST EVERYONE- i've met. thank you for making this such an awesome experience.

and a final thanx to all the organisators,instructors and company representants for making this possible and so awesome.

there's only one word to describe all of this:
AWESOME!!!

[emily g]

Aw, Intern, you're making me blush. :bashful:
Thanks so much for walking me home that one night--you're such a sweetie.

emily

[fukifino]

Really? Where?! Where?! Would that "CA" be California or Concept Art? ;-) Sorry, just being a wise-ass.

Duh. CA = Canada! :canadapatriot:

;)

[|NTeRN]

Aw, Intern, you're making me blush. :bashful:
Thanks so much for walking me home that one night--you're such a sweetie.

emily


see your still being nice. and no prob on walking ya back to the hotel. it was nice to have some time to talk with ya. scary part was running supper fast back to the galleria in fear of bums. but it was worth it. :)

[Jason Manley]

emily had genuine smiles for everyone...was nice to meet u miss g.

thanks to everyone who made this happen by attending. it is so great to be a part of a community that supports art as much as this one does. you are all the best.

[Teknobabel]

Yeah this was my first workshop and a truely awe-inspiring experience. First off I have to thank Jook and DigitalRobotics for bravely driving through flood waters and scary washed-out back roads to get me home, just to find out that all the roads into Big Bear were closed due to mudslides. I ended up having to stay in a hotel until the roads opened up (I JUST got home). The first night in the hotel I got sick and ended up drinking sour milk (I bought some milk at a liquor store across the street that was 3 days sour). But I'd gladly do it all again in a heartbeat, the turmoil was definately worth it.

And it was great to make so many new friends (specially the blokes from across the pond). Oh and willow-wisp, I had to leave early and I really wished I could have said goodbye to you, but I couldn't find you :(

Inspiration definately abounded. Watching Marko work and listening to him talk about character design was a tremendous help (his explaining of patterns has me constantly observing them in the people I run across now). And getting my sketchbook crit'ed by Sweet and Andrew definately got me focused. I'm gonna be attacking anatomy like a madman now!

All in all I'm stoked about the experience, and I've been constantly thinking about the things I learned and the people I met.

[Carnifex]

btw manley-where's your new avatar? :D

[WillSchnevel]

btw manley-where's your new avatar? :D

I saw a certain dood running around with Kevin's drawing, though I should probably keep quiet about who it was. :S