Layil
November 10th, 2006, 10:07 PM
yeah, were updating the website soon, but in the meantime....
Workshop Schedule:
Here is a breakdown of what we're looking at for the event days.
Instead of a curriculum, were structuring the days by activities. See the updated instructor bios (coming soon on the site) for info on what they’ll be demoing.
FRIDAY 15 -
1PM - FIELD TRIP (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=82016)! to the Legions of Honor with William Whitaker
We will be having the event begin Friday night with the Opening Party -
6 PM - Doors open, sign-ns begin
10 PM - INSPIRATIONAL KICK OFF: Live music, art, and performances. Massive black style
12 PM - Professional Demonstrations and hands-on instruction
Dawn - We have to sleep sometime! :)
SATURDAY 16 -
This is the main day of the workshop, featuring the bulk of the demos and lectures. We will be running all day and into the night.
1 PM - Doors open, figure drawing and sketchbooks
4 PM - Demos begin again, life painting starts
10 PM- Food available
11 PM - More demos, models, lectures, etc etc
4 AM – drawing till dawn again. Who needs sleep???
SUNDAY 17 -
This day will be light on the demoing, but features portfolio reviews/ business talks and recruiting by local gaming studios.
12 - 4 PM major Companies recruiting / portfolio reviews / some demos and open life drawing
5 PM- CLOSE, start cleaning up, wanna lend a hand?
10 PM ish - Gather with new friends at a number of great spots around the city...if you want...others will wish great goodbyes and off we go into the night.
We'll be running a field trip on Friday for those who are interested... Museums and the like, to get you prepped for the workshop. It’s worth it to come a couple days early!
Here's what they'll all be doing:
Demo Blurbs (in no particular order)
Jason Felix
Bomba will be walking us through a demo of one of his Star Wars covers, showing us his Photoshop techniques and talking about his experiences as a freelance illustrator. Topics will include how to take art direction and professional working process, and a demo of his photo manipulation techniques where he combines reference material with digital painting to create original pieces of art.
Coro Kaufman
Mirroring his studio pipeline, watch this Photoshop guru develop a series of unique concepts, exploring the use of design, functionality and aesthetics. Chock full of useful tricks and unconventional ideas; pay attention, cause you’ll be doing this later! His famous sketchbook collection will also be available for viewing. Be inspired by his use of traditional methods to create full color illustrations using the “Coro Technique.” As if that weren’t enough, Coro also knows a thing or two about Oil Paint, so be sure to stop by the Insomania Atelier and watch him roll, old school.
Wes Burt
Concept artist Wesley Burt will be demoing his 2d characters, discussing his pencil techniques and design methods, while giving in depth one-on-one feedback on attendee sketchbooks.
Andrew Jones
Known for his mastery of Painter, Andrew will be demoing his unconventional creative processes, showing us how he creates unique and intensely moody concepts using a combination of zbrush, painter and photoshop. Learn a whole new approach to image making!
Kemp Remillard
Kemp is up on the big screen this time, with a step by step pipeline lecture demonstrating his efficient techniques for creating tech designs. Learn his photoshop tricks, as well as working methods and design.
Jason Chan
Jason will be flexing his versatility, showing off his character designs and illustrations, going from rough sketch to seamlessly polished finish.
Rich Doble
Creepy crawlies are an essential part of the gaming world. watch how this MB concept artist uses his imagination to create believable, functional creatures and robots.
Nick Constantine
Nick is known for his detailed and highly imaginative environment designs. He will be showing us his approach, using photoshop as his medium, to create a range of concept pieces reflecting different applications and moods.
James Kei
James will walk you through his image making process, creating characters, environments and tech in his unmistakable painterly style. Get a taste of the upcoming Conceptart.org Atelier from one of its two main instructors!
Marko Djurdjevic
Marko is one of our resident character guys… He’ll share his thoughts with you about his character making process, elements of design, graphic placement, compositional strategies and using an intimate knowledge of anatomy and perspective to create dynamic forms. Also covered, digital illustrations and pencil drawing techniques you’ll be sure to want to try out!
Jason Manley
Effective techniques for understanding color in an easy-to-use fashion will be shared in this demo. Participants will leave Jason’s lecture with a better understanding of light and how to use it in their images...whether they are 3d artists, texture painters, lighters, or concept artists, they’re sure to benefit from the talk, and take plenty of notes! Jason will also be giving an extensive lecture on his experience running the premier concepting team in the industry today, with humorous advice and stories about the rise of Massive Black and what its like to work in the gaming industry today.
Carl Dobsky
The other half of the Conceptart.org Atelier, Carl will be taking us back in time to show us how the old masters approached their work. Even if your thing is drawing monsters digitally, you’ll stand to benefit from his insights and advice, and sure to learn techniques that can be applied to any kind of drawing. Both Oil Paint and Drawing demos will be shown, and students are encouraged to bring their paints and work along side instructors for real time feedback!
NoxizMad
Nox is back and ready to cruise with the other Frenchmen in the Euro Style Speed Painting Marathon… get ready to watch our French brothers pump out more incredible art than you thought could be produced in such a short time! Nox is a master highly rendered illustrations, pick his brain and see how he does it!
Petey Konig
Petey will be demoing the new Mudbox and showing us his monster collection… 3d artists stand to learn a thing or two from this seasoned hand.
Biff Wingard
Biff will be taking you through the process of creating a highly rendered marketing image using 3D digital techniques. Learn the step by step it takes to get to that glossy cover illustration.
Shawn Barber
A freelance illustrator and fine artist, Shawn is going to give you a peak into his life. Working primarily from photo reference in oils, Shawn will have a station set up where he will be demoing and sharing his painting and referencing techniques, and discussing the trials and triumphs of art directors, galleries and winging it on his own.
Jon Foster
For the last year, we’ve been watching a steady trickle of amazing work coming out of Fosters hideaway. Now he’s emerged to share his thoughts and working process with us. Working on original illustrations in Oils, he will share his methods in a detailed demo.
Mike Hussar
Mike emerges once more to share his dark creations with us. One of our favorite oil painters, with over 10 years teaching experience under his belt, he’ll be working from life to create portraits that are both uncanny and masterful. Join him in the Insomania Atelier!
HPX
See this digital maverick do his thing on the big screen. HPX is possibly the fastest painter we’ve ever seen, with an unorthodox method that is sure to make you rethink your image making process. Covering concept environments and editorial illustration in Photoshop, HPX doesn’t talk much but his images speak volumes. Watch closely and learn a thing or two!
Kevin Llewellyn
Llewellyn is back, joining the other fine artists in the Insomania Atelier for a session of figure drawing and oil painting. Known for his delicate pencil figure work, Kevin will share his techniques and anatomy knowledge in a live-model demo.
Marc Holmes
A seasoned Art director and concept artist, Marc will be speaking about his experience working in a pipeline and concepting characters and environments for major gaming titles.
Dan Milligan
The initial development of an idea can sometimes be the hardest part. Watch Dan talk about his methods for breaking through that blank page, how to avoid clichés and create something truly original. He will cover his idea development techniques, Photoshop methods and Storyboarding process in his entertaining and informative demo.
John Mueller
Known for his contributions to Comics covers and gaming, John will walk us through his illustration process, sharing his techniques and advice with us as he goes.
Ron Lemen
Another addition to the Insomania Atelier, Ron Lemen will be painting live, showcasing his traditional oil techniques and sharing extensive teaching experience. He will be going step by step through his methods, in 4 painting blocks throughout the day as he explains every aspect of his process. He will also be covering color theory, portrait figure drawing and building a character from live reference. Don’t miss it!
Vanessa Lemen
Vanessa joins husband and fellow teacher Ron Lemen at the Insomania Atelier, where she demonstrates her portrait painting skills and shares her methods with us. Join us for real-time feedback during live model painting sessions!
Aleksi Briclot
Graphic design is an often-overlooked element in production illustration. See this design master put his skills to use in his concepts, creating dynamism and style with placement and contrast on a page. Dramatic Composition and use of graphics in illustration will be discussed, as well Aleksi’s unique and innovative use of reference material and photo manipulation to create futuristic worlds out of seemingly mundane imagery.
William Whitaker
William will be sharing his extensive knowledge of oil painting with us, focusing especially on the beginning steps, ensuring that even a total beginner will walk away with enough to continue experimenting on his own. His demos will cover materials and use, blending, color use, paint handling and step by step how to’s on his whole process. In addition, William is treating us to a very special field trip (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=82016) to the Legion of Honor, for a painters take on some of the finer pieces in the museum. You don’t want to miss it!
__________________________________________________ __________________
subject to adjustments, but at least youll have a general idea of what to expect.....
see you at INSOMANIA!
Workshop Schedule:
Here is a breakdown of what we're looking at for the event days.
Instead of a curriculum, were structuring the days by activities. See the updated instructor bios (coming soon on the site) for info on what they’ll be demoing.
FRIDAY 15 -
1PM - FIELD TRIP (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=82016)! to the Legions of Honor with William Whitaker
We will be having the event begin Friday night with the Opening Party -
6 PM - Doors open, sign-ns begin
10 PM - INSPIRATIONAL KICK OFF: Live music, art, and performances. Massive black style
12 PM - Professional Demonstrations and hands-on instruction
Dawn - We have to sleep sometime! :)
SATURDAY 16 -
This is the main day of the workshop, featuring the bulk of the demos and lectures. We will be running all day and into the night.
1 PM - Doors open, figure drawing and sketchbooks
4 PM - Demos begin again, life painting starts
10 PM- Food available
11 PM - More demos, models, lectures, etc etc
4 AM – drawing till dawn again. Who needs sleep???
SUNDAY 17 -
This day will be light on the demoing, but features portfolio reviews/ business talks and recruiting by local gaming studios.
12 - 4 PM major Companies recruiting / portfolio reviews / some demos and open life drawing
5 PM- CLOSE, start cleaning up, wanna lend a hand?
10 PM ish - Gather with new friends at a number of great spots around the city...if you want...others will wish great goodbyes and off we go into the night.
We'll be running a field trip on Friday for those who are interested... Museums and the like, to get you prepped for the workshop. It’s worth it to come a couple days early!
Here's what they'll all be doing:
Demo Blurbs (in no particular order)
Jason Felix
Bomba will be walking us through a demo of one of his Star Wars covers, showing us his Photoshop techniques and talking about his experiences as a freelance illustrator. Topics will include how to take art direction and professional working process, and a demo of his photo manipulation techniques where he combines reference material with digital painting to create original pieces of art.
Coro Kaufman
Mirroring his studio pipeline, watch this Photoshop guru develop a series of unique concepts, exploring the use of design, functionality and aesthetics. Chock full of useful tricks and unconventional ideas; pay attention, cause you’ll be doing this later! His famous sketchbook collection will also be available for viewing. Be inspired by his use of traditional methods to create full color illustrations using the “Coro Technique.” As if that weren’t enough, Coro also knows a thing or two about Oil Paint, so be sure to stop by the Insomania Atelier and watch him roll, old school.
Wes Burt
Concept artist Wesley Burt will be demoing his 2d characters, discussing his pencil techniques and design methods, while giving in depth one-on-one feedback on attendee sketchbooks.
Andrew Jones
Known for his mastery of Painter, Andrew will be demoing his unconventional creative processes, showing us how he creates unique and intensely moody concepts using a combination of zbrush, painter and photoshop. Learn a whole new approach to image making!
Kemp Remillard
Kemp is up on the big screen this time, with a step by step pipeline lecture demonstrating his efficient techniques for creating tech designs. Learn his photoshop tricks, as well as working methods and design.
Jason Chan
Jason will be flexing his versatility, showing off his character designs and illustrations, going from rough sketch to seamlessly polished finish.
Rich Doble
Creepy crawlies are an essential part of the gaming world. watch how this MB concept artist uses his imagination to create believable, functional creatures and robots.
Nick Constantine
Nick is known for his detailed and highly imaginative environment designs. He will be showing us his approach, using photoshop as his medium, to create a range of concept pieces reflecting different applications and moods.
James Kei
James will walk you through his image making process, creating characters, environments and tech in his unmistakable painterly style. Get a taste of the upcoming Conceptart.org Atelier from one of its two main instructors!
Marko Djurdjevic
Marko is one of our resident character guys… He’ll share his thoughts with you about his character making process, elements of design, graphic placement, compositional strategies and using an intimate knowledge of anatomy and perspective to create dynamic forms. Also covered, digital illustrations and pencil drawing techniques you’ll be sure to want to try out!
Jason Manley
Effective techniques for understanding color in an easy-to-use fashion will be shared in this demo. Participants will leave Jason’s lecture with a better understanding of light and how to use it in their images...whether they are 3d artists, texture painters, lighters, or concept artists, they’re sure to benefit from the talk, and take plenty of notes! Jason will also be giving an extensive lecture on his experience running the premier concepting team in the industry today, with humorous advice and stories about the rise of Massive Black and what its like to work in the gaming industry today.
Carl Dobsky
The other half of the Conceptart.org Atelier, Carl will be taking us back in time to show us how the old masters approached their work. Even if your thing is drawing monsters digitally, you’ll stand to benefit from his insights and advice, and sure to learn techniques that can be applied to any kind of drawing. Both Oil Paint and Drawing demos will be shown, and students are encouraged to bring their paints and work along side instructors for real time feedback!
NoxizMad
Nox is back and ready to cruise with the other Frenchmen in the Euro Style Speed Painting Marathon… get ready to watch our French brothers pump out more incredible art than you thought could be produced in such a short time! Nox is a master highly rendered illustrations, pick his brain and see how he does it!
Petey Konig
Petey will be demoing the new Mudbox and showing us his monster collection… 3d artists stand to learn a thing or two from this seasoned hand.
Biff Wingard
Biff will be taking you through the process of creating a highly rendered marketing image using 3D digital techniques. Learn the step by step it takes to get to that glossy cover illustration.
Shawn Barber
A freelance illustrator and fine artist, Shawn is going to give you a peak into his life. Working primarily from photo reference in oils, Shawn will have a station set up where he will be demoing and sharing his painting and referencing techniques, and discussing the trials and triumphs of art directors, galleries and winging it on his own.
Jon Foster
For the last year, we’ve been watching a steady trickle of amazing work coming out of Fosters hideaway. Now he’s emerged to share his thoughts and working process with us. Working on original illustrations in Oils, he will share his methods in a detailed demo.
Mike Hussar
Mike emerges once more to share his dark creations with us. One of our favorite oil painters, with over 10 years teaching experience under his belt, he’ll be working from life to create portraits that are both uncanny and masterful. Join him in the Insomania Atelier!
HPX
See this digital maverick do his thing on the big screen. HPX is possibly the fastest painter we’ve ever seen, with an unorthodox method that is sure to make you rethink your image making process. Covering concept environments and editorial illustration in Photoshop, HPX doesn’t talk much but his images speak volumes. Watch closely and learn a thing or two!
Kevin Llewellyn
Llewellyn is back, joining the other fine artists in the Insomania Atelier for a session of figure drawing and oil painting. Known for his delicate pencil figure work, Kevin will share his techniques and anatomy knowledge in a live-model demo.
Marc Holmes
A seasoned Art director and concept artist, Marc will be speaking about his experience working in a pipeline and concepting characters and environments for major gaming titles.
Dan Milligan
The initial development of an idea can sometimes be the hardest part. Watch Dan talk about his methods for breaking through that blank page, how to avoid clichés and create something truly original. He will cover his idea development techniques, Photoshop methods and Storyboarding process in his entertaining and informative demo.
John Mueller
Known for his contributions to Comics covers and gaming, John will walk us through his illustration process, sharing his techniques and advice with us as he goes.
Ron Lemen
Another addition to the Insomania Atelier, Ron Lemen will be painting live, showcasing his traditional oil techniques and sharing extensive teaching experience. He will be going step by step through his methods, in 4 painting blocks throughout the day as he explains every aspect of his process. He will also be covering color theory, portrait figure drawing and building a character from live reference. Don’t miss it!
Vanessa Lemen
Vanessa joins husband and fellow teacher Ron Lemen at the Insomania Atelier, where she demonstrates her portrait painting skills and shares her methods with us. Join us for real-time feedback during live model painting sessions!
Aleksi Briclot
Graphic design is an often-overlooked element in production illustration. See this design master put his skills to use in his concepts, creating dynamism and style with placement and contrast on a page. Dramatic Composition and use of graphics in illustration will be discussed, as well Aleksi’s unique and innovative use of reference material and photo manipulation to create futuristic worlds out of seemingly mundane imagery.
William Whitaker
William will be sharing his extensive knowledge of oil painting with us, focusing especially on the beginning steps, ensuring that even a total beginner will walk away with enough to continue experimenting on his own. His demos will cover materials and use, blending, color use, paint handling and step by step how to’s on his whole process. In addition, William is treating us to a very special field trip (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=82016) to the Legion of Honor, for a painters take on some of the finer pieces in the museum. You don’t want to miss it!
__________________________________________________ __________________
subject to adjustments, but at least youll have a general idea of what to expect.....
see you at INSOMANIA!