Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Student showcase

I'll be updating this blog regularly with student's work from my class.

Here's a couple of wonderful assignments from my November class.

Visualizing in Darkness. (1st assignment)

by Silver S (Sept13)


by Poeks (Jennifer O)


Here's a couple more assignments from my September class

Custom Brushes (Hair assignment - Class 6)

by Jack H (Jackhcpa)

Monday, November 19, 2007

The Art of Caricature with Jason Seiler


Caricature Class with Jason Seiler
Course Description: By the end of this course, master caricaturist, Jason Seiler, will have you looking at people in a whole new way! Over nine lessons, Jason will teach you through streaming lectures and one-on-one correspondence most of his personal techniques on how to maximize the effects of exaggeration and distortion when drawing faces and more importantly, how to push the truth of a subject's features without losing his or her likeness. In this course, you will draw a LOT because that is the best way to learn the importance of constant practice and to understand your subject. Your assignments will involve drawing lots of thumbnails, sketching lots of average, everyday people, and finally, doing full-color caricatures of public figures. For illustrators seeking to add high-end caricaturing to their repertoire, this course is a must!

Lessons: 9 lessons in 9weeks
Fees: $898 USD
Pre-Requisites: None.

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Please leave any comments or questions you have about this course and we will be happy to answer them.

Questions:

How long will I be able to view the videos?

You are able to view the videos for the 9 weeks of the course, plus an additional 3 weeks. In total you will be able to view the videos for 12 weeks.

Character Design by Silver


Character Design Class with Stephen Silver
Course Description: Who better to learn character design from than the one and only Stephen Silver? Over nine lessons, Stephen will introduce you to the art of drawing, character design and the business of art. He will share with you his personal techniques for producing top notch character designs and the creative process of drawing. As a character designer you are responsible for visually exploring written character descriptions. Your role will be to create major and incidental characters for animated T.V., feature films, or video game concepts. Stephen's goal is to provide you with a better understanding of the character design process and to give you the tools to you will need throughout your career. This nine week course will build your confidence in drawing while inspiring you with new ideas that will continuously help you grow.

Lessons: 9 lessons in 9weeks
Fees: $998 USD / SelfTaught: $698 USD
Pre-Requisites: None.

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Please leave any comments or questions you have about this course and we will be happy to answer them.

Questions:

How long will I be able to view the videos?

You are able to view the videos for the 9 weeks of the course, plus an additional 3 weeks. In total you will be able to view the videos for 12 weeks.

The course is offered in 2 different versions. One is the regular course and one is Self-Taught. What is the difference?
With SELF TAUGHT classes you get all access to the class videos as well as the critique videos but no personal critiques for your own work. You can start Self-Taught classes at any time. Self-Taught classes are cheaper then the regular class. To register for the SELF-TAUGHT classes visit SCHOOLISM.com

Digital Painting Techniques with Bobby Chiu


Digital Painting Class
Course Description: Prepare to look at digital art in a whole new light by learning from award-winning digital artist Bobby Chiu! Over nine lessons, Bobby will teach you his philosophies and techniques for producing digital paintings and conceptual art by applying traditional art skills in the virtual environment of Adobe Photoshop. Be prepared to immerse yourself in practical assignments that will build your digital painting skills from the ground up. (Previous familiarity with Adobe Photoshop would be helpful but not necessary.)

Lessons: 9 lessons in 9weeks
Fees: $798 USD / SelfTaught: $558 USD
Pre-Requisites: None.

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Please leave any comments or questions you have about this course and I will be happy to answer them.

Questions:

How long will I be able to view the videos?
You are able to view the videos for the 9 weeks of the course, plus an additional 4 weeks. In total you will be able to view the videos for 13 weeks.

The course is offered in 2 different versions. One is the regular course and one is Self-Taught. What is the difference?
With SELF TAUGHT classes you get all access to the class videos as well as the critique videos but no personal critiques for your own work. You can start Self-Taught classes at any time. Self-Taught classes are cheaper then the regular class. To register for the SELF-TAUGHT classes visit SCHOOLISM.com