Coming in September, an opportunity to take great workshops with Peter Han, Carlo Arellano, James Paick and Even NICO MARLET, renowned character designer for Dreamworks ONLINE!!!!. Coming in September to http://www.cgmwonline.com/
There is still room for the demo and lecture portion of Nathan Fowkes’ 1-Day Fundamentals of Composition Workshop!
This is an incredibly informative and intense workshop for anyone who wants to improve their understanding of composition. This workshop is extremely helpful for fine artists and entertainment artists. Nathan will discussing how to create a mood and how to organize complex scenes through color and value.
Lecture and Slideshow: 12pm-3pm- $69
Demo 3:30pm-5pm- $30
Lecture and Demo- $99
If you would like to register, call 818.708.9232 or email us at contactus@laafa.org
Douglas Kirk has shown work at galleries and has worked for Dreamworks and Disney for many years. He has a lot of information and tips for what major studios and galleries are looking for. This class is a necessity for anyone who wants to make art their career.
#4012 – Portfolio & Website Presentation Class
(Starts July 17th – 5wks)
Saturday, 10am-1pm
This course prepares students for the transition to the professional and exhibiting world. Students will prepare for interviews and for making gallery and other professional contacts by helping them to compile appropriate portfolio presentations. Students will demonstrate their artistry, conceptual skills, design sensibility, craftsmanship, and other skills as they assemble and refine their portfolio pieces. Working individually with the instructor, each student will select representative pieces, showcasing work that reflects a unique style. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying short- and long-term professional employment and artistic goals, as well as related strategies and resources.
If you have any questions or if you would like to register, call 818.708.9232!
This crash-course will teach you the classic approach to draftsmanship and animal anatomy. If you’ve ever wondered how drawing masters can depict a horse leaping or a bear dancing without copying photographs, these three days of intense instruction will take you through the process step-by-step. You will learn how to confidently draw animals from imagination as well as to interpret what you see when drawing from real animals. Those mysterious bumps on a lion’s limbs will make sense when you know the underlying structure. Marshall will compare various types of four-legged animals with humans, always with an emphasis on how to master “form in space” so they look realistic, alive, and authoritative.
Saturday, 10am-1pmEmphasizes on animal drawing by using perceptual and technical skills. Emphasis are based on four ideas: 1) Gesture – action and attitude of the pose 2) Form – synthetic volumes and geometric shapes 3) Anatomy – what is it made out of, and 4) Techniques – exploration with various mediums and different ways of handling the materials
Jordu Schell began his career as a sculptor and Halloween mask maker. He primarily sculpts in clay and other physical materials, rather than in CGI or in 2-D drawings, although he works in those forms as well.[2]
From 2005-2007, Schell was instrumental in the design of the Na’vi and other creatures in James Cameron’s movie Avatar, shaping the designs of the characters with physical sculptures when Cameron felt that the CGI designs were not capturing his vision.[4] Schell sculpted numerous maquettes to help solidify the look of the Na’vi race, often working in the kitchen of Cameron’s Malibu home.[5]
LAAFA is having their Open House June 19th from 11am-4pm! Come check out our student and teacher work. There will be a free uninstructed model workshop, so make sure to bring materials to paint or draw with. We will be doing a raffel for up to $100 off a class for the Summer Quarter. Aaron Westerberg, Mark McDonnell, and Alex Ruiz will be doing demos. And bring work for a portfolio review!
If you have any questions or if you need directions, call 818.708.9232 or email contactus@laafa.org