This Workshop will focus on learning to paint a portrait from life. The Instructor will be going over composition, drawing, likeness, organizing your palette, color mixing, value, edges, and producing a completed portrait. This will consist of one day costumed or semi- nude poses. Students can work in any media. Instructor will be working in oil.
Sean Cheetham uses a very distinct palette, called a “mud-Palette” when working on Alla-Prima Portraits. This palette will be discussed extensively throughout the workshop. The benefits of working with this palette are value and color control. Harmony and unity in you final piece and a simple step by step process to painting alla-prima portraits. Don’t miss this opportunity to study with one of the great Portrait Painters of this time.
Sean Cheetham has been recognized by many Galleries, Magazines, Museums, and Art Collectors as a valid and important Artist in today’s representational Fine Art world!
What: Sean Cheetham Portrait in Alla-Prima Workshop Where: Atelier Marchant 15414 Cabrito Rd. Van Nuys, CA 91406 When: June 24th-28th 10am-6pm each day Cost: $695 total
Donivan Howard-Former Disney visual development artist did a talk at the Art Institute Inland Empire and talks about what it takes to be a visual development and concept artist. He’s also worked as a freelance concept artist for Rhythm and Hues, and numerous game companies., as well as a fine artist who has exhibited at several galleries.
It is Fall again and we are visiting Laguna College of Art + Design for our annual group workshop (2 days, 4 instructors).
Date – Sept 26th & 27th Time – 10 AM ~ 5PM Price – $240 (lunch included)
If you haven’t attended our Fall Special Workshop before, it is a tasting menu of the best classes that CDA has to offer.
*** Learn how to create believable designs that the viewers can relate to. Learn how various artists of different discipline approach their designs to keep their ideas fresh. ***
Sign up soon as the spaces are limited~!!
Enrollment will start on Sept. 1st along with the rest of the Fall term classes. To enroll, visit our website for enrollment form & instructions:
Gnomon Workshop LIVE exists for a simple purpose — to allow students and professionals from around the world to come together and share production experiences, techniques and artwork. Located at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, California, these weekends have been tremendously inspiring for all that attend.
Reserve early, this event will sell out! One ticket allows full access to the 2-day weekend event.
Students save $75.*
Location Soundstage 15, Television Center Building (TVC)
Next door to the GNOMON School of Visual Effects
1015 N Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
DEMOS BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
See presentations and demos by highly accomplished artists who will take you inside their own personal projects and processes. This event provides a rare opportunity to meet these artists, learn from their experiences, and discuss issues important to the entertainment industries. The artists in our line-up for this event have worked on such projects as Star Trek, Avatar, Cloverfield, Iron Man, Transformers, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, Tron, Monsters vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Quake 4, Warhammer Online, Warhammers 4000, Bioschock, Hellgate, and Darksiders to name a few.
RECRUITING ROOM
We are also excited to announce the return of our recruiting room! This is a great opportunity to meet supervisors and art directors in the industry, so bring your portfolios and bring your questions. Our Past recruiters have included representatives from such studios as: Nickelodeon, Blizzard, Naughty Dog, NBC Universal, ESPN, Top Cow, Insomniac, Activision, Digital Domain, Gentle Giant and Rhythm and Hues. The Spring 2009 list will be announced soon, keep checking this event’s page for updates!
FOOD & DRINK
Lunch will be provided by Gnomon for both Saturday and Sunday. See schedule
Toto is a successful artist from Taiwan who is known for her colorful and surrealistic images of characters and environments. She is very happy and excited to be making new friends and fans outside of Taiwan and has overcome huge obstacles in her life to be where she is now. Diagnosed with a rare disease that eventually causes the patient to lose their vision, she has courageously battled the disease to continue with her life’s passion – to make art that inspires people.
Her use of color is done in such a way as to move the eye of the viewer deeper into the piece. Once inside her drawings, viewers will not find a simple black and white meaning; rather, her artwork engages people by allowing them to relate their own interpretations and choices upon the work.
Memory and life are commonly intertwined with symbolic meaning in Toto’s images. The reason for this is tied to her own experience with the disease, as she spent a short period living in darkness. During this period, she gained much from embracing sound and music as a means to escape the possibility of never seeing again. When she could draw, she used her memory to choose the colors in the computer programs she was familiar with. Now, with her sight restored she has grown immensely from her struggles. Thus, the rhythm and harmony in her art is comparable to the experience of music.
And now, Toto is happy to be able to share her art with a much broader and engaged audience here in the United States.
Memory and life are commonly intertwined with symbolic meaning in Toto’s images. The reason for this is tied to her own experience with the disease, as she spent a short period living in darkness. During this period, she gained much from embracing sound and music as a means to escape the possibility of never seeing again. When she could draw, she used her memory to choose the colors in the computer programs she was familiar with. Now, with her sight restored she has grown immensely from her struggles. Thus, the rhythm and harmony in her art is comparable to the experience of music.