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
The skills of drawing and color are critically important and yet they don’t find their full expression until they’re teamed with a strong composition. If you’re going to make a great picture you have to have a great composition.
So whether you’re a landscape painter, figurative or entertainment artist, this workshop will give you the information you need to bring compelling expression to your work.
Composition: Design for dynamic picture making:
* Slide-show presentation and lecture, 12-3pm: Lectures on the fundamentals of effective picture making. Discussions on the creation of mood and environment. Principles for organizing complex scenes into pleasing arrangements. Strategies for solving compositional problems quickly and effectively. Studies of Composition in history and the modern day.
* Painting demonstration, 3:30-5
* Compositional exercises, 6-7pm
* Student painting time with instructor feedback, 7-8pm
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