27th January 2010

Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog

The Art of Naughty Dog Artists from video game developer Naughty Dog share their work.

OPENING RECEPTION SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH 2010 FROM 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

11 PM
  • Nichol Norman
  • Robh Ruppel
  • Ryan McGeary
  • Tate Mosesian
  • Melissa Altobello
  • Christophe Desse
  • Khanh Nguyen
  • Genesis Prado
  • Bryan Wynia
  • Brian Beppu
  • Hong Ly
  • Andrew Kim
  • Shaddy Safadi
  • Simon Craghead
  • David Witters
  • Iki Ikram
  • Adam Marquis
  • David Ballard
  • Kion Phillips
  • Reuben Shah

About the Gnomon Gallery

The Gnomon Gallery is Hollywood’s premiere art gallery for the entertainment industry.

The Gnomon Gallery was founded in the Summer of 2008 by Alex Alvarez, the Founder and CEO of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects and The Gnomon Workshop. Over fifteen years in the industry, Alex has met scores of artists at well-known animation, effects and game studios whose phenomenal personal artwork was rarely seen by the public in a traditional gallery setting. With this in mind, the gallery was created to spotlight these exceptional talents and give them their well deserved recognition.

Every month we are proud to host a new show in the gallery with an opening reception that features music, food and, of course, the artists. These events are free and open to the public, so please drop by and check out some amazing artwork from genres that range from sci-fi to fantasy, creatures, vehicles, props, environments, sketches and sculpture.

We are located at 1015 North Cahuenga Blvd. in the Television Center building in Hollywood, CA 90038. View map. Gallery hours are 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Monday – Friday.

For more information or pricing details, please contact info@gnomongallery.com or 323-466-6663.

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26th January 2010

“Head & Figure Drawing” with Kevin Chen – only 1 spot left~!!

Kevin Chen’s teaching blog

www.conceptdesignacad.com

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24th January 2010

“Environment Design” with Rodney Fuentebella – last 5 spots left~!!

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24th January 2010

“Vehicle & Mechs” with John Wu

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24th January 2010

“Intro to Character Design” with David Colman – Last 5 spots left~!!

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23rd January 2010

Zbrush Character Creation with Bryan Wynia

Hi everyone,

We are offering a new Zbrush class this term at Concept Design Academy.

This class is designed for concept artists to use Zbrush as a powerful medium in their design pipeline.

A must take class for anyone interested in getting into game or film character design production.

Sign up now as spaces are limited :)

To enroll, just e-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com or call us at 818-669-4657 for any questions.
Best,

Kevin Chen

www.conceptdesignacad.com

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17th January 2010

The Art and Business of Themed Entertainment

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) presents:

The Art and Business of Themed Entertainment


Seth Cover Thinkwell Design

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Image Courtesy of Seth Cover, VP, Production, Thinkwell

Andy Sklar

Magic Station
Image Courtesy of Andy Sklar, Designer

John Murdy Universal Studios Hollywood

Concept art for Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Back in Business
Image Courtesy of John Murdy, Creative Director, Universal Studios Hollywood

Saturday, January 30, 2010
2pm – 4pm

Sherman Oaks Galleria Community Room
15301 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Free for SILA Members, $10 for nonmembers, $5 for students with school ID

Start the year off right and join us for a special pricing session on The Art and Business of Themed Entertainment.

Business Leads, Artists and Designers who have worked on global theme parks, museums, location based entertainment centers, rides, shows and attractions will share their work with an open discussion about the tools. prices, quote format, and overall communication with art buyers. Bring your sketchbooks – and get ready to be thrilled! This informative event is targeted toward all levels of experience including students, professional illustrators and artists new to the field.

Space is limited – RSVP today to info@si-la.org or 800-799-6368. More details are available at SILA Program page.

Presentors:
Moderator – Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, VP Programming
Andy Sklar – Designer
John Murdy – Creative Director, Universal Studios Hollywood
Tracy Campbell – Sr. Manager, Talent Development, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Seth Cover – VP, Production, Thinkwell
Zofia Kostyrko – Creative Director

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15th January 2010

Costumed Gesture Quick Sketch Class with Mark McDonnell starts this Sunday at LAAFA!

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art is offering a 10-week Costumed Gesture Quick Sketch class with Mark McDonnell Sunday, 10am-1pm. The first class starts this Sunday the 17th.

Mark McDonnell’s Costumed Gesture Drawing class will help explain how to design and capture the essence of life through the knowledge of gesture drawing, increased observation skills and use of basic design principles that will help to fuel the power of your imagination . . . all of which are important and necessary skills to have in the animation, illustration and entertainment industry!

If you would like to register for this class, call 818.708.9232!

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13th January 2010

CDA – “Vehicle & Mechs” with John Wu

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Hi Everyone,

Just want to Share some new artwork from John for his upcoming Vehicle & Mechs class.

This class focuses on the basics of designing a mechanical machinery. Topics such as Perspective, Joint design, Functionality and Technology/style are covered to help the students build portfolio pieces for props and vehicles.

This is a great class for anyone looking to improve on their tech design and learn the basic skills needed to draw & create believable mechanical designs.

Sign up soon as space is limited~!!

To sign up, just e-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com and we will walk you through the enrollment process.

Thanks~!!

Kevin Chen

PS – Visit our school blog to see previous demos John did for the class:

http://conceptdesignacad.blogspot.com/2010/01/vehicle-mechs-with-john-wu-new-artworks.html

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9th January 2010

CDA – “Sketching for Environment” with Ed Li~!!

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Hi Everyone,

Just want to let you know our instructor, Ed Li just created a new blog featuring his artworks from “Princess and the Frog” along with many other projects.
http://www.edlisketch.blogspot.com/

Ed’s Sketching for Environment class is a great start for anyone interested in getting into Environment Design. He focuses on the use of space/composition to stage up visual impact and how to look for key things in locations to make the space memorable and believable (personality and scale).

The class includes many field trips, so the students can learn to draw and compose different environment/lighting situations from real life locations.

Sign up soon as space is limited. Hope everyone is staying warm and have a great weekend~!!

Kevin Chen

Concept Design Academy

www.conceptdesignacad.com

contact@conceptdesignacad.com

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