Kekai Kotaki's Second Workshop Announcement~!!

Hi Everyone,

Due to popular demand, Kekai has agreed to do a second identical workshop on Dec. 5th, 2009.

The sign up priority will be first given to the original waiting list students. After that, the seats will be taken on a first come first serve basis by e-mail reservation.

If you are interested to join us for this second event, you can e-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com to reserve your spot. We will send you a confirmation e-mail and payment instruction shortly after.

Sign up soon as the spaces are limited~!!

For enrollment instructions and forms, you can visit our website at:
http://www.conceptdesignacad.com/1340.html

Thanks for your time :)

Robh Ruppel's New Website~!!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for coming by the SketchUp for Visual Development workshop last weekend.

Robh just updated his website with a lot of new works from Uncharted 2. Make sure to check it out :)
http://www.robhruppel.com/

(*** Update - Here are some art & demo images from Robh's workshop :) )

Uncharted Production art:

SketchUp Demo:
Step by step:

Waterhouse show in Montreal

In case you are also a Waterhouse fan. A traveling exhibition of Waterhouse's painting is coming to North America (Montreal) on Oct 2nd, 2009.

Usually, you would need to fly over to London to view his pieces. Now it is closer and the show features many of his wel known paintings.

For more info, you can find the museum site here:
http://www.mbam.qc.ca/waterhouse/en/general_info.html

You can also find a picture gallery of his painting here:
http://www.mbam.qc.ca/waterhouse/en/pictures.html

Enjoy your visit :)

Free James Gurney Workshop on Oct. 1~!!

AI Inland is hosting a Free workshop event with Jame Gurney, creator of the Dinotopia books.

Date - Oct. 1st
Time - 12PM
RSVP - 909-951-2100

I have attended his talk at Art Center and got a lot out of it. James is a great teacher and a very inspiring artist. Don't miss out on this great opportunity~!!

Storytelling for Comics and Film with Kazu Kibuishi

Kazu Kibuishi is teaching another storytelling workshop over at Gallery Nucleus.

It is a 7 week workshop meeting every Tuesday, 7 ~ 10PM. The first day of class will start Sept 15 and last day will end on Nov. 3. Class tuition is $500.

Nucleus is offering $100 tuition discount for students who have also signed up for CDA classes this Fall term.

If you are interested, please contact Ben Zhu at Nucleus soon as the class is about to start.
info@gallerynucleus.com

Best,
Kevin

Fall 2009 Enrollment Status (updated 10/17/09)

Here is a quick updated on the current class availabilities:

Available:
Digital Fantasy Illustration (2nd class) with Kekai Kotaki (Dec. 5th 2~7PM)


Full:
Environment Design with James Paick - Full
Environment Design with Cecil Kim & Jackson Sze - Full
Sketching for Environment with Ed li - Full
Intro to Character Design with David Colman - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing (second class) with Kevin Chen - Full
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Intro to Vehicle & Mechs with Jojo Aguilar - Full
Creature Design with Jerad Marantz - Locked
Entertainment Project with Carlo Arellano & James Paick - Full
Intro to Production Design with James Hegedus - Locked
Digital Illustration with Robert Mckinnon - Locked

Fall Special Workshop at LCAD with C. Arellano, N. Fowkes, E. Canete, & J. Paick - Full
Digital Fantasy Illustration with Kekai Kotaki - Full
SketchUp for Visual Development with Robh Ruppel - Full

(*** For all FULL classes or workshops, there is a waiting list available. Sign up if you wish to be notified when there are any last minute openings from cancellations. Thanks. ***)

Fall 2009 Enrollment Starts Now~!!

Hi Everyone,

The Fall 2009 brochure is officially released today and is ready for enrollment~!!

Please read through our enrollment instructions and school policy before you reserve your classes:
http://www.conceptdesignacad.com/1340.html

All sign-up are accepted by e-mail only and on a first come first serve basis.

Due to the heavy volume of e-mail, please allow us 3~4 days to process your reservation request.

Thanks again and hope to see you next semester~!!

Kevin Chen