Friday, June 29, 2018

"Composition for Visual Storytellers" with Marcos Mateu-Mestre on July 14th~!!!


Hi Everyone,

Marcos Mateu-Mestre, the author of "Framed Ink", "Framed Perspective 1 & 2", "Trail of Steel" and the visual development artist behind, "Balto", "Prince of Egypt", "How to Train Your Dragon 2" is coming to CDA to teach a workshop on "Composition for Visual Storytellers" on July 14th~!!!

https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/workshops/products/composition-for-visual-storytelling-with-marcos-mateu-mestre

With over 20 years of experience in the film/animation industry, Marcos will be sharing with us his insight on composing shots & imagery for storytelling.

For samples of Marcos' past work, please visit his blog page & Artstation interview at:

http://marcosmateu.blogspot.com/

https://magazine.artstation.com/2017/01/exclusive-interview-marcos-mateu-mestre/

This is a great workshop for both beginning and intermediate artists alike to learn and expand on their composition knowledge for film, illustration or comic book work.

Space is very limited, sign up soon and hope to see you at the event~!

Best,
Kevin Chen
Director
Concept Design Academy

Monday, June 18, 2018

Last Chance for Enrollment - "Key Frame Illustration" with Joshua James Shaw~!!!

Hi Everyone,

Today is the last day for enrollment for "Key Frame Illustration" with Joshua James Shaw~!!!

https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/intermediate-design/products/key-frame-illustration


This is a great class for anyone who wish to narrative key frame for game and film production or pitches. Topics such as choosing the right shot/story moment, gestural composition and digital illustration techniques will be covered in the many in class demos.

Today is the last day to enroll as the class starts on Monday, 7:30PM. Sign up soon and hope to see you tonight~!!

(*** Tuition will be prorated for the first class missed due to late enrollment. Prorate refund will be processed after the enrollment is complete through our online enrollment store. ***)

Best,
Kevin Chen
Founder/Director
Concept Design Academy
contact@conceptdesignacad.com

Last Chance for Sign up - "Costumed Gesture Drawing" with Kirk Shinmoto~!!!


Hi Everyone,



Today is the last chance for sign up for "Costumed Gesture Drawing" with Kirk Shinmoto~!!! (only 2 seats left)

https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/foundations-1/products/costumed-gesture-drawing-with-kirk-shinmoto
 
This is a great class for anyone who wish to learn more about character posing and how to draw clothing and folds on top of characters in motion. This class will study from both life models and from various animation production model sheets to learn how they design and simplify gesture and drapery for animation. A highly recommended class for anyone new to character design or wish to learn how to draw characters better as a storyboard artist or revisionist.
 
For samples of Kirk Shinmoto’s work, please visit his blog page at 
http://robutic.blogspot.com/

Today is the last day to enroll as the class starts on Monday, 7:30PM. Sign up soon and hope to see you tonight~!!


(*** Tuition will be prorated for the first class missed due to late enrollment. Prorate refund will be processed after the enrollment is complete through our online enrollment store. ***)


Best,
Kevin Chen
Founder/Director
Concept Design Academy

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Last Spot Left - "Sketching for Character Design" with Jesse Aclin~!!!

Hi Everyone,


In case you would be interested. We got
 1 last spot remaining for "Sketching for Character Design" with Jesse Aclin~!!!
https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/foundations-1/products/10-sketching-for-character-design-with-jesse-aclin


This is a great class to help students build a wide vocabulary in their character designs by going out to sketch and study caricatures of real people with various personalities. 
We would strongly recommend this class for anyone who loves and want to get into character design. For samples of Jesse Aclin’s work, please visit his website at http://jesseaclin.com/

This Sunday is the last day to enroll as the class starts at 2PM. Sign up soon and hope to see you tomorrow~!!


(*** Tuition will be prorated for the first class missed due to late enrollment. Prorate refund will be processed after the enrollment is complete through our online enrollment store. ***)


Best,
Kevin Chen
Founder/Director
Concept Design Academy

Last minute opening for "Intro to Form Language" & "Sketching for Environment" at CDA~!!!


Hi Everyone,


We just got a very last minute opening each for "Intro to Form Language" with Darren Quach and "Sketching for Environment" with Shae Shatz~!!


"Intro to Form Language" with Darren Quach:
https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/intermediate-design/products/intro-to-form-language-with-darren-quache


"Sketching for Environment" with Shae Shatz:
https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/foundations-1/products/05-sketching-for-environment-with-shae-shatz


These are both very popular classes at CDA that are often sold out within a few days.


"Intro to Form Language" is a great class for anyone who want to improve and expand their design vocabulary in creating interesting design themes. For samples of Darren's work, please visit his instagram page at:
https://www.instagram.com/dqsketches/?hl=en
or Darren's website at:
https://cargocollective.com/artofdq


"Sketching for Environment" is a great class for anyone who wish to improve on their environment composition and sketching skills to communicate environment and space. For samples of Shae's work, please visit his website at:
http://www.shaeshatzcreative.com/junglebook/


Today is the last day to enroll as the class starts at 2PM. Sign up soon and hope to see you this afternoon~!!


(*** Tuition will be prorated for the first class missed due to late enrollment. Prorate refund will be processed after the enrollment is complete through our online enrollment store. ***)


Best,
Kevin Chen
Founder/Director
Concept Design Academy
contact@conceptdesignacad.com

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Last Call for Enrollment for "Intro to Environment Design" with Tom Zhao~!!!


Last call for enrollment for "Intro to Environment Design" with Tom Zhao~!!!

https://conceptdesignacadstore.com/collections/intermediate-design/products/22-intro-to-environment-design-with-tom-zhao

This is a great introductory design class for anyone interested in building their portfolio for environment concept design.

Today is the last day to enroll. Sign up soon and hope to see you tonight~!!


*** Tuition will be prorated for the first class missed due to late enrollment. Prorate refund will be processed after the enrollment is complete through our online enrollment store. ***