"Digital Painting for Animation" with Ryan Lang - 2 spots left~!!

 

Hi Everyone,

We got 2 last minute cancellation openings for Ryan Lang's "Digital Painting for Animation" workshop:

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/14247753-digital-painting-for-animation-with-ryan-lang

Workshop starts tomorrow, Dec. 5th from 2PM~7PM. Sign up soon and hope to see you there~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Archetypes & Story Structure" with Ryan Meinerding~!!

(*** Update - The workshop have just been sold out again. If anyone is still interested, you can purchase a waiting list ticket and we will contact you as soon as any new openings becomes available:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233435-waiting-list-tickets/products/14247738-archetypes-story-structure-the-building-blocks-of-character-design-with-r

Thanks for your time~!! ***)

We just got 1 last minute cancellation opening for Ryan Meinerding's "Archetypes & Story Structure" workshop on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2pm~7pm.

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233434-monthly-guest-workshops/products/14247711-archetypes-story-structure-the-building-blocks-of-character-design-with-r

Ryan is the Head of Visual Development at Marvel Studios and he will be sharing with us his approach in interpreting characters visually to help create memorable, iconic characters to tell the story.

If you are interested in character design for film and games, make sure to check it out as this event is one not to be missed~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Design & Painting for Animated Films" with Robert Kondo - starting on Oct. 24th~!!

Hi Everyone,

We only 1 1/2 week away from Robert Kondo's "Design & Painting for Animated Films" workshop on Oct. 24th.

(*** Update - Full ***)

If you are a fan of Dam Keeper, Toy Story, Monsters Inc, & Ratatouille, this is a great event not to be missed.

Hope to see you there~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/14247627-designing-painting-for-animated-film-with-robert-kondo

Best,
Kevin Chen​
Concept Design Academy

"Intro to Environment Design" with Tom Zhao - Sold out~!!

Come learn how to design props & sets with Tom Zhao this Fall~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.co...-with-tom-zhao

This class covers the important basic skills and information that an entry environment designer is expected to know when apply for a job position. Topics such as production pipeline, prop & set design, designing layout for game play/storytelling, modular design, prop call out page, and digital painting for lighting and color cues for storytelling/game play will be covered in the many in class lectures and demo.

There is only 1 spot remaining, so make sure to sign up soon~

*** Update - the class have just been sold out and is starting to collect waiting list. To purchase waiting list tickets, please visit link here:

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/12998799-intro-to-environment-design-with-tom-zhao-waiting-list


Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Animal Anatomy" with Jonathan Kuo - 2 spots left~!!

"Animal Anatomy" with Jonathan Kuo - Last 2 spots~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/…/4714771-animal-anat…
This is a great class for character and creature designers alike who wants to increase their design vocabulary and study how the master designer, "Nature" designs forms for movement.

In this class, Jonathan will go over how to break down and draw and animals in simple forms, understand their proportions/weight, and dive deeper to understand their structure types (bone and muscle variations designed for different movements and functions).

Spaces are limited, sign up soon~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

Enrollment Reminder - Only 1 week away from Fall term~!!

Hi Everyone,

Here is a quick reminder update on the current classes that are still available at CDA this Fall.

We are only a week away from the start of the Fall semester. So sign up soon and join us for a semester of learning and portfolio building :)

To enroll, visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/

Thanks for your time~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Sculptural Anatomy" with Bryan Lee - 4 spot left~!!

"Sculptural Anatomy" with Bryan Lee - 4 spots left~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/12998215-sculptural-anatomy-with-bryan-lee

For illustrators, character designers, sculptors or painters who wants to gain a better understanding of the structure and planes of the human figure, this is the class designed for you.

In this class, Bryan will be going over the structure and anatomy of the figure by starting from the bones and out to the muscles.

You will learn the planer design concept of the human skeleton and understand the basic muscle groups and how they function to move & balance the human body.

To learn, the students will be sculpting the figure in class along with Bryan's weekly lectures and feedback.

Sign up soon and come sculpt/draw with us this Fall~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

 

 

"Intro to Figure Painting" with Gary Cornell~!!

"Intro to Figure Painting" with Gary Cornell

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/4715596-intro-to-figure-painting-with-gary-cornell

This is a great class for anyone interested in making the transition from B&W drawing into color figure/character painting.

Topics such as value, lighting, shape design, color relationship/ palette organization will be covered in the many in class demos.

Sign up soon and join us for a semester of learning to improve your painting skills~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Environment Design" with Brian Yam~!!

Interested in creating worlds and environments for game play and storytelling?

Make sure to check out the "Environment Design" class with Brian Yam at CDA this coming Fall semester.

Brian is a Senior Environment Concept Artist for various studios such as "Insomniac Games", "Naughty Dog", "Image Movers Film", "Imagi Animation", and "Amazon Games". His past projects includes "Ratchet and Clank series", "Uncharted series", & "Star Citizen".

In this class, Brian will share with the students the process of designing an interactive environments/props as an interior set and exterior vistas that helps establish the overall mood of the environment. Great class for anyone interested in preparing their portfolio for their game environment design portfolio.

To sign up, please visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.co...with-brian-yam

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Intro to Vehicle Design" with John Frye - class starts on Sept. 30th!!

 Looking for a class to take after Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching class?

Check out "Intro to Vehicle Design" with John Frye~!!
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233432-intermediate-design-courses/products/4715455-intro-to-vehicle-design-with-john-frye

This is a great class for anyone interested in learning how to draw, paint and design hard surface objects.

John will cover many important design topics such as designing different vehicle personalities with proportions, designing from inside out for a vehicle (understand the anatomy of mechanics), how to use cut lines and high lights to help add to the composition of your form, and various rendering techniques for metal, paint, rubber, plastic and glass surfaces.

All in all, a great follow up class to Vis Com 1 if you want to continue to learn how to take your drawing further for design purpose.

Make sure to check it out~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Analytical Figure Drawing" with Kev0n Chen (Tues class) - Last 2 spots left~!!

Hi Everyone,

Due to the waiting list demand, we have decided to opened a second "Analytical Figure Drawing" class on Tuesday night (7:30PM~11PM).

After the waiting list student enrollment, we have 2 last spots available for anyone who might be interested.

To sign up, please visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/14409162-analytical-figure-drawing-tues-with-kevin-chen

Space is very limited so sign up soon. Hope to see you in class on Sept. 29th~!!


Best,
Concept Design Academy

PS - Bellow are some samples from Kevin's in class demos for your reference. Enjoy~

"Intro to Digital Painting" with Sherwin Abesamis - 2 spots left~!!

Last 2 spots remaining. Sign up soon and paint with us this Fall~!!

Class start on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

To sign up, please visit our online enrollment store:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/4715380-intro-to-digital-painting-with-sherwin-abesamis

Thanks for your time~

CDA Fall 2015 Brochure Released & Public Enrollment Starts Sept. 1st~!!

Hi Everyone,

Our Fall 2015 brochure have just been released and public enrollment is starting up tomorrow on Sept. 1st (online store will open at mid night)~!!

To enroll, please visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/

For the latest enrollment status update, visit our status page at:
http://conceptdesignacad.blogspot.com/search/label/Enrollment%20Status%20Update

We have an exciting line up of great classes and workshops coming up. Space is limited, sign up soon and hope we will see you in the coming Fall term~!!

Best,
Kevin Chen
Concept Design Academy

Fall 2015 Enrollment Status (updated 12/6/15 12:00AM)

Available:  
- none -


Full:  
Analytical Figure Drawing (Sun) with Kevin Chen - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing (Tues) with Kevin Chen  - Full
Animal Anatomy with Jonathan Kuo - Full
Character Design 2 with Carlo Arellano - Full
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Environment Design with Brian Yam - Locked
Head & Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full
Intro to Character Design with Rustam Hasanov - Full
Intro to Digital Painting with Sherwin Abesamis - Locked
Intro to Environment Design with Tom Zhao - Full
Intro to Figure Painting with Gary Cornell - Locked
Intro to Form Language with Peter Han - Full
Intro to Perspective with Polina Hristova - Full
Intro to Storyboard with Ben Juwono - Full
Intro to Story Development with Louie Del Carmen - Full
Sculptural Anatomy with Bryan Lee - Locked
Sketching for Environment with Ed Li - Full
Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching (Sat) with P. Ballesteros - Full 
Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching (Sun) with Peter Han - Full

Vis. Dev. for Animation with Mike Yamada - Full

Designing & Painting for Animated Film with Robert Kondo - Full
Character Archetypes and Story Structure with Ryan Meinerding - Full
Digital Painting for Animation with Ryan Lang - Full

Intro to Vehicle Design with John Frye - Cancelled


(*** 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. ***)

CDA Fall 2015 Schedule Preview~!!

Hi Everyone,

Our Fall 2015 Schedule Preview is out today~!

The public enrollment is starting up on Tuesday, Sept. 1st. The online enrollment store will be updated and reopened at midnight:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/

If you would be interested in receiving info about our early enrollment opportunities, please sign up for our e-mail list at our contact page:
http://conceptdesignacad.com/contact/

Thanks for looking and hope to see you this Fall~!!

Best,
Kevin Chen
Concept Design Academy

Production Design for Animation" with Christophe Lautrette - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

Last Call for Enrollment for "Production Design for Animation" workshop with Christophe Lautrette~!!

The event starts this Saturday, Aug. 8th, 2PM~7PM at Concept Design Academy.

To sign up, please visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/13009272-production-design-for-animation-with-christophe-lautrette

Thanks for your time and hope to see you tomorrow at the event~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Production Design for Animation" with Christophe Lautrette starting this Saturday~!!

"Production Design for Animation" workshop with Christophe Lautrette starting this Saturday~!!

Date - Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Time - 2:00PM ~ 7:00PM
Tuition - $120
Location - Concept Design Academy
55 Waverly Dr. Ste 104, Pasadena, CA 91105

To sign up, visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/13009272-production-design-for-animation-with-christophe-lautrette

Space is limited. Sign up soon and don't miss out on this special event~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Production Design for Animation" with Christophe Lautrette~!!

 

 

Date - Saturday, August 8th, 2015
Time - 2:00PM ~ 7:00PM
Tuition - $120
Location - 55 Waverly Dr. Ste 104, Pasadena, CA 91105
 

Hi Everyone,

Our last workshop of Summer 2015 will be "Production Design for Animation" with Christophe Lautrette! Christophe has been working as a Production Designer and Visual Development Artist at Dreamworks Animation since his work on "Prince of Egypt", and will be sharing his years of experience and knowledge about developing visual direction for feature animation films.

This is a great workshop for those wanting to learn more about the production process that goes into feature animations and how to develop clear visual style guides.

To Sign up, visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/13009272-production-design-for-animation-with-christophe-lautrette

Have a great week and hope to see you there ~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

Step by Step Sample from "Fantasy Illustration" workshop with Manu Arenas~!!

Hi Everyone,

Hope this e-mail finds everyone well and ready for the weekend! We want to send a quick reminder that Manu Arenas' "Fantasy Illustration" workshop is coming up this Saturday.

If you are interested in story illustration and watercolor painting, this is a workshop you shouldn't miss!

To Sign up, visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/12998850-fantasy-illustration-with-manu-arenas

This is the last call so hope you can make it~!!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Fantasy Illustration" Workshop with Manu Arenas this Saturday~!!

Join us this Saturday~!!

For the workshop: "Fantasy Illustration" with Manu Arenas

Date - Saturday, July 18th, 2015
Time - 2:00PM ~ 7:00PM
Tuition - $120
Location - 55 Waverly Dr. Ste 104, Pasadena, CA 91105

This workshop is great for anyone interested in creating worlds and imaginative images for personal or professional work. Manu will go over how his skills used in creating his personal works relates and feeds into his commercial film works.


To Sign up, visit our online store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/12998850-fantasy-illustration-with-manu-arenas

Have a great week and hope to see you there!

Best,
Concept Design Academy

"Intro to Figure Painting" with Gary Cornell - Starting this Wednesday~!!

"Intro to Figure Painting" with Gary Cornell is starting up this Wednesday, June 10th at CDA~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/collections/233350-all-products/products/4715596-intro-to-figure-painting-with-gary-cornell

This is a great class for anyone interested in making the transition from B&W drawing into color painting. Subjects such as value organization, learning color relationships through a limited palette and shape/composition design of the figure will be covered in the weekly in class demonstrations.

Space is limited, sign up soon~ :)