Suckerpunch & Bulletstorm Concept Art~!!

Here are some concept work Kevin have done for "Suckerpunch" & "Bulletstorm". Enjoy~!!

Suckerpunch:
Bulletstorm:

CDA Summer 2011 enrollment starts now~!!

Hi Everyone,

It is May 2nd and the Summer 2011 brochure is officially released today and ready for enrollment~!!

Please read through our enrollment instructions and school policy before you reserve your classes:
http://www.conceptdesignacad.com/3215.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 for your interest and hope to see you next semester~!!

Kevin Chen

Summer 2011 Enrollment Status (updated 8/6/11 12AM)

(*** Click on class title for art & class descriptions ***)

Available:
- none -


Full:
Adv. Entertainment Design with C. Arellano - Full
Adv. Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Adv. Vis Com with Darren Quach - Locked
Analytical Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen (Sun) - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen (Tues) - Full
Animal Anatomy with Jonny Kuo - Locked
Character Design 2 with Kevin Chen - Full
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Color and Lighting with Bill Perkins - Full
Creature Design with Jerad Marantz - Full
Environment Design with James Paick (Mon) - Full
Environment Design with James Paick (Wed) - Full
Figure Invention for Animation with Radford Sechrist - Full
Head & Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full
Intro to Character Design with Shiyoon Kim - Full
Intro to Digital Painting with Jason Scheier - Full
Maya for Concept Design with Felix Jorge - Canceled
Sketching for Environment with Ed Li - Full
Story Dev for Animation with Radford Sechrist - Full
Vehicles & Props with Brian Yam - Full
Vis Comp 1: Dynamic Sketching with Peter Han - Full
Zbrush Character Creation with Bryan Wynia - Full

3 Day Composition Workshop with Marshall Vandruff - Locked
Digital Illustration with Jaime Jones - Full
Film Character Design with Charlie Wen - Full
Visual Storytelling with Sam Michlap - Locked


(*** 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. ***)

3 Day Composition Workshop with Marshall Vandruff on May 27, 28 & 29~!!

Hi Everyone,

Marshall Vandruff's Composition Workshop is coming back to Concept Design Academy this May~!!

Fri. 27 - 7~11PM
Sat. 28 - 2~6PM
Sun. 29 - 2~6PM
Price - $280

Marshall is considered one of the best instructor on the subject by many artists in the industry. If you are interested on how to compose your image that works at a gut level, Marshall's workshop is not to be missed as he breaks down the visual language that we feel through imagery.

Strongly recommended. Sign up soon as spots are limited~!!

For sign up instructions, visit our website at www.conceptdesignacad.com or e-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com

Thanks,
Kevin Chen

Illustration Workshop with Jon Foster - April 9 & 10~!!

Hi Everyone,

Jon Foster will be flying in town on April 9 & 10 to do a 2 day workshop at Concept Design Academy.

For anyone who loves Sci Fi or Fantasy Illustrations, this is a must see event as Jon goes over his creation process in composing narrative illustrations through in class demonstrations and lectures.

Sign up soon as space is limited and hope to see you there~!!

Best,
Kevin

(Update - Here are some of the photos from the event. Thanks for coming~!!)

Visual Development Workshop with Nathan Fowkes~!! - Full

(*** Update - Thanks for signing up~!! ***)

Date - March 12, 19, & 26
Time - 2~7PM
Cost - $360
(*** Portfolio review required ***)

There are still a few space left. E-mail us at contact@conceptdesignacad.com to sign up.

Here is a step by step image of Nathan's painting process:

Cheers~!!

(Update - Here is a photo from day of the workshop event)

Photos and Demo Images from "Sci Fi Mech Design" Workshop

Thanks for coming~!!

*** Update - Check out the trailer for Khang's new game "Hawkins":