Monday, January 14, 2013

The Golden Age of American Illustration Show

Amazing collection of artworks for this show, make sure to check it out~!!

Ends March 31 at Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art (Pepperdine University):
http://arts.pepperdine.edu/museum/2012-2013/illustrating-modern-life.htm

Saturday, January 5, 2013

CDA Spring 2013 Enrollment Starts Today~!!

Hi Everyone,

It is Jan. 5th and the Spring 2013 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

For high res brochure file, you can download the PDF file here:
http://www.conceptdesignacad.com/3194.html

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

Thanks for your interest and hope to see you next semester~!!

Kevin Chen

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Professional Portfolio & Website Design Workshop at the Animation Guild~!!

Our instructor, Robert St. Pierre will be doing a lecture presentation on preparing a professional portfolio and website design for the animation industry.

The lecture will be taking place on Jan. 8th, 2013, 7~9PM at the Animation Guild in Hollywood.

Price is $35 per person ($25 for full time students with valid ID).

Make sure to check it out :)

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Spring 2013 Enrollment Status (updated 4/6/13 8:30AM)

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

Available:

- none -

Full: 
Adv. Vis Com with Andy Chung - Locked
Analytical Figure Drawing (Fri) with Kevin Chen - Full
Analytical Figure Drawing (Sun) with Kevin Chen - Full
Animal Anatomy with J.Kuo & J.Weatherly - Full
Cinematic Storyboard with Jay Oliva - Full
Color & Lighting with Dan Cooper - Full
Composition & Cinematography with Bill Perkins - Full 
Creature Design with Jerad Marantz - Locked
Environment Design with James Paick - Full
Figure Invention for Animation with Stu Livingston - Full
Head & Figure Drawing with Kevin Chen - Full
Intro to Character Design with Sean McNally - Full
Intro to Digital Painting with Jason Scheier - Full
Intro to Environment Design with Brian Yam - Full
Intro to Vehicle Design with Vaughan Ling - Locked
Intro to Form Language with John Park - Full
Intro to Perspective with Robert St. Pierre - Full
Key Frame Illustration with Joshua James Shaw - Full
Landscape Painting with Leighton Hickman - Locked
Modo for Concept Design with Vaughan Ling - Locked
Sketching for Environment with Ed Li - Full
Story Dev for Animation with Tron Mai - 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 M. Yamada & V. Ying - Full
Zbrush Character Creation with Bryan Wynia - Locked

Art of Hawken: Mech Design with Khang Le - Locked
Figure & Composition with John Watkiss - Full
Design & Art Direction with Stephan Martiniere - 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. ***)

Spring 2013 Schedule Preview~!!

Enrollment starts on Jan. 5th 2013. Looking forward to see everyone in the new year~!!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

More Drawings from the "Wed Long Pose Workshop"

Here is a drawing from last night's "Uninstructed Long Pose Figure Workshop" at CDA (Wed., 7:30~10:30PM).

Both drawing and painting are welcomed, the poses are 3 hrs in length and $15 per workshop (pay as you go).

Hope you can join us next week~!!

Tuesday, November 6, 2012