Hawken Design Contest~!!

June 14, 2013, 1:54 pm

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Hawken is hosting a design contest sponsored by Toshiba, Nvidia, Logitech and Wacom with some great prices. Make sure to check out the link for details and test out your Mech designing skills~!!

http://www.welovefine.com/contest/46-hawken-design-contest


THE PRIZES
Grand Prize:Our top-rated Grand Prize winner will receive a new Toshiba Qosmio laptop and up to $1,500 in cash!

Khang Le's Judges Pick: Khang's pick will receive a new NVIDIA Shield portable handheld player and $400 cash!

John Park, Darren Quach & Dan Stapleton's Judges Picks: Our remaining three Judges' Pick winners will receive $400 cash each!

Art Print Special Design Pick: We will also choose a top-rated finalist from among the entries which is deemed to be a great design for high-quality art prints, and that artist will receive a Wacom Intuos5 pen tablet!

*All winning designs will be put into consideration for printing (Subject to Licensor Approval)


Deadline to submit: 7/5/2013 11:59PM PST

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"Pardon My Dust" Book Kickstarter by Peter Han~!!

June 14, 2013, 2:03 pm

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Our good friend and instructor, Peter Han have just launch his Kickstarter for his new book, "Pardon My Dust".

It is a great book filled with wonderful illustrations and demos all done with the use of color chalk and blackboard surface.

This is a great book for any starting artists learning to draw and for any artist who are a fan of the unique beautiful line and texture a chalk drawing creates.

Make sure to check it out~!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/444273000/pardon-my-dust-the-chalk-drawings-of-peter-han

"Story Illustration" with John Watkiss~!!

June 21, 2013, 1:37 am

≫ Next: "Story Illustration" with John Watkiss - coming up this Saturday~!!

≪ Previous: "Pardon My Dust" Book Kickstarter by Peter Han~!!

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Hi Everyone,

We are a week away from John Watkiss's "Story Illustration" workshop on Sat., June 29th (10AM ~ 3PM).

This is a great workshop for anyone interested in creating narrative illustrations for visual development, book illustration or key frame illustration for movie pitches.

During the event we will have many original paintings from John on display, including John's epic 13 panel "Millennium Project" Mural will be on display for the first time in over 10 years~!!

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to see John's amazing paintings and to learn from one of the best in the field.

To sign up, visit our school online enrollment store at
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/1455718-story-illustration-with-john-watkiss

Thanks for your time~!!

Best,
Kevin

PS - Here is a sneak peak of a portion of the mural that will be fully displayed on the day of the workshop :)

"Story Illustration" with John Watkiss - coming up this Saturday~!!

June 25, 2013, 3:47 pm

≫ Next: "Concept Design for Film" with Justin Sweet this Saturday~!! (3 spots left)

≪ Previous: "Story Illustration" with John Watkiss~!!

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Hi Everyone,

We are a few days away from John Watkiss's "Story Illustration" workshop on Sat, June 29th (10AM ~ 3PM).

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to see John's amazing paintings and to learn from one of the best in the field.

Sign up soon and hope to see you at the event:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/1455718-story-illustration-with-john-watkiss

Thanks for your time~!!

Best,
Kevin

PS - Here are some of John's amazing visual development art from Tarzan. Enjoy~!!

"Concept Design for Film" with Justin Sweet this Saturday~!! (3 spots left)

July 8, 2013, 6:37 pm

≫ Next: Peter Han - "Pardon My Dust" video

≪ Previous: "Story Illustration" with John Watkiss - coming up this Saturday~!!

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Hi Everyone,

Justin Sweet is coming to CDA this Saturday (July 13th, 2~7PM) for his "Concept Design for Film" workshop~!!

Justin's powerful images have contributed in many memorable scenes in films such as "Chronicles of Narnia", "Green Lantern", "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Avengers", and the upcoming films "Thor 2" and "Guardians of the Galaxy".

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to see Justin paint and go over his process in creating his designs.

As a bonus, Justin will also be bringing some of his original oil paintings to be displayed during the event.

To sign up, visit our online enrollment store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/1455722-concept-design-for-film-with-justin-sweet

Thanks for your time and see you this Saturday~!!

Best,
Kevin Chen
Concept Design Academy

PS - Here are some samples of Justin's work from various film productions. Enjoy~!!

Peter Han - "Pardon My Dust" video

July 12, 2013, 2:26 pm

≫ Next: "3 Days Composition Workshop" with Marshall Vandruff this weekend~!!

≪ Previous: "Concept Design for Film" with Justin Sweet this Saturday~!! (3 spots left)

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Pardon My Dust from SnowGlobe Studios on Vimeo.

Our "Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching"instructor, Peter Han have just release a new video for his upcoming book,"Pardon My Dust".

In this video, Peter introduces himself and his teaching/design philosophy behind his chalk drawings. Very interesting video, make sure to check it out :)

Best,
Kevin

"3 Days Composition Workshop" with Marshall Vandruff this weekend~!!

August 12, 2013, 3:35 pm

≫ Next: Marshall Vandruff Composition Workshop Photo

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Date -    Aug. 16, 17, 18 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Time -    Fri, 7~11PM
               Sat, 2~6PM
               Sun, 2~6PM
Tuition - $300***

Marshall is one of the best instructor on the subject of Composition and Visual Design.

Marshall's influence can be seen in his students such as Justin Sweet & Chris Appelhans' compositional works.

This is a once in a year event at CDA, so don't miss out or you will need to wait till summer 2014.

To sign up, visit our online enrollment store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/1455724-3-day-composition-workshop-with-marshall-vandruff

Thanks for your time and hope to see you there~!!

(*** = The original $360 price on the brochure is a typo. For students who have already paid the $360 price will get $60 refunded back on the day of the workshop. Sorry for the confusion.)

Marshall Vandruff Composition Workshop Photo

August 19, 2013, 9:34 pm

≫ Next: John Watkiss' "Millenium Project" Mural~!!

≪ Previous: "3 Days Composition Workshop" with Marshall Vandruff this weekend~!!

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Thank to Marshall for the inspiring composition workshop and to everyone for coming.

This officially wraps up our Summer term and hope to see everyone again in Fall~!!

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John Watkiss' "Millenium Project" Mural~!!

August 19, 2013, 9:36 pm

≫ Next: Fall 2013 Enrollment Status (updated 8/30/13 3:00PM)

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Proud to announce John Watkiss' beautiful mural is up and on display at CDA :)

Here are some detail shots:

Birth of Free Will Painting:

Fall 2013 Enrollment Status (updated 8/30/13 3:00PM)

August 29, 2013, 8:48 am

≫ Next: CDA Fall Semester Brochure released today~!!

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

Available starting on Sept. 1st:
Analytical Figure Drawing (Fri)withKevin Chen 
Analytical Figure Drawing (Sun)with Kevin Chen
Animal Anatomywith Jonathan Kuo
Background Design for Animationwith Nicolas Weis 
Cinematic StoryboardwithJay Oliva
Color & Lighting with Dan Cooper
Creature DesignwithJerad Marantz 
Environment Designwith James Paick 
Figure Invention for AnimationwithToby Shelton 
Head & Figure Drawingwith Kevin Chen 
Intro to Digital Paintingwith Jason Scheier
Intro to Entertainment Designwith Peter Han 
Intro to Form Languagewith John Park
Intro to Perspective with Robert St. Pierre 
Intro to Vehicle Designwith John Frye 
Key Frame IllustrationwithJoshua James Shaw 
Landscape PaintingwithJackson Sze 
Modo for Concept DesignwithVaughan Ling 
Sketching for Environmentwith Ed Li 
Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching (Sat)withP. Ballesteros 
Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching (Sun)withPeter Han
Zbrush Character CreationwithIan Joyner

Adv. Vis ComwithDarren Quach 
Color Key Design for ProductionwithMike Hernandez 
Intro to Matte Paintingwith Bruno Werneck 
Vis. Dev. for AnimationwithM. Yamada&V. Ying 

Gouache Landscape Paintingwith Mike Hernandez
Film Concept DesignwithJaime Jones 
Color & Compositionwith Robh Ruppel 


Full: 
Story Dev for Animationwith Tron Mai- Cancelled until further notice


(*** 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 Semester Brochure released today~!!

August 29, 2013, 9:00 am

≫ Next: "Gouache Landscape Painting" Workshop with Mike Hernandez~!!

≪ Previous: Fall 2013 Enrollment Status (updated 8/30/13 3:00PM)

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Hi everyone,

Here is our new brochure for our upcoming Fall semester :)

Public enrollment will start on Sept. 1st, 2013.

For detail class descriptions & school policy, please visit our website at:
http://conceptdesignacad.com/

Thanks for your time and hope to see you in the new semester~!!

Best,
Kevin Chen
Concept Design Academy

"Gouache Landscape Painting" Workshop with Mike Hernandez~!!

August 30, 2013, 9:29 pm

≫ Next: "Creature Design" Jerad Marantz~!!

≪ Previous: CDA Fall Semester Brochure released today~!!

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Mike Hernandez is back to teach his "Gouache Landscape Painting" workshop this Fall.

The dates are Sept. 27th , 28th, & 29th and the tuition is $380.

Space is very limited and hope you will be able to come join us for 3 days of fun learning and painting

To sign up, visit our website at www.conceptdesignacad.com

The online store will be open for enrollment on Sept. 1st.

Thanks for your time :)

"Creature Design" Jerad Marantz~!!

September 14, 2013, 10:51 am

≫ Next: "Zbrush Character Creation" with Ian Joyner~!!

≪ Previous: "Gouache Landscape Painting" Workshop with Mike Hernandez~!!

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Here are some new artworks from "Creature Design" with Jerad Marantz.

Time -     Saturday, 9:30AM~12:30PM
Tuition - $590 (for 10 week semester)

This class will be covering a variety of design methods and techniques used in creating both practical make up and full digital creatures.

To sign up, please visit our online enrollment store at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2451594-creature-design-with-jerad-marantz

Sign up soon while it is still available. Thanks for your time~!!

"Zbrush Character Creation" with Ian Joyner~!!

September 20, 2013, 8:48 am

≫ Next: "Intro to Matte Painting" with Bruno Werneck~!!

≪ Previous: "Creature Design" Jerad Marantz~!!

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Class starts on Saturday, Oct. 5th, 2013.

Space is limited, sign up soon and start zbrushing :)

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2454312-zbrush-character-creation-with-ian-joyner

Here are some samples of Ian's artworks and in class demos. Enjoy~!!

"Intro to Matte Painting" with Bruno Werneck~!!

September 20, 2013, 10:27 pm

≫ Next: "Modo for Concept Design" with Vaughan Ling - Last call of enrollment~!!

≪ Previous: "Zbrush Character Creation" with Ian Joyner~!!

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Last call for enrollment for "Intro to Matte Painting" with Bruno Werneck~!!

Next portfolio review is due on Sept. 21st at 6PM.

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2462784-intro-to-matte-painting-with-bruno-werneck

This is a great class for students who want to learn how to get starting in doing Matte Painting and for Environment Designers who want to get a higher level of realism into their design works. Sign up soon as this is weekend is the last chance to enroll.

Thanks for your time :)

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"Modo for Concept Design" with Vaughan Ling - Last call of enrollment~!!

September 22, 2013, 9:27 am

≫ Next: "Intro to Vehicle Design" with John Frye - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

≪ Previous: "Intro to Matte Painting" with Bruno Werneck~!!

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 Hi Everyone,

We are announcing a last call of enrollment for "Modo for Concept Design" with Vaughan Ling.

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2459157-modo-for-concept-design-with-vaughan-ling

Modo is a great tool for both film and game concept artist to continue their design in 3D and be able to easily assign materials and create realistic renders.

Bellow are some images showing Vaughan working process in designing a vehicle. In this personal project, he is using Modo to bring his new Bugatti concept into a realistic render that can be seen in all angles.

Enjoy the images and thanks for your time :)


Bugatti Rough Concept Sketches:

Rough Modo Model:

Refine Model & Render:

"Intro to Vehicle Design" with John Frye - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

September 22, 2013, 7:52 pm

≫ Next: "Gouache Landscape Painting" with Mike Hernandez this weekend~!!

≪ Previous: "Modo for Concept Design" with Vaughan Ling - Last call of enrollment~!!

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Last call for enrollment for "Intro to Vehicle Design"with John Frye~!!

To sign up, visit our website at:
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2461437-intro-to-vehicle-design-with-john-frye

This is a great class for anyone interested to learn how to draw and design vehicles. John is currently the Digital Design Modeler/Studio Illustrator at Honda R&D and have much experience in both toys and game vehicle concept design.

Great for students who have taken Vis Com 1 and wanted to continue their learning.

Class starts on Friday, Oct. 4th. Sign up soon~!!

Here are 3 videos showing John's working process:

Enjoy~!!

"Gouache Landscape Painting" with Mike Hernandez this weekend~!!

September 24, 2013, 2:45 am

≫ Next: "Vis Dev for Animation" with Mike & Victoria - Last call for enrollment~!!

≪ Previous: "Intro to Vehicle Design" with John Frye - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

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Hi Everyone,

Mike Hernandez's "Gouache Landscape Painting" workshop is starting this weekend (Sept. 27. 28, & 29).

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2461716-gouache-landscape-painting-workshop-with-mike-hernandez-3-days
This is a great workshop for anyone interested in improving their color, composition and lighting sense for their illustration or environment design works.

There are only a few spots remaining, so sign up soon and hope to see you there~!!

Best,

Kevin Chen

PS - Here are some step by step samples of Mike's painting process. Check it out :)

Here are some of Mike's other recent landscape studies:

"Vis Dev for Animation" with Mike & Victoria - Last call for enrollment~!!

September 25, 2013, 8:19 am

≫ Next: "Color Key Design for Production" with Mike Hernandez - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

≪ Previous: "Gouache Landscape Painting" with Mike Hernandez this weekend~!!

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Last call for portfolio submission for "Vis Dev for Animation" class~!!

http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2460843-vis-dev-for-animation-with-mike-yamada-victoria-ying

This is a great class for both intermediate and advance artists with a strong drawing and painting foundation to learn more about how to prepare their portfolio for Feature Visual Development.

Class starts on Oct. 2nd, so please submit your portfolio ASAP before this weekend.

For portfolio submission guidelines, visit our website at:
http://conceptdesignacad.com/portolio-submission-guidelines/

Thanks for your time :)

"Color Key Design for Production" with Mike Hernandez - Last Call for Enrollment~!!

September 29, 2013, 11:39 am

≫ Next: "Color & Composition" Workshop with Robh Ruppel~!!

≪ Previous: "Vis Dev for Animation" with Mike & Victoria - Last call for enrollment~!!

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Last chance to sign up, class starts on Tuesday, Oct. 8th~!!

This is a great class to learn how to design cinematic lighting and color script for animation film productions.

There are still a few spots remaining. To sign up and submit your portfolio soon~!!
http://conceptdesignacad.storenvy.com/products/2460471-color-key-design-for-production-with-mike-hernandez

Portfolio submission guideline:
http://conceptdesignacad.com/portolio-submission-guidelines/

*** As an extra note, Mike might not be able to teach this class regularly due to his busy work schedule. So, catch him while you can since this is a class topic rarely taught and organized into a full course. ***

Here are more samples of Mike's artworks. Enjoy~!!

Turbo:

Shrek 4: