
We have four rediculously packed days planned for you. There are many (many) breakout sessions ranging from digital painting, 3D graphic design, oil and canvas, and more. The choice is yours, stick around and we'll show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Sept 14 - 17
Venue MapJoin us for some drinks and relax at the Marriott Redmond.
Ben will go through his design processes for creating hero robots/vehicles/weapons for AAA games along with world building and design development for big budget films.
Join Phil as he brings concepts to reality, i.e. paper to screen.
Get into Carlyn's head and find out what she thinks about before she starts on a concept. Learn how she comes up with ideas and gain some quick take away tips to boot!
Carl will be creating a drawing on toned paper to showcase his process for a painting. In this 6 hour lesson he will lecture and demonstrate how those drawings get used in final paintings.
See the FAQ for required materials to bring.
In this 1 day, 3 hour painting workshop, Shawn will demonstrate and walk you through creating a portrait painting from reference. We will be working with a limited palette, photo reference and painting a still life over a 3 hour period. The first two hours we will focus on drawing, color mixing and laying down a solid foundation. Then we will work back into the paintings and work towards completion. Shawn will demonstrate process and go back and forth between active assistance and demonstration. This seminar includes discussion and demonstration on palette setup, medium choices, color mixing, constructing a drawing and painting the portrait from reference. Within the seminar, we will elaborate on the power of suggestion and 'building up' oil paint to a level of completion. This course is recommended for the beginner to intermediate level painter, however some experience in painting is encouraged.
See the FAQ for required materials to bring.
Coro has read through a 1000+ art briefs. He will explain how to process the information to better undertand your clients needs. In reverse, he will offer some tips on how to better communicate and motivate your artists. No one likes a sad artist. No one.
In this talk/demo Kemp will outline his process for making Cross-Section style illustrations for the new Star Wars franchise, Star Trek, and Degenesis. In addition, he will offer tips and tricks fro creating believable-yet-cool looking vehicles and vehicle parts for the games and film industries.
Carl will be creating a drawing on toned paper to showcase his process for a painting. In this 6 hour lesson he will lecture and demonstrate how those drawings get used in final paintings.
See the FAQ for required materials to bring.
In this 1 day, 3 hour painting workshop, Shawn will demonstrate and walk you through creating a portrait painting from reference. We will be working with a limited palette, photo reference and painting a still life over a 3 hour period. The first two hours we will focus on drawing, color mixing and laying down a solid foundation. Then we will work back into the paintings and work towards completion. Shawn will demonstrate process and go back and forth between active assistance and demonstration. This seminar includes discussion and demonstration on palette setup, medium choices, color mixing, constructing a drawing and painting the portrait from reference. Within the seminar, we will elaborate on the power of suggestion and 'building up' oil paint to a level of completion. This course is recommended for the beginner to intermediate level painter, however some experience in painting is encouraged.
See the FAQ for required materials to bring.
Kekai will introduce the tools and techniques used in creating a fantasy illustration with Photoshop. During this demonstration, various areas to be covered will be composition, mood, gesture and character design to help push storytelling and world building.
Come play with the Instructors: Winning team gets a surprize.
Carl will be creating a drawing on toned paper to showcase his process for a painting. In this 6 hour lesson he will lecture and demonstrate how those drawings get used in final paintings.
See the FAQ for required materials to bring.
Anthony will take you throuh the work spanning his carrer at Marvel. Come see Baby Groot, Loki Ragnarok and Dora Milaje for Black Panther come to life.
Josan will go through the process of one of his piece in this 2 hour demo/ lecture.
Q&A with Marko, Coro, Kekai, Ben, and Andrew on the pros and cons of each career path.
Techniques to get more from what you already have. Learn to remix, mash-up and kitbash 2D concepts and save time, budget and energy.
Do you love technology as much as Nox? Probably not, but come see him bring his thoughts, dreams, and wishes to life.
Come see Coro, Marko, Anthony, Ben, Josan, Wes, and Kemp battle it out for the title of Thunderdome Royalty!