[Travis Bourbeau]

www.conceptart.org/workshop




The 2004 ConceptArt.Org Workshop is nearly here. We have the largest group of concept designers ever assembled
and have a great group of 3d and texture painters who will balance out the group to demonstrate the skills needed
to succeed long term in the entertainment industry. Whether you are a 2d artist looking to improve your imaginitive and life
skills or a 3d artist looking to improve your creative abilities, this workshop is going to inspire and empower your
artistic abilities. We want you to come and learn with us.

Learn from and with the pro's! Whether it is Justin Kaufman (Tony Hawk, Matt Hoffman's BMX) doing digital character
demonstrations, Petey Konig (Jurassic Park,Blade 2, Starship Troopers) creating amazing maquette demo's,
Feng Zhu (Star Wars Ep. 3 and more) working his magic with the markers and digital mediums, Jason Manley (Icewind Dale,
Vampire Bloodlines and more) teaching Color and the Theory of Light, John Mueller (Quake 3, Unreal, Oink) speaking about the biz side of
the industry or painting characters, Ed Quintero (The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, The Mask 2) painting textures
like he did when he painted the sentinels, Ramahan Faulk creating high resolution 3d character models for film or
the nearly dozen more professional artists here to assist you, we expect this to be the greatest entertainment art
workshop ever assembled.

A partial list of the professional guest artists and instructors is below. We are very fortunate to have such a wonderful
community here on www.conceptart.org. We hope you can make it to the event.

Who:

Feng Zhu Concept Designer LucasFilm/Ncsoft- Environment and Robot Design Demonstrations
James Zhang Concept Designer LucasArts- Creature Design and Costume Design for Character Development Demonstrations
Andrew Jones Concept Designer Nintendo- Monsters and Character/Creature design for real time Video Games
John Mueller Concept Designer Outlaw Studios- Character Design Demonstrations and The Art of Business in the Entertainment Industry
Jason Manley Concept Designer Massive Black Inc.- Color and the Theory of Light and Digital Painting from Life
Ron Lemen Concept Designer Watts Atelier- Color Theory and Working from Life Demonstrations
Marko Djurdjevic Concept Designer Massive Black- Imaginitive Character Design for RPG's and Video Game Titles
Justin Kaufman Concept Designer Activision- 2D Design, Character Development Demonstrations and Traditional Media Use, Personal Fine Art Discussion
Petey Konig Concept Sculpter Tippett Studios/ MB- Character and Creature Maquette Sculpture Demonstrations for Film, Games, and Toys.
Ed Quintero Texture Painter Tippett Studios/ MB- Character Texture Painting Demonstrations using Deep Paint 3D
Ramahan Faulk Modelling Supervisor ReelFX - High Resolution Character Modelling in Maya
Alex Alvarez Founder and 3d Guru Gnomon School of VFX- The Importance of Learning and Continued Education in the Entertainment Industry.
Stalecracker Concept Artist Sony Online- The Art of the Bizarre and Creative Character Development.
Marc Holmes Concept Artist/Art Dirctr Turbine Games- Life as An Art Director in the Entertainment Industry.
Vyle David Levy Concept Artist Acclaim Studios- 3D modelling as a Base for Conceptual Design and Digital Painting/ The Importance of Concept Design
Manny Carrasco Concept Artist Acclaim Studios- Comics, Animation and Video Games Freelancing Discussion
Noxizmad Concept Artist Massive Black Inc.- Guest Artist
Dan Milligan Story Board Artist Freelance- Storyboarding in Advertising and Entertainment. Demonstrations and Discussion.
JP Targete Concept Artist/Illustrator Rendering details from imagination
Scott Robertson Vehicle Design and Mechanical Beautybr />
and more!!!



http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22441






I hope to see some of you there that can make it


Regards
Travis Bourbeau

Senior Producer
Massive Black Inc.
www.massiveblack.com
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[Malachi Maloney]

What, no sijun folks interested in what may be the biggest grouping of artistic talent ever assembled under one roof?!

I'm surprised...
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[Sumaleth]

It'll kick ass, no doubt, but it's in another country which rules it out for a lot of people.
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[seburo]

its also a big wad of money to lay down.

[Malachi Maloney]

[Sumaleth]

$400? ouch.
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[seburo]

thats 400 if you dont count getting there and having a place to sleep. i would be curious to see it, but not enough to lay out that type of cash. plus big names arent always good instructors. personally i'm waiting to see what type of feedback people give the instructors and the workshops before investing that type of money.

[Malachi Maloney]

From what I heard about the European workshop, it was a very valuable learning experience for all who attended. So, I'm basing my expectations for the American workshop on that. Plus, the stateside workshop is supposed to be much, much larger than the Euro one.

I'm really excited to meet all the artist attending and learn as much as I can from them. I also live in Arizona, so my traveling cost are pretty low to Texas, making it easier for me to go. I still understand it might be to costly for some folks to go based on where they live and what-not. I do consider myself very fortunate to be able to go, especially since I never had the option of attending an art school or anything like that.


~M~
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[goldenavatar0]

$400
+ Hotel
+ food
+ travel
= too expensive

I hope the workshop goes over well, but it's not going to work for me. But having the names is always a boon to have for later reference. Who knows, someone might even go so far as to share videos of what went down with folks to coax people to actually consider attending the follow-up workshops.
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[aphelionart]

i'm definitely going.. i got an email today adding that "companies with professionals to attend (not including the instructors) the event include Microsoft, EA, Sony, Bioware, Northrop Grumman, Nintendo, Outlaw Studios, Acclaim, Activision, Massive Black Inc, and many more...." and the G4/Tech TV Network will be covering it. I was surprised it didn't spark much of a commotion here as well, seeing how these aren't just talented artists but *experience* artists who're also doing portfolio reviews as well as giving advice about the business in general, i think. it definitely is expensive, but for me, this 4-day workshop will be more meaningful towards my future/career than at least a semester in college! i sure do hope some fellow sijuners gon' show up at this here ho-down in texas. giddyup?!

-matt

[Malachi Maloney]

Right on, aphelionart.
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[goldenavatar0]

The vibe of enthusiasm for this is great, but for alot of us it's just too expensive right now. I hope it goes well, and I'll try to remember to plan out my vacation to include time for this next year, but right now, it's a negatory.
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[jfrancis]

Much as I would like to go to Austin, Texas, it's not practical for me. If it were in LA, maybe...

[uglypixel]

What is that really for? For wannabes and fans. Ooh I's gonna meet my GODS. Hmmmfffp. 400 for bunch a slide shows presented by teh mastah! Get meh a tickat.
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[Nimr0d]

Even if I had left the first day, it would have been worth what I paid. As it is, I feel as though I've somehow ripped off Jason Manley, Android, el coro, et al. If anything like this ever happens again, consider yourselves lucky you got a second chance and GO.
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[Jason_Manley]

I have NEVER in my life been around a more amazing, giving, creative, and inspired group of people. Even the figure models were great. It was hot as hell due to a heatwave and air conditioners going down...had to buy like five more just to cool it down...but it didnt matter, the instructors did better than ANY I ever experienced in college or my pro career. Here are some pics.... http://www.conceptart.org/austin the rest are over on ca...and more to come when you see where funding went for ca next week. woot! PS seburo you cynic...dont miss this stuff man...it is so up your alley that you would even be able to not want to strangle me! I have never worked or learned with more giving instructors. You would have to see it to believe it. Good thing we filmed 20 hours or more of footage (the camera man directed shots on the matrix films and his associate just happened to be a supervisor for vfx on shrek 2)...we will have some good stuff to show you all as soon as it is all edited down to a viewable form for the web. got that seb? hehehe...I rhymed! It would have been good to meet you man. I hope you can make the next one. There were a couple dozen or more studios represented including ID, Ensemble, Valve, Bioware, Massive Black, Acclaim, Reel FX, Blur, Escape, Tippett, flagship studios and the rest of the studios the instructors were a part of...the list is long. We gave a hundred and fifty bucks worth of gnomon dvd's to everyone too..even a copy of painter to the luck of the draw. People got their moneys worth. I spent a wad out of my own pocket and it was worth every penny. J
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[aphelionart]

yea i just wanna say thanks jason, i didn't get a chance to pull you aside and thank you personally while i was there (mostly lurking around)... but thanks. it was eye-opening and pretty much filled in all my questions/concerns about where i want to go and now i've got a much stronger direction for what i want to do and what i have to do to get there... i hope you guys continue doing this, because it was worth every cent and more!

-matt

[asmodie]

Would have loved to go. Why can't it happen here in Europe?! *awwww* Feng is awsome in action.

Damn.

Now I'm realy depressed.
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[Jason_Manley]

actually feng skipped the event. we replaced him with Thierry Dozien ie barontieri who impressed me so much. he came here for a visit and instead did some demonstrations which were as good as any of the demos the other pros did...amazing stuff. ...was crazy to see all the frenchmen together drawing on the walls...if only bengal wasnt busy with his comic....miss ya ben! yer comin to the next one whether you liike it or not!
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[seburo]

[Jason_Manley]

I will say it again...if this is yer angle on your career, these events shouldnt be missed. this is not the gnomon dvd reality show...it is something entirely different. I think the next one is going to be in sydney australia so it will be tough for the american crowd to make it....we shall see. we are planning a cali event as well...but it wont be til next year at least.....we only want to do these yearly as I have to give up all my freelance to make them happen. that is a huge hit to lose three months of work...so if we can do it yearly, we will be fortunate. J
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[seburo]

i onyl mentioned the dvds, because i believe you included it as part of the incentive to go. i think these workshops are a cool idea but its a tad bit too much money for me. i'll stick to the free/cheaper ones until the circus comes to town.

[Jason_Manley]

[goldenavatar0]

Any chances of this workshop showing up someplace even remotely close to the East Coast of the US, otherwise I can't attend it. Cali, Texas, and Amsterdam are too far for me to travel right now. How about letting us know when it hits someplace between NYC and Virginia?
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