ConceptDesignWorkshop

screenshots

2012-01-23T13:02:00.001-08:00

For resource hunters and all those interested in cinematography, here are some nice websites with movie screengrabs. The first link is exclusively dedicated to Hitchcock's films:

www.hitchcockwiki.com
framefilter.blogspot.com
cinemosaic.blogspot.com
evanerichards.com

Google Art Project

2011-12-22T09:59:00.000-08:00

Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

www.googleartproject.com

work in progress

2011-11-25T10:09:00.000-08:00

Artboxforum offers a site with samples of sequential art in the field of comic book illustration, showing the different stages of a page from rough sketch and inking to colored pages.

·Storyboard, lápiz y tinta y color por Adrián Fernández.

sneak peek

2011-11-10T01:39:00.000-08:00

EXPLORE is an opportunity for artists of any level and discipline to sample the TAD experience - a week filled with live demos, visiting professionals, and advice from some of the star students. For five days this November, The Art Department(TAD) is offering an exclusive sneak-peek inside the virtual classrooms through EXPLORE, an introduction to TAD Interact with the esteemed faculty and industry professionals such as Jon Foster, George Pratt, Sterling Hundley, and others. Registration is $75 per applicant, and is open to participants both domestic and international. A full schedule of events and course descriptions is listed here.

theartdepartment.org

2011-10-24T10:35:00.000-07:00

Eric Brown is known as a concept artist who worked on films such as Titanic, Alien Resurrection and most currently Tron: Uprising.

He recently published the 64-page hardcover called Autodraw, Concept Book Vol 1, which collects mostly his personal work and some from the film industry.

The book can be purchased on his blog and there is a more detailed review and preview pics at Parka Blogs

http://ericlloydbrown.blogspot.com/

San Francisco, Nov. 19.-22.2011

2011-09-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

WorkshopSF is an event designed by artists for artists. For four days, top creative professionals from the worlds of entertainment, film, games, comics and fine art come together to share their techniques and ideas with you. The event is geared to instruct and inspire students and professionals alike.

WorkshopSF will include live demonstrations: digital and traditional, figure painting and drawing, lectures on character, creature, environment and technological design, storytelling for comic books, cover and marketing illustration, information on business practices, portfolio reviews and much more. There will be a recruitment day, so don’t forget to bring your best works!

massiveblackworkshop.com

Tutorial

2011-09-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

Prepare to embrace the Dark Side of the Force as Darth Maul designer Iain McCaig shows you how to tattoo a Sith Lord and live to tell the tale. Read the full tutorial at imaginefx.com and download the support files (21.86Mb). More at his blog: iainmccaig.blogspot.com
www.imaginefx.com

art, design and free resources

2011-08-26T02:12:00.000-07:00

Designzzz is a great resource for all artists related to digital publishing, web-design and typography. The site offers all kinds of web-news and inspiring tutorials in various fields of graphic design.

www.designzzz.com

animation blog

2011-08-15T15:31:00.000-07:00

On Animation is a daily blog for animation and film-making enthusiasts and is gaining recognition as a portal of inspiration for the industry. The blog features short films, inspirational art, tips & tricks, instructional resources, quotes, student works, and much more.

www.onanimation.com

book illustration

2011-08-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

Uncovered Cover Art is a website designed for artists who want to show off their passion for illustrating children's books, art directors looking for artists to illustrate children's books and agents on the lookout for new talent. Subsmissions of artwork can be emailed to uncoveredcoverart@gmail.com

http://uncoveredcoverart.wordpress.com

online competition

2011-06-30T02:04:00.000-07:00

There is no globally recognized logo for human rights. In order to find it, a global creative online competition with cash prizes and open to everyone is to be launched. Upload your submissions to www.humanrightslogo.net, latest until 31st of July, 2011

short animation

2011-06-28T02:43:00.000-07:00

A well designed short film and homage to painter Jackson Pollock, and to the history of painting in general. Dripped was directed by French animator Léo Verrier and produced at Paris-based ChezEddy.

www.premium-films.com

Southwest Art Competition

2011-06-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Artistic Excellence Competition, offers a chance to win cash and gain valuable exposure for your work.

The 13 winning artists will be published in the December 2011 issue of Southwest Art and on their website.

Deadline: August 1, 2011, Click here to enter online

www.southwestart.com

Brian Wood's free artbook

2011-06-13T07:56:00.001-07:00

Brian Wood, creator of the beautifully rendered graphic series DMZ, now offers a free download of the entire 132-page 'Public Domain 2' artbook on his website. For those who are not yet familiar with the series, there is a free download of DMZ issue #1 available at Vertigo/DC.

More of his work, including links to other comics can be found on his website, brianwood.com.

Sergio Toppi

2011-06-10T08:43:00.000-07:00

Italian cartoonist, Sergio Toppi, often gets referenced as a source of inspiration by artists all over the world.

After starting out in animation and advertising he began doing comics in the 60's. Toppi's works appeared on a host of titles in Italy and abroad: an incomplete list could include Linus, Corto Maltese, Sgt. Kirk and Il Giornalino in Italy. His strips were collected in several books.

He is currently working with the French publisher Mosquito, with which he has made 22 books since 1994.

A nice collection of his work on flickr

Toppi at Editions Mosquito

2011-06-08T13:00:00.000-07:00

SCI-FI ART NOW brings together exciting talents in the world of sci-fi illustration. Artists from China and Singapore to the United States and Europe are represented in this volume, which focuses on the latest and most imaginative work being produced today. By analyzing how technique, tools, materials and media are applied to popular sub-genres such as Aliens, Spacecrafts and robots. Detailed review as usual at Parka-Blogs.

talents wanted

2011-05-23T02:13:00.000-07:00

The ImagineFX Rising Stars showcase is back for 2011. Like last year’s opening event, the Rising Stars campaign aims to discover, promote and celebrate the best of today’s young sci-fi and fantasy artists and illustrators, whether digital or traditionally based, from around the world. As long as you’re 25 or younger at time of entry, we want you to get involved.

Submit your best five digital or traditional pieces of artwork, with your full name, a short biography and photograph here. The deadline for all entries is 1 August 2011.

2011-05-21T03:29:00.000-07:00

The Concept Art Blog is a great resource for all kinds of visual development related to film, game and animation. It provides many illustrations, book reviews, preview trailers and links to websites of industry pros. The language of the site can be changed by using the translator in the sidebar.
http://theconceptartblog.com/

Shaun Tan collection

2011-05-03T03:20:00.000-07:00

Lost and Found is a collection of three jaw-dropping stories: THE RED TREE, THE LOST THING, and THE RABBITS, by Oscar® winning director and illustrator Shaun Tan. For review and preview images visit parkablogs. Read more about Shan Tan and his film debut here.

www.shauntan.net

tutorials

2011-04-21T04:09:00.000-07:00

CreativeFan posts daily articles, quality resources, roundups, tutorials and inspiration in creative fields such as graphic design, web design, audio, music, video, computer graphics, and photography. There are plenty of interviews with artists introducing their techniques for concept art and matte painting.

2.International Sketching Symposium

2011-04-06T22:25:00.000-07:00

The Urban Sketching Symposium is a three-day workshop where artists from around the world meet to draw together. The Portuguese capital of Lisbon is the host city of this year's event, which will take place from July 21 -23, 2011 at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon.

Registration is now open to anyone with an interest in drawing on location, no matter their skill level or professional background. Sign up for the workshop here.

The blog features sketches and often equally colorful stories behind the scenes by 100 invited artists correspondents in more than 30 countries around the world. Some are architects and illustrators, others are graphic designers, web developers, painters or educators, all sharing the same passion for drawing on location.

www.urbansketchers.org

interview

2011-03-25T22:34:00.000-07:00

Once again CGHUB caught up with the talented artists at Steambot to learn about their latest work on Tron: Legacy. Steambot Studios creates world class visual content for international clients in the feature film, videogame, advertising, broadcast, graphic novel and publishing industries. Read the full interview here...

Core77 Design Awards

2011-03-24T02:15:00.000-07:00

Recognizing excellence in all areas of design enterprise, the Core77 Design Awards celebrates the richness of the design profession and its practitioners. Dedicated jury teams around the world will judge 15 categories of design endeavor with the top professional and student entries winning the inaugural trophy, and Winners, Runners Up, and Notable entries published in the Awards Gallery and across the Core77 online network.

awards.core77.com

Game preview

2011-03-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

Adhesive Games, an independent company in Los Angeles, is developing a new Mech Combat FPS under the art direction of Khang Le. All clips in this video were captured from actual network game matches. The third person shots are from a spectator camera, gameplay is first person. A first person gameplay trailer is expected to follow soon.

click icon to preview concept art:

http://www.adhesivegames.com
http://www.hawkengame.com

TRON animated

2011-03-08T06:28:00.001-08:00

Tron: Uprising will begin airing on Disney Xd during the Summer of 2012. Directed by Charlie Bean and Art Direction by Alberto Mielgo. There's also a 10-part micro-series in the works that will premiere in the Fall.

last call for entries!

2011-02-25T03:10:00.000-08:00

Submissions are closing for Ballistic Publishing's EXPOSÉ 9, on Monday, February 28th 2011. This is the ninth edition of the annual artbook celebrating the creative talents of digital artists worldwide.

ballisticpublishing.com

Animation, Games, VFX and Interactive Media

2011-02-15T11:35:00.000-08:00

Stuttgart will play host to three incredible events in May, becoming the animated capital of Europe! FMX, the 16th Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Interactive Media will take place May 3-6. The Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film - May 3-8 and showcasing the latest international animated films and the Animation Production Day - a business platform for the industry - May 3-4.

Art of Tron

2011-02-13T10:53:00.000-08:00

The 160-page high-end book takes fans inside the art and design of the upcoming film Tron: Legacy. The book showcases concept illustrations, set designs, character bios and images from the film, including an afterword by the film's director, Joseph Kosinski. See review at Parkablog

CG Art Competition

2011-01-28T02:30:00.000-08:00

Due to long Christmas and New Year holidays, the Share One Planet Organizing Committee has decided that the competition deadline will be postponed.
Submission: August 1st, 2010 – April 20th, 2011,
Judging: May 1st, 2011 – June 1st, 2011
Awards Announcement: June 15th, 2011

“Share One Planet” Wild Animals CG Art Elites Invitational Competition is the first global competition of the “Share One Planet” series. The competition will invite CG masters worldwide to take part. Winners will be rewarded not only with cash, but also the receive specially-designed trophies. The winning entries of the competition will be first exhibited in China and then toured internationally in an exhibition. Organizers hope the platform of “Share One Planet” can be built for encouraging artists to create meaningful and inspiring CG works and for promoting great CG artists, raising attention to wild animals and the protection of the global environment.

www.shareoneplanet.org

Exhibition

2011-01-19T00:08:00.000-08:00

The Fondation Cartier in Paris presents MŒBIUS-TRANSE-FORME, the first major exhibition devoted to the work of Jean Giraud, known by his pseudonyms Gir and Mœbius. An icon of incomparable stature in the world of comics and film. The exhibition presents the first 3-D animated film directed by the artist, La Planète encore, along with the stories from the original comic boards. With landscapes and characters in perpetual transformation, his drawings explore the boundaries of the unconscious and reveal an imaginary and fantastic world. Read more...

October 12, 2010 – March 13, 2011
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, boulevard Raspail 261

“□□ and Its Friends”

2011-01-01T02:21:00.000-08:00

The Creative Cartoon Competition, themed on “□□ and Its Friends”, is jointly held by Shanda Games and leewiART, with the objective to design international standard cartoon figures and to represent all FLASH, web and casual products of Shanda Games. Winning artwork will have the opportunity to eventually become the major product logo of casual community and games of Shanda Games. Openness, freedom and creativeness are the guiding principles of this competition. Read more about the rules and submissions at leewiART

Comic Cover Art Contest

2010-12-31T09:10:00.000-08:00

DeviantART announced "The Big Under" Comic Cover Art Contest! The winning entry will fetch a handsome $2,000, plus it might be used as the cover for the digital motion comic "Inception - The Big Under", which may be included as a bonus on an upcoming Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release.

"The Big Under" is a prequel to the film Inception; it reveals how Cobb and company get to Saito to put him under for the dream featured in the beginning of the film. Check here for stills from Inception for inspiration, as well as more information about the film and comic.

conté animated

2010-12-19T22:34:00.000-08:00

“Thought of You” unites figurative works, EFX animation, and contemporary dance in one beautiful piece of animation. Ryan Woodward, the artist behind all this, is planning to release a book about his techniques in spring 2011.
conteanimated.com

Sentury II

2010-12-11T06:22:00.000-08:00

The long awaited next book from legendary Syd Mead has finally arrived after nine years. Loyal fans and art enthusiasts will rejoice in being able to view what Syd Mead has been imagining for nearly the past decade. Having illustrated the future for us for the past 40 years, Syd Mead continues to amaze and surprise us with his stunning pieces. Vailable now at sydmead.com

Cars II

2010-11-29T09:11:00.001-08:00

Disney/Pixar just made public the first film stills from Cars 2, opening in theatres on June 24, 2011. Itsartmag.com has some new character designs in high resolution on their page.

pixar.com, unofficial pixar blog

2010-11-18T12:52:00.000-08:00

A blog dedicated to the VFX industry and all the people behind the scenes that create the impressive film images of todays, yesterdays and tomorrows films. The website offers exclusive interviews with the artists and never before seen image material from blockbuster films such as AVATAR, INCEPTION, ROBIN HOOD and PRINCE OF PERSIA.

www.artofvfx.com

Brush Viewer

2010-11-07T13:38:00.001-08:00

Downloading and sharing custom-made Photoshop brushes has become a common practise all over the internet forums. Whether for experiment or a certain purpose, there is a broad variety of resources. Rarely one can estimate the actual use of a brush-set before loading it into Photoshop.

ABRView is a little software that enables you to preview single brushes and helps you to pick the one you were looking for. Get this application (64KB) for free at easyelements.com

Megamind

2010-11-04T07:46:00.000-07:00

The Art of Megamind shows illustrations and visual development for the animated film of the same name produced by DreamWorks Animation. The book holds 156 pages containing character designs, color sketches, background paintings, storyboards and props designs.

Insight Editions | Hardcover | 11 x 10 inches | 978-1-60887-004-2

Digital Matte Painting

2010-11-02T05:36:00.000-07:00

matte art by Jaime Jasso

scribed.com has published an interesting compilation of tutorials and walk-throughs describing the techniques being used in the process of digital matte painting. There is also a section about photoshop brushes explaining the various settings and their effects. Most of the tutorials have been around for a while and some of you may remember them from other websites. Still most of the information is relevant and worth a look at. scribd.com

Steampainting: Spark

2010-11-01T10:15:00.000-07:00

In volume 1, Spark looks at the method behind the inspiration of each subject, and specifically, helps users navigate the comprehensive steps used to create a visual representation of a design, idea or mood. This book reflects the passion and enthusiasm for concept art and offer a glimpse into the artists’ mindset and motivation behind each STEAMPAINT image.

Now available at steambotstudios.com

TRON

2010-10-25T23:57:00.000-07:00

With Disney's remake of TRON coming forward, it'sartmag has realeased a few more pieces of concept art for the film. More of this will soon be released in 'The Art of Tron: Legacy' shipping from Amazon on November 16, 2010. Check out a high res preview of David Levy's city environment here.

The Colony

2010-10-17T13:15:00.000-07:00

Mesmerizing, delicate sepia toned images throughout from renowned, award-winning artist, Viktor Antonov - production designer and co-author of the French animated feature The Prodigies.

The story, taking place in 1875 traces the epic journey of Gabriel Duban in an era before space‑travel when worlds of mystery, danger and enchantment were still found on Earth. Viktor is a winner of the Visual Effects Society and a BAFTA award. In his 11 years in the entertainment industry he has designed and art directed projects such as the blockbuster Half Life 2.
Available now at amazon.com

call for entries!

2010-10-11T08:04:00.000-07:00

Illustrative is the leading international forum for contemporary illustration and graphic arts.

The exhibition displays an inspiring collection of fresh illustration and graphic art showcasing over 600 works from more than 60 artists. Over the course of two weeks, the festival celebrates the illustrative arts, presents new talents and trends, exchanges ideas, marvels at progressive technologies, and rediscovers forgotten styles.

The Young Illustrators Award encourages and supports designers in their artistic practice and offers an international and worldwide recognized platform for them. A jury, consisting of international art directors, well-known illustrators and publishers, will nominate artists in three categories during the event.

Applications for Illustrative 2011 can now be submitted here. www.illustrative.de

dDigital Arts Festival

2010-10-09T14:52:00.000-07:00

NEoN 10 is a seven-day international digital arts festival featuring moving image, performance, music and technology driven arts.
The over arching curatorial theme this year is Character: evaluating the abstracted or physical agent in a work of art; investigation of the fictional or psychological systems; observation of the unit of information, symbol, sound or written language. Through this focused dimension NEoN intends to explore the notion of collaboration between visual art, information communication, media production and gaming that will expand digital development and knowledge.

NEoN DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Dundee
Scotland, UK

Nov.11.-14.2010

concept art in animation

2010-09-24T11:20:00.000-07:00

Concept Art for Disney's upcoming animated feature 'Tangled' (above) and Pixars near miss 'Newt' which unfortunately is no longer in development. Follow links for more images.

2010-09-18T04:21:00.000-07:00

Nuthin But Mech is the a blog of Lorin Wood and fellow designer, Scott Kester. A place to harbour their passion for robots. Lorin proposed a blog; Scott rambled something about having "nuthing but mech." Lorin then corralled some friends and professional acquaintances to populate this nook of cyberspace.

nuthinbutmech.blogspot.com

2010-09-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Red Engine Studios in the Arts District, Downtown Los Angeles are offering a lot of workshops for the upcoming weeks. The next event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 18th with workshop that will discuss techniques of implementing 3D programs to generate 2D concept images of belivable props, robots, and environments. Live demo & lecture will be presented by art director / concept designer Ben Procter.

free tutorials

2010-09-09T04:06:00.000-07:00

Best known for his concept work on films such as Star Wars and Transformers, industry veteran Feng Zhu now teaches his skills at FZD School of Design in Singapore. Many of his demos produced during the classes are available for free. Check out the FZD youtube channel here.

free ZBrush workshop

2010-09-07T02:45:00.001-07:00

ZBrushWorkshops provide specific sculpting workshops for artists that target challenging areas of digital sculpting. Besides the DVD's, live chat and community activity they also provide live-streaming ZBrush classes. Access a free tutorial here.

A'Design Award

2010-09-06T04:22:00.000-07:00

The A' Computer Graphics and 3D Model Design Award is a freestyle design competition open to both concept stage and realized works designed by professional and young designers, design companies, 3D Design Studios and other business in this industry worldwide. The winning designs appear on the A' Best Designs Book which is available worldwide, this book is furthermore distributed to the high-profile magazine editors, design oriented companies and relevant parties. The winning designs are also exhibited at our museum, and the best designs will be picked for the permanent exhibition.

For registration visit the offical web-site at adesignaward.com

Paul Felix

2010-09-01T02:17:00.000-07:00

Best known for his visual development work, Paul Felix has been one of the leading artists on many Disney films in the 90ies. Although many of his paintings are published in the art-of-books, there are only very few floating around in the world wide web. Finally one of his former colleagues has taken the time to upload some of the treasures created at Walt Disney Feature Animation. Some more images are posted on this site and Hans Bacher's blog - always a great sources for everything related to animation.

unofficialpaulfelix.blogspot.com

enrollment starts now

2010-09-01T01:34:00.000-07:00

Founded in 2007, Concept Design Academy is a private design school located in Pasadena, California, near the center of the animation, film and game industry. A community where artists with passions for both traditional & entertainment arts meet to share their skills.

The goal is to strive in providing the best art and designs instruction available, offer easy to follow foundational courses for aspiring artists and advance workshops for seasoned professionals. Instructors are well known artists in the film industry such as James Paick, Carlo Arellano, Khang Le and Patrick Faulwetter (see image below), to mention just a few. More info on their website and the blog. www.conceptdesignacad.com

free art book

2010-08-27T01:14:00.000-07:00

Scatterhead Volume 01 is an online sketchbook created by the talented duo Adam Wesierski & Alan Blackwell. The compilation shows a number of rough and chaotic pieces as well as further developed and finished work. Both artist used the open source application Alchemy for laying down the initial sketches. Download the book for free here.

Online Artist Competition

2010-08-27T01:00:00.001-07:00

The Art Interview - 22nd International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. It is open to all living artists worldwide aged 16 and up. Participation in the Art Interview Biennale Exhibition and a total of € 17,000 in cash may be awarded each quarter to all winners. First place winners receive up to € 10,000 plus a featured interview in Art Interview Online Magazine. Read more information on the competition and how to enter it here: www.art-interview.com

workshop announced

2010-08-25T01:49:00.000-07:00

'Behind the Iron Curtain', a concept art workshop in Eastern Europe that will hit the streets of Bucharest, Romania on the 22nd till the 25th of October 2010.

The web-site already announced an impressive line-up of instructors such as Stephan Martiniere, David Levy, Thierry Doizon, Sebastien Larroude, Kekai Kotaki and Mark Goerner. First 70 tickets come with a € 50 discount and are available here: www.iron-curtain.org

today's inspiration

2010-08-19T05:28:00.000-07:00

Today's Inspiration is a place for those with an interest in illustration from the 40's and 50's, to share their knowledge, views and opinions.

You can join the site for free and sign up for a full-size scan being mailed to you on a daily basis. Just click on the profile below right and enter your email address.

todaysinspiration.blogspot.com

2010-08-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

DreamWorks’ first personal art publication, Moonshine, was conceived as an opportunity to highlight the breath of artistic talent at the studio. The Visual Development department championed the project and partnered with Production Designer, Christophe Lautrette and Art Director, Pierre-Olivier Vincent to co-edit the book. The studio’s educational partnership with Scott Robertson, chair of Entertainment Design at Art Center and owner of Design Studio Press let to a natural selection of Scott’s company to publish the compilation of works. The team wanted the book to be accessible to students and treated like a annual publication. The plan is to publish additional volumes. For more Information visit the blog.

The book is now available for pre-order at DesinStudioPress.

submissions open now

2010-08-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

Ballistic Publishing invites you to submit your work to 'EXOTIQUE 6: THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CG CHARACTERS'. The sixth book in the series will showcase the best of digital character creations produced for film, television, games and personal endeavor. There is no cost or limit to the number of entries. EXOTIQUE 6 will be released worldwide in November 2010. Enter here.

www.ballisticpublishing.com

Iain McCaig workshop

2010-08-10T08:20:00.000-07:00

Veteran Concept Artist Iain McCaig invites to an interactive workshop on Saturday, August 14th at the Art Institut of California. He'll be talking about the challenges a visual story artist faces when developing a new title for a major studio. Read more about the event here on Iain's blog. The lecture takes Place in San Bernadino, 674 East Brier Drive, Room 126. Starts at noon and admission is free!

www.artinstitutes.edu

popular scripts

2010-08-09T03:21:00.000-07:00

The growing community at CGHub offers a nice selection of scripts and brushes for both Photoshop and Painter. Of course you'll also find support files for the main 3D applications and Illustrator. Go here to find the brushes and here for an overview of all the shareware. Swatches such as color-picker are here and another useful tool, the painters wheel for CS4 was published on CDW earlier this year.

Best of AH!

2010-07-30T07:42:00.000-07:00

COVER RUN: THE DC COMICS ART OF ADAM HUGHES
208 pages, FC 6.75” X 10.25”, $39.99 US

Collecting the best of Eisner Award winner Adam Hughes’s spectacular, sexy covers for WONDER WOMAN, CATWOMAN and other DC series. This amazing collection features the best of Hughes’ work for DC Comics, along with commentary from the artist, rarely seen preliminary material and much more!

call for entries!

2010-07-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

ImagineFX digital arts magazine, is committed to showcasing the best sci-fi, fantasy and digital art from around the world. To support this, ImagineFX has launched its campaign to discover, promote and celebrate the best young sci-fi and fantasy artists and illustrators, whether digital or traditionally based.

Entrants are invited to submit five pieces of portfolio work and a short biography, sent to: imaginefx@futurenet.com. The deadline for all entries is 5 July, 2010. www.imaginefx.com

CG Unit

2010-07-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

Founded in 2005, CG Unit is an Online gallery updated seven days a week and dedicated to bringing its readers the very best art images from around the web. This place is designed to keep you up to date with the art of many contemporary artists.

cgunit.net

San Diego 2010, July 22-25

2010-07-21T09:22:00.001-07:00

The big show is almost ready to go! Check out the website of Comic-Con International 2010, including the schedules and locations for programming, anime, the Independent Film Festival, games, and much more. "What's New" -page will be updated frequently with breaking news and last minute announcements. Preview Night: July 21. comic-con.org

Just in time, Marvel releases first concept art for Thor and Captain America:

podcast: Iain McCaig

2010-07-06T08:37:00.000-07:00

Iain McCaig is one of the most lauded and respected artists working in film today. He has worked as either a concept or storyboard artist on films like Terminator 2, Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Star Wars and Harry Potter.This weeks podcast on SIDEBAR features tons about his background, filmwork, process and upcoming personal projects.

sidebarnation.com

Kubrick's concept art

2010-06-30T07:11:00.000-07:00

The Kubrick Corner deals with exploring the works of Stanley Kubrick, one of the most widely praised yet continuously misunderstood film directors of the 20th century. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange - to mention just a few - have become milestones in film history. See some of the rare concept art pieces here. kubrickfilms.tripod.com

"He created more than movies. He gave us complete environmental experiences that got more, not less, intense the more you watched them."- Steven Spielberg

FMX Channel on AWNtv

2010-06-29T06:58:00.000-07:00

Even though it’s been a few weeks since FMX 2010 has closed its doors, they still have a special treat for you. AWNtv has launched a large number of interviews with speakers and presentation recordings in the FMX channel. Some of them include top notch speakers like Ed Hooks, Simon Otto (DreamWorks Animation), Victoria Alonso (Marvel Studios), Evan Hirsch (THQ) and Alex McDowell(PD Fight Club, Minority Report, Watchmen). www.fmx.de

100 pieces Star Wars concept art

2010-06-23T00:56:00.000-07:00

io9 finishes off their concept art week with a hundred pieces of concept artwork produced for the Star Wars Episodes and Video Games. A celebration of the Ralph McQuarrie's beautiful artwork that has been inspiring a generation of concept artist. www.io9.com

artist for change

2010-06-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

Olivia Bouler believes that one person can make a difference. The 11 year old artist has launched a personal crusade to fight against the looming environmental disaster from the oil spill by seling her bird paintings to raise funds for rescue effort.

By now AOL's partnership with Olivia has yielded Audubon more than $132,000 in donations. More than 1,500 additional donors have joined the effort, giving more than $107,000.

concept art week on io9.com

2010-06-18T02:49:00.001-07:00

This week io9 celebrates artists and designers who create the worlds that science fiction inhabits. They will be looking at concept art from CGI movies to old school comic books and beyond.

Oftentimes, concept artists are unsung heroes - most people don't watch a TV series and exclaim over how cool the futuristic cities in the background look. And yet without those backgrounds, those worldbuilding touches, the show would fall apart. Read more and neet the artists behind the scenes on io9.com

Annecy short films

2010-06-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

De Sylvain Fabre, Guillaume Fesquet, Adeline Grange, Julien Rossire, Clara Voisin

Once a year the students at Gobelins School of Communication showcase their work at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. The school has set up a website that features all of the entries of this year's festival. For more information visit www.gobelins.fr

Shaun Tan - film debut

2010-06-08T10:39:00.000-07:00

The Lost Thing is a 15 minute animated short film based on the highly acclaimed picture book by multi award winning author and illustrator Shaun Tan. A modern fable with a unique aesthetic, the story is at once idiosyncratic and universal in it's appeal to all ages.

produced by Sophie Burne, (Passion Pictures) and
directed by Andrew Ruhemann & Shaun Tan

www.TheLostThing.com

2010-06-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

Some of the costume designs for the upcoming Captain America film seem to have found it's way to the internet. Ain't It Cool posted the images recently and their source has confirmed it's authenticity.

Find all images here
0n io9.com
on JoBlo

Industry Giants

2010-05-31T03:42:00.000-07:00

The ninth annual event takes place Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Dallas TX. It’s open to the public, students and industry professionals. Industry Giants 2010: Creative Alchemy, Visual Effects, Animation and Game Forum features industry professionals such as Guy Williams (WETA), Stephan Martiniere (ID Software) and Jeffrey Dates (The Mill).

Prince of Persia concept art

2010-05-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
immerses readers in the filmmaking process, recounting the saga that began with Jordan Mechner’s video game and culminated in a production of monumental proportions. Every grain of sand in the hourglass is examined—from horsemanship training to set construction to ostrich racing to the art of parkour. Also featured within are several spreads of photography by Jerry Bruckheimer and insider information about crucial props and weapons.

Concept illustrations from Lauret Beauvallet, Julian Caldow, Kim Frederiksen, Peter Popken and Neil Ross.

As usual, you'll find a review and preview pictures of the book on Parkablogs.

50.Anniversary

2010-05-27T12:14:00.000-07:00

The Annecy Animation Film Festival
June 07.-12.2010

The world’s largest event entirely focused on animation. The Festival - founded in 1960 - is a fun and friendly way to discover the latest in animation masterpieces, meet major players and young talents, check out new trends, and find ideal business partners, all in one place.

The Creative Focus
is an incubator for projetcs and a privileged exchange forum for animation professionals and the talents of tomorrow.

The Mifa

is held side by side with more than 3,000m² of exhibition space. It is the animated film industry’s foremost showcase in terms of producing, financing and distributing animation content for all broadcasting platforms.

The Conferences
help to better anticipate changes in the sector from artistic, business and technological points of view.

www.annecy.org

Framed ink

2010-05-25T21:48:00.000-07:00

Coming soon from DesignStudioPress: 'Framed Ink', the ultimate guide to visual storytelling. Using his experiences from working in the comic book industry, movie studios and teaching, Marcos Mateu-Mestre introduces the reader to a step-by-step system that will create the most successful storyboards and graphics for the best visual communication.The Book contains 128 pages, 230 black and white illustrations as well as many diagrams, with text explaining all the thinking process behind the art, exploring the areas of visual storytelling for both film and graphic novel, using light and many other devices to deliver the effect a shot or sequence require, plus thumbnails on the lighting and dynamics used in each example.

available for pre-order now at amazon

Drew's painting technique

2010-05-25T02:28:00.000-07:00

Drew Struzan is one of the industry's most recognized talents, having provided artwork for over 150 movie posters, including many of the best-known films of all time.

For all those who have wondered about his secret painting techniques there are a few tutorials of the master online now. A DVD for the making-of the Hellboy Poster is available at Reelideas.com and a step by step for Star Wars here: page 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10

www.drewstruzan.com

2010-05-22T07:00:00.000-07:00

...is a web-site dedicated to art, webdesign and photography. Hosted by two enthusiasts, crawling the net every day in search for new talent and the latest achievements from artists all over the globe. www.art-spire.com

Beatles Rockband

2010-05-20T02:10:00.000-07:00

The game includes heavily stylized opening and ending cinematics produced in part by Pete Candeland of Passion Pictures, with help from animator Robert Valley and background visuals from Alberto Mielgo.

Candeland, who is known for his work animating Gorillaz videos, also produced the opening cinematics for both the original Rock Band and Rock Band 2. Within two and a half minutes, the opening cinematic provides a brief representative history of the band interspersed with numerous references to songs by The Beatles, followed by more metaphorical scenes reflecting their studio albums.

http://www.passion-pictures.com/
http://www.thebeatlesrockband.com/

Life and Work of Michelangelo

2010-05-17T01:30:00.000-07:00

The present special edition explores Michelangelo’s life and work in depth and detail. The different parts of the book concentrate on the life of Michelangelo via an extensive and copiously illustrated biographical essay and include gorgeous, full page reproductions and enlarged details that bring readers up close to the works.

The Authors also take account to a previously unseen extent of Michelangelo’s more personal traits and circumstances such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his miserliness, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor. In addition, the book tackles the controversial issue of the attribution of Michelangelo drawings, an area in which decisions continue to be steered by the interests of the art market and the major collections. This is the definitive volume about Michelangelo for generations to come.

See a preview of the inside pages @ parka blogs

The vatican website offers a virtual tour through Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel. Click here to view the high res QTVR

Tutorial

2010-05-17T00:44:00.000-07:00

DrawingStudio is an inspiring and educational website offering drawing videos and tutorials for both beginners and advanced students. For drawing samples visit the gallery - or subscribe to the guestbook to receive more info and tutorial updates.

more off-topic...

2010-05-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

...but worth taking a look. Itself a creation of particular beauty, Rare offers eloquent proof that a picture really is worth a thousand words as it shows us, one after another, scores of uniquely remarkable and seriously threatened life-forms. It is a compelling story and a many-faceted, brilliant jewel of a book.

peaceful eruption

2010-05-13T13:18:00.000-07:00

Eyjafjallajökull is the name of the volcano that caused so many delays for the European air traffic and losses estimated up to 1 billion euros a day.

Wild time-lapse photography of the volcano by Sean Stiegemeier

The BBC News report on the eruption has been updated with comments from Pall Einarsson of the University of Iceland Institute of Earth Science: ‘This was a rather small and peaceful eruption but we are concerned that it could trigger an eruption at the nearby Katla volcano, a vicious volcano that could cause both local and global damage’. The Eyjafjallajökull-Katla connection needs careful watching.

2010-05-12T01:34:00.000-07:00

ArenaNet kicks off a brand-new blog with the Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto, a message to MMO players from ArenaNet Studio Head Mike O'Brien which outlines the bold new direction GW2 will take. That's just the beginning – They've got a lot more stuff planned! Check out the new blog here! and the Flickr Photostream with concept art from the game.

† Frank Frazetta 1928-2010

2010-05-11T03:54:00.000-07:00

Frazetta was well-known for his dynamic, rugged art on seminal comics characters ranging from Conan the Barbarian to Shining Knight to Vampirella. Additionally, Frazetta also hit Hollywood, most notably for the animated 1983 feature Fire and Ice. He also drew movie posters for What’s New, Pussycat?, Hotel Paradiso and the Gauntlet, among many others. read more...

Frank Frazetta gallery 1, gallery 2, gallery 3

The Art of Iron Man 2

2010-05-10T00:20:00.000-07:00

266 pages, filled with a comprehensive, unique and privileged behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind the state-of-the-art technology used in the blockbuster motion picture. Even more concept art then in the first Book from Ryan Meinerding, Jonathan Bach, Aaron McBride and Adi Granov. More pictures and a quick video review on Parkablogs.com.
Available at amazon for € 35,95

2010-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

27th annual Art Competition

The 'Artist's Magazin' is now accepting entries in the 27th Annual Art Competition. Winners will be featured in the December 2010 issue. They are awarding over $25,000 in cash prizes. Click here for details and to enter online. Entry Deadline: May 14, 2010

www.artistsnetwork.com

Imaginism Studios

2010-05-06T06:11:00.000-07:00

Imaginism Studios is made up of independent artists specializing in publishing, television, and movie pre-production. They produce some of the most fun and upbeat designs, concepts, and illustrations around! The website features galleries of Jason Seiler, Stephen Silver, Bobby Chiu and Kei Acedera who are well known for their concept work on Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland'. More images and updates on the blog.

www.imaginismstudios.com

Retro-Future-Transportation

2010-05-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

darkroastedblend.com continues with it's retro-future series, and presents now the next installment in "Futuristic Transportation". Fascinating concepts that appeared in the 1940s-60s magazines that could still prompt interest in modern designers and manufacturers - read the first part here and view the gallery here. www.darkroastedblend.com

2010-05-05T08:45:00.000-07:00

Robh Ruppel talks about art direction for 'Uncharted 2' at CGSociety. See more of his stunning art work on his website and follow the updates on his instructive blog.

anatomy for artists

2010-04-25T01:15:00.000-07:00

Ideal for reference, teaching or study: the finest superficial muscle anatomical figures can be ordered from anatomytools.com.

Workshops are offered twice a year and introduce it's attendees to the complex structure of skeleton, muscles and functions of the human body. Further courses cover topics such as creature-, animal- and character anatomy.

The Practice & Science of Drawing

2010-04-24T05:15:00.000-07:00

Harold Speed's introduction to the classic approach to the dynamics

of drawing with insights and practical advice on line drawing, mass drawing, visual memory, materials, and much more. The book's 296 pages, 84 plates and diagrams reinforce Speed's clear presentation. Though written nearly a hundred years ago, the lessons taught remain up-to-date.

Available from Dover Publications, or read the e-book (for free) online now at archive.org

2010-04-23T04:51:00.000-07:00

INDIGO is the first large scale playable presentation of innovative and independent video-game design in the Netherlands. Visitors can join in the celebration of Dutch innovative games by playing the games and by talking to the makers themselves.

INDIGO, Dutch Game Garden at Neude 4 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Friday April 23: Opening night. Doors open at 6.30 PM (invitation only)
Saturday April 24: Open for public. Times: 12.00 PM – 6.00 PM (public)

2010-04-22T20:32:00.000-07:00

SIGGRAPH 2010, the 37th international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 27 -29. Read more about the latest news and announcements on the official website and blog:
www.siggraph.org
siggraphmediablog.blogspot.com

Quick-And-Dirty Robot Art Contest

2010-04-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

In honor of April's Robogames, io9.com is sponsoring a robot art contest. Create a work of art on the theme of "we welcome our new robot overlords" and you could win fabulous prizes! All images are welcome created by using anything from Photoshop or special effects software, to traditional media. The details of the contest are here. Art is due by April 21, 2010!

io9.com, reloadedstudios.com

Orientalists

2010-04-15T08:29:00.000-07:00

Featuring over 300 images, pulled from 45 different institutions in seven different countries, many of these pictures have rarely been seen publicly since their creation a century and more ago. Having both traveled and lived in the region, author Kristian Davies approaches this often misunderstood genre of art from a fresh perspective. The book is designed to be a primer, a fresh new approach and redefinition of the genre...[via artect.net]

This web-site contains a collection of more than 2500 paintings of 'Orientalist' painters. Since most of the books concerning the subject are already out of print this is a great resource for research and inspiration: www.orientalist-art.org.uk

more links:
orientaliste.free.fr theorientalistgallery.blogspot.com

NVArt5 Competition

2010-04-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

In this, the fifth NVArt competition, artists from all over the world are challenged to create vehicle designs for a future on the move ... transport in the style of Syd Mead. For details visit the CGSociety.com

2010-04-08T23:08:00.000-07:00

An art and conceptdesign event in Berlin in cooperation with Marvel Entertainment, the artists from Massive Black and SIXMOREVODKA. Featuring instructors from across the planet, workshops, seminars, digital art demos, fine art presentations, live painting, illustration, comics and conceptdesign.
made-blog.com sixmorevodkastudio.blogspot.com

car design sketching

2010-04-06T01:48:00.000-07:00

For those interested in the rendering techniques of the automitive designers, designertechniques.com offers a database of information, tutorials, designer interviews, product reviews, and a visitors gallery. More tutorials can be found at carbodydesign.com and mileswaterhouse.com