We're going to do something new for Fall with the weekly Sketch Challenges. In the past, faculty have decided the weekly theme with some help from students from time to time. Now it's going to be up to students entirely! We've begun a Poll in the left column of the blog to determine the weekly theme of the challenge. So go vote on the next Sketch Challenge!
Also, if you have suggestions for the Poll please email Nolan and he can add it to the Poll. There will never be more than five options on the Poll at any one time so as themes are selected new themes will replace them. This way the challenge will always be up to date and fresh. So send in those suggestions too! Nolan will stockpile suggestions and use them as needed.
As always, once a challenge is announced it is permanently open. You can complete any challenge at any time. (That means any Sketch Challenge listed on the Temple you can still do!) To submit your sketch, scan it in RGB and email Nolan a 72dpi JPG of it. Submissions get posted as they are received. Sketches can be done in any medium and any quality but must focus on the weekly theme. To see past Sketch Challenges go here!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Firebreather Finalists and Update
Before we get to the finalists I want to announce this is now an open and ongoing challenge! Please continue to work on and submit to the Firebreather Pin-Up Challenge! Specific information can be found here.
On to the exciting news. Congratulations to Hung Le and David Bonilla! Phil Hester has selected their entries into the Firebreather Pin-Up Challenge to be printed in an upcoming issue of Firebreather. Check out their work below and pick up the ongoing comic Firebreather!
David Bonilla
Hung Le
On to the exciting news. Congratulations to Hung Le and David Bonilla! Phil Hester has selected their entries into the Firebreather Pin-Up Challenge to be printed in an upcoming issue of Firebreather. Check out their work below and pick up the ongoing comic Firebreather!
Hung Le
Monday, September 15, 2008
Welcome to Fall Quarter '08
Welcome, new students! Welcome back, returning students!
The summer, as you can see, was very low key, slow, and quiet. Now we're back for the beginning of Fall quarter with the largest student body the SCAD-ATL campus has ever seen at full speed ahead! There will be many exciting events this quarter from Editors' Day to GENER24E (the 24 hour annual event). We even have very exciting announcements to make about new faculty and student work being published professionally. Stay posted for more information!
For the new SEQA students in ATL, the Temple of Cartoon Mojo hosts weekly meetings on Fridays usually from noon to 4pm in room 347. It's a time to get extra help and a chance to get to know other students in the department. It's not limited to SEQA students either. All students are welcome. The first Friday of the quarter faculty will be busy in quarterly meetings so official meetings will begin September 26th (but that doesn't mean if students want to hold their own Temple meeting this Friday they can't). We hope to see you all there!
The summer, as you can see, was very low key, slow, and quiet. Now we're back for the beginning of Fall quarter with the largest student body the SCAD-ATL campus has ever seen at full speed ahead! There will be many exciting events this quarter from Editors' Day to GENER24E (the 24 hour annual event). We even have very exciting announcements to make about new faculty and student work being published professionally. Stay posted for more information!
For the new SEQA students in ATL, the Temple of Cartoon Mojo hosts weekly meetings on Fridays usually from noon to 4pm in room 347. It's a time to get extra help and a chance to get to know other students in the department. It's not limited to SEQA students either. All students are welcome. The first Friday of the quarter faculty will be busy in quarterly meetings so official meetings will begin September 26th (but that doesn't mean if students want to hold their own Temple meeting this Friday they can't). We hope to see you all there!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Summer '08
Summer quarter has begun. It's always the smallest (attendance-wise) quarter of the year so we're all looking forward to a more relaxing and quiet atmosphere. The ATL SEQA department only has a dozen students or so in attendance so we've decided to not hold Temple meetings on Fridays as normal. Don't fret! The Temple meetings will return this Fall!
HEROES Con took place the weekend before the quarter began and was a resounding success for SCAD and students! Stop by David Allan Duncan's blog, our new SEQA Chair in SAV, and read what he has to say about his time at the convention.
HEROES Con took place the weekend before the quarter began and was a resounding success for SCAD and students! Stop by David Allan Duncan's blog, our new SEQA Chair in SAV, and read what he has to say about his time at the convention.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
HEROES Convention
Please join us this weekend in Charolette, NC, at the HEROES Convention! ATL will have three, back to back, workshops from faculty and a graduate student. Check out when and who is doing what:
Saturday 11am - 12:30pm, room 211
Chris Schweizer will be giving a workshop on Character Design.
A visually strong character can make or break a comic or animation project, and understanding when and why to design a character a certain way is essential to good character design. In this workshop, you'll learn from SCAD Atlanta Graduate Student Chris Schweizer both the hows and the whys of character design, from concept to completion.
Saturday 12:30pm - 2pm, room 211
Nolan Woodard will be giving a workshop on Computer Coloring For Comics From a Retoucher's POV.
Computer coloring comics has evolved over the past twenty years in relative isolation from other industries using the same primary tool: Photoshop. But what happens when a retoucher on Nike, Starbucks, Miller Brewing, and other clients applies his knowledge of Photoshop to comic books? SCAD Atlanta Professor Nolan Woodard will answer that question in his workshop that demonstrates techniques born from the high-end world of photographic retouching and color correction and apply them to comics.
Saturday 2pm - 4pm, room 211
Shawn Crystal will be giving a workshop on Composition and Color For Comic Book Covers.
SCAD Atlanta Professor Shawn Crystal is the artist for many projects from companies like Oni, Image and more. His skills are in demand throughout the industry. His workshop will help you learn how to control the impact of a comic book cover. You will be exposed to the ideas of composition, and how to use color to make the focus of those ideas stronger.
Students who are assisting at the SCAD table, please make sure you remember what times you are scheduled for. We'll see you in a couple of days!
Saturday 11am - 12:30pm, room 211
Chris Schweizer will be giving a workshop on Character Design.
A visually strong character can make or break a comic or animation project, and understanding when and why to design a character a certain way is essential to good character design. In this workshop, you'll learn from SCAD Atlanta Graduate Student Chris Schweizer both the hows and the whys of character design, from concept to completion.
Saturday 12:30pm - 2pm, room 211
Nolan Woodard will be giving a workshop on Computer Coloring For Comics From a Retoucher's POV.
Computer coloring comics has evolved over the past twenty years in relative isolation from other industries using the same primary tool: Photoshop. But what happens when a retoucher on Nike, Starbucks, Miller Brewing, and other clients applies his knowledge of Photoshop to comic books? SCAD Atlanta Professor Nolan Woodard will answer that question in his workshop that demonstrates techniques born from the high-end world of photographic retouching and color correction and apply them to comics.
Saturday 2pm - 4pm, room 211
Shawn Crystal will be giving a workshop on Composition and Color For Comic Book Covers.
SCAD Atlanta Professor Shawn Crystal is the artist for many projects from companies like Oni, Image and more. His skills are in demand throughout the industry. His workshop will help you learn how to control the impact of a comic book cover. You will be exposed to the ideas of composition, and how to use color to make the focus of those ideas stronger.
Students who are assisting at the SCAD table, please make sure you remember what times you are scheduled for. We'll see you in a couple of days!
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