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December 15, 2004
Just in time for the holidays, The Gnomon Workshop has produced
incredible DVDs for you; today we have released an unprecedented 13 new
titles into our Digital Library. These new titles, from artists Kevin
Hudson, Matt Hartle, Ethan Summers and Sean Mills, give you a multi-layered
look at modeling, Paint Effects and Mental Ray.
And in more very exciting news, The Gnomon Workshop is introducing our first
ZBrush titles. Artists Meats Meier and Zack Petroc take you from the fundamentals
of
this powerful application, through pipeline,
sculpting and workflow with Maya.
Read the Press Release: click here
Read the second Press Release: click here
ZBrush
Introduction to ZBrush: Tools and Workflow with Meats Meier
ZBrush Production Pipeline: ZBrush and External 3D Programs with Meats Meier
Digital Sculpting: Human Anatomy: ZBrush-to-Maya
workflow with Zack Petroc
Polygon Modeling
Polygon Modeling 101: Surface Modeling Fundamentals
with Sean Mills
Creature Head Modeling: Polygon Modeling Techniques
with Sean Mills
Humanoid Modeling: Polygon Modeling Techniques
with Sean Mills
UV Mapping 101: Fundamental Layout Techniques
with Sean Mills
Character UV Mapping: Advanced Layout Techniques
with Sean Mills
Modeling the Human Head: Polygon Modeling Techniques with Kevin Hudson
Paint Effects
Paint Effects 101: Fundamental Techniques with Ethan Summers
Mental Ray
Mental Ray: Fundamentals: Rendering Techniques
with Matt Hartle
Mental Ray: Lighting and Shaders: Rendering Techniques
with Matt Hartle
Mental Ray: Global Illumination: Rendering Techniques
with Matt Hartle
Each instructor's bio and portfolio have been added to
the instructor and
gallery pages.
November 15, 2004
The Gnomon Workshop is delighted to announce the release of four
new Analog DVDs by legendary Concept Designer and artist, Syd Mead! Produced
in conjunction with Design Studio Press, the new titles focus on Syd's
drawing, painting and design techniques, giving you a chance to learn
directly from the master. We are excited to welcome Syd Mead, one of the
industry's foremost concept designers, as a new Gnomon Workshop instructor. Syd's
work has appeared in such legendary films as Tron, Blade Runner and 2010.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of Syd Mead, 1: Thumbnail Sketching and Line Drawings
The Techniques of Syd Mead, 2: Value Sketching
The Techniques of Syd Mead, 3: Creating the Color Preliminary
The Techniques of Syd Mead, 4: Final Gouache Rendering
Syd's bio and portfolio have been added to
the instructor and
gallery pages.
September 15, 2004
The Gnomon Workshop is pleased to announce that two new Analog
DVDs are available! Produced
in conjunction with Design Studio Press, the new titles focus on digital matte
painting techniques. We
also want to welcome Yanick Dusseault, a new instructor
and one of the industry's foremost
digital matte painters.
Dusseault,
a.k.a. DUSSO, has worked on such projects as What Dreams May Come, The
Lord of the Rings Trilogy and is currently working as a lead matte painter
for ILM.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of DUSSO, 1: Introduction to Digital Matte Painting
The Techniques of DUSSO, 2: Digital Matte Painting Fundamentals
DUSSO's bio and portfolio have been added to
the instructor and
gallery pages.
August 9, 2004
Eric Hanson joins the Gnomon Workshop! We are delighted
to announce the addition of Eric Hanson to our growing
team. Eric brings a background
in architecture, 3D imaging
and more than a decade of experience in feature visual
effects production. As Senior Producer, he will develop
the Gnomon Workshop Digital Library.
As he says, "I'm thrilled to be joining the Gnomon Workshop to help
produce what I believe will be the premiere DVD series
on visual effects production available. We'll be working
with some of the brightest minds
and greatest talents in visual effects to take the Gnomon
Workshop into new, exciting territories."
Read the Press Release: click here
July 19, 2004
The Gnomon Workshop is excited to announce six new Analog
DVDs are now available! Produced in conjunction
with Design Studio Press, the new titles focus on design
and rendering techniques. We are
also pleased to welcome two new instructors to the Gnomon
Workshop. Mark Goerner and Neville Page have contributed
their design skills to
such projects as Minority Report, X-men 2 and the
upcoming films Superman and The Lion, The Witch and
the Wardrobe.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of Mark Goerner, 1: Sketching Interior Spaces
The Techniques of Mark Goerner, 2: Rendering Interior Spaces
The Techniques of Neville Page, 1: Character Design: Fantasy Wildebeest
The Techniques of Neville Page, 2: Digital Painting: Fantasy Wildebeest
The Techniques of Neville Page, 3: Rendering Eyes
The Techniques of Neville Page, 4: Rendering Flesh
For instructor bios and portfolios, Neville and Mark have been added to
the instructor and
gallery pages.
New Bundles!
We are also
pleased to announce three new Analog bundles. These bundles reflect a 10% discount
off of full retail pricing, while the pre-existing ‘All Analog Titles’ bundle
has had its discount increased from 10% to 20% off!
Sculpture Bundle
Save 10% when ordering all of John Brown's Sculpture DVDs. Over fourteen hours
of lecture demonstrates the techniques of armature building, maquette sculpting,
surface texturing, molding and casting.
Drawing and Design Bundle
The Analog library includes a comprehensive suite of titles covering the techniques
of drawing and designing vehicles, characters and environments. Bundle includes
DVDs by Feng Zhu, Carlos Huante, Scott Robertson, Mark Goerner, Neville Page,
Harald Belker and James Clyne.
Painting and Rendering Bundle
The use of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter as painting and rendering tools
has become a standard in today's concept design industry. This suite of DVDs
addresses techniques used for vehicles, characters and environments. Bundle includes
DVDs by Ryan Church, Feng Zhu, Carlos Huantes, Neville Page, Mark Goerner and
James Clyne.
You'll want to stay tuned for more super exciting news from the Gnomon Workshop:
new titles from incredible artists; great additions to our staff; a huge, exciting
booth at SIGGRAPH; a cool new catalogue highlighting all our titles…but
more on all that in our next newsletter.
April 14th, 2004
The Gnomon Workshop has released seven new Analog DVDs,
co-produced by Design Studio Press! These titles address
several skills pertinant to both aspiring artists and
working professionals: drawing and perspective
foundation, composition, design process and rendering
technique.
Concept designer Feng Zhu returns with one new title, as we also welcome two
new instructors to the Gnomon Workshop: James Clyne and Scott Robertson.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of James Clyne, 1: Environment Sketching and Design
The Techniques of James Clyne, 2: Rendering a Cinematic Environment
The Techniques of Scott Robertson, 1: Basic Perspective Form Drawing
The Techniques of Scott Robertson, 2: How to Draw Cars
The Techniques of Scott Robertson, 3: How to Aircraft
The Techniques of Scott Robertson, 4: How to Draw Hovercraft and Spacecraft
The Techniques of Feng Zhu, 3: Fundamentals of Shot Design for Environments
For instructor bios and portfolios, James and Scott have joined Feng on the instructor and
gallery pages.
March 15th, 2004
New Sculpture DVDs now available! John Brown has returned
with over ten hours of training on sculpting, molding and casting techniques.
These titles effectively continue from where 'Sculpture II' leaves off,
first addressing how to work off a maquette to build a full-scale textured
and detailed head. We then look at techniques for taking a finished
sculpture and molding/casting it into a durable, primed copy ready for
painting.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
Sculpture, 3: Sculpting the Detailed Character Head
Sculpture, 4: Molding and Casting the Head
Sculpture, 5: Molding and Casting the Maquette
Due to the nature of these techniques, the production of these DVDs clearly required
a monumental editing process. Each title wrapped production with over ten hours
of footage, which was trimmed down to concise lectures that are clear, informative
and thorough. We are extremely proud of the end result. While 'Sculpture III'
is a standard two hour lecture, both 'Sculpture 4' and 'Sculpture 5' are two-disc
sets, containing over four hours of lecture each!
For instructor bio and gallery, John resides in both the instructor and gallery pages.
You can also visit his website.
February 9th,
2004
The Gnomon Workshop has released seven new Analog DVDs,
co-produced by Design Studio Press! Now shipping, these titles address
several skills pertinant to both aspiring artists and working professionals.
Concept designer Feng Zhu returns with two new titles, as we also welcome two
new instructors to the Gnomon Workshop: Carlos Huante and Harald Belker. All
three instructors share both design process and rendering technique throughout
these new additions to the library.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of Feng Zhu, 1: Design Process - Fighting Robots
The Techniques of Feng Zhu, 2: Robot Design Refinement and Rendering
The Techniques of Carlos Huante, 1: Creature Sketching and Design
The Techniques of Carlos Huante, 2: Digital Creature Painting
The Techniques of Harald Belker, 1: Intro to Car Design and Drawing
The Techniques of Harald Belker, 2: Digital Automotive Rendering
The Techniques of Harald Belker, 3: Integrating a Vehicle
For instructor bios and portfolios, Carlos and Harald have joined Feng on the instructor and
gallery pages.
January 5th,
2004
The Gnomon Workshop is proud to announce that we have
released five DVDs by Ryan Church! Ryan is one of the leading concept
artists in the industry, currently working for Lucasfilm as Conceptual
Art Supervisor for Star Wars Episode Three.
On each DVD, Ryan masterfully executes a digital painting, while sharing his
insights into his own creative and technical process. The focus of these lectures
is not on software, but on the fundamentals of design, composition, lighting,
material indication, storytelling and workflow.
Read the Press Release: click here
Details are available by following the links below:
The Techniques of Ryan Church, 1: Rendering Matte Vehicles
The Techniques of Ryan Church, 2: Rendering Shiny Vehicles
The Techniques of Ryan Church, 3: Hi-Tech Architecture
The Techniques of Ryan Church, 4: Low-Tech Architecture
The Techniques of Ryan Church, 5: Architectural Interior
Ryan has been added to both the instructor and gallery pages,
plus you can check out more of his amazing work at www.ryanchurch.com.
January
2th, 2004
Happy New Year! So today we have a big announcement to
make. The Gnomon Workshop has partnered with Design Studio Press in
the production of Analog training DVDs! Leading concept designers from
the film, game and industrial design industries will share their techniques,
in an effort to inspire and educate artists around the world.
Read the Press Release: click here
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