FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE GNOMON WORKSHOP LAUNCHES
ARTIST POSTER SERIES
Masters of art and concept design make their work available
to the public.
April 13th, 2005 – HOLLYWOOD. In an inspired move today,
The Gnomon Workshop released four posters in its new Artist
Poster Series.
The Artist Poster Series begins with two images by concept
design master Feng Zhu, who created two new pieces, New
Empire,
and Charge, for this release. The Gnomon Workshop
also presents two new works - Four Wire Heads and The
Apple - by artist
and ZBrush master Meats Meier. The posters, printed on 100lb
Centura Gloss paper, are the first in a series of art by Gnomon
Workshop Masters.
"Since we started The Gnomon Workshop five years ago,
we have strived to bring techniques of great artists to students
and
professionals around the world," says founder/director
Alex Alvarez. "Feng Zhu is one of the industry's
greatest concept artists, and he's created seven incredible
concept design and technique DVDs for the Gnomon Workshop.
Meats Meier, one of the world's foremost artists using
ZBrush, is responsible for two highly acclaimed ZBrush DVDs.
These posters give the Gnomon Workshop another way to bring
work by these great artists to the community."
Gnomon Workshop Artist Posters are priced at USD$25 and can
be purchased online at www.thegnomonworkshop.com. New Empire measures 27" x 36.75"; Charge measures 20" x
40"; The Apple measures 27" x 38.5" and Four Wire
Heads measures 27" x 40".
Artist Bios
Feng studied industrial design at the Art Center College of
Design. He has worked on a diverse array of projects, including
video games, TV commercials, film design and amusement park
rides. Clients include LucasFilm, Disney, Blur Studio, Electronic
Arts, GT Interactive, Origin Systems, Microsoft, Film Roman,
Universal, Warner Brothers and Sierra. For LucasFilm, Zhu focused
on new environments, and hard-surface designs including vehicles,
droids and props for Star Wars: Episode III.
Meats Meier is a resident artist and instructor at the Gnomon
School of Visual Effects where he teaches the first ever ZBrush
course. An award-winning digital artist, Meats has over a decade
of experience in a wide range of artistic fields. His past
titles include: airbrush artist, lead artist at Beyond Games,
a video game studio, and technical director/compositor at the
Orphanage on such feature films as Hellboy and Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow. He also maintains a successful career
as an independent artist. Meats' artwork has been featured
on the covers of numerous books, magazines, and web sites.
Meats was honored with the prestigious "Maya Master" title
by Alias at SIGGRAPH 2003.
Since 2000, The Gnomon Workshop has provided artists and students
with the educational resources they need to succeed as artists
in the entertainment industries. Whether they're interested
in design, modeling, effects, animation, storytelling or matte
painting, these DVDs provide a valuable educational resource
for students around the world. The Gnomon Workshop is the sister
company of The Gnomon School of Visual Effects, which provides
professional-caliber visual effects instruction to students
and professionals in Los Angeles, CA.
Visit http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com for more information
on The Gnomon Workshop and our library of over 125 training
DVDs.
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