Schoolism - Digital Painting Classes start on Jan 3, 2008

Hi all,

My Schoolism January class is now open for registration.

Course: Digital Painting Techniques with Bobby Chiu
Start Date: January 3, 2008
Spots available: 15
Duration: 9 weeks, one lesson every week
Personal feedback videos on every assignment
Cost: 798US

Or register for self-taught classes and start anytime.
With Self Taught classes you have access to all the videos (including everyone's feedback videos) but without your own personal feedback.
Cost: 558US

Find out more information HERE

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Now for a much deserved update on the 3rd year animation students in my life drawing class!

I'm a strong believer in the idea that everyone has the ability to become great. With hard work and dedication, just about EVERY student has improved noticeably in the past 8 weeks!

My method is to teach them a new way of fundamental thinking and analyzing every week. They practice it until they can do it too. That's it... it's as easy as that to improve. Continue to learn new things in new ways... new ways of thinking. This gives yourself options on how to approach the things you observe. That's just what I think anyways... either way, it working!

Here's just some of the students that have really been stepping it up!

Letti Lo - Beautiful gesture! Great design as well


Lisa Tao - 5 minute pose. Great job Lisa!


Vivian Lai - excellent job!


I don't remember who did this. No name on it either. It's a great drawing though! Inspired by a pose the model did.


This week we started learning about caricatures. Here's a great one from Alex Haddock!


Please visit the STUDENT BLOG for more of the 3rd year Sheridan Animation students.

Billionaires in Power-Suits (Part 1 of 2)

I was in need of a quick sketch subject once more--this time Vinny helped me out and suggested Iron Man. And so:

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Sketched in pen and Sharpie, straight up (in approximately 15 minutes). Cleaned up slightly and colored in Photoshop. The colors on this went relatively quickly for me and I whipped up the background treatment just so it wouldn't be so plain. I drew this without looking at reference, but Iron Man's costume is something approximating his mid 80's gear, because apparently I am an old-timer who only remembers the allegedly good old days. It's the good part that's alleged, the old part has been confirmed by laboratory results.

I've never really been a fan of Iron Man--perhaps I should clarify that while the concept of Iron Man is interesting enough, I have never found his alter ego, Tony Stark, to be a sympathetic character. Actually, Tony Stark is kind of a jerk (I thought this long before Marvel's Civil War crossover started), and his moustache is way cheesy. That said, his personality does provide for an interesting dynamic in a team situation, and I also think the trailer for the upcoming movie looks pretty decent.

I'll follow up next Friday with another rich dude in powered armor.