EArtz: Summer!

Hello Everybody!

Here, once more our Drawing Challenge! This time we decided to Illustrate Summer.

Art By Vincent Lau.

skmop.tumblr.com

Art By Dominique Wu.

www.dominiquewu.com

Art By Katia Grifols.

http://katiagrifols.tumblr.com/

More art soon!

EArtz: My favorite book when I was a kid!

Hello!

We started the "EArtz" at the Entertainment Arts Club. Every two weeks we will set a new topic and all of our fellow artists will do an illustration. Our goal is to collect and eventually publish all our work!
Check our tumblr too: http://accdentertainmentarts.tumblr.com

Here the topic for this week:
My Favorite book when I was a kid. 

Chris Jimenez

http://chrisjmz.tumblr.com

chris-jimenez.blogspot.com

Louisiana Ramos

http://louisianartz.tumblr.com

                                                                 Dominique Wu
                                                               dominiquewu.com

Katia Grifols

http://katiagrifols.tumblr.com

http://katinwonderlandsblog.blogspot.com

CTN Interview: Elsa Chang

Hello everybody!

Sorry for late posting, but here we have another great experience tom CTN!

Today we have Elsa Chang, that not only is an Art Center Alumni, but an incredible talented artist and the sweetest girl.

Elsa Chang

- A bit about Elsa-

I am currently a character designer at Paramount Pictures. Previously I was a visual development artist at Sony Pictures Animation and a visdev trainee at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

- Elsa's Blog:  http://elsasketch.blogspot.com

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When did you graduate?-

I graduated Fall 2010.

-How long have you been attending to CTN?-

I've been going to CTN since the beginning in 2009.

-How you like it so far and why?-

I love attending CTN because of the connections I make and the incredible talent there. Every year there are fresh artists along with established ones and it's always inspiring to be there. I went the very first year they opened when I heard a couple of Art Center students talking about conventions. A few months earlier I went to my first San Diego Comic-Con and that was the first convention I've ever attended and then I decided to go to CTN since I liked the Comic-Con experience. CTN was smaller but was more artist and animation focused, which I loved, and I practically knew or knew of everyone there so it was very welcoming as well. I first tabled at CTN in 2012 with my friend Tuna Bora. That was a really fun experience and we got to meet a lot of great people who walked up to our table and chatted with us.

-What would you suggest for ACCD students to do when they go to CTN or conventions?-

Decide whether you're going to attend CTN a few months before the event and take some time to prepare a portfolio. It can be small, 10-15 pages of your best work or if you feel ready you can bring a fuller portfolio. Include lots of sketches with your finished pieces and always carry around your business cards.

-Any tips for us?-

Relax and don't be nervous going to CTN, all the artists I've met there are incredibly nice and are there to support artists so say hi to the people you admire and don't be shy :)

Thank you so much  Elsa for sharing with us!

CTN Interview: Robbie Erwin

Robbie Erwin
http://robbieerwin.blogspot.com

1) What term are your, or when you graduated. Talk about your experience at CTN: How was getting ready, what did you expect, if it was accomplished, what did surprise you, and what would do different or better next time?

    I graduated from Art Center in August of this year.  This was my first year exhibiting and second year attending.  This year’s CTN was even bigger and the whole experience was a blast.  I started working on new art for the show in October but, broke my foot the same month and started a new job so I didn’t have any new work to show at CTN. Next year will be different.  My main goal for this CTN was to network and to show my work to a larger audience.  Having the table helped me accomplish both of those things.  I was surprised by how much they improved the new talent tent, the traffic was actually better than I expected.  I am already making plans for next year; you’ll have to come to CTNX14 to find out!

2) Will you do it again? Was it good profit?

      I will definitely be attending next year.  Profit was okay but we didn’t spend a lot of money this time around because we didn’t know what to expect in the way of sales.  I know at this point of my career that I am still unknown and wasn’t going to have a large demand for prints of my artwork, so I only printed a few at first just to see how they would sell.  Michael and I put together a collection of sketches and sold that alongside our prints.  The feedback was good and we sold a fair amount of both prints and books.  Knowing now what type of art the attendees are looking for will greatly increase our revenue next year.

3) Did you learn anything new from doing this?  Any tips for people that may want to have their own booth on the future?

    Most of all be outgoing!  Say hello to people as they walk by and try to strike up conversation.  Keep it small your first time exhibiting at CTN or any other convention. Use it as a learning experience and a tool to gauge how others receive your artwork.  Be gracious and open to hearing other people’s opinions about your artwork.  

Thanks!

CTN INTERVIEW Ileana Soon

Ileana Soon

Term 5.5

1. How was getting ready for CTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1. All I had to do was to get a portfolio ready to show basically. It was a bit hard to do because it was wk 10 and scholarship was due the same week.
I expected to meet people, network, be inspired and to learn a lot from all the amazing artists there. It was fun though quite crowded. Yes I showed my portfolio.

2. How was the crits? Was it helpful?
2. Crits were really helpful. Pointers were given in terms of layout, skills and what to improve on. Next time I would prepare my portfolio in advance instead of doing an adhoc job putting things together. No funny stories in particular. I would network more next time definitely. Chat more with artists and bring business cards and a digital portfolio on my ipad.

TEA WITH ANN March 12

Entertainment Arts Tea with Ann
Wednesday, March 12th at 1:00p
Hillside, ELL 100

Go and voice your concerns about the track!
We all know you got something to say.

Stay classy!

CTN INTERVIEW SUSEY CHANG

SUSEY CHANG
7th Term
1. How was getting ready for CTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?

1. I'm not sure what I expected, except for seeing the countless booths of talented artists. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my CTN experience very much. I didn't bother preparing a portfolio because my main purpose there was to learn whatever the professionals had to share.

2. How was the crits? Was it helpful? What would you do better or different next time?
2. It really is a great place to network and get great advice though. The advice from workshops and talks were wonderful. I wished they never ended. Now that I experienced the reality and purpose of CTN, I know what to prepare for the next time i go.Any tips or funny stories?I guess for tips for CTN, take advantage of the talks and workshops. Do everything you can there. Prepare yourself for a fun, hectic, adventurous weekend. And most importantly, listen, learn and have fun!