ZBrush Book Signing Event and User Group Meeting, Aug. 6th Posted: July 19th, 2012
Join Pixologic Inc. and Gnomon School of Visual Effects on Monday, August 6th for a special Wiley Publications book signing event and ZBrush user group meeting. Arrive early and take part in a meet and greet with ZBrush masters Eric Keller, Scott Spencer and Paul Gaboury as they celebrate the launch of their new ZBrush books.
Be one of the first 200 people to arrive and get a free flash drive with a chance to win the Flash Drive Lottery — a limited number of mystery flash drives will have one of three digital copies of Eric Keller, Scott Spencer or Paul Gaboury’s books.
One of 10 lucky winners will take away a grand prize consisting of all three books signed by the authors and tech editors including, Introducing ZBrush 3rd Edition, ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games and ZBrush Professional Tips and Tricks.
Delicious popsicles will be provided by Yummy Pops, with several exotic flavors offered. Be sure to visit the Yummy Pops website.
Wiley Sybex is proud to lead the way in educational resources for ZBrush. For a full listing of their offerings and many other world class publications, visit the Wiley website.
Seating for this event will be limited so we recommend arriving early. No RSVP needed.
Schedule
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.: Meet and greet authors and the Pixologic team
7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.: Eric Keller
7:50 p.m. - 8:35 p.m.: Scott Spencer
8:40 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.: Paul Gaboury
9:25 p.m. - 9:40 p.m.: Q&A with all authors
Where
Guest Speakers
Eric Keller
Eric Keller has been a visual effects artist since 1998, creating animations for feature films, commercials, motion graphics, and scientific visualizations. He has been teaching digital sculpting at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood for over three years and has created video tutorials for Pixologic’s ZClassroom, working directly with the developers of ZBrush. He is the author of Mastering Maya 2011 and Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator’s Guide (Sybex).
Scott Spencer
Scott Spencer has worked as a character designer and sculptor at The Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, since 2009, most recently on The Hobbit. He has taught ZBrush digital sculpting at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects since 2005 and was previously an artist at Gentle Giant Studios. His credits include films such as Alice in Wonderland, the game Golden Axe for Sega, and dozens of other projects. He is the author of ZBrush Character Creation and ZBrush Digital Sculpting Human Anatomy.
Paul Gaboury
Paul Gaboury is the ZBrush Lead 3D Application Engineer for Pixologic, the makers of ZBrush. He helps clients such as Pixar, Disney, Hasbro, Sideshow Collectibles, Weta Workshop, and others incorporate ZBrush into their pipeline and recommends features that will improve their efficiency and the quality of their projects. Paul is an accomplished digital sculptor and also travels the world to demonstrate ZBrush at studios and schools. In addition, he was the technical editor on Introducing ZBrush 4; ZBrush Character Creation, Second Edition; and ZBrush Studio Projects: Realistic Game Characters, all from Sybex.
