Masters of Anatomy: Human and Imagined Event, October 22nd Posted: September 29th, 2009
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
6:00 p.m. — 9:00 p.m.
This unique event features an evening of insight, inspiration & live demonstrations in human, animal & fictional anatomy.
Join Gnomon School of Visual Effects & AnatomyTools.com for a unique evening event, where international presenters will give a rare insight of their collective knowledge on mastering anatomy in the digital age. Learn how to digest this complicated but essential subject, & ultimately transcend the strength of your own work by improving its believability & conceptual creativity. For the first time ever, these talented & successful artists will be together in one place to reveal their techniques, and expose many overlooked flaws that separate professionals from amateurs. A one-time event NOT to be missed.
Sponsors
Presenters:
Ryan Kingslien
Digital & practical artist, instructor & production pipeline consultant to the VFX & game industry
Currently a resident artist at The Gnomon Workshop, Ryan studied traditional art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts & digital art at The Gnomon School of VFX. He was the first product manager of ZBrush & has consulted with companies such as ILM, Sony Pictures Imageworks, & EA on digital sculpting into their production pipelines.
Eric Wilson
Figurative & Anatomy sculptor / instructor
After apprenticing for world renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald, Eric has worked in creating arguably some of the world’s best anatomical reference figures. Through rigorous study & live dissection, Eric has gained a profound anatomical knowledge as it pertains to artists. He teaches artists critical foundations of basic to advanced anatomy.
Scott Eaton
Artist, technical director & anatomy
consultant to the entertainment industry
With a master’s degree from the MIT Media Lab & study of traditional fine art at the Florence Academy of Art, Italy, Scott has transferred years of knowledge into his Anatomy for Digital Artists courses. His clients include Pixar, LucasFilm, Framestore, Sony, Microsoft Game Studios, The Mill, Disney, and many others. Visit scott-eaton.com to view Scott’s work.
Andrew Cawrse
Figurative sculptor, digital &
anatomy sculptor, consultant & instructor
Established worldwide as an authority on artistic anatomy & creating products for anatomy education, he also has a distinguished background in movie VFX, with over 9 years at Industrial Light & Magic as a model supervisor & digital concept sculptor. He is a highly sort after instructor by medical, game, vfx & art professionals
Performers:
Stephan Choiniere
World-class acrobat, dancer and aerial artist
Stephan created and performed the featured duo “body2body” in over 1000 shows for Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas production, Zumanity. Visit www.myspace.com/whirledman for more information.
Event Details:
When: Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Meet & Greet: 6:00 pm
Anatomy Event: 7:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Place: Gnomon School of Visual Effects
1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038
This event is FREE of charge! Please RSVP below:
