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Andrew F. Smith
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Bringing ZBrush to Life: Advanced visualization techniques
I will be taking an in depth look at a sculpture created in ZBrush. We will discuss various ways to visualize the artwork we create in ZBrush and display it in creative ways for clients. Participants will get a quick walkthrough of sculpting techniques and methods used to create the character and scene. We will then discuss the steps needed to take this 3D scene and composite it properly as a 2D render in Photoshop. The final part of my lecture will be discussing how I have brought this sculpture to life by printing it in real life 3D. I plan on bringing in the real life sculpture that has been printed to show the audience.
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Art lover, hockey fanatic, and aspiring globetrotter. Andrew Smith is a ZBrush artist currently working in the University of Michigan's 3D Lab. He previously spent two years in California as the Lead Character Artist on the Virtual Patient Project at the Institute for Creative Technologies where he helped develop the next generation of virtual avatars for the United States Armed Forces. He also contributes to companies like Sideshow Collectibles with freelance work. In 2007, his first publication appeared on the front page of 3DTotal on Unreal Character Development. |
Bassam Kurdali
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Animation and rigging in Blender
Course will serve as an introduction to blender for users of other 3D software, And assumes basic knowledge of fundamentals of 3D modelling, Animation and rendering. The focus of the course will be in rigging and animation for 'unusual' Setups, i.e. Effects sequences such as growing, Timelapse, Motion-graphics - Like sequences, However, We will also briefly touch on some of the character animation tools and addons. Since this will be an introduction for most people, The course will also cover modelling materials and rendering, As well as introduce the 'mental model' Of Blender in terms of UI, Data structure and scripting. |
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Bassam is a 3D animator/filmmaker whose 2006 short, Elephants Dream, was the first 'open movie'. It established the viability of open tools in a production environment and set precedent by offering its source data under a permissive license for learning, remixing and re-use. His character, ManCandy, began as an easily animatable test bed for rigging experiments. Multiple iterations have been released to the public, and Bassam demonstrates him in the animated tutorial video + short, The ManCandy FAQ. Under the aegis of Urchin, Bassam is continuing to explore a model of production that capitalizes on commonwealth. He teaches, writes and lectures around the world on open production and free software technique. Born in Aleppo, Syria, Bassam trained in the United States as an electrical and software engineer. |
Brian Haberlin
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THE BEAUTY OF BLACK AND WHITE
Brian Haberlin shows you how to master black and white in CS5. From techniques to convert photos or 3d to masterful black and white illustrationsto creating art in photoshop by using tools in ways they were not intended but with fantastic results. |
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Brian Haberlin is the award-winning founder of Haberlin Studios, whose innovative computer technique has been highlighted in magazines around the world, as well as on a segment of the HOW'D THEY DO THAT? television show.
Haberlin is the former Vice President of Creative Affairs at TOP COW PRODUCTIONS. He was responsible for the entire creative direction of the highly successful comic company. While there he co-created the extremely popular WITCHBLADE comic character. That series held the number one "hot comic" position for more than a year, as ranked by WIZARD GUIDE TO COMICS. The WITCHBLADE live-action television series is currently running on TNT. |
Brian Haberlin
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CREATING CHARACTERS WITH CHARACTER
Brian Haberlin shows you how to master black and white in CS5. From techniques to convert photos or 3d to masterful black and white illustrationsto creating art in photoshop by using tools in ways they were not intended but with fantastic results. |
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Brian Haberlin is the award-winning founder of Haberlin Studios, whose innovative computer technique has been highlighted in magazines around the world, as well as on a segment of the HOW'D THEY DO THAT? television show.
Haberlin is the former Vice President of Creative Affairs at TOP COW PRODUCTIONS. He was responsible for the entire creative direction of the highly successful comic company. While there he co-created the extremely popular WITCHBLADE comic character. That series held the number one "hot comic" position for more than a year, as ranked by WIZARD GUIDE TO COMICS. The WITCHBLADE live-action television series is currently running on TNT. |
Brian Phillips
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3D Motion Graphics with Photoshop and After Effects
In this workshop, you will explore a 3D motion graphics production pipeline between Photoshop and After Effects. Learn basic file translation and organization techniques, camera and rig setup and animation techniques. |
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Brian Phillips, Executive Creative Director, The Basement Design + Motion |
David Ortel
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I will use Nextlimit Realflow to construct an abstract water simulation and then take that mesh into Autodesk Maya for rendering of a single frame and finally into Photoshop for compositing. |
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I am a graduate of the Art Institute of Indianapolis with a Bachelors degree in Media Arts and Animation. During my time at the Art Institute I founded and was president of the SIGGRAPH Student Chapter
there. During my time as president I organized various events and contests over the 3 years I lead the chapter including but not limited to weekly Maya workshops and our own version of "Art Wars" as
seen at the Art Institute booth at SIGGRAPH. I have started a blog at http://davidortel.blogspot.com/ I will be updating it very soon. I am attaching a preliminary render of a "water simulation". What I will be
instructing on is how to sculpt fluids with the tools in Realflow to creat a dynamic abstract landscape. On a side note I can help out with miscellaneous things at the event if needed. I am always willing to
volunteer my time. Again thank you very much for considering me for this event. |
Demian Moon Stevens
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Cross-Platform Concept Illustration
Demian covers the use of multiple software suites and tools in 2d and 3d in tandem to quickly create concept illustrations. |
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Demian Moon Stevens is a freelance computer graphics artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He's won awards and recognition in Indianapolis, New Orleans and Los Angeles. His freelance credits include Indianapolis-based short films and a variety of local competitions. Demian received his Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts and Animation from and was a SIGGRAPH chapter officer at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. |
Demian Moon Stevens
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Zbrush Life Sculpting and Portraiture
Demian goes over the use of Zbrush for the purpose of life drawing and portraiture, and the application of skills and concepts from traditional sculpting and life drawing in a digital medium. |
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Demian Moon Stevens is a freelance computer graphics artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He's won awards and recognition in Indianapolis, New Orleans and Los Angeles. His freelance credits include Indianapolis-based short films and a variety of local competitions. Demian received his Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts and Animation from and was a SIGGRAPH chapter officer at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. |
Graham Toms
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Anatomy of a Dragon - 2D to 3D
Graham Toms' passion is to cultivate the techniques that springboard student artists of all ages into exploring their visual vocabulary without restriction to a specific medium. In his student-focused and interactive presentation, "Anatomy of a Dragon – from 2D to 3D", Graham brings his insights as both a traditional and 3D animation artist to share his adventure along a path of discovery, knowledge, sometimes frustration, and sense of completion when drawing and animating a dragon. |
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Graham Toms' family roots originate in County Down, Ireland. He attended the University of Ulster in Belfast, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts majoring in illustration and animation. After graduating and working as an animator/illustrator in Ireland, he accepted a position at the Disney Institute in Orlando, Florida in 1995. He moved to the United States with his wife Helen, and taught animation at the Institute for five years, also assisting with development of the curriculum for their animation classes. It was there that he started exploring 3D applications and found LightWave 3D. Today, as NewTek's Educational Specialist, Graham uses a holistic approach to design all educational content for university and high school curricula. |
Masha Levene
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Art Rage Fundamentals
Just another young and talented, penniless artist searching for her place in history. |
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Masha is a digital artist residing in the beautiful city of Vancouver, BC. Her work has been featured on the front cover of Ontario's Art Magazine, the Prelude for their 40th anniversary edition. Her mobile art was part of the
Autodesk's Digital Canvas art exhibition as well as the Festival of Pocket art in Croatia. |
Stephen Burns
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Dynamic 3D & Photoshp Integration
Stephen will walk attendees through how to creatively integrate 3D models into Photoshop CS5 Extended to create concept art. He will share how to import, texture and build a mate painting with the use of 3rd party 3D models in CS5. |
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Stephen Burns (www.chromeallusion.com) is the president Of The San Diego Photoshop Users Group (www.sdphotoshopusers.com) and most recent instructor to the Light Photo Workshops (www.lightworkshops.com).
He has written the following books:
1. "Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX"
2. "The Art Of Poser 2010 Pro & Photoshop CS5"
3. "The Art Of Poser & Photoshop"
4. "Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX"
5. "Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX"
6. "Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX"
7. "Photoshop CS Trickery & FX" |
Stephen Burns
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Digital Painting with Art Rage
ArtRage is an easy to use, stylish painting package for Windows, Mac OS X, and iPad. Check out the different versions of the product using the links to the left.
Stephen will introduce a new digital painting program called Art Rage. This class is an inroduction to painting with Art Rage; its interface and tools.
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Stephen Burns (www.chromeallusion.com) is the president Of The San Diego Photoshop Users Group (www.sdphotoshopusers.com) and most recent instructor to the Light Photo Workshops (www.lightworkshops.com).
He has written the following books:
1. "Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX"
2. "The Art Of Poser 2010 Pro & Photoshop CS5"
3. "The Art Of Poser & Photoshop"
4. "Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX"
5. "Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX"
6. "Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX"
7. "Photoshop CS Trickery & FX" |
Wes Maggio
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The Power of the (Wacom) Pen
In this hands-on seminar, Application Specialist, Wes Maggio shares with you the power of the pen! Everything from HOW to hold the pen to essential tips and techniques that the pros use to create their images. Wes wastes no time in showing you ways in which you can enhance your use of the tools that you use every day with a pressure sensitive pen! Watch as he demonstrates the ease in which you can tap into masking and painting capabilities that have been all but denied to mouse users. Find out what you have been missing with other types of input and liberate your creativity! Go beyond the pen and explore the many ways in which the tablet itself can improve your productivity.
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Description: Wes Maggio is an Application Specialist for Wacom Technology Services Corp. For over a decade, Wes has consulted with and instructed thousands of creative professionals on the use of the leading pen tablets in the industry. He is the co-author of the leading tablet training resource, Wacom Tablets and Photoshop (from PhotoshopCAFE) and can regularly be found speaking at design and technology conferences around the world. A traditionally trained illustrator and photographer, Wes enjoys combining his knowledge of natural media and techniques with the power of today's digital tools. |
Zeb Wood
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Real world Camera-Rig Creation
How to build, evaluate, and rig to create truly believable camera animation without tracking data.Imagine having a steady camera's movement in 3D, or a 3D crane whose rig moved like a crane does in film. This talk discussies rigging, and automation of these controls for Real-world camera control in 3D.
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Founder of Non-Profit IndianaUploaded and Full Time Instructor for The Art Institute of Indianapolis. |
| Uwe Maurer |
Digital Painting with Art Rage
ArtRage (owned by Abvient Design) is an easy to use, stylish painting package for Windows, Mac OS X, and iPad. Uwe along with Stephen Burns will share the basics of Art Rage's painting functionality for texturing and art. |
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ArtRage is a stylish, intuitive painting and drawing package that makes it easy to produce natural looking artwork on your computer.
Its wide range of artistic tools lets you get right down to the creative process without forcing you to learn complex or technical controls. |
Zorana Gee
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3D Workflows in Photoshop Cs5 Extended
Come check out all the 3D features in Photoshop CS5 Extended. Zorana, Photoshop Product Manager will walk you through key 3D workflows important for every designer. This lecture will cover the basics of how 3D works in Photoshop (lights, cameras, materials, extrusions) as well as cool effects like Depth of Field, animations, image-based lights and more! |
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Zorana Gee, M.B.A, is a Product Manager on the Photoshop team. She has been on the Photoshop team for over 10 years and has been involved with Photoshop Extended from the beginning. Zorana has been instrumental in the 3D effort as well as driving many feature improvements within Photoshop. She is a published author, "3D in Photsohop: the Ultimate Guide for Creative Professionals" as well as the iPad app, "Photoshop 3D Guide". Zorana speaks worldwide representing Adobe and the Photoshop family line of professional products. Outside of Adobe, her time is often spent teaching the art of Capoeira to her community. |
Nicholas Boughen
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Dark Art of CG Lighting I & II
My specialty in all softwares is the Dark Art of CG Lighting. I will illuminate CG lighting tools and techniques in ways that change artists perceptions of reality. |
Nicholas is an avid sport pilot. Aside from this, he has spent the last 13 years seeking to understand and express light and textures in the simplest possible way, mainly to make up for the unbelievably convoluted tools that software engineers create for artists. His credits include 26 movies 23 commercials and four Television series. Nicholas currently works as a Visual Effects Supervisor in Vancouver and resides with his faimily in Deep Cove, BC. He deliberately left his bio short to try and make up for Bowmar and Lewkiw
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