FND: Foundation Sketching

Sketching will be one of the most important skills to develop to become a concept artist. This class will establish your understanding of foundation art and design. You will develop the necessary skill to draw forms and volumes through exercises of form breakdown, organic form studies, hard surface studies, shadow and light logic and texturing.  

Materials: Sketchbook, pencils, pens, markers, digital camera

Price: $800 plus $15.99 registration fee (labeled as shipping & handling) For terms and conditions see FAQ.

Pay with installment payments. Click register for instructions. For terms & conditions see FA

Location: All SUMMER 2024 Term courses will be held online.  All material, course structure and syllabus will remain the same.  Class will meet in an online meeting room hosted by Brainstorm School.

Requirements:  Computer with Photoshop and high speed internet.  Mic (highly recommended) and camera (optional)

What you can expect to learn:

  • Draftsmanship techniques

  • Form & Volume

  • Understanding organic forms

  • Create confidence

  • Field Trips / Observational studies

 

SUMMER TERM: Monday 6:00pm-9:00pm PST
First Class: May 20, 2024
10 week course
Instructor: Charles Lin, Concept artist & Instructor

Charles Lin is an Australian designer with a background in industrial design and education. Charles has been involved in both education and entertainment design for the last 10 years and has worked both in film and television, as well as game development. He has taught both trade and bachelor level design course in Australia, Singapore, and North America.

SUMMER TERM: Wednesday 5:00pm-8:00pm PST
First Class: May 22, 2024
10 week course
Instructor: Michael Hampton, Concept artist & Instructor
Steven Michael Hampton is an artist and educator in the fields of drawing, anatomy, and two- dimensional design. He has lectured and led workshops at private companies and schools such as Anatomy Tools, Blizzard Entertainment, CGMA, IDEA Academy, and Lucas Arts. Steven has exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and has additionally curated exhibitions in Los Angeles relating to themes of kitsch, monuments, and mourning, including Super-Salon (Flagstop), Traumatic Materiality (Autonomie), and Savage Sentimentality (Torrance Art Museum). For several years he was a board member of the Foundation for Art Resources (FAR), helping to organize Pacific Non-Standard Time: FAR 1977-Present, among other projects. Steven received his BFA from Art Center in Illustration, his MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University where he received the Karl and Beverly Benjamin Fellowship, an MA in Art History from University of California, Riverside writing his thesis on “Bad Painting and Kitsch,” and is currently completing his PhD in Art History at the University of California, Riverside.

TEACHER WORK SAMPLE

Registration issues? Email us info@brainstormschool.com
For refund & credit policy, please see FAQ section C11 & C16 for Mentorship program students
Once registration is complete, you will receive a receipt email from StoreEnvy. This will serve as your confirmation for registration.

Top