Art Barracks: September 2015

Monday, 28 September 2015

Blogs and Websites

Here are a couple of good websites to check out!

James Gurney
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2015/09/ink-and-scratchboard-technique_28.html

Ctrl Paint
http://www.ctrlpaint.com/

Porko
http://www.proko.com/

The Drawing Club
http://www.thedrawingclub.com/

Muddy Colors
http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/

Sunday, 27 September 2015

Non Degree Art Education

I have not used these schools but these are the ones I have heard good things about. These are great places to take a class to improve in certain areas

Art Center at Night
https://www.artcenter.edu/acn/

Gnomon
https://www.gnomon.edu/

CDA
http://conceptdesignacad.com/

Brainstorm
http://brainstormschool.com/

LAAFA
http://laafa.org/

Vancouver Film School
https://vfs.edu/

Art Camp
http://artcamp.com/

Here is a guide to building a portfolio that I used to get into Art Center. Different schools have different requirements for portfolios but all you need to do is figure out what they are and put them in the left section of the rubric. This Rubric is not what I would use to get work but simply for making a school portfolio. I believe this rubric should help with getting into most entertainment design focused course like Art Center, Gnomon, FZD etc.

EXPLANATION:
20 pages are the required amount for a standard portfolio. Generally they can tell if you are good enough with just 20-25. Some students have 100 page portfolios. You might think this is a good idea but it really shows that you can not edit down your work to what is asked for. If the school says they want 20 then don't do 100, follow the instructions. Anyway.
The top bar lists each page number.
The left bar lists each requirement.
When you make your portfolio go through each page and put a tick mark in the area you have completed. shown in the 2nd example

For Example If page 1 has reference images of anatomy, characters and the layout is nice, then tick Character, Reference and Layout.

Now look at the massive gaps! This person has shown great characters, props, creatures and sketches but nothing in the red zones. This person will need to go back into the portfolio and make sure to show that they can fill the requirements.

I hope this helps! If you want more of an explanation let me know and I will go into more depth in a video or something
I might also make a post on each requirement.