Thursday, December 22, 2011

ImagineFX Sketch Jam Feature

ImagineFX Magazine | 078 | page 29 | January 2012

My Figurative Illustration Workshop highlighted in the January 2012 issue of the amazing ImagineFX magazine.

I just really wanted to thanks all the folks who come out to the workshop and to Platform Studios whom hosts us and of course all the models too!   Clicking the image should link to the hi-res one for better readability.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

December schedule - Stormtrooper

December is going to be Star Wars month!
We're going to paint/draw a Stormtrooper. I'm getting this awesome costume as usual from Chicago Costume. I'm so thrilled they were able to come through on this. I'm hoping you can make it.

I've also set up a nifty, non-spammy, newsletter. I'll only send you an update once a month for the new schedule. sign up now!








Figurative Illustration Workshop
Friday
December 16
hosted @ Platform Studios
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
1821 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 304
Chicago, IL 60622

$20 cash or credit.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Spearwomen of November


This month's session will take place on November 18.
I wanted to play up the work of a friend, Felipe Echevarria, and his sketchbook of Spearwomen. I think it will be a fun subject to tackle and I hope you can join me.




Friday
November 18
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Platform Studios Chicago
1821 W. Hubbard Street, Suite 304
Chicago, IL 60622

$20 cash or credit.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

More on Felipe Echevarria can be found here:



Wednesday, October 5, 2011

October Shedule

slasher victim | EFX Justine Losoya


This October the session will take place on Friday the 21st.
We'll be going back to life drawing for this event, but of course with a twist. I'll be bringing in the undead to model for us. We'll keep the zombie under control at all times, no artists will be eaten alive.


We will have the EFX talents of Justine Losoya and Scott Mitchell working on our zombie. She'll be zombified from head to toe. We plan to have her ready to model within the first half hour of the workshop so you can see a little bit of the process even if it's just the finishing touches.


from the play "Balm in Gilead" | EFX Justine Losoya




Friday
October 21
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Platform Studios Chicago
Suite 304 (third floor)
$20 cash or credit.




Sunday, September 11, 2011

September Schedule

This September the session will take place on September 30.
Weather permitting for our model I plan on getting a fairly elaborate costume for her to wear. Something that should give us some great fabric practice.

Friday

September 30
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Platform Studios Chicago
Suite 304 (third floor)
$20 cash or credit.

If you can't make it in September try to make plans for October. I'm hoping to fully zombify our model to celebrate Halloween.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.



Friday, August 26, 2011

Inspired by Manet

For tonight's workshop we'll have our model in a matador costume. As I was browsing through all my options I saw the matador labels and thought of the painting by Manet. So, if you can make it I think you'll be in for a treat.

Manet’s Mlle. V in the Costume of an Espada (1862)

Sunday, August 14, 2011

FIW on the road!

On Friday the 19th I'll be painting from a live costumed model at the Museumathon event at the Kenosha Public Museum. Part of the event is to celebrate the Fantastic Worlds Exhibit; Masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy Art in which I have a panting on display.

The event is free! I hope you can make it.


Thursday, August 11, 2011

August FIW!


Save the date! August 26, 2011. 

The next Figurative Illustration Workshop will be on a Friday night, the 26th of August. The session will begin at 6:00 pm and run until 9:30 pm. There is plenty of parking at the Platform Studios building and fairly easy to get to by public transportation.

I'm working out the details of out model and costuming. Stay tuned for an update soon.

Again, the next workshop info is as follows:

Friday
August 26
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Platform Studios Chicago
Suite 304 (third floor)

Monday, June 27, 2011

July Session of Figurative Illustration Workshop

Save the date! July 22, 2011. The next Figurative Illustration Workshop will be on a Friday night, the 22nd of July. The session will begin at 6:00 pm and run until 9:30 pm. There is plenty of parking at the Platform Studios building and fairly easy to get to by public transportation.

This month I want to focus on the super-heroine. July is also a hot month and I don't want our model fainting on the platform. We do want her to keep working for us.

This workshop will give those artsits an idea of how some comic book artists gather their reference. Working with a model gives them the opportunity to see the form under different lighting conditions and see the model and costume at different angles.

Costume shops have such a wide array of costumes that almost any subject could be helped out with a bit of reference.

Again, the next workshop info is as follows:

Friday
July 22
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Platform Studios Chicago
Suite 304 (third floor)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

First Session starting soon

Coming soon to Chicago's Platform Studios is the Figurative Illustration Workshop with Aaron Miller. Saturday, June 4, 2011 the first of once monthly sessions will begin.

Based on the figure drawing sessions most artists are familiar with, the Figurative Illustration Workshop will take those sessions to the next level. Artists and illustrators will have opportunity to work from a costumed model and other props, giving artists and illustrators the benefits of using reference for a project.


The focus of these workshops is to give artists and illustrators a chance to develop a working process they can develop with models and reference. At the end of the session there will be an opportunity for reference photos and possibly pose requests for the model. The studies from the session can be helpful if an artist wants to continue that months theme for a portfolio project.

More details can be found in the "information" section. Please check back or contact me for more information.



Our first model is confirmed:

We'll be drawing and painting an astronaut!