HAPPY 2010 – Our kick-off meeting will be Tuesday, January 26th @ Mt. Ida College in Newton. Yilmaz Kiymaz, game developer/technical artist extraordinaire will be doing an hour on Unity’s Art Workflow, and then an hour on Cinema 4D. He’ll cover modeling/texturing/animation… the most interesting aspects of each application with regards to art production for iPhone games!
Copyright, Yilmaz Kiymaz.
Tuesday, January 26th
7pm – 7:30pm: registration & networking
7:30 – 8:30: Unity Art Workflow
8:30 – 9:30: Cinema 4D
Yilmaz is moving back to Turkey for a year or two, and has been making high-quality iPhone games, including Rocket Monkey, which is now on the App Store… make sure you check out his site at yilmazkiymaz.com
REQUIRED: Email Heidi to rsvp, and you’ll get a confirmation with directions, etc. This meeting is sponsored by Great Eastern Technology – www.get.com for all your 3d art solutions…
On Wednesday, October 21st, Great Eastern is sponsoring a games focused event: Not your average game night…
Jason Arnone from Harmonix will show us the work his art department did for the recent Beatles Rockband release… (can you say Beatles Rockband giveaway?)
Yuris Mangolds from C2I Studios will be presenting their workflow that incorporates Craft Animations Director Studio…
It will be a great evening, at Mt. Ida in Newton, so plenty of free parking, some refreshments, bar, lots of sweet giveaways and a cool chance to get together…
Giveaways include: Craft Animations Master Bundle, a Wacom Intuos4 Medium Tablet, Rockband Games and more!
You NEED TO RSVP to Heidi - confirmations will be sent AFTER October 12th, so just calm down…
NEDAG’s first meeting of the fall season will be at MIT, on Tuesday, September 29th.
A panel discussion will take place, with Brad Porter of Great Eastern moderating. The discussion will focus on ‘JOBS IN 3D’.
Panelists include:
Thom Ang: Art Director, 38 Studios
Kevin Fanning: Manager of Strategic Staffic, Harmonix
Kristin Casasanto: Assistant Director Career Services, NEiA
Gael McGill: CEO of DigiZyme, Harvard Lecturer, Medical Visualization Specialist
Lane Feuer: Freelance/Outsource Coordinator, Hasbro
Meeting will be held somewhere on MIT’s campus, starting at 6:30 networking, 7pm panel discussion begins. Free event, possibility of going local for drinks after, but no refreshments at the meeting…
September 8,2009 – October 18,2009
Curated by Ezra Cove
Tara Rueping lead concept artist at Turbine will speak on September 16 at 6:30 pm
reception on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 5 – 7 pm
On Tuesday night, August 18th, we’re going to have a small gathering in Burlington, VT sponsored by Great Eastern Technology. Some refreshments will be provided, so you need to RSVP.
If you are a 3d artist, and want to see a presentation on the ZBrush/Maya Workflow for Games & Film by the esteemed Elliott Mitchell, and talk shop with other digital artists in the Burlington area, shoot an email to Heidi. Brad Porter from Great Eastern will also give an overview on Maya 2010. Bring your work for sharing, demo reels – there should be plenty of time for networking!
Great Eastern Technology is having a training with Zack Petroc, famed master creature modeler and co-author of d’artiste: Character Modeling 2 on Friday, August 21st. I know – short notice, but this is a great opportunity!
Check out get.com for testimonials from students from the last class, and for more info…
Zack will be teaching a one-day course in Advanced Character Design for Games using ZBrush at the Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk, MA. He will focus on overall production workflows, and advanced tips and techniques.
Class size is limited to 12 (twelve) students, so contact Heidi(hjelev@get.com) to reserve a seat. This is a hands-on class.
WHEN: Friday, August 21st 9:30am – 4:30pm
WHERE: Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk, MA
TO REGISTER: Contact Heidi (hjelev@get.com) COST: $299.00
PRE-REQUISITES: Familiarity with ZBrush is expected – this is an ADVANCED class.
If you would like to stay overnight, let me know and I can get you Great Eastern’s rate…
The Advanced ZBrush training with Zack Petroc on 6/19/09 was a smashing success. We may be able to schedule some more trainings with Zack in the future, so be sure to sign up for our emails to stay informed.
We’ve been able to arrange a training with Zack Petroc, famed master creature modeler and co-author of d’artiste: Character Modeling 2 on Friday, June 19th. Apologies for the short notice, but this is a great opportunity!
Zack will be teaching a one-day crash course in Advanced Character Design for Games using ZBrush at the Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk, MA. He will focus on overall production workflows, and advanced tips and techniques.
Class size is limited to 10 (ten) students, so contact Heidi(hjelev@get.com) to reserve a seat. This is a hands-on class.
WHEN: Friday, June 19th 9:30am – 4:30pm
WHERE: Johnson & Wales Inn, Seekonk, MA
TO REGISTER: Contact Heidi (hjelev@get.com) COST: $299.00
PRE-REQUISITES: Familiarity with ZBrush is expected – this is an ADVANCED class.
Great Eastern has posted a survey to find out what kinds of training courses you’d take, how much you’d pay, etc. If you want to have some input into what kind of professional training is offered in the area, please give us your opinions…
If you’d be interested in a class with LA’s Zack Petroc, send Heidi an email for more details. The date is tentative for Friday, June 19th…
