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December 30th, 2007 by admin

Spectrum

Spectrum Fantastic Art is still accepting submissions for its next Art Book, Spectrum 15. The deadline is January 25, 2008 and there is an entry fee. Read the FAQ carefully! You won’t get your entry back (so don’t send originals!), nor are you paid for this even if you get your entry in the book. You do get a free book, however, + bragging rights, I suppose ^_^

Ballistic Publishing

They seem to have several art books that they do based on mediu/theme, though they all seem to be about digital art. Their entry information seems to be sorely lacking until you register yourself, so I have no idea if there’s an entry fee, etc. The books they produce are EXPOSÉ (touted as the book displaying the “Finest Digital Art in the Known Universe”), Elemental ( “the world’s best discreet art” — a 3D art book), Exotique ( “the world’s most beautiful CG characters” — obviously all digital work), and Painter ( “the world’s finest painter art”). They have serveral turotial type books and their FAQ does say they are always looking for people to write awesome books. SO check them out — it’s pretty niched though, in my opinion– very 3D oriented and all digital. To each their own though!

December 30th, 2007 by admin

Schoolism.com is an online class system put together by the folks at Imaginism Studios, touting the phrase “Learn from your favorite artists”. I actually found the site while browsing Deviantart. It looks small for the moment — the prices are pretty steep to be honest — 800-1000 $ US per course. Ouch. But they’ve got instructors such as Bobby Chiu, who is apparently works at Sheridan College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as a digital painting instructor, so perhaps it’s worth it if you can’t go to an art college, but want/need the education. And can afford it.

They have 6 instructors listed on the website and are currently offering 4 courses for signup: Digital Painting, Character Design, The Art of Caricature and Drawing Fundamentals. It looks like the first two courses are offered as “self taught” classes — only 600-700$ US a class instead of the previously mentioned amounts since you don’t get a critique of your work by the instructor. So, possibly worth it.

I’d love to hear a review from someone who has taken one or more of the courses — it would provide insight on whether the lessons, feedback and pricing is worth the effort.  They have “testimonials”, but it’s good to get a review from another, off the website in question, kind of source.

December 28th, 2007 by admin

Click for the Gizmodo Video Review — this is definitely an awesome tablet and a cool way to review it!

December 27th, 2007 by admin

A Call for Submissions!

The ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee sponsors the SpaceTime Student Competition & Exhibition.

Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2008

The SpaceTime competition is an international juried exhibition for students currently enrolled in school who are working in computer graphics and digital arts. The exhibition captures the state of creative computer-based student work and acts as an annual slice of the computer graphics continuum. Primary, secondary, and college or university students are encouraged to apply and the submissions will be handled separately.

Accepted art and projects will be on exhibit at the annual SIGGRAPH conference, and will also tour nationally and internationally for approximately one year with the SpaceTime Traveling Student Exhibition conducted by the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee.

The exhibition will encompass three general areas:

• Print
• Linear animation
• Interactive works

Print

In the print area, there are two categories, digital print and poster design. In the digital print category there is no assigned theme; selections will be based solely upon artistic merit. Artists may incorporate a variety of media and materials. Experimental prints on various materials are encouraged. Examples include ricepaper, wallpaper, silk, rawhide, wood, stone, metal etc. In the poster design category, we are looking for posters that depict the SIGGRAPH 2008 conference theme, “Evolve.” Works may include text as long as it suits the theme. A minimal use of text is suggested.

Linear Animation

Animation and video entries may be character, visual effects, or fine art animations or may be narrative in nature and created individually or by a group. They should not exceed five minutes in length.

Interactivity

The submission must be interactive. People must be able to experience the project directly, individually or in small groups. Entries may be desktop or web based, or be physical interactive installations.

December 27th, 2007 by admin

What is ifreelance.com? It’s like ebay, but tweaked as a job board for freelancers. And supposedly 100% free to utilize. It appears that a buyer can either A) Setup a “project” and entice freelancers to “bid” on said project or B) A buyer can search through freelancers and contact them directly. There is a history of projects for the buyers, so you can see what they’ve completed (or not completed) and also look at reviews for a potential buyer.

Here’s an example of the type of illustration type jobs posted:

Project Number: 20188
Category: Graphic Design / Multimedia
Subcategory: Other Graphic Design
Title: Series of children’s books
Description:
We are looking for an artist/illustrator to bring our family of rabbits to life. The style we require is the old world classic fable look. The rabbits are human-like characters in that they are dressed according to their personalities and show expression. They also lead very busy lives and their backgrounds and habitats need detail and imagination. For example, acorns for bowls, treetrunk houses, etc. These will be in color. The series will contain 12 books of 12-15 illustrations. We will only look at those with samples. Samples must depict this style in order to be considered. If you’d like to create a sample, show 2 rabbits sewing. (No fat rabbits.) Expected delivery is for the first book only. (Please read this again and carefully.)
Good luck!
[insert signed name here]
Estimated Budget: Between $1,000 and $2,499
Expected Delivery: Within 6 weeks of project award
Bidder Location: United States
Work Location: Offsite
Project Phase: Bidding
Last Modified: 12/26/2007 12:29 EDT

Unfortunately, I didn’t see any reviews for any buyers. Anyone who’s used the site or knows someone who’s used the site should leave a comment about it!

December 27th, 2007 by admin

HavenArt? HavenArt!

Whoa. Let’s get crackin’, eh?