Houdini Software Workshops Updated Bundle Price
February 15th, 2010
Houdini "How Did They Do That?"
Case Study Series Workshop
UPDATE: The remaining 3 sessions on March 6, 13 & 20 are available for a bundle package price of $750! (Savings of $75)
VanArts is proud to present a special pro-level Houdini Software Workshop, delivered by expert CG artist Raymond Corbett.
VanArts Grads work on Oscar nominated films
February 4th, 2010Several VanArts graduates have worked on Oscar nominated films this year, they include:
Scott Eade
Mark Pullyblank
Aaron Brown
Grant Wilson
Digital Photography announces new Lead Instructors
February 17th, 2010The Digital Photography Department is proud to announce our new panel of Lead Instructors:
David Ellingsen - Lead Instructor for Commercial Photography
www.davidellingsen.com
Mary Jensen - Lead Instructor for Consumer Photography
www.artisanphotography.ca
Ian McGuffie - Lead Instructor for Fine Art Photography
Christopher Morris - Lead Instructor for Editorial & Media Photography
www.christophermorris.com
VanArts Grad works on Animated Short for Olympic Games
February 18th, 2010Brian Ahlf, a VanArts Animation graduate (2004) working at Rainmaker Entertainment in Vancouver, recently contributed to an animated short film made for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, called Stumped.
Watch the film here.
Read the Vancouver Sun article about the film here.
Digital Photography Students in Action
February 19th, 2010The last couple weeks of class leading up to spring break had DP7 out shooting at some fabulous locations. The first was Britannia Heritage Shipyard - a fantastic location with lots of different spots to photograph our amazing models.
Christopher Morris explains a lighting technique called "key shifting"
Students photograph a model in the dry dock of the shipyard
Our models were troopers, braving the elements to get the perfect shot
Digital Painting Workshop by Former Student
February 22nd, 2010
Former VanArts student Daryl Mandryk is offering a workshop in Digital Painting through the Daisho Workshop program, on March 19 in Vancouver. Daryl currently works at Propaganda Games (Disney Interactive).
More information at daisho.ca
Blog Article by DP Lead Instructor David Ellingsen
February 22nd, 2010The newest member of the Digital Photography faculty, David Ellingsen, recently participated in the portfolio review panel for the graduating class and was inspired to write an article about his experience at VanArts. Check out his posting here:
www.davidellingsen.com/blog/2010/02/class-of-2010/
New Part-Time Art Courses
February 24th, 2010
We are pleased to announce a series of new part-time courses starting up in May 2010! All of these courses meet in evenings during the week and are taught by local animator & concept artist Stephen Pearce. Click on the links below for more information.
