Join LAAFA this summer for some creatures and characters!
Imaginatomy with Rey Bustos -
A class created by Rey to augment entertainment and character
designers by bringing in anatomy and mechanics into the thought process
of character design… This class is designed for those who want to invent
a completely imaginative animal or creature while keeping the same
logic of human and animal anatomy.
Rey has also been teaching since 1990 and is now considered one of
the preeminent artistic anatomy teachers in the country. He is known
for his lively and passionate lectures and his enthusiasm is very
evident and contagious. Rey currently teaches at his Art Center College
of Design, California State University, Los Angeles
Academy of Figurative Art and he is also in the teaching staff at Disney
Feature Animation.
Class starts July 15th - Enroll Now.
Creature Design with Rob McKinnon -
This course explores the creation and design of science fiction
aliens, terrifying monsters, and mythological creatures for live-action
motion picture and video game. Students will breathe life into their
creatures exploring concepts such as research and development, sketch
and technical drawings, and final rendering. Students will receive
in-class demos and mentoring.
Rob attended Art Center College of Design, where he graduated with
honors with a B.A. In Illustration in 2003. Shortly thereafter, Rob
began his career as a concept artist in Hollywood. He has worked for the
past 9 years on a wide variety of projects ranging from theme park ride
concepts and film to animation design and visual effects.
Rob
has worked on over thirty motion pictures. Some of his credits include
Live Free or Die Hard, Transformers III, Tron Legacy, I Am Legend,
Inception, Twilight:Breaking Dawn, Terminator Salvation, and the
upcoming films Total Recall and Iron Man III.
Class Starts July 17th - Enroll Now.
Character Design with Mark McDonnell -
Students will design a character(s) based on a particular style.
Reference will be supplied on each style at the beginning of each
session for inspiration and guidelines stimulating on-job situations.
Considerable draftsmanship will be needed to control the designs
associated with the class. Time outside the class will also be needed to
perform the tasks at hand.
Mark McDonnell’s work as a designer has touched a wide variety of skill
sets while working for many of the entertainment studios. He has worked as a
character designer, a layout/set designer, prop designer, look
development designer and instructs at many of the entertainment studios.
Class Starts July 18th - Enroll Now.
The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art would like to treat you to 4
marvelous open house art demonstrations. Choose from our Van Nuys or
Santa Monica locations. Each demonstration is a great way to find out
about the instructor and the methods and techniques they use to teach
their classes. We hope you will join us for the day.
