Digital Artistry Sessions
The Studio | West Building, Ballroom A
Use Wacom tablets to integrate your creativity with digital technology at 15 hands-on workstations (maximum capacity: 50 persons per session).
Bringing ZBrush to Life: Advanced Visualization Techniques
Sunday, 7 August 12:30 pm - 1:45 pmThis in-depth look at a sculpture created in ZBrush reviews sculpting techniques, methods used to create the character and scene, the steps needed to take this 3D scene and composite it properly as a 2D render in Photoshop, and how to bring the sculpture to life by printing it in 3D.
Andrew F. Smith
University of Michigan
Animation and Rigging in Blender
Sunday, 7 August 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmAn introduction to Blender for users of other 3D software. The talk focuses on rigging and animation for "unusual" setups: effects sequences such as growing, timel apse, and motion graphics. But it also touches on some of Blender's character-animation tools and add-ons, modeling materials and rendering, and the Blender "mental model" for user interfaces, data structures, and scripting.
Bassam Kurdali
Phase One Digital Tools
Sunday, 7 August 3:45 pm - 5:00 pmLee Peterson
3D Motion Graphics With Photoshop and After Effects
Monday, 8 August 9:00 am - 10:30 amIn this exploration of a 3D motion-graphics production pipeline between Photoshop and After Effects, attendees learn basic file translation and organization techniques, camera and rig setup, and animation techniques.
Brian Phillips
The Basement Design + Motion
Digital Abstract Art With RealFlow and Maya
Monday, 8 August 10:45 am - 12:15 pmThis session demonstates how to use Nextlimit RealFlow to construct an abstract water simulation, then move that mesh into Autodesk Maya for rendering of a single frame and into Photoshop for compositing.
David Ortel
The Beauty of Black and White
Monday, 8 August 12:30 pm - 1:45 pmHow to master black and white in Adobe CS5: from techniques for converting photos or 3D to masterful black-and-white illustrations to using Photoshop tools in ways they were not intended to create fantastic results.
Brian Haberlin
Haberlin Studios
Dynamic 3D & Photoshop Integration
Monday, 8 August 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmHow to creatively integrate 3D models into Photoshop CS5 Extended to create concept art. This session focuses on how to import, texture, and build a mate painting with third-party 3D models in CS5.
Stephen Burns
The San Diego Photoshop Users Group
Cross-Platform Concept Illustration
Monday, 8 August 3:45 pm - 5:00 pmUsing multiple software suites and tools in 2D and 3D in tandem to quickly create concept illustrations.
Demian Moon Stevens
Creating Characters With Character
Tuesday, 9 August 9:00 am - 10:30 amHow to create a cast of thousands of stylish characters with off-the-shelf assets using Poser Pro2010 and Zbrush.
Brian Haberlin
Haberlin Studios
3D Workflows in Photoshop Cs5 Extended
Tuesday, 9 August 10:45 am - 12:15 pmThis summary of all the 3D features in Photoshop CS5 Extended demonstrates key 3D workflows that are important for every designer. Topics include: how 3D works in Photoshop (lights, cameras, materials, extrusions) and cool effects like depth of field, animations, image-based lights, and more!
Zorana Gee
Wacom Co., Ltd.
The Power of the (Wacom) Pen
Tuesday, 9 August 12:30 pm - 1:45 pmThis hands-on seminar explains the power of the pen! Everything from how to hold the pen to essential tips and techniques that the pros use to create their images, how to enhance your everyday tools with a pressure-sensitive pen, masking and painting capabilities that have been all but denied to mouse users, and how the tablet itself can improve productivity.
Wes Maggio
Wacom Co., Ltd.
Fine Art Printmaking Workflow
Tuesday, 9 August 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmA session with one of the original architects of digital fine art printmaking and the originator of the term “Giclée”.
Jack Duganne
Duganne Ateliers
Digital Painting With ArtRage
Tuesday, 9 August 3:45 pm - 5:00 pmArtRage (owned by Ambient Design) is an easy-to-use, stylish painting package for Windows, Mac OS X, and iPad. This session explains the basics of ArtRage's painting functionality for texturing and art.
Uwe Maurer
Zbrush Life Sculpting and Portraiture
Wednesday, 10 August 9:00 am - 10:30 amHow to use Zbrush for life drawing and portraiture, and how to apply skills and concepts from traditional sculpting and life drawing in a digital medium.
Demian Moon Stevens
Dynamic 3D & Photoshop Integration
Wednesday, 10 August 10:45 am - 12:15 pmHow to creatively integrate 3D models into Photoshop CS5 Extended to create concept art. This session focuses on how to import, texture, and build a mate painting with third-party 3D models in CS5.
Stephen Burns
The San Diego Photoshop Users Group
Real-World Camera-Rig Creation
Wednesday, 10 August 12:30 pm - 1:45 pmHow to build, evaluate, and rig to create truly believable camera animation without tracking data. Imagine having a steady camera movement in 3D, or a 3D crane whose rig moves like a crane does in film. This session explains rigging and automation for real-world camera control in 3D.
Zeb Wood
Anatomy of a Dragon: 2D to 3D
Wednesday, 10 August 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmThis student-focused, interactive presentation delivers insights from a traditional and 3D animation artist to guide attendees on a path of discovery, knowledge, and sometimes frustration to a sense of completion when drawing and animating a dragon.
Graham Toms
NewTek, Inc.
Sensor Calibration
Wednesday, 10 August 3:45 pm - 5:00 pmEach camera model has different exposure responses as it performs accurate long exposures or combines exposures for HDR. For optimum results, it is imperative to know your specific camera's sensor response. This presentation explains sensor response, sensor noise, and how to establish the appropriate sensor response for your camera. Topics include:
• How does a camera sensor work?
• What is sensor noise?
• How to evaluate your camera sensor.
• What does sensor noise add to your image exposure?
• How to build an exposure-gain chart for your camera.
• Post noise control.
• Determining image-sensors limitations.
Lee Peterson