CGTweetUP Liverpool

3 Days to Go till the Best CGTweetUP ever!! Click the banner for details

Hope to see you all there.

Anthony

CGTweetUP Liverpool

 

CGTweetUP is BACK! and I’ve joined forces with the Super Talented Glen Southern

Glen Southern and I have decided to team up with the guys behind Drawtheonline, to deliver a super cool and fun event.

What is CGTweetUP?

1. CGTweetUP is a really cool CG community which has attracted the skills of traditional artists as well, this is why we decided to create a joint event.
2. CGTweetUP is an event which gives artists of disciplines the opportunity to step away from their PC’s, Laptops, or office and better connect with their fellow professionals to share their Ideas, Passions and their Creativity.
3. CGTweetUP is beneficial to artists who want to form mastermind groups, network with other artists, share ideas, leverage other peoples skills, or just connect with others and build their contacts list.

Every artists should attend their local CGTweetUP to put themselves within the art community.

 

What can I expect if I attend CGTweetUP?

[1] Loads of talented CG and traditional artist, Aspiring Artists to Industry Well Known Industry professionals (Gaming, Film, independent companies and Freelancers).

To get anywhere in the creative industry you need to work hard…but you also need CONTACTS, CGTweetUP is the PERFECT place to start mingling and better connect with your fellow professionals and establish good relationships.
[2] Drawing tables…yes Drawing tables!

(Get your doodles on the table as you chat and enjoy the night…cool huh? The guys from Drawtheonline have been doing this for ages and I have attended the last two and it’s extremely fun and relaxing to be in a bar and drawing at the same time, we had to had it at ours.)

[3] Great Location Circo of Liverpool is the perfect venue for CGTweetUP, it’s the quirkiest and coolest bar in Liverpool and that’s why we keep going back.

[4] Cool giveaways [TBA] and much more…
This is going to be a brilliant event, so don’t miss out!!!

Register here and simply reply YES.

We can’t wait to meet you all in person.

see you there

Anthony
If you would like to contact either me or Glen, you can use the following;

Twitter: AnthonyFilice
Email: CGArtistDaily@googlemail.com

or

Twitter: Southerngfx
Email: glen.southern@southerngfx.co.uk

CG Artist - Trainee Placement

Hi Guys and Girls,

This just came in from Simon @ Vision and Media and it’s an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in an exciting career in the games industry, speciafically as a Character Animator.

New Concept Gaming, winners of a 2009 Big Chip award, are a rapidly growing Birkenhead-based company serving the games industry. They design and manufacture innovative motion controllers for current and next-generation gaming across a number of platforms, creating a unique combination of gaming and exercise. Their “jOG” peripheral for the Nintendo Wii was named the best toy of 2009 by Channel Five’s Gadget Show.

We’re pleased to be working with them and are currently seeking applications for a Trainee Character Animator to join the company for a 12-week paid Plug-In placement. As part of their ongoing R&D, New Concept require an individual to design and animate characters that can accept and display motion inputs from their existing and forthcoming products. This is a great opportunity for a recently trained 3D animator to build on their skills with a company directly related to the games industry. The company will be using the Unity engine in their games simulations, so candidates can be skilled in any of the best-known industry standard animation packages.

To Apply CLICK HERE

 

Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday the 23rd of October, submitted in the first instance by email to Simon Knight via simonk@visionandmedia.co.uk . If you have any queries Simon can be contacted on 0161 244 4636, but please ensure you have read all of the information provided before getting in touch.

To be eligible for this opportunity, please keep in mind that you must:

Be over 18
Live in the Northwest of England: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside
NOT currently be in full-time education
Possess LESS than 12 months’ paid prior experience in the industry
Be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of skill, knowledge and motivation for a career in this area

 

To Apply CLICK HERE

TWITSKETCH

                                                    

                                                         DOODLING FUN FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a CG Artist, VFX Artist or Concpept Artist - If you’re an Artist you love to draw, right?

This is why I’m telling you about a Fantastic site called Twisketch.

So…do you doodle all the time? Do you aimlessly sketch when in meetings? Do you deface napkins in your local cafe? Well now you can focus all your latent talent with Twitsketch!

Follow the simple steps below and join the Twitsketchers by following @southerngfx and getting the daily sketch topic.

OR visit www.twitsketch.com and look at the most recent Twitter post for the latest topic

As you come across time in your day when your scribble hand gets twitchy then draw that theme and upload it with Twitpic or Twitfire and share with all the other daily doodlers

Remember, follow @southerngfx and search for #twitsketch on twitter

Don’t forget to add #twitsketch to your twitter post or people won’t be able to see your image when they search!

CAN I SUGGEST A #twitsketch Topic?

Of course you can, most definitely! Email topic@twitsketch.co.uk
We will take on board your requests and suggestions and maybe use one in coming Twitsketches

#Twitsketch DAILY SPECIALS go live! Adding to your daily #twitsketch fun are the daily specials.

Occasionally we will post a one-off special that will be taken from a number of specialist categories including caricature, evolution, vehicle, superhero, open-ended, historical. These are not numbered twitsketches but it is important that you add the category to your post. Your Twitter post should read `#twitsketch Caricature: Obama` for example. That way we can search by category as needed.

Some examples would be:

Caricature: Quite simply you take the name supplied e.g. Obama and Google- Image-search the name. Use one of the images as a reference to do a caricature sketch of the person.
Evolution: You will be given two creatures e.g Rhino x Stag Beetle and you need to meld the two species together in some interesting way.
Superhero: The challenge here will be to create a be new superhero from the topic supplied e.g. Chicken boy or Sponge Girl. Or, they may be an existing Superhero with a twist e.g. Overweight Spiderman or Skinny Hulk
Seasonal: Haloween, Easter, Xmas, Chinese New Year etc.
Anatomy: Straight forward anatomy. You will be given a subject that includes some part of the anatomy of a human or animal and you work on that part all day or until you get bored.

Get involved in this popular past time - It’s great fun!

CG Artists: Collaboration is key

In my last post ‘What Has Twitter Done For You? ‘ I underlined how important it is to connect with your fellow professionals in order to grow in the CG Industry, this is because you are exposed to the different thinking methods of other CG Artists.

I also hinted in that post, that it is very easy in this day and age, to connect with others with the help of the Internet.

So why benefit from the Internet and start to connect with you fellow Artists in a different sort of way…COLLABORATE!

Every time I see inspiring CG Stills, Concept Art or a great 3D model on a forum, blog or magazine, I always think to myself, ‘I’d love to work with that guy/girl’.

Six months ago it dawned on me,  I can work with these Artists (provided they agree) whenever I want.

All it takes is an email, tweet or forum post to get you started, the important thing to remember is that you’re able to effectively sell your skills, obviously you need to have a pretty clear idea of what you want to create in order to convince the other Artist that it’s something for them worth doing.

I’m not saying the first person that you email will say yes, but I’m sure you will find another CG Artist who is willing to collaborate towards a common goal.

There are endless CG Communities and forums out there on the web, try CG Society, 3D Total, 3dm3, ImagineFX, there are literally hundreds of sites where you can find your ideal candidate.

The next time you come across a some CG Art or Designs that inspire you, why not think of a way you and the other CG Artist can collaborate on a project together, combining your specific skills with theirs to produce something fresh and new.

In my opinion it’s not always the best option to go for glory yourself, if you help others and they help you, you can collectively work on the same goal and have more of a chance of succeeding.

Yes…you have to split the glory, but that beats splitting nothing, do you agree?

Are you interested in finding another CG Artist to collaborate with?

CGTweetUP London Update:

 

CG Artist Community

 Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to give you an update on CGTweetUP London, CGTweetUP London will have some fantastic guest speakers attending this event on the 25th of September, if you’re an aspiring CG Artist, VFX Artist, Matte Painter, Concept Artist or anyone who wants to work within Visual Effects or Games Industry, CGTweetUP is the place you need to be. 

One of our guest speakers will be ‘Award Winning’ CG Artist, Ian Wharton a Director at The Mill (The Mill is a world renowned, Oscar-winning visual effects company, based in London, New York and LA, which specialises in high-end VFX.)

 Ian will be speaking about his role at The Mill, some of the Art Direction he’s done at The Mill in the past year, about Directing CG Jobs,  and some other really good content.

 

 We Also have Escape Studios interested in giving a talk, I’m sure you have all heard of  Escape Studios and what they do for the CG Community, (if you don’t know who Escape Studios is, here is a little extract from their website) Escape is one of the most successful and well-respected CG academies in the world. We’re the proving ground for a new generation of computer graphics stars breaking into film, TV, games and commercials. We’re a vibrant community of professional artists. We’re a unique outsourcing resource for leading CG studios. We’re a specialist creative recruitment agency for entertainment, advertising, architecture and manufacturing businesses. We’re an authority on all things CG, offering informed opinions on cutting-edge creative, commercial and political issues. We’re host of the acclaimed Escape talent awards. We’re a specialist IT consultancy and technology store. We are all of these things. We are CG. We are Escape Studios. 

 I’m a huge fan of what Escape Studios does for the CG community and it’s a real honour having them as guest speakers at this event.

 If you’re attending CGTweetUP London on the 25th of Sept@ Parker Mcmillan and you have some friends or colleagues who would be interested, let them know about this growing CG community (make sure they sign up though) - they can’t miss the chance to meet these fantastic people and be part of the CGTweetUP community.

 If you have any suggestion for CGTweetUP,  please let me know and I’ll do my best to make it the best possible event for all who attend.

I look forward to your comments and to meeting you in person.

Thanks guys,

Anthony Filice

*more CGTweetUP updates coming soon*

CGTweetUP Update:

Hi Everyone

For those of you who won’t be able to make it to London on the 25th of September, I have decided to broadcast CGTweetUP Live through Ustream.Tv.

I’m really excited about broadcasting CGTweetUP London through Ustream.Tv, because it gives the opportunity to those far from London to;

• See all the great CG Artist Presentations and Software demoing Live CGTweetUP straight from your PC.
• Leave messages to your fellow members in real time for all to see.
• Be in with a chance of winning some cool prizes at the end of the event.
• Be part of CGTweetUP.

If you have any suggestion for CGTweetUP,  please let me know and I’ll do my best to make it the best possible event for all who attend (and now, for those who don’t).

I look forward to your comments.

Thanks guys,

Anthony Filice

*more CGTweetUP updates coming soon*

CGTweetUP London - *UPDATE*

CGTweetUP London now has a venue:

Date: 28th August

Venue: Parker McMillan

Location: London

   

If you haven’t joined CGTweetUP yet, what are you waiting for, it’s free! click here to join

I’m really looking forward to CGTweetUP London and I think it’s going to rock.

If you have any suggestions on what you’d like to see at CGTweetUP or how you can help make it a better event please comment below.

I’m looking forward to meeting you all in person

cheers

Anthony

CGTweetUP Liverpool

Hey everyone, just wanted to update you on CGTweetUP.

The first ever CGTweetUP in Circo Liverpool on the 29th of July went down a treat - everyone who attended had a good time, they all made an effort to introduce themselves to one and other and new friendships have developed.

Concept and Comic artist Lee Carter gave a great presentation about his art background, his life as a concept artist and techniques on how he creation of his most viewed work.

Lee’s presentation was a great insight into how a successful artist uses simple techniques effectively to create some beautiful work.

A few Artists brought their portfolios along with them, it was great to see individuals talking through their work as other gathered round.

It was very refreshing seeing so many artists in the one room that were meeting from the first time - it just goes to show the power and creativity that we all have in your community without ever realising.

Hopefully with CGTweetUP we can better connect the CG and Digital Artists in your community.

Here are what some of the CGTweetUP members had to say about the event;

abdenour bachir
“was great to meet all those talented and interesting people face to face, share experiences … will definitely join the next CGTweetUP ;)”

Dianne Botham
“It was great to chat to other artist and view some of their work. The presentation by Lee of his comic book and concept art work was a great idea :-)”

Ross Wilding
“CGTweetUp was a great opportunity for both industry professionals and aspiring Artists alike, giving everyone the chance to meet like-minded individuals, sharing their thoughts on today’s industry and the methods used to create some of the finest art video games have to offer. The atmosphere was relaxed with a well selected venue, making conversation and socialising feel almost like a quiet night out with friends. Given the success of the event, I am already looking forward to future CGTweetUP’s, and hope to see such events continue to expand in both their frequency and turnout.”

James Hardman
“I really enjoyed talking to many interesting people, am very looking forward to the next CGTweetUP. Also am very grateful for the opportunity - of networking and gathering contacts for the first time, and the feedback from my artwork. Am very glad that people were impressed by my work, I feel a lot more confident of having a career in CG. But unfortunately I had to catch the train quite early - otherwise I will be stuck Liverpool, not good if you live in Stockport haha.
The feedback we got from the attendees on the right were great - we have some ideas for the next one already which should be a huge hit.”

Mike Mc Tigue
“A good night, well attended and went without a hitch…..”

Raul
“It was very nice to share thoughts with both experienced industry people and the new generation of talented artists.”

The first CGTweetUP has given us the opportunity to work on the event and make it better and valuable experience for all those who attend.

What you should expect at the London CGTweetUP on the 28th of August:

1. More talented and successful CG and Digital Artists
2. More demoing
3. More interviews
4. More fun
5. More mega give aways

so…come down - meet your fellow CGTweetUP members and be part of this growing CG community and movement.

I’d like to THANK Glen Southern for all the help he gave me setting up and for donating the prize Digital Painting 2, I’d also like to THANK Lee Carter for Presenting his work and Mike McTigue for provide CGArtistDaily.com with some great pics.

Thanks Guys

If you have any questions about CGTweetUP - please feel free to comment.

Anthony

CGTweetUP in ImagineFX magazine

Hi guys - big news for all the CGTweetUP members, our good friends at ImagineFX have decided to write an article about CGTweetUP and showcase some of our member’s work off.

The article will be printed in the next issue and I’m so excited to see it.

There is a mega buzz about CGTweetUP and we’ve got some big plans in stall for future CGTweetUP’s.

so…watch this space!

Anthony