The Art Department: Discovery

[JHuntsman]

sorry, maybe I misunderstood this as well...but, when Jason says info released on Monday, did that mean yesterday or next monday. I think I'm just a little anxious for info.

[kittens]

sorry, maybe I misunderstood this as well...but, when Jason says info released on Monday, did that mean yesterday or next monday. I think I'm just a little anxious for info.

Wondering the same thing..... it said that the date was the 11th, but then again it was supposed to be officially announced on the 9th and then two weeks before that and two weeks before that and two weeks before that....and so on....

...in other words I now, would not be surprised if it wasn't officially announced for another two weeks or so...hoping I am wrong = /

[Jason Manley]

I am as excited as you all. Cody will have the site up tonight with updates coming over the next week. This is a huge effort and we want to be sure everything is perfect. Super thanks for the patience. Check back later and you shall have some more info.

So happy to get going!! The next two weeks are going to contain a ton of information. You will be happy too. Great stuff.


Jason


Jason

[Craz]

I'm hoping my balls off that I can get a spot.

[JHuntsman]

Thanks for the update Jason - Really looking forward to the details. I know it's a massive undertaking and you guys are doing a great job. Thanks again.

p.s. Craz...don't hope your balls off...you might want those later. ;o)

[travisF]

whats the schedule of the classes like cause that will determine a lot for me

[ChineseWarri0r]

Will this program be offered another time after these 5 weeks? Currently in final year of college, wont have time for the January course

[dannylee4]

Out of curiousity, how long are the weekly classes going to run? Is it feasible for someone who works full time to attend? The reason I liked the streaming classes was that I could still learn at my own pace. Is this crash course a weeklong endeavor?

[Ted E.]

This is going to be amazing!!! I dare say Revolutionary. Thank you for putting such a great opportunity together.
One small question: Are the on-demand classes going to have a limited number of spots? I am going to have to round up some cash and I do not want to miss out on this opportunity.

[Thujon]

You guys are just awesome!!! So incredible...!!!

Little question:

If someone attends the full 5 weeks, will there be any little kind of "diploma" or a reference writing from you guys handed out??? I hope that you get what mean..

Like the masters degree when you finish the studies... something like a CA Degree after the five weeks

Thank you for any response and if you still dont get what I mean, please tell...

Regards

JD

[Sidda]

I am so thrilled about Discovery. I have been hooked on the idea of TAD since I first read about it. I have so many questions, but I'll wait 'til more is said/more of the site goes up. Just wanted to give a shout out to the bodies behind TAD and say you guys have my support.

[Jason Manley]

As we wait for the site to launch and the release to then go out I thought I could post some information about the school and programs that are upcoming. The five week "Discovery" will demonstrate what this is all about. The Discovery online event is for everyone. It is not just for the students interested in the school. It is geared to help artists on many career paths better their skills and understanding of art. Those attending Discovery will have a leg up on their art education no matter where they plan to study, or work.

Here is some additional information about the school itself.


The Art Department is a career driven art school, designed by industry leading artists to train students to manage the reality of being successful in today’s creative world. It is a program deeply rooted in historical foundations, and one open to theory and ideas from all artistic paths. The Art Department provides the well-rounded foundation and tools for students to succeed. When it comes down to it, every art student has one thing on common, and that is the question “How do I get my art and life where I want it to be?” The professionals who have answered this question for themselves and demonstrated the highest levels of success are those guiding the students to reach their goals.

At the Art Department, artists have the ability to become established, successful, and famous by getting the information they need to create a portfolio of professional work. The school faculty is connected, through the Illustration Academy, the ConceptArt.Org community, and Massive Black to the largest pool of entertainment developers, toy makers, book and comic publishers, international print publications, multi-media distribution channels, video game publishers, game developers, social media creators, film studios, visual effects houses, and leading fine art galleries anywhere. The days of being lucky to be exposed to 20 or 30 companies during art school are of the past. The Art Department is uniquely designed for helping students, who earn their stripes along the way, to use all tools they need here to directly reach the world of art.

It is The Art Department’s goal to provide the place where the next generation of artists can learn both online and in-person, from some of the most successful professionals in the industry. Options in the The Art Department exist to learn exclusively over the internet, online and in immersive workshops, or in person in four major U.S. cities (San Francisco CA, Austin TX, Kansas City MO, and Richmond VA). The curriculum is strict, but fluid. The lessons are adapted to the individual’s needs and goals, and his or her level advances according to the skills mastered.

In The Art Department, there are no degrees, nor pass or fail. Students are here to learn along with their instructors, and while the atmosphere is amicable and personal, it is disciplined as well. The students will be evaluated and their instruction begun accordingly. The program runs between 15 and 30 months depending on whether a student is awarded advanced placement. Ultimately, it depends on where each student is with their art knowledge and how quickly they progress. Advanced placement can be achieved by demonstrating that the student understands the necessary content through their portfolio.

Zero and low interest student loans are available to those who qualify and early tuition discounts are there for those who are ready. Two million dollars in scholarships are available to be awarded to the top students who apply and to those with severe financial need and talent to match. At The Art Department, the portfolio means everything. If you are an artist interested in career success or a parent seeking to find the right education for your son or daughter, this unique program is an informative, inspiring, and industry connected launch pad helping students to reach the biggest dreams.



more to come....

[Gyzmotnik]

Cheers for the update Jason,

I think I'm with alot of people in watching this thread like a hawk for the sign up for TAD Discovery to be opened. I had a quick question about TAD as a whole though, and sorry if it's been answered before elsewhere, but I'd very interested in attending the school in person in any one of the cities listed (I'd lean towards Austin myself, but all sound great) Being Irish though I'd have visa issues. I know that's the point of the online option but I really would like to invest in a change of scenery along with my college training to expand my horizons a bit. I was wondering if there is any chance of help with visas for people in my situation? I realise it's probably unlikely, but I'd love a confirmation anyway.

cheers in advance, hoping to see all you guys at TAD discovery, looks like it'll be pretty mindblowing

[Jason Manley]

When artists choose an art school there are a few things that are important. First and foremost is the budget. Can it be afforded? Second, do the teachers there know how to do what they are teaching and is it what you want to learn? Third, what are the credentials of their faculty's previous students? And finally, what does the student work they have look like over the past few years?

1. We have gone over costs and financial plans showing affordability and have two million in scholarships and tuition assistance. Here is the link to the financial question's answer and poll: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=172141

2. The second question is answered by the list below and the instructor work which will be showcased on the site. Portfolios must stand on their own, even your teachers.

3. The student work will be shown on the site. You can find quite a lot of it here on CA too, on the MB/CA side. The Illustration Academy? Well for now you can check out the work of Sterling Hundley, one of our faculty. You can look at my own and my progress too. We are both students of that program.

4. We will have a showcase on the site for this along with past student work, as well as a good number of testimonials, student client lists, and information as examples.

More to come...



THE ART DEPARTMENT FACULTY CLIENT & GALLERY LIST

ENTERTAINMENT CLIENTS

2K Games
2k Marin
3rd Degree Games
Acony
Andr0meda Publishing
Acquire
Activision
ArenaNet
Arkane
Atari
Atomic
Ayzenberg Group
Backbone
Bethesda
Big American Films
Big Fish
Big Huge Games
Bioware
Bizarre Creations
Black Hole
Black Isle Studios
Black Rock Studios
Blizzard
BreakAway
Buck TV
Bungie
Capcom
Catalyst
CCP
CD Projekt
Cheyenne Mountain
Chorion
Factor 5
C-Mar
Codemasters
The Collective
ConceptArt.Org
Critterpix
Cryptic
Darkworks
Deadline Games
Deep Silver
Disney
Disney Interactive
Disney HSM
Dot Matrix
Double Helix
DVWorks
EA Blackbox
EA: DICE
EA
EA Redwood
EA Vancouver
Eclipse
Eidos
Edge of Reality
Emotiv
Ensemble
Epic
Escalation Studios
Flagship
Fox Sports
GameLoft
GearBox
Guerrilla
Hangout
Hasbro
High Impact
HCA Associates
Hornet
id software
Ignite Studios
Impulse
Incgnito
InXile
Intel
Irrational
Jet Set
Junction Pint
Kitchen
Koch Media
Kongregate
LA TIMES
Lightbox
Liquid Entertainment
LucasArts
Maxis
Microsoft
Midway
Monolith
Move
MTV
Namco
NCSoft
Nerjyzed
Nestle
NetDevil
Neversoft
Nike
Nintendo
Novalgic
Obsidian Entertainment
OddWorld
Pandemic
Passion Pictures
Planet Moon
Production Road
Project 51
Pseudo Interactive
Pyro
Radical
Rainbow
Recoil
Rebellion
RED 5
Red Octane
Red Tribe
Ritual
Rocksteady
Sega f Japan
Sega f America
Sega R&D
Sega: Secret Level
Schell Games
Seismics
Sibilant
Slipgate Ironwrks
SnwBlind
SA
Sony: SCEA
Sony: SCEE
Sony: Online
Sony: R&D
Space Time
Spark Unlimited
Splash Damage
Stormfront
SuckerPunch
Timegate
Tippett
Toys for Bob
Trainit
Trion
Triumph
Ubisoft Montreal
Ubisoft Newcastle
Ubisoft Rmania
UDA
Upper Deck
Vicious Cycle
Vivendi
Volatile
Volition
Vurdalak
Y&R
Zenimax


ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS
3-M Corporation
64 Magazine
7-UP
Allen Spiegel Fine Arts
American Airlines
American Century Investors
American Express
Apple Computer
Arena Stage
Arnika Design
AT&T & The Olympics
Atlantic Monthly Magazine
Atlantic Records
Avon Books
Bantam Books
Barnes & Noble / Murals
Berkeley Books
Boeing
Boy’s Life
Bungie
Carnation Foods, Inc.
Chrysler Corporation
Columbia Studios
Communication Design, Inc.
Contadina Products
Cook’s Illustrated Magazine
Corrunna, Spain
Cousteau Society
Crossroads Press
Crown Royal
Dark Horse
DC Comics
Dell Publishing
Der Spiegel Magazine
Dimassimo Goldstein
Eddie Bauer
EDS Corporation
Entertainment Weekly Magazine
Esquire Magazine
Federal Reserve Bank, USA
Five Brothers Pasta/Bertolli
Franklin Mint
Geffen Playhouse
Geffen Records
General Electric
Glenat
Good Housekeeping
GQ Magazine
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Harcourt Brace
Harper Collins
Harris Publications
Hartford Stage
Heavy Metal
Henry Holt
Hitachi
Honeywell
IDW
Indy 500
Kentucky Derby
Knoll Furniture Group
Ladies' Home Journal
Lee Jeans Company
Lipton Foods, Inc.
Los Angeles Times
MacMillan Publishers
Mad Magazine
Major League Baseball
Marvel Comics
McCall’s
MGM / United Artists
Miller Beer
Mojo Press
Money Magazine
My Generation Magazine
NASA
Nation Basketball Association
Nation Parks Service
National Football League
NCAA
New Yorker Magazine
News Week Magazine
Paper Jack Books
Penguin Books
Phillips Petroleum
Playboy Magazine
Pratt Institute
Private Bank / USA-Switzerland
Putnam Publishers
Random House
Random House Publishing
Reader’s Digest
Red Bull
Redbook
Remington Arms Company
Richmond Magazine
Rolling Stone Magazine
Savannah College of Art and Design
Saveur Magazine
School of Visual Arts
Science Magazine
Scratch Magazine
Simon and Schuster
Smithsonian Institute
Smolhaus Design
Soleil Publications
Sony Music Company
Sports Illustrated
Sprint Corporation
The Boston Globe
The Franklin Mint
The Grammys
The Kennedy Center
The Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
The New Yorker Magazine
The Progressive Magazine
The Raphael Hotel Group
The Santa Fe Opera
The Saturday Evening Post
The Village Voice
The Washington Post
Time / Warner
Time Magazine
Time/Life Books
Topps
Tracy Locke Advertising
Tundra Publishing
TV Guide
U. S. Pentagon
U.S. Federal Reserve
U.S. News and World Report
United States Postal Service
University of Syracuse
UPS
Utne Reader Magazine
Vanity Fair Magazine
Vibe Magazine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Living Magazine


FINE ART GALLERIES:
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, NY
Eva Reynolds Fine Arts, Leawood, KS
Fast Gallery, Springfield, MO
Fifty24SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, IL
Ghost Print Gallery, Richmond, VA
Henry W. Myrtle Gallery, Cedar Falls, Iowa
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Jones-Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, CA
Lanning Gallery, Sedona, AZ
Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, MO
The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Telluride Gallery, Telluride, CO

Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

[neuroballistic]

Anything that MB/CA touches is gold in my mind. I've looked at most of what are considered the top tier art schools out there, and attended and/or took classes at a couple. Most, if not all are crazy expensive, a very small fraction have teachers that actually work in the industry at high-end companies, and a surprising amount of student portfolios are like...WTF!?...you spent that much $$ and that's what your portfolio looks like!? Granted, you get out what you put in.

A huge selling point for me when looking at schools is if the teachers/instructors are professionals currently working in the industry.

Btw, the client list has several double and triple listings, but it's still friggin huge!

[James Gerard]

Ok firstly WOW ... I love you! ... secondly... I dont have a portfolio at all but I would like to make one and I am very confident in my skills ... will the Discovery 5 week program help me make a portfolio?

[kyurai]

Hello,

i read the entire thread and there is some information i need first before making my decision about attending the 5 weeks program.

I saw that each week covers a specific part of art education, but what I am interested in are the courses. I suppose that each day there will be another course(or maybe i m wrong here? ). I need a little more information before deciding to attend, since there may be classes that are too advanced for my current skill level.

[Murdoc]

Hello,

i read the entire thread and there is some information .

Yeah, I too am curious about some more info; which I guess we'll wait for the update Manley mentioned? Just interested in knowing how the 5 weeks are broken up; is there one class a day or week? How long is a class? Is it live stream or on demand? Are there assignements?


Basically, I'd like to know if this is a something I can do part time or if its expected to be full time.

[inkdrop]

Relax folks. I'm sure a ton more info will be released before sign ups.

[Jason Manley]

Discovery is being taught by a select group of The Art Department faculty. We will announce the times, full instructor list and final portfolio review groups soon. For now here is some info to whet the appetite. Classes will run approximately two to three hours each day and the entire program is available On Demand for those who find it challenging to make any time or day(s).


Schedule of Classes for Discovery

Week One: Foundations
February 1-5 2010

Mon 2/01
Process with John English, Brent Watkinson, Sterling Hundley

Tuesday 2/02
Figure Drawing with Mark English, Carl Dobsky

Wednesday 2/03
Linear Perspective with Carl Dobsky

Thursday 2/04
Intro to Media with George Pratt, Coro

Friday 2/05
Head Rendering with Anita Kunz, Coro

Week Two: Illustration
February 8-12 2010

Monday 2/08
Assignment Given
Sketches, Beginning the Process
with Sterling Hundley, George Pratt

Tuesday 2/09
Research & Reference with Brent Watkinson

Wednesday 2/10
History of Illustration with Terry Brown

Thursday 2/11
Picture Book Presentation with Gary Kelley & CF Payne

Friday 2/12
Critique Assignment with instructor group

Week Three: Drawing & Painting
February 15-19 2010

Monday 2/15
Cast Drawing with Mike Bierek

Tuesday 2/16
Still Life Painting with Carl Dobsky

Wednesday 2/17
Landscape Painting with Mark English, John English

Thursday 2/18
Process & Composition with Gary Kelley, Jon Foster

Friday 2/19
Process & Composition with Carl Dobsky

Week Four: Entertainment Art
February 22-26 2010

Monday 2/22
Environments with Whit Brachna

Tuesday 2/23
Storyboards with Coro

Wednesday 2/24
Vehicles/Technical Design
with Kemp Remillard, Rich Doble, Sam Brown

Thursday 2/25
Graphic Design with Kemp Remillard

Friday 2/26
Character Design with Wes Burt, Jason Chan

Week Five: Portfolio Review
March 1-5 2010

Monday 3/1
George Pratt, Jason Chan

Tuesday 3/2
Brent Watkinson, Wes Burt

Wednesday 3/3
Mark English, Whit Brachna

Thursday 3/4
Gary Kelley, Kemp Remillard

Friday 3/5
Special Guest Instructor - Industry Leader (TBA)

[Serpian]

Man.. This sounds so so good. I really need to find a job..

[Φ]

[Jasonai]

Soooo awesome! I paid for the full five weeks, and I'm SOOOO excited. This whole art department thing is like a right on time answer to my prayers! Thanks to everyone who's responsible!

[feder!co]

Soooo awesome! I paid for the full five weeks, and I'm SOOOO excited. This whole art department thing is like a right on time answer to my prayers! Thanks to everyone who's responsible!

Where did you find the payment page?

[Jason Manley]

http://www.conceptartstore.com/discovery.html

Here is the link to the simple store. Space is limited. We look forward to seeing you all there. We have much to share and a lot to give.


Jason

[ParanoiaArtist]

I have to say again after seeing the schedule - HOLY CRAP I'm so excited! Ever since I couldn't afford to go to art school I've been so down but this has risen my spirits up! I can't wait! Any idea what time of day they will be running? (sorry if it was posted and I missed it)

EDIT: NVM! Found it

[inkdrop]

Purchased! Thank you for the opportunity! Looking forward to getting started.

[Line]

This is great, the price is great! But unfortunately for me I won't be able to participate because I have no time!!! Is there a time table for these so I can see if I can at least participate on some days?

[feder!co]

I'm in too, awesome!

[Vladimir Gasai]

I was about to lose my hope about art education when i joined this incredible web-site and i saw how much people care here.Just amazing