Imaginism in Spectrum 17

We are very happy to be part of this year's Spectrum 17 book, which is now available on sale in stores and on amazon.com

Here are some photos of our images in the book this volume:

A Christmas Shopping Message from the Purchasing Dept.

Hi everybody!

First of all, we'd like to thank you all for your patronage of our site, our blog, and our store this past year!

In 2010, we launched our 12th book, "CHIUtensity/Whispers", and over 20 new print images, all of which were enthusiastically received by you. We are truly humbled and grateful for everyone's support!

As you know, the holiday season is fast approaching and always, if you choose to visit our online store for your gift-giving ideas, we will always ship your purchases for FREE worldwide via Canada Post regular airmail.

As advised by Canada Post, due to the increased postal volume during this time of year, to ensure that your purchase will arrive to you before Dec. 24, please kindly complete your order by the following dates:

Nov. 22 for Africa, Central & South America
Nov. 29 for all other locations worldwide

If you have any questions regarding holiday shipping, please do not hesitate to email us at purchasing[@]imaginismstudios.com!

Happy Holidays!

Purchasing Dept.

CTN Animation Expo 2010 - Table T-34 and 35

Imaginism Studios will be at CTN Animation Expo November 19-21 at Table T-34 and 35.

Saturday, November 20th at 3:30pm Bobby Chiu will be giving a talk called "Getting noticed. Social networking and other essentials for today's freelance artist"
Description: Bobby discusses how to get noticed as an artist. How he used social media and other essentials to attract top character designing and illustration jobs as a freelance artist living in Canada.

Special CTN price on prints -> $20. (Regular price $30) This is only for the people that buy prints at our CTN booth.

Sky Doll Gallery Show Nov 13

This Saturday begins a tribute to Sky Doll exhibition at La Galerie Nana in Paris France. Sky Doll co-creator Barbara Canepa asked Kei and I to contribute a piece each.

Here's just some of the amazing artists participating in the show:
Alessandro Barbucci, Barbara Canepa, Bill Presing, Enrico Casarosa, Kei Acedera, Bobby Chiu, Manuel Arenas, Claire Wendling, Benjamin

For inquiries, please contact info@lagallery.ca


Title: #1 Fan
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 6.8'' x 7.8''
Material: Pen & Watercolor


Title: Sky Doll
Artist: Kei Acedera
Size: 5.4'' x 6.7'
Material: Gouache

Winter Holiday Sale on Schoolism

Imaginism Studios presents the New Artistsketchbooks.com

Hi Everyone!

Imaginism Studios is excited to announce our newest project - ArtistSketchbooks.com!

Ever wanted to discover new sketchbooks and artbooks from your favourite artists? Artistsketchbooks.com has a wide selection and database of artbooks as well as iphone apps, take a visit today!

The featured artists, apps & books on the homepage are determined by how many "Likes" are received.

Click on the image below for more info:

Drawing and Painting High End Caricatures at Schoolism

It's that time again! Another semester of my caricature class at Schoolism is nearing it's end, and the next is about to start. Click here to find out more about how to sign up for my class. I'm so proud of the hard work my last semester has produced and when they finish their final assignments I'll post them here to share with all of you. If you're wondering what the class is like, you can read student testimonials on the Schoolism site. If you have any questions please feel free to email me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. This class is not only a class on caricature, but also a class on drawing as well as painting. We also cover anatomy, how to capture a person's character, building confidence and overall, how to create professional and original art work.

My next class starts November 12th 2010, there are only a few openings, this semester is selling out fast.



Example of students work, skull studies by Eric Lebreton



Example of students work, Forest Whitaker by Magnus Igland Moller.

Here are two testimonials of past students of mine.

Jason Seiler's class The Art of Caricature is fantastic. I was apprehensive going
in because I really haven't taken an art course since Jr. High. My art background
is based in photography and 3d. Jason's teaching style makes it easy to start from
scratch and build from there. There also were students in the class that obviously
were pros or close to it. I think they would agree their work improved over the
course. It's great to have the ability to learn from an entire class even though it
can be treated as a one on one experience as well. The blog is a great way to
participate and see how others work is coming along. Most of all though it's
great to see the world through Jason's eyes. He makes you see how true the
statement he often uses really is. "It's funny because it's true".
--Lee Fraser


This course has without doubt helped me greatly improve my work, both in
terms of technical ability and in terms of motivation and dedication.
Jason packs the lessons with lots of great techniques, tips and advice
that I'm sure will be invaluable to everyone taking the course. He also
provides fantastic feedback and constructive criticism all the way
through. Great teacher, great course!
--Neil Davies