Muddy Waters

A sketch I did this morning of Blues Legend, Muddy Waters.

On a similar note . . . today I received my copy of Joe Bluhm's new book, Sketch Infectus. I highly recommend this book for anyone that is serious about drawing and improving their skill as an artist. This book is filled with tons of great sketches as well as inspirational quotes from some of the top illustrators working today. What are you waiting for? BUY IT NOW!

The White Stripes

Storytime with Jane

Hi! This is my contribution for the Tarzan Exhibit at Musée du quai Branly in Paris, France.



Title: "Reading Time with Jane" by Kei Acedera
Paper Size: 13 x 15.25 inches
Medium: Gouache and Pencils on Stonehenge

Here is the original drawing and thumbnail sketch (that's in its actual size)





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Also, I'm so excited (and nervous!) to be participating in
Conceptart.org International Art & Design Symposium!
I'm excited -to see some truly fantastic artists do their thing, and nervous-to be doing a speed painting jam! But it should be good, so I can't wait!
For those of you who are coming here are our schedules:

Sunday - March 29th 4-5pm: Bobby will be conducting a workshop on Digital Painting Techniques in section DA 3 He' ll be showing his personal techniques and how he sets up his palettes and creates some of his favorite brushes. Then a creature painting demo!

Sunday - March 29th 7-9pm: Both Bobby and I will be at DA1 & 2: The Characters Creatures and Monsters Speed Painting Jam- Join Mike Bierek, Shaun Healey, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, David Levy, Manny Carrasco, Mikko Kinnunen, Noxizmad and others we share our digital sketching process for generating quick ideas on the fly.

Tuesday - March 31st 12-1pm: Bobby will be participating in "From Commission to Completion: The Basics of Freelancing Some of the most influential people in illustration reveal their freelancing methodology, industry wisdom, and interesting work experience."

Dallas here we go!!
<3 Kei

Designs for "The Last Air Bender" - Appa

Here's the final concept for Appa in The Last Airbender movie.













hehe... just joking. It's just a little warm up sketch I did this morning of my buddy's dog (Wicket) as Appa from one of my favorite cartoon series: Avatar "Last of the Air Benders".

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Anyhow, for some real news... Kei and I will be participating in the Conceptart.org International Art & Design Symposium this Saturday March 28 until the 31st. I've heard nothing but amazing mind blowing things about this workshop so it's our honor to be a part of this event.

Sunday - March 29th 4-5pm: I will be conducting a workshop on Digital Painting Techniques in section DA 3 I'll be showing my personal techniques and how I set up my palettes and create some of my favorite brushes. Then a creature painting demo!

Sunday - March 29th 7-9pm: Both Kei and I will be at DA1 & 2: The Characters Creatures and Monsters Speed Painting Jam- Join Mike Bierek, Shaun Healey, Bobby Chiu, Kei Acedera, David Levy, Manny Carrasco, Mikko Kinnunen, Noxizmad and others as they share their digital sketching process for generating quick ideas on the fly.

Tuesday - March 31st 12-1pm: I'll be participating in "From Commission to Completion: The Basics of Freelancing Some of the most influential people in illustration reveal their freelancing methodology, industry wisdom, and interesting work experience."

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach is the front man for The Black Keys, one of my favorite bands. Dan has recently released his first solo album. If you like rock and blues, this CD is a must!




Detail.

Tarzan Exhibit

Title: Tarzan

Tarzan swinging through the jungle. This is my contribution for a Tarzan Exhibit. It takes place at Musée du quai Branly in Paris France.

Artist: Bobby Chiu

Size: 12.6”x19” (32 x 48.3 cm)

Medium: Ink and pen on Stonehenge.

Inspirational

Watch this 5 minute clip if you're feeling down :)

Sample Critique from Schoolism!

This is a little taste of what my critiques are like for students who take my course at Schoolism.com

My Next Caricature class at Schoolism.com starts on April 10th! Also available, Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu, Character design with Stephen Silver, Storyboarding with Kris Pearn and Building a Powerful Comic Book Portfolio with Alvin Lee.

Death of Teddy

Title: Death of Teddy
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 18 1/8”x24” (46 x 61 cm)
Description: This is the first of a series of little monsters that are disguised as toy dogs doing bad things :)

Lots of things happening this year!
This painting above will be displayed and available in our gallery show in Paris, France in the fall. Kei and I will be showing our traditional works from the Pet Monsters book we've been working on. Follow this blog to stay updated about this event.

For serious collectors that would like to be put on our buyers list for our originals, please email us at info@imaginismstudios.com and request to be put on the "BUYER"S LIST." People on our buyers list will be able to view and purchase artwork before anyone else.

Prints available HERE

Digital Painting Classes at Sheridan College

Course Description: Prepare for a career in digital art by learning from an industry professional. Designed by Bobby Chiu and taught by Thierry Lafontaine, the studio's senior artist, cover philosophies and techniques for producing digital paintings, conceptual art, and character designs by applying traditional art skills in the virtual environment of Adobe Photoshop.

Cost: $323.02
Teacher: Thierry Lafontaine
Term : Summer 2009
Location : Trafalgar Campus (Oakville)
Sessions : 09
Days : Tuesdays 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM
StartDate : May 05, 2009

Sign up HERE

Please post your questions in the comments.

Shout outs to some of my Sheridan students!

Industry day is coming to Sheridan College April 30th and I can't wait to go and see all the amazing student films and portfolios. I've had the privilege to teach them for their final 2 years at Sheridan.

For more information about Sheridan College industry day here's the link:
http://www1.sheridaninstitute.ca/promo/industry/welcome.cfm

If you're looking for some great fresh new talent, this year is amazing.

Check out some of the many talented students graduating this year. (If I missed anyone, it's just because there's too many of you!!)

ADAM TEMPLE

ALEX DONALD

ALEX GUTHRIE

BEN LO

BEN HU

COURTNEY BREAU

Dae Hyen Haine Kim

Jinny Liang

Lettie Lo

Trevor Spencer

Trevor Dalmer

Rory Madge

YURIY SIVERS

And of course our wonderful intern LISA TAO!

Subway sketches!

Here are some sketches from the subway I did a while back that I wasn't able to post yet..



Happy Friday!!!

Tobi and the Jelly Bean Tree

Here's a very special and rare little rodent named "Tobi." He's on a search for some fruit from the almost extinct Jelly Bean Tree.

Please help the re-population of the species by planting a jelly bean today!

Watercolor and Gouache on watercolor paper mounted on board.

Bobby

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Original painting available HERE

"Tobi and the Jelly Bean Tree" and Kei's "Chinese Goddess" prints are now available.
Click on image below

April 10th Caricature Class at Schoolism!

It's that time again to let everyone know that my next class at Schoolism.com is filling up. My next class will start on April 10th. The classes have been going very well and the work that my students are creating is very exciting to see. For those of you out there who do not know what it is that I do, My course at Schoolism.com is an Online Art Class on The Art of Caricature. It's a one on one correspondence course. That means that every week my students watch a two hour video filled with demos and lecture followed by homework assignments. Each week I spend 15 to 30 minutes per student critiquing their work. I record myself drawing and painting over the students work while sharing my thoughts and techniques. As a student you also have access to watch the critiques of your fellow students as well as the critiqIt's that time again to let everyone know that my next class at Schoolism.com is filling up. My next class will start on April 10th. The classes have been going very well and the work that my students are creating is very exciting to see. For those of you out there who do not know what it is that I do, My course at Schoolism.com is an Online Art Class on The Art of Caricature. It's a one on one correspondence course. That means that every week my students watch a two hour video filled with demos and lecture followed by homework assignments. Each week I spend 15 to 30 minutes per student critiquing their work. I record myself drawing and painting over the students work while sharing my thoughts and techniques. As a student you also have access to watch the critiques of your fellow students as well as the critiques of past semesters.
To learn more about Schoolism click here. There are limited seats available for each class.

The images below are drawings and paintings that my students did after completing an assignment. Directly to the right of their work is an example of what the work looks like after my critique, I share my thoughts and paint directly on top of what they did.






These are two examples of students finals from my summer semester. Anthony Hopkins painted by Jon Moss and the other painting is by Irene Koh!

ues of past semesters.
To learn more about Schoolism click here. There are limited seats available for each class.

New Site!

Hi everyone,

We're excited to announce that we've redesigned the Imaginism Studios site.

Here's a painting from the "original" art section of the store.


Title: Chinese Goddess

Artist: Kei Acedera

Size: 8.5” x 10” (21.6 x 25.4 cm)

Medium: Gouache on Arches Watercolour paper. Unframed.

View originals HERE

For serious collectors that would like to be put on our buyers list for our originals, please email us at info@imaginismstudios.com and request to be put on the "BUYER"S LIST." People on our buyers list will be able to view and purchase artwork before anyone else.

Twitter bobbychiu

Why the heck am I on Twitter? I really don't know. Don't know why it's so strangely addictive as well. Also don't know why I've been following Jimmy Falon and MC Hammer on Twitter. I guess it's because I'm interested in how Jimmy's show is going and MC Hammer... hmmm... I really dunno.
Maybe it's because I like reality shows (it's horrible. I know...)and this is very close to that. Sometimes it feels strangely even more real then the reality shows because it's in real time.

So for those of you that want to get little bits of facts about me throughout the day, you can follow me at http://twitter.com/bobbychiu

Bobby

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Schoolism Update
Online art classes open for registration. Register at schoolism.com

Character Design by Silver - starts March 23, 2009

The Art of Caricature with Jason Seiler - starts April 10, 2009

Building a Powerful Comic Book Portfolio with Alvin Lee - starts April 24, 2009

Digital Painting Techniques with Bobby Chiu - starts May 15, 2009