Digital Skills for Illustrators Workshop

Digital Skills for Illustrators Workshop

Sponsored by

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators – Oregon Group

August 3 and 4, 2013

Lane Community College

Eugene

❈REGISTRATION NOTICE❈

Have you wondered how to get your artwork into a form for making exhibit

entries, cards and gicleé prints? Or do you need to really dig into using the most

common digital tools for illustrators? This workshop is specifically designed for

science illustrators and will be taught by Amadeo Bachar - a digital media

instructor for the famous Scientific Illustration Program at California State

University – Monterey Bay.

We’ll be learning about:

• Getting traditional art into pixels

• Post production of art for gicleé or other printing in Adobe Photoshop

• Basics Adobe Illustrator skills – pen tool, layers, vector, making brushes

• Basics Adobe Photoshop skills – selection, masks, painting, manipulating and

compositing traditional art, colorization of grayscales.

This workshop is open to the public but has a limited class size.

The cost for this two-day workshop is:

GNSI national and GNSI Chapter and Oregon Group members - $85

Non-GNSi members - $100.

Registrations due by Friday June 28

If you are interested please contact Rebecca Brown-Thompson:

rbrownbotanical@ gmail.com

This workshop is offered as a part of the

GNSI - Oregon Group Oregon Ocean Art Challenge

For more information visit our blog: http://gnsioregon.blogspot.com

Oregon Ocean Art Challenge!

Come join us!

This project focuses on artwork depicting Oregon Ocean Life!  It's designed for skill enhancement, building your portfolio, and fostering connections and working with the scientific community.  The challenge will get its first formal start by visiting the University of Oregon - Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in Charleston, May 31 - June 2, 2013.

OREGON OCEAN CHALLENGE OVERVIEW

Activity 1 - Fall, 2012
Interest Survey - Tell us you are interested in the Project by 12/30/12

Activity 2 - Spring, 2013
3-Days/2-Nights Aquatic Adventure!
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology - University of Oregon, Charleston, OR
Est. cost:  $130 (includes lodging and meals)

Activity 3 - July - Dec. 2013
Scientific sketch review

Activity 4 - August, 2013
Computer Workshop
CS 5.5 Preparing artwork for publication & sales

Activity 5 - December, 2013
Exhibition Venue Confirmation

Activity 6 - February, 2014
Final completion of artwork

Activity 7 - Spring, 2014
Exhibit
Giclee prints and card sales
Public presentation of project

Please contact Kris Kirkeby for more info. at:  k2kirk@comcast.net 541-349-2439

Sponsored by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators - Oregon Group

New Work by Heidi Kunkel

Backyard Birds

For more info. contact Heidi at:   hkunkel71@gmail.com.

See more of her work at:   http://www.ArtWanted.com/HeidiKunkel

Botanical Painting Workshops «»

Winter 2013

Saturday &  Sunday

February 9 ‐ 10, Bend, OR

«»

President’s Weekend

Special ‐ 3 Day Workshop

February 16 ‐ 18, Portland, OR

For Beginners ‐

Introduction to Materials Required

Observation of Botanical Specimens

Drawing Skills including making an object 3D on 2D paper

Ten Steps to Creating a Botanical Painting

1. Deciding on the Subject

2. Creating the Drawing

3. Value Study

4. Transferring image

5. Tea Stage

6. Building Shape

7. Creating Overlap

8. Creating Transition

9. Filling in the Details

10. Considering Atmosphere

For Returning Students ‐ work through the specifics of

the challenges in your current work, or concentrate on

specific skills.

Materials will be provided.

Cost: $120 for the 2

day workshop

$170 for 3 day

To register or find out more

call Jeanne (541) 383‐3927

or email at

jeannedebons@msn.com

www.jeannedebons.com

Jacobs Gallery Update

GNSI Oregon Group:

Recently, I sent out a “Call for Art” for a possible exhibit at the Jacobs Gallery in Eugene, Oregon.  Due to the possibility of over-extending ourselves, we have decided to withdraw the application to the Jacobs Gallery for the 2013-14 exhibition season.

GNSI Pacific Northwest Chapter has secured dates for an exhibition for its members at the Seattle Convention Center for January to March 2014.

Since we had invited the Washington GNSI members to participate along with our group we felt we would not be able to get enough work together from everyone to fill the large space that the Jacobs Gallery has to offer.   Several GNSI Oregon Group members are also members of the GNSI Pacific NW Chapter, making this even more challenging.

However, after much discussion, we have come up with an exciting alternative for future exhibitions for the GNSI Oregon Group.  Please stay tuned!  More information and opportunities will be forthcoming.

I sincerely want to thank those of you who sent images of your wonderful work for the submission. 

Regards,

Rebecca Brown-Thompson

Through the Eyes of Birds

The weekend workshop/gathering at Tryon Creek State Natural Area last month was a great success! Fabulous workshops, birding, and weather.  Photos from the workshop below.  Summary to follow soon.

Workshop this Weekend: 9/22 & 9/23

GNSI - Oregon Group
Fall Portland Weekend Workshops

REMINDER
Saturday Sept. 22 and Sunday Sept. 23, 2012

Tryon Creek State Natural Area

11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, Oregon
9-5pm Meet at the Nature Center

Meet at 9 am both days

IMPORTANT: Bring a bag lunch for both days

Questions? Contact Kris Kirkeby