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Not the spicy Indian concoction, but our cat named Curry. She doesn’t stay still long enough to be drawn, so I need to get faster.

A sketch of “me” for a class demo on building characters out of simple geometric shapes.

Started out as a memory sketch, then my memory got warped along the way. Oh, well.

It’s been a week since Giga Con, and I’m still buzzing. It was a small but vibrant event with some great energy.

Here are just a few pics from the two-day convention.

David Colman's demo on Shape exploitation in character design

David Silva's demo on Anthropomorphic character design

Garette Johnson's demo on Illustrating clothed figures in watercolor

Joe Weatherly's demo on Animal life drawing

The convention floor

Sam Ellis reviewing portfolios

Sue Jang reviewing portfolios

Panel discussion. From L to R: Ajit Menon, Rony Edde, David Colman, Jesse Cowan, Brian Muelhaupt, Maasa Kawana-Muelhaupt, Garette Johnson, David Silva. Not seen: Sue Jang, Sam Ellis, Joe Weatherly, Bakia Parker

Drawn at a nearby mall.

If you’re in the DC area this Friday and Saturday, swing by the National Building Museum for the first ever Giga Con! It’s our very own Convention by the Media Arts & Animation (MAA) Program here at AiW, having evolved out of the Media Arts & Animation Forum we’ve been hosting for the past few years. Here’s the poster our students put together:

We have a diverse gathering of media pros this year. Some of the guests, like Brian Muelhaupt, Sam Ellis, David Silva and Garette Johnson, have graciously participated in our MAA Forum over the last couple of years. They’re back this year, along with some new folks we’re equally excited to have: Joe Weatherly, Sue Jang, Maasa Kuwana-Muelhaupt, David Colman, Ajit Menon, Rony Edde, and of course, our former faculty member Jesse Cowan.

There are some fascinating demos by these folks on both days, and I wish I could attend all of them! One that’s definitely on my radar is “Shape Exploration in character design” by David Colman. Just read these posts on his blog, and you’ll see why.

Here’s the full schedule of demos (word doc). See you there!

…and I saw him riding the DC metro in an Elmer Fudd hat.

A student working at his computer while I, the teacher, was doodling… wait, isn’t this backwards?