COMPOSITION FOR FINE ARTISTS WITH GLENN VILPPU
Instructor: Glenn Vilppu
Duration: October 2nd - November 20th, 2017
Video Upload Time: Mondays at 5:00pm PST
Online Full Access: $299
Online Standard Access: $199
Difficulty: All Levels
Glenn Vilppu is an internationally renowned draftsman, painter, and instructor. This class is based on the Renaissance tradition of visual storytelling, which offers you a rich understanding of the complex subject of composition in fine art. You will learn the fundamentals of visual organization for moving the eye through the picture to create an experience. Glenn will lecture, demonstrate, and analyze the Old Masters in his usual straightforward and concise style as he digs down to the practical tools of composition and how they can be applied to your own work.
You will benefit from Glenn's generous teaching style as he provides informative lectures and thorough analyses of Old Masters. You will benefit from Glenn's generous teaching style as he provides informative lectures and beautiful demonstrations. Full Access participants will be provided with reference images to work from, and may upload their work into the class chatroom each week and get a full critique from Glenn, where he will trace over your drawings and provide individualized feedback. You can watch the recordings on your own time, and you do not have to participate in the critiques if you don't want to.
All participants will receive access to the class recordings for 6 to 12 months, depending on which plan you choose. We hope you join us!
- Online Class Recording Access for 12 months
- Reference Images
- Ability to Send in Work for Critique from Instructor
- Access to Class Chatroom
Drawing board
18 x 24 white bond paper such as Canson “Biggie Sketch Pads” No newsprint
A few sheets of neutral color blue-gray Canson Paper
Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils: Sanguine & Black White pencil: Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencil, Cretacolor Fine Art Pastel or white charcoal pencil
Chamois Kneaded eraser
Sand Pad and X-Acto Knife for sharpening (no pencil sharpeners)
Glenn Vilppu is an internationally renowned draftsman, painter, and instructor whose books and DVDs are used by universities, art schools, and independent students around the world. Glenn is also a founding member at New Masters Academy. Glenn has had at least 20 one-man shows and is represented in collections throughout the U. S., Canada and Europe. Glenn’s approach to teaching drawing has become the standard for professional artists, often imitated by numerous teachers and applied by the tens of thousands. Glenn has a BFA and MFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where he was an instructor for thirteen years. Glenn also served as Director of the Character Animation Dept. of the California Institute of Art. In addition, Glenn ran his own school for five years where he taught all subjects relating to art. Currently, Glenn teaches on-site at New Masters Academy, the University of California Los Angeles, Film and Video School’s Animation Workshop, and the American Animation Institute where he also teaches his private Saturday classes. Glenn has been giving annual lectures at the Ringling College of Art and Design for more than seven years as well as sketching tours of Europe for the past 16 years. Two to four months of the year are devoted by Vilppu to seminars throughout the world, from Greece, Sweden, and Italy to India and Japan. Vilppu has also been the artist in residence at the Savannah College of Art and Design in the United States and La Coste, France. At the age of 40, Vilppu brought a unique and innovative approach to traditional figure drawing and composition into the Animation industry for over 20 years on both feature and shorts for all of the major studios. He also taught at all of the major studios, as well many game and special effects studios.
Sales are non-refundable but in some cases we can switch a student’s enrollment in a class that has not yet started to another class of equal or lesser value. Art Mentors reserves the right to cancel, limit enrollment, substitute instructors or models, reschedule or modify a class with notice to enrolled students. If a class is canceled enrolled students will be given a refund. If an instructor is unable to finish a class term a refund will be given to students at a pro-rated amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Q.Is this class online or in-person?
A.This 7 week class is only being offered online this term.
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Q.As an Online-only student, can I watch the class happen live?
A.The class is not streamed live. You will receive a new video each week that has been recorded and edited for your viewing.
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Q.How advanced do I need to be to take this class?
A.This class is recommended for artists of all levels!
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Q.Will I get reference images to work from?
A.If you choose the Full Access option for $299, you will get new reference images to work from each week. Standard Access participants do not receive reference images.
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Q.Will I be able to submit my work for Glenn to critique?
A.If you choose the Full Access option, you will be able to send in your work each week for Glenn to critique. Standard Access participants do not have the ability to submit work for critique.
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