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A two-day workshop to create a large-scale tape mural during ICON. Participants will be given a theme to sketch prior to the workshop. These sketches will be shared and critiqued as a group online. Day One WED: Participants will work as a group selecting sketches, re-drawing and finalizing a master sketch. A short presentation will be given on other mural projects and the topic of art direction and collaboration on large-scale projects will be covered. Day Two THUR: Participants will install the tape mural. The mural will be on display at the Portland Art Museum through the conference, starting at the Thursday night Roadshow/Opening party. The mural will be professionally photographed and documented before being dismantled.
Studio
Collaborating is more than just the simple task of working with others. It’s a complicated process made up of many layers. Once an individual figures out how to move through those layers and discover what works for them and the team, a collaboration becomes more than expected.
Studio
Whether it’s a character drawn all the time or a sketchbook of doodles and ideas, this series of exercises is designed to put them through their paces and push, pull and squish them into and out of shape. It will discuss what makes a good character and focus on posing, expression and story. Attendees will get to know their characters better, and will learn to become more flexible and dynamic.
Studio
A history of the UN's Stamp Administration and a look at how the global agency produces stamps for a multitude of social, economic, environmental and entertainment causes. Sergio commissions art for their various stamp series and also creates art for different projects. He’ll talk about the challenges and rewards of “working small" on a grand scale.
Lecture
Have you ever wondered how artists and illustrators go about collaborating with companies to get their artwork onto products and dreamt about doing the same with your own work? This lecture and Q+A will help demystify the world of art licensing -- what it is, how it works, the pros and cons and things to watch out for, licensing trade shows, and more. You'll also have a chance to get all your burning questions answered so you'll be able to dive confidently into the world of art licensing.
Lecture
Understanding the true value of one’s work and then how to grasp the need to obtain value in return. Learn how pricing and management of rights effects the overall long-term viability of illustration as a profession for the individual and the community as a whole.
Lecture
Dreaming of seeing your work published in book form? Art book editor Bridget Watson Payne will offer strategies for how to approach a range of different publishing opportunities. Learn how to develop an idea, craft a compelling pitch, get in touch with a publisher and connect with an audience. Draft proposals are welcomed but optional.
Lecture
Prior to the workshop participants will write a paragraph on an assigned subject. The writing will be organized ahead of time into a loose structure. Participants will be given random parts of the text to illustrate. The illustrations will be passed along to another participant, who will then write a one to five sentence response to the image to be passed to the next participant, who will then illustrate the new piece of text. This process will continue for as long as time allows, and like the surrealist game of the Exquisite Corpse — the entire illustrated story will only be revealed at the end of the workshop. We will either print the story in a zine form, or as a series of captioned poster-like images.
Studio
Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to create rubbings using laser engraved blocks of wood in an exquisite corpse style, making their own combinations to create a unique memento of illustrators from the conference. Participants will also get the chance to create blocks to incorporate into their piece.
Studio
In a talk-based presentation (1.5 hours), Joe Rocco will walk through two types of apps experience: creating and preparing app art for coders and designing apps you create yourself using illustrator-friendly software to generate code for you. Illustrators can use this experience not only for games but for creating e-books, interactive portfolios and picture book trailers.
Computer Lab
Join Art with Heart’s founder for a hands-on “Chill & Spill” activity that explores personal power. Artwork generated will be offered for sale, and will also be scanned for a ‘Zine offered at the ICON bookstore. All proceeds and art donations help Art with Heart – a charity that helps children in crisis through creativity – continue their good work. This workshop is FREE.
Studio
A two-day workshop to create a large-scale tape mural during ICON. Participants will be given a theme to sketch prior to the workshop. These sketches will be shared and critiqued as a group online. Day One WED: Participants will work as a group selecting sketches, re-drawing and finalizing a master sketch. A short presentation will be given on other mural projects and the topic of art direction and collaboration on large-scale projects will be covered. Day Two THUR: Participants will install the tape mural. The mural will be on display at the Portland Art Museum through the conference, starting at the Thursday night Roadshow/Opening party. The mural will be professionally photographed and documented before being dismantled.
Studio
Artist, Aaron Smith and Art Director, Lisa Wagner discuss personal curation with both maximal and minimal approaches. Emphasis on: the myriad ways to present personal aesthetics into the media stream, attracting collectors, employers, and like-minded individuals.
Lecture
Illustrators today are defying labels, breaking new ground, and experimenting with new tools and mediums. Join Rufus Deuchler, principal manager of Creative Cloud evangelism at Adobe, as he shares the latest tips and techniques to get your work to new media and to any device. Whether it’s leveraging new options for e-publishing, building websites without coding, or exposing your work to new audiences, Rufus will show you how to think digitally right from the start of your design process. You’ll also see exciting new creative hardware and drawing apps for the iPad, along with what’s new in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. This workshop is FREE.
Lecture
Alexandra Zsigmond, Deputy Art Director for the New York Times Opinion section will lead an interactive workshop exploring the techniques and strategies illustrators can use to create compelling conceptual metaphors and avoid cliché. Attendees must supply their own sketching materials.
Studio
For those who think of themselves as visual artists, this small intensive workshop will explore strategies for writing picture book manuscripts, including generating stories, characters and worlds from a daily sketchbook/journal practice. The workshop will bounce between sketching and writing, identifying characters and themes, and finding a voice.
Studio
Robert Hunt is an illustrator and a noted landscape and portrait painter, recently completing a series of paintings done on location in the Everest region of Nepal. In this workshop Robert will demonstrate oil painting principles and techniques. He will also discuss tools and materials, optimizing set up, colors, brushes, surfaces etc.
Studio
Boys and girls and all levels welcome. Depending on the turnout teams will be approximately 7 - 9 players. Pop-up goals, no goalies, no offsides, no slide tackling. Competitive for sure, but a fun, friendly, and chill affair. Transportation will be provided from the Benson Hotel and back. Meet ni hotel lobby by 9:30am. This event is FREE.
Soccer Match
Have you ever wanted to see what happens behind the scenes of a top stop-motion and Oscar-nominated animation studio specializing in feature films, commercials and shorts? This is your chance. Transportation will be provided from the Benson Hotel and back. Meet in hotel lobby by 10am.
Tour
Linda Joy Kattwinkel, long-time intellectual property attorney for Hello Kitty, will explain how and why to register copyrights in your work, how to recognize and deal with infringements, how to avoid infringing others’ work, and how to deal with these issues in your client contracts. She will show numerous examples from her own clients, including Hello Kitty, and the courts.
Lecture
Iʼll provide an overview of the decision-making process of hiring editorial illustration. Iʼll discuss how I find illustrators, the benefits of being on your own or having a rep, managing your social networking presence, as well as my website and promo preferences as an art director. I will also discuss what I think makes a good art director and how to have a good working relationship with illustrators (and vice versa).
Lecture
Emmy-nominated illustrator, animator and graphic designer for clients from GQ to The New York Times, Melinda Beck will offer insight and strategies to run an efficient and professional illustration business. Topics discussed in the workshop will include invoicing, estimates, tax deductions, Quicken, Quickbooks, file backups, website setup, blogging, email blasts and printed promotions.
Lecture
Take your drawings from the page and into Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to create surface pattern designs in this workshop, which will go over technical design considerations and detecting potential problems. Participants will have the chance to create their own pattern designs, and must bring drawing materials, paper and a thumb drive.
Computer Lab
Explore experimental media, print and image making techniques developed by the Claytons through 25 years of studio practice and teaching. Delve into the power and range of collaboration as the group propels ʻstoriesʼ through spontaneous improvisation, hands on-painting or drawing. In a practice devoid of ego and restraint, the Clayton Brothers encourage intense compacted narratives inspired by intuitive collaboration. In this workshop the group as a whole, creates images based off the participants unspoken synergy.
Studio
In this workshop, participants will dive into small press publications and make their own, and explore the materials, supplies, formats and production techniques commonly used to make zines. Attendees will look at a variety of examples, and will transform the workspace into a zine factory!
Kate Bingaman-Burt & Jennifer Daniel
Studio
This guided animation workshop with demo and hands-on practice will cover animating layers, incorporating stop motion and exploring 3-D space with After Effects. Knowledge of Photoshop is recommended for participants.
Computer Lab
July 9-12, 2014
Portland Art Museum
Portland, Oregon
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