Illustration Techniques in Oil
Class | Registration opens 12/30/2024 9:00 AM PST
In this class we will focus on the techniques of the Masters of illustration, both past and present. Erik will demo weeks 1, 3 and 5, showing the procedures and materials used by illustrators to create the level of finish and specific effects unique to illustration. Students will then create an image in the technique demonstrated. The goal of this class will be to gain an in depth knowledge of what goes into creating an image for print.
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Erik Gist
Erik M. Gist received his B.A. from SDSU in 1998. He began studying with Jeff Watts in 1996, three years later he began to teach and has done so ever since.. Erik has worked in the video game industry as a concept designer and 3-D artist and is now working as a freelance illustrator. Erik's clients include Marvel Comics, D.C. Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Disney, Audible, Wizards of the Coast, Upperdeck, Boom! Studios, Palladium Books, Blizzard Entertainment, Viking Childrens Books, Monkey Brain Books, Quart Publishing, and Chiat-Day. His work can be seen in Spectrum: the best in fantastic art including a nomination in 2018, and Aphrodesia: art of the female form 1 . Along with a Spectrum nomination, he has been nominated for an Illie Award, a Pulp Ark Award, a Chesley Award, and multiple Horror Comic Awards including one win. For more information about Erik's art please visit his website at www.erikgist.com.