 Action Hero Contest Finalist and Anatomytools.com
A few months ago, ZBrush Central ran an Action Hero Contest on their website Very briefly, the task was to develop an Action Hero from scratch utilising ZBrush. It was a fascinating competition with some fabulous characters being produced. One of the finalists, Yongkiat Karnchanapayap aka SolidSnakexxx, created "Mantis Man" and was kind enough to provide an extremely detailed commentary on the entire process from start to finish on the website. We were very pleased to read that our Male Anatomy Model Version 3 was a key reference used by Yongkiat during this process: "In addition, I also referenced my sculpt with the Male Anatomy Figure: Version 3 from FreedomofTeach (Now Anatomy Tools) which I obtained awhile back"  Our congratulations to Yongkiat on his spectacular creation "Mantis Man" and we were very happy to have been able to help with this project.
 Full details about this fascinating process from start to finish can be found on the site by going to ZBrush Central's Featured Member: SolidSnakexxx  "Boing Boing"
Boing Boing is a website sub-titled as "A Directory of Wonderful Things" and we were honored to find our very own Male Anatomy Model receiving a mention as a "Wonderful Thing". Recently Anatomytools.com was at the Game Developers' Conference in San Francisco where one of this website's contributors, Cory Doctorow, popped in for a look. Cory was very impressed and wrote a highly complimentary blog on the site regarding Anatomytools.com and our Male Anatomy Model. "... these are more than teaching aids or artist's reference -- they're absolutely drop-dead gorgeous sculptures.." You can read the entire article, plus some follow up comments here Our sincere thanks to Cory for his kind words of support. .jpg) Creature & Character Design
Summer Classes commencing July 11 2009, taught by: Jordu Schell Jordu Schell's summer classes for 2009 have been announced The next round of Workshops will be held on July 11, 18, August 1, 8, and 15 - every Saturday for five weeks (skipping July 25th for Comicon) from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Make sure that you register early, as they fill up fast! Workshops cost $300 (not including supplies, which should run to no more than another $80 or so). The Creature and Character Design Classes cover the following topics: -Sculpting -Maquettes from armature to finished sculpture -Basic Mold making -Airbrushing and painting -Mask Making -Illustration -Basics of Creature and Character Design To register your interest, or if you have any enquiries, please contact Schell Studios direct on (818) 994-6380 or via email Schell Sculpture Studio 14715 OXNARD ST. VAN NUYS, CA 91411 Stay tuned for updates  Anatomytools.com visits Ancient Egypt!
Earlier this year, Britain's BBC presented a fascinating documentary about one of history's most famous women - Cleopatra. Archaeologists believe they have discovered the skeleton of her sister, thought to have been murdered by Cleopatra and Mark Antony. During the documentary the head of the victim was reconstructed using the latest digital technology. Popping up in the background for a look is one of our Male Anatomy Figures!  He certainly gets around. From the set of Mythbusters in California, to the studios of Weta in New Zealand and pretty much everywhere else in between it's great to see that our Male Anatomy figure is so well utilised. Hopefully our new Female Anatomy Figure will become just as well travelled! Further information regarding this program can be found here on the BBC Website.  "Looking for Volunteers"
AnatomyTools.com is seeking volunteers to assist at our display booths at industry trade shows around the country during 2009. Several of these events have already been confirmed (see main page for details) and more are planned. If you are interested at all in assisting with our featured artists and staff, please contact our San Francisco office on (510) 769 1828
SFweekly.com - "All Shook Down"
Freedom of Teach attended the Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco on November 1st & 2nd and were quite honored to be mentioned in the "SFweekly.com - "All Shook Down" online blog as "The Highlight of the Day" Correspondent Joshua "Creep" G. wrote: "The highlight of the day though was the mind-blowing anatomical reference models made by San Francisco-based "Freedom of Teach". Each model is created by a sculptor and visual effects artist Andrew Cawrse. These figures are created for artists, medical students and those working in the film or animation industries. They are a huge step up from the standard reference models you see in art supply stores, they are works of art in themselves. Along with the three versions of the male figure, they also have various artists' busts, dvds, reference charts, and an upcoming female model and 1/3 scale poseable skeleton. These are the type of models that every artist needs, and if you're like me, something that you would proudly display as not only a tool to further your art, but something that is as treasured as all the art in your collection. If you check out their homepage you can see that artists such as Brom, Jon Foster, Jordu Schell and Carlos Huante are already using these models for the very inspiring work they make. You can read the full article here on the SFWeekly.com website Our heartfelt thanks to Joshua "Creep" G for his kind words.
Cinefex Magazine, Issue 114
Cinefex Visual Effects Magazine recently published an article about the Visual Effects in the latest Chronicles of Narnia movie, “The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian”. Featured in this article was a photograph of one of KNB EFX’s (www.knbefxgroup.com) amazing sculptors, Jeremy Aiello, putting the finishing touches onto a clay sculpture of Asterius, a minotaur leader in the Narnian army. Here at freedom-of-teach, we felt quite proud to see our Anatomy Wall Chart prominently displayed on the back wall of the studio for use by the artists as a reference tool. We feel honored that many of the world’s leading EFX/VFX companies use freedom-of-teach products to help them create such amazing works. Further information can be found here on the Cinefex website  Surplus Universalis now available in the USA
Fred Blanchard is one of the amazingly talented artists who we are honored to have featured in the freedom-of-teach Artists' Gallery. If you haven't already done so, we would urge you to have a look at Fred's profile, credits and examples of his work here.Amongst other things, Fred has published his very own artbook, Surplus Universalis. Up until now, it has only been available in Europe but Fred has recently advised us that it is now available for purchase here in the USA through Stuart Ng Books. Follow the link to Stuart Ng books here and scroll down to the middle of the page for full details. This is an art book of 96 pages (64 in color and 32 in b&w) devoted to Fred's illustrative and animation art and design. There are over 200 illustrations. Also includes a biography and bibliography. And a step-by-step demonstration of his creation of the book's cover. All text is in both English & French.  Art Inspiring Art - Matt Corcoran
Here at freedom-of-teach we are always very excited to see how other artists make use of our products to assist them in producing their own artistic creations. We were very pleased to see how one of our local artists, Matt Corcoran, has used our Male Anatomy Model as a reference for some of his latest works when he was kind enough to share these images with us. Matt is a 3D Modeler and Texture Artist in the San Francisco Bay area and has been using the freedom-of-teach male anatomical model as a base reference for his skills development with Maya and ZBrush Matt has told us "I bought the human male v2 this past spring and started modeling it in Maya and then ZBrush. I just recently finished it and wanted to share it with you. Having this anatomical reference has greatly improved my modeling and understanding of human anatomy." Thanks very much, Matt, for sharing your work with us. Further examples of Matt's work, including an impressive portfolio, can be found on his website www.corcoran3d.com |
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