Category: Concept Art
MtM Has A Foal (baby horse) Skeleton!
It started as a pile of bones, carefully cleaned and sorted. Now,our foal is finally part of our skeletal menagerie for Animal Drawing!
It’s been a few years since an intrepid SA group accompanied Tina Seemann to Orangeville to Stuart Johnston’s horse farm to dig this animal out of the ground.
And (drum roll please!) finally, here he is!
MtM student Kris Manser-Hart was the architect and he did an amazing job- building an armature worthy of the ROM!
In these photos year 3 Concept Art students are seen drawing the recently completed skeleton.
The foal (* it was only 6 months old when it was put down, due to illness) is perfect for the school setting, where it seems VERY LARGE !
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Animal Drawing class with the new foal skeleton.
Concept Art at Max the Mutt: Why Is Our Program Your Best Choice?
This is what Frank Hong, creative Director at Crush Visual in Toronto has to say:
“I recommend Max the Mutt as your choice for a serious art education.
I’ve had the great pleasure to be a guest teacher at Max the Mutt. The faculty has extensive knowledge and experience in the arts industry. It is a place full of anticipation, one filled with prospects. In my short time to getting to know the students, I see so much potential in their vision. I believe that under the guidance at Max the Mutt, the students can find their true passion in their art. For this reason, this September I’m joining the faculty as a part time instructor. The faculty of working professionals with experience in the industry shines a light for the students to navigate the realities of professional arts and design. Max the Mutt is always here to give support and provide the vital learning environment and the right resources for the students to be successful.” https://www.artstation.com/artist/frankhong
What do Concept Artists do?
Concept artists are the people who design the look of a film or game. They design environments, characters and props and may be called upon to do other things as well…such as cover design, poster design, colour keys and storyboards. For mobile games, they may need to take the environment they designed and import it into 3D software, model it and get it to a level where it is “game ready.”
These rapidly growing industries need people who have the creativity and the skills required. The problem for them is that currently there is a shortage of people who have creative vision as well as both the traditional art skills and the computer skills required!
Additional skills that you will graduate with in this very deep program include background painting for animation; layout for animation & video games ; storyboarding for animation, games and live action; and matte painting for VFX.
Max the Mutt’s Concept Art Program remains, as far as we know, the only program in Canada that focuses in depth on concept art and preparing students for concept art and related careers. This is important because the skill base needed is so deep that we can’t see how it could be done in 4 years in addition to studying game design, computer coding, and/or academic courses.
If you want to be a concept artist you’ll need skills in a variety of areas, and this program provides training in all of them:
- illustration
- a high level of proficiency in traditional, representational drawing and painting
- animation related skills such as storyboarding, film language, location design and layout for animation
- concept specific courses that include research and idea development, character design, environment design, prop design, creature design,
- advanced knowledge of Photoshop
- familiarity with 3D computer software
- We are now adding extra hours to the 72 hour 3D course to bring modeling in 3D to employment level as a game artist.
- Matte Painting, a VFX skill in demand that requires a skill base like the one this diploma currently provides PLUS some extras, including how to import work into software used for compositing.
Our diploma program originally took us a full year to design: we received input from major concept artists in Canada and the USA. We continue to stay in tune and in touch with the industries we serve so that we can update curriculum and add new skills that will give graduates the broadest range of job possibilities.
This 4 year course of study requires dedication and lots of hard work. If you attend, you’ll be studying with some of Canada’s top concept , animation, and VFX artists, who want to share a complex skill base that is hard to find in Canada.
Our curriculum is carefully planned to start from the basics, and help you develop the skills you need for each new challenge, allowing you to grow as an artist and produce a level of work that has really astounded us and pleased the industries we serve.
Below, you’ll find work by Max the Mutt 2014 Concept Art Graduate Brian Zuleta was the winner of Ubisoft’s only UBI Gallery Apprenticeship Award designed to find concept artists!
The competition was open to all recent art graduates from Ontario post-secondary schools.
Here’s what Brian had to say about his experience at Max the Mutt, and his thoughts on winning the prestigious award:
“My time at Max the Mutt was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. My skills were very limited when I first started, but Max really taught me everything I needed to know to meet my goals. I also had the opportunity to meet amazing people as well, they helped me grow as an artist and as a person. Going to Max the Mutt was definitely the right choice for me and I would recommend it to anyone who is passionate about art!”
View Brian’s Portfolio here
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Ubisoft Toronto Art Director Patrick Ingoldsby wrote this to us right after Brian won the award:
“Having helped Max the Mutt by hosting interviews for their concept grads, I am very proud of the school for shoring up this level of talent. We see grads like this as future stars in this industry and are excited to see fresh talent emerging with us.”
Patrick Ingoldsby
Art Director
Ubisoft Toronto
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Why Is Max the Mutt Your Best Choice?
Why Max the Mutt? It’s simple: we care. Max the Mutt offers working professionals as instructors, small class size, community, an emphasis on focus, a developmental curriculum following a year of basic skills training. We are in constant contact with the industries we serve to ensure that course content is up to date! Our yearly Industry Event, where graduating students show their work to recruiters and art directors from top companies who are looking to hire young talent, is well attended and our graduates are in demand!!
There is a difference between attending Max the Mutt, with small class size and constant access to individual assistance, and a large school where classes sometimes have 25 to 30 people and even the best instructors simply don’t have the time to get around to everyone!
Max the Mutt was founded by professionals. Our mandate has always been a commitment to teach the skills we value to coming generations. We care about every student. We are a small community where every person matters, and we know what it takes to develop your talent – because we’ve been there.
It isn’t easy. It takes discipline and passion. You, as a student, have to be present, committed, and willing to do the hard work. You need to buy in to our emphasis on professionalism and focus.
train yourself to organize your work, meet deadlines, deal professionally with problems, including asking for help when you need it. You need the desire and the grit to stick with it, and to keep faith in your ability to grow and develop.
For our part, we do our best to assist when you hit difficult patches. We have a vested interest in the success of every student and want to see everyone succeed.
When you graduate, companies will hire you and keep you on if you have both the skills and the professionalism required. Max the Mutt is respected by employers, but simply attending Max the Mutt, or any other school, no matter how “famous,” will not make a career for you! That’s your job – with our help.
Focus is a major part of success.
Our goal is to help you set your imagination free by helping you develop the artistic and computer savvy that will build your confidence and your portfolio, and marrying that to professionalism: polite behaviour, meeting deadlines, being on time, taking criticism well, being a good team player, and following directions. This is a winning recipe for success.
This is why we believe Max the Mutt is your best choice if you are serious about having a career in animation, illustration or concept art!
We are now responding to inquiries for September 2017 admissions! Submit the tour request form, or contact us at admissions@maxthemutt.com, or by phone at 416-703-6877, toll free in North America 1-877-486-MUTT.
#MtMConceptArt Students Are International Contest Finalists!
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Concept Art work by- Zabi Hassan (now entering year 3)
Background Layout Scene by 2016 graduate Mandy Wills
Character Designs by 2016 graduate Melissa Lodu
Congratulations to Max the Mutt’s Concept Art students:
Zabi Hassan, a 3rd year student this Fall, https://www.artstation.com/artist/zabi
and
Mandy Wills, a 2016 grad, https://www.artstation.com/artist/mandy169
Who were both selected by the Official Judging Panel at The Rookies for
“The Drafts” section of their prestigious International Awards contest in the Illustration Category! They are among 12 chosen, for this section of the contest, as representing the most Impressive Work submitted by Students from 77 countries around the World in 2016!
And Congratulations to Melissa Lodu, a 2016 grad, https://www.artstation.com/artist/melissalodu, who was chosen as a semi finalist!
You can find the work of all finalists in this category here: http://www.therookies.co/results/draft/illustration
Traditional Painting at Max the Mutt
Max the Mutt’s strength lies in a well thought out, developmental curriculum that stresses a foundation of traditional fine art skills. What you see here is the result of good teaching, focus, and hard work. This is the school that understands how important it is for you to understand PROCESS and know how to approach each assignment. The growth amazes us all! We are all born with so much untapped, undeveloped potential. You do need the passion for art, the grit to stick with it when it doesn’t come easily, the professionalism to get to class on time, get assignments in on time, the discipline to FOCUS on what you are doing!
All students in all diplomas take one year of representational painting using oils. Many have painted not at all or very little. Still life paintings were done by year one students.
All students in all diplomas take one year of representational painting using oils. The Concept Art students continue to study traditional painting throughout their education. Year one features still life studies, with subsequent years focusing on figurative work .
ere are some examples of 2015-16 painting!
Max the Mutt graduates are working in companies throughout the Canadian animation and game industries !
We pride ourselves on offering you the opportunity to develop your understanding of traditional, visual arts language, a pre-requisite for unleashing your imagination and developing the skills you’ll need for a successful career in any art based field.
This is followed by in-depth training with instructors who are working professionals, small class size that allows for personal attention, and the critical emphasis on developing focus, concentration and work ethic. No wonder our graduates have such a high success rate!
For more information about our programs, or to book a tour, please contact us at admissions@maxthemutt.com . You can also submit the “book a tour” form on our website, www.maxthemutt.com !
We look forward to hearing from you.
Director Tahir Rana: “Finally an animation school that gets it!”
“Max The Mutt has always been a top recruitment destination and continues to solidify its place among the premier animation colleges in the world.”
A quote from Tahir Rana, Director of “Welcome To The Wayne”. This was the first TV Series based on a digital series produced for Nickelodeon by Toronto’s Yowza Animation.
Tahir recently visited Max the Mutt to speak to Animation and Concept Art students, and generously followed his presentation with one-on-one portfolio reviews! He stayed much longer than intended and was very happy with the work he saw:
“I am honoured to offer my endorsement to your wonderful school. This week I plan on getting in touch with some of the students I met and discussing possible employment as they close in on graduation day.
Max The Mutt: finally, an animation school that gets it! With a faculty comprised of leading industry professionals, Max delivers with a top tier curriculum that provides students with all of the tools they need to equip themselves for long term success in the fields of animation and design. Max The Mutt has always been a top recruitment destination and continues to solidify its place among the premier animation colleges in the world.”
Thanks so much, Tahir! We were honoured by your visit as well as your passion for animation. You are an inspiration.
Max the Mutt stresses small class size, in depth curriculum and instructors who are working professionals.
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