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Oct/15
2011 |
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GA Temporarily Closed
Category - Sketchgroups |
Due to a building ownership transfer, Game Artisans Montreal is temporarily closed. The studio is currently being relocated to a new office and will be back, with a new name, late 2012. It has been a pleasure serving Montreal’s art community and we look forward to seeing you all again in the near future.
Join us on facebook or twitter for details of the launch of our new studio and its new workshops, sketchgroups, and events! |
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Aug/27
2011 |
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GA Night Sessions #9
Category - Sketchgroups |
View info and photos ::.: GA Night Sessions #9 - Sketchgroups |
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Jul/15
2011 |
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GA Night Sessions #7
Category - Sketchgroups |
View info and photos ::.: GA Night Sessions #7 - Sketchgroups |
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June/16
2011 |
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GA Show & Tell Night #3
Category - Gallery News |
GA Show & Tell Night #3
On behalf of GAMontreal, we would like to invite you to attend a special evening on Thursday, June 16th, 2011.
Come join us for a must see Show & Tell evening with Vincent Joyal; Senior Environment artist at Square-Enix Eidos, who also placed within the Top 8 Champions of the prestigious international art competition, Unearthly Challenge, 2 years in a row. Then we top the evening with C.J. Goldman, a special effects artist and winner of the Gemini award for best achievement in special effects make-up.
For full details about this event, visit:
http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/news/news_13.php
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June/08
2011 |
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GA 3D Weekend Jam Part #1 Completed
Category - Studio News |
3D Weekend Jam #1 - Part One is over. View pictures and read the full story behind the event:
http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/3dweekendjam/jam1_part1.php
Judging takes place Thursday June 9th from 6-8pm, and the champions will be announced during a public showcase Friday June 10th, from 7:15pm to 10pm. Come celebrate the achievements of Montreal's first challenging student game artists.
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June/02
2011 |
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GA Special Event
Category - Gallery News |
Special Event - Do's and Don'ts of Portfolios and Interviews: Presented by Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment presents Do's and Don'ts of Portfolios and Interviews. For one extraordinary evening, Mohamed Gambouz and Frederic Ressair from Montreal's premier game studio, Ubisoft Entertainment, will dive into the mysteries behind Portfolios and Interviews - two ultra important requirements to land a job in Games... continue reading >>
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Apr/30
2011 |
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GA Night Sessions #5
Category - Gallery News |
GA Night Sessions #5 - Saturday April 30th from 6pm till 10pm.
Game Artisans Workshop would like to invite you to attend a special antique drawing session with Jing Tian Saturday April 30th from 6-10pm. Enjoy some time away from school and work and come sketch, draw and paint with local game, student, and pro artists and illustrators.
For more info about this event and previous sketchgroup events, visit - Sketchgroups
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Feb/24
2011 |
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GA Night Sessions #4
Category - Gallery News |
View info and photos ::.: GA Night Sessions #4 - February 24th from 8pm till Midnight
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Feb/17
2011 |
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GA Show & Tell Night #2
Category - Gallery News |
GA Show & Tell Night #2
On behalf of GAMontreal, we would like to invite you to attend a special evening on Thursday the 17th 2011.
Come join us for a must see Show & Tell evening with Jack Zhang, winner of two CGSociety Choice awards and four time ballistic publishing art inclusions, and Marc Taro Holmes, Art Director and Concept artist with 15 years experience in the industry producing games like Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Lord of the Rings Online, Halo Wars and more.
For additional details about this event, read full article here:
http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/news/news_10.php
A few photos:
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Nov/20
2010 |
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Montreal International Games Summit
Category - Gallery News |
The time? 10am-9pm, Monday November 8th 2010. The place? Montreal Place Bonaventure Hilton hotel during an event for aspiring and professional game content creators - the Montreal International Games Summit.
It all began like the quiet before the storm.
Set up took place late Sunday morning into the early single digit am's of Monday morning. With much art to show and with a pending launch of Dominance War V on the horizon, it was a late night, but before the flood gates opened for MIGS....
Read more and view event's photos:: http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/news/news_8.php |
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Sep/28
2010 |
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GA Show & Tell Night #1
Category - Gallery News |
GA Show & Tell Night #1
On October 14th, 2010, from 6:00 to 9:00pm, we had our first Show & Tell night with 3D Game Environment Artist & Unearthly Challenge 3D World Champion, Vlad Dergachov and Renowned Movie Concept Artist, Meinert Hansen.
With over 40 artists present to witness art in the making, great times were had when techniques were shown and many questions answered.
For additional details about this event, read full article here:
http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/news/news_5.php
A few photos:
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Sep/25
2010 |
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GA Portfolio Day - Part Deux
Category - Gallery News |
GA Portfolio Day - Part Deux!
Saturday October 2nd, from 3-6pm, get ready for a great day at Game Artisans Montreal! GA will be hosting its second portfolio review day and this time, we are adding great things to the mix to make it a fun and educational event for everyone! Along with reviewers, we are going to have some fun games to play while you wait! Soul Calibur, Bomberman, and Super Mario Bro Wii!
For full info, about this event, read here:
http://www.gameartisans.org/montreal/news/news_4.php |
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Sep/4
2010 |
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Comicon Advice and Critique Saturday
Category - Gallery News |
[English]
We are happy to announce that Game Artisans online has launched an extremely popular 3d and 2d game art challenge – The Comicon Challenge. Over 250 artists entered by day two, and many more join every hour. Be it for practice, creating a portfolio worthy piece, personal recognition, getting help from pros online, getting contacts in the industry, using an opportunity to create your favorite villain/hero, or to try for a top world standing, there are many reasons to join, so what are you waiting for? The Comicon Challenge Rules: http://www.comiconchallenge.com/2010/readbrief.php
This Saturday September 4th, from 12 to 3pm at Game Artisans Montreal, as we continue to help artists succeed, we will have a social artists get together to talk about your entries and ideas for the Comicon Challenge. We will also have pros on hand for one-on-one help, critiques, or questions about your 3d or concept art in progress. The following pros will be there:
What to bring?
- Bring your sketches, ideas, concepts, and/or 3d work (3dsmax)
- Bring your work on paper, on a flash drive, on ipad/itouch, or on a notebook computer.
- And finally, just in case, bring a pencil and paper.
This event is free, and depending on its success, we will have follow up sessions during the span of the Comicon Challenge.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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June/28
2010 |
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GA Portfolio Day
Category - Gallery News |
[English]
I wanted to thank everyone for coming to our Portfolio Review Day, especially the 4 professional artists who helped answer questions - Vladimir Dergachov, Rodrigue Pralier, Vincent Joyal, and Jacque Choi.
The night was a huge success! It was awesome to get a chance to hang out and chit chat with Montreal’s talented artists and I do look forward to seeing you all again in more future Game Artisans events to come.
I hope everyone left Game Artisans with inspiration, knowledge, and great motivation to succeed in your future artistic endeavors.
We will host additional fun events as we continue to help artists succeed and/or advance their careers in games. Please invite your friends, and their friends to our Facebook group so that we can create more fun events for more artists in the months and years ahead.
Yours Truly,
Fredrik Hultqvist
- GA Montreal Studio Founder
[Français (Google)]
Je tiens à remercier tous d'être venus à notre journée d'examen de portfolios, en particulier les 4 artistes professionnels qui ont contribué de leur temps pour répondre à des questions - Vladimir Dergachov, Rodrigue Pralier, Vincent Joyal, et Jacque Choi.
La nuit a été un grand succès! C'était un pleausre pour avoir une chance de se détendre et discuter avec des artistes talentueux de Montréal et je ne me réjouis de vous revoir en plus d'événements futurs artisans Game.
J'espère que tout le monde à gauche GameArtisans avec inspiration et de motivation pour réussir dans vos futurs projets artistiques.
Nous organiserons des événements supplémentaires et nous allons continuer à aider les artistes à réussir et / ou faire progresser leur carrière dans les jeux. S'il vous plaît inviter vos amis, et leurs amis à notre groupe Facebook afin que nous puissions créer des types d'événements amusants pour plus d'artistes dans les mois et années à venir.
Cordialement,
Fredrik Hultqvist
- GA Montreal Studio Founder |
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