
Sam has perfected an approach to picture making that works for any level of experience. The absolute …
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23 hours, 53 minutes
Sam has perfected an approach to picture making that works for any level of experience. The absolute beginner will rise quickly and start creating bold energetic paintings within the first couple of weeks of this online self-study. The experienced professional will learn the simplest way to break down a scene and only paint what is necessary to communicate the story. This class will not be covering tightly rendered paintings, but instead focus on quick color sketching to tell the entire story.
BIO: Samuel Michlap began his animation career in 1992 as a layout artist on Walt Disney’s Classic “The Lion King,” and key set designer on “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Sam was influential at DreamWorks as a Lead Visual Development Artist, Art Director, and ultimately Production Designer. He contributed to “The Prince of Egypt”, “The Road to El Dorado”, “Sinbad”, “Shrek”, “SharkTale”, ”Monsters Vs. Aliens”, “Tusker”, “Madagascar 3″, “Turbo”, “MegaMind” and “The Rise of the Guardians”. Sam has been recently working on the Guardian of the Galaxy feature films for Marvel. He is an accomplished Fine Art Gallery Painter. His clientele includes: Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Sony, BlueSky, IDT, Imagi Studios, Universal, IM Digital, EA Games and Buena Vista Visual. He shows at Howard Mandville Gallery, Trailside Gallery, Ann Hughes Fine Art Gallery and Settler’s West Gallery.

Samuel Michlap
About Instructor
Samuel Michlap began his animation career in 1992 as a layout artist on Walt Disney’s Classic “The Lion King,” and key set designer on “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Sam was influential at DreamWorks as a Lead Visual Development Artist, Art Director, and ultimately Production Designer. He contributed to “The Prince of Egypt”, “The Road to El Dorado”, “Sinbad”, “Shrek”, “SharkTale”, ”Monsters Vs. Aliens”, “Tusker”, “Madagascar 3″, “Turbo”, “MegaMind” and “The Rise of the Guardians”. Sam has been recently working on the Guardian of the Galaxy feature films for Marvel. He is an accomplished Fine Art Gallery Painter. His clientele includes: Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Sony, BlueSky, IDT, Imagi Studios, Universal, IM Digital, EA Games and Buena Vista Visual. He shows at Howard Mandville Gallery, Trailside Gallery, Ann Hughes Fine Art Gallery and Settler’s West Gallery.
Course Curriculum
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- Dynamic Color Sketching For Entertainment | Preview FREE 00:05:00
Preview for Dynamic Color Sketching For Entertainment with Samuel Michlap. -
- D.C.S. | Introduction 00:30:00
- D.C.S. | In-class Exercise 00:34:00
- D.C.S. | Abstract Thinking 00:39:00
- D.C.S. | Study Aids 00:45:00
- Dominant Idea FREE 00:33:00
- Color Comps 00:50:00
- Green vs Blue 00:41:00
- D.C.S. | Critique 1 00:42:00
- D.C.S. | Homework 2 00:08:00
- D.C.S. | Review 1 00:42:00
- D.C.S. | Color and Light 00:50:00
- D.C.S. | Color Comparison 00:39:00
- D.C.S. | In-class Assignment 1 00:58:00
- D.C.S. | Homework 3 00:06:00
- D.C.S. | Notes 01:09:00
- D.C.S. | In-class assignment 3 00:45:00
- D.C.S. | Final Critique: Part 1 00:51:00
- D.C.S. | Final Critique: Part 2 00:48:00
- D.C.S. | Final Critique: Part 3 00:41:00