| Wouter Tulp • Newsletter • september 2024 Greetings friends, Welcome to my newsletter. I hope you are doing well.In this newsletter I'll share some updates on my art, and activities. I hope you'll enjoy Lightbox expo Lightbox expo is almost here! From October 25 - 27 I will be tabling at Lightbox expo, the animation event of the year! I will be tabling at this event together with my good friend and amazing artist Thomas Fluharty , and I'll be bringing books, and originals. You can find me at booth #1103 . I'm always excited about this event where I always meet so many inspiring artists, see friends and get inspired by all the amazing art and talks. Feel free to come over and say hi. LINK Masterclass festival I will teach a character design masterclass at the Masterclass festival. This is a festival where industry professionals from various disciplines, like acting, ballet, trumpet and more teach masterclasses to students in front of a live audience. Three participants have already started working on a character design that I will be critiquing in front of a live audience. Here are some of the designs the talents are currently working on : Lion design by Giulia Beck Design by Léon Zunnebeld Design by Daan Mac Gillavry Podcast I'm really excited to let you all know that my good friends and fellow artists Tom Fluharty, Jonathan Hardesty and myself are going to start a podcast. The name of the podcast will be 'Three point perspective. In this podcast we'll discuss art, creativity and inspiration. From time to time we'll invite guests from different artistic fields to shine their light on things. We've already begun recordings and I can say we're having a blast. I can't wait to see the episodes go live. I'll keep you posted! Artwork by Jonathan Hardesty Artwork by Thomas Fluharty Art update Recently I've been experimenting with pastel pencils.I like working on smooth surfaces. For some drawings I use animation paper ( Ingram bond drawing pad I've been told this is the paper they use at Pixar, don't know if it's true or not). For others I use newsprint. Newsprint comes in all kinds of varieties, I personally like this one: Strathmore smooth surface newsprint Some of these drawings will be available for sale at Lightbox expo. New book! In my last newsletter I showed a few of my 'inksplorations' Over time this became a series of ink drawings, so I decided to publish them in a book. The book will be available at Lightbox expo. After Lightbox expo it can also be purchased through my website, where it is currently available form pre-order. pre-order inksplorations Schoolism Schoolism now offers lifetime access to their courses. For only $75 you can purchase lifetime access to any course. LINK If you prefer browsing, and having unlimited access to ALL courses, an annual subscription may be what you're looking for. You can switch course at any moment, as often as you like: LINK Next class starts December 4 2024 : Expressive characters In this course we'll focus on the foundational skills needed for character design. Construction, dimensional drawing and gesture are important subjects in this course. This course has weekly live sessions where I provide feedback to your work. Enroll Upcoming events: • Masterclass festival Amsterdam October 5 2024 During this festival industry professionals from various disciplines, like acting, ballet, trumpet and more teach masterclasses to students in front of a live audience. Check out the website for more information: link • Lightbox expo Pasadena USA October 25 - 27 For artists, by artists, Lightbox Expo is a three-day entertainment art industry event that brings together creatives to learn, inspire and ignite a shared passion for art Visit my website That's it! You made it! Thank you so much for reading this newsletter. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions or feedback. Find me on social media |
Wouter Tulp • Newsletter • september 2024
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Greetings friends,
Welcome to my newsletter. I hope you are doing well.In this newsletter I'll share some updates on my art, and activities. I hope you'll enjoy
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Lightbox expo is almost here! From October 25 - 27 I will be tabling at Lightbox expo, the animation event of the year! I will be tabling at this event together with my good friend and amazing artist Thomas Fluharty, and I'll be bringing books, and originals. You can find me at booth #1103. I'm always excited about this event where I always meet so many inspiring artists, see friends and get inspired by all the amazing art and talks. Feel free to come over and say hi. LINK | |
Masterclass festival
I will teach a character design masterclass at the Masterclass festival. This is a festival where industry professionals from various disciplines, like acting, ballet, trumpet and more teach masterclasses to students in front of a live audience. Three participants have already started working on a character design that I will be critiquing in front of a live audience. Here are some of the designs the talents are currently working on :
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Podcast
I'm really excited to let you all know that my good friends and fellow artists Tom Fluharty, Jonathan Hardesty and myself are going to start a podcast. The name of the podcast will be 'Three point perspective. In this podcast we'll discuss art, creativity and inspiration. From time to time we'll invite guests from different artistic fields to shine their light on things. We've already begun recordings and I can say we're having a blast. I can't wait to see the episodes go live. I'll keep you posted!
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Art update
Recently I've been experimenting with pastel pencils.I like working on smooth surfaces. For some drawings I use animation paper ( Ingram bond drawing pad I've been told this is the paper they use at Pixar, don't know if it's true or not). For others I use newsprint. Newsprint comes in all kinds of varieties, I personally like this one: Strathmore smooth surface newsprint
Some of these drawings will be available for sale at Lightbox expo.
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In my last newsletter I showed a few of my 'inksplorations' Over time this became a series of ink drawings, so I decided to publish them in a book. The book will be available at Lightbox expo. After Lightbox expo it can also be purchased through my website, where it is currently available form pre-order. | |
Schoolism now offers lifetime access to their courses. For only $75 you can purchase lifetime access to any course. LINK
If you prefer browsing, and having unlimited access to ALL courses, an annual subscription may be what you're looking for. You can switch course at any moment, as often as you like: LINK
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Next class starts December 4 2024 : Expressive characters
In this course we'll focus on the foundational skills needed for character design. Construction, dimensional drawing and gesture are important subjects in this course. This course has weekly live sessions where I provide feedback to your work.
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Upcoming events:
• Masterclass festival Amsterdam October 5 2024
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During this festival industry professionals from various disciplines, like acting, ballet, trumpet and more teach masterclasses to students in front of a live audience.
Check out the website for more information: link
• Lightbox expo Pasadena USA October 25 - 27
For artists, by artists, Lightbox Expo is a three-day entertainment art industry event that brings together creatives to learn, inspire and ignite a shared passion for art
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That's it! You made it!
Thank you so much for reading this newsletter. Please feel free to reach out if you have questions or feedback.
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