On Hold

ISJ on Friday nights will be put on hold as many of us are at class that night. Will resume over the break!

ISJ - MAY 12

Waddup ya'll! We got the weekly Sketch Jam happening tomorrow at Paradise Perks. Come join us for some draw time and hang time! Look for a group of kids and their sketch books! 

Hope to see you there!


Usual details below:

Date : MAY 12, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - MAY 5

FIRST IRVINE SKETCH JAM OF THE MAY MONTH! Come Cinco De Mayo with us at Paradise Perks as we draw and hang the night away! Usual details below. Look for a group of kids and their sketch books! 

Date : MAY 5, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - APRIL 27

Tomorrow's Friday which means another week of Irvine Sketch Jam! If you're in the area and want to come out and chill and draw then you're totally welcome to come! I hope to see you guys there.



Date : April 27, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618



Some photos from last week...

ISJ - APRIL 20

Irvine Sketch Jam continues tomorrow night again!

Just some quick updates: I made a Facebook Group page for ISJ. The link can be found on the right side. Also I added Facebook group link to the other Sketch Groups that go on during the week in Southern California. I encourage you guys to check it out and join the groups! There are amazing people, amazing artists, that are all very helpful, knowledgeable, and humble about their art. 


Tuesday: Happy Hour Sketch Crew, Anaheim, CA
Friday: Irvine Sketch Jam, Irvine, CA
Sunday: Pasadena Sketch Jam, Pasadena, CA


And a little photo from last week! I apologize for coming late. I had to take care of some things at Kazone Art Academy.

See you guys tomorrow~

Date : April 20, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - April 13

Another session of Irvine Sketch Jam tomorrow! Details below!

See you guys there!


Date : April 13, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - APRIL 6

Let's do this! ISJ resumes again this week! I'll be there on time this week as I have no more classes until next month! I'll be catching up on some work for class so come join!

See you guys there!


Date : April 6, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

NO ISJ THIS WEEK!

No Irvine Sketch Jam this Friday on March 23. We will resume next week!

ISJ - MARCH 16

Come hang out and chill/draw with us for another week of ISJ! If you're in area and watch to sketch just come by. Don't be shy. Usual details below...


Date : March 16, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - MARCH 9

Time goes by way to fast. Second ISJ of the March month. I hope everyone's been working hard on their projects, assignments, work, or just on their craft over all.

Come hangout and draw with us if you're in the area! Usual details below! I hope to see you guys there! :)


Date : March 9, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - MARCH 2

First sketch jam of March month! Usual details below and I hope to see ya'll there! 

I keep forgetting to update... I've been knocking out at 9PM the past couple of nights drugged up on every type of cold medicine you can think of. In fact, I will probably knock out soon...


But I'll see ya'll tomorrow night! 
Date : March 2, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - February 24

IRVINE SKETCH JAM IS TOMORROW! It's been a great week and would love to finish it off with anyone that comes out tomorrow night! I'll be a lil late as usual but I hope to see you guys there!

Hope everyone's been healthy, happy, and working towards their goals! USUAL DETAILS BELOW!


Date : February 24, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - February 17

Yo! Irvine Sketch Jam is not dead! I forgot to post it last week. We still had one last week at Paradise Perks.

My apologies... I've been swamped with work, dealing with a cold, and taking care of some personal things. I usually update on Wednesday but I forgot.

Anyhow, come out if ya'll can! It'd be great to see everyone! Usual details as below:

Date : February 17, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - February 3

Can't believe we blazed through the first month of the year already. We're now onto February. Happy February to everyone! Irvine Sketch Jam will happen again this Friday, February 3rd, first one of the month. Details below and I hope to see you guys there!

Date : February 3, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - JANUARY 27

Irvine Sketch Jam resumes this Friday! At our new home for the sketch session, Paradise Perks! We have new hours to because they close at 11PM. We'll start the sketch jam at 7PM. I hope everyone comes out. This place is pretty cozy on a Friday night for some drawing. Details below... 



Date : January 27, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

concept cube design

hey guys.. new school coming through.

http://www.conceptcubedesign.com/
Tony Yao trained guys like John Park, Robert Simons, Danny Gardner and many more.

This is some work I did while I was training with this teacher in high school.

Paradise Perks

So last night me and a few others from ISJ decided to look for a new location for the Irvine Sketch Jam. We ended up finding a nice local mom and pop coffee shop in Irvine called Paradise Perks.

I was really bummed about Lee's Sandwich changing their hours but had it not happened we would not have found out about this little treasure. (I actually knew about it but always felt it was small and perhaps crowded on a Friday night. Turns out that is not the case lol).

It's a really cozy coffee shop with a lot of tables and not really crowded on a Friday night at all. Which works for us Friday night artists.

I've posted up a few pics of the place but this looks like it will be the new location for the Irvine Sketch Jam. But yeah, looks like we found a new home for ISJ! :)

Date : January 27, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 7pm - 11pm
Where: Paradise Perks
Address: 15475 Jeffrey Road, Suite 450, Irvine, CA 92618

ISJ - JANUARY 20! - NEW LOCATION!

Hey everyone!

Unfortunately Lee's Sandwich has changed their hours and now closes at 9PM. It's been like this the past 2 weeks and we've had to relocate from Cha for Tea to In-N-Out or Taco Bell. It's a lot of trouble and I don't want that for anyone.

The new location will be at IRVINE SPECTRUM - OASIS FOOD COURT!
Hours will be from 8PM-11PM and after wards is your call. Some people may want to go grab drinks afterward to hang out more.

Irvine Spectrum Oasis Food Court is DIRECTLY OPPOSITE from Edwards 21 Cinema. Look at images below:

To summarize the post:

Date : January 20, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8pm - 11pm
Where: IRVINE SPECTRUM - OASIS FOOD COURT (There's Wi-Fi too!)
Address: 71 FORTUNE DRIVE, IRVINE, CA 92618-4924 

** Another Update **
After tomorrow I will start Kazone Art Academy next Friday. That finishes it at 10:30PM so I will make my way over to Irvine Spectrum as things are wrapping up to say hi to everyone. I will come late but I WILL be there.


Irvine Sketch Jam belongs to everyone that's come and gone to it and everyone that will come in the future. It's been going for over a year. It started off with just myself, then Brigitte La and Justin Kim came along, and then it just continued to grow from there. And I hope it continues to stay strong and keep growing. We need more things like this in Orange County. Burbank/LA County is the hot spot for art. Why not make Orange County another hot spot? 

The weekly sketching group has opened me up to so many people in my lives that I care about it. It hasn't just affected me but others that have come to the sketch group. My friends have all made new friends along the way to share along in the art journey. It hasn't just exposed us to amazing artists but amazing people as well.


It's going to be an interesting transition but I hope everyone works with me on this. And I hope to see everyone tomorrow! :)

1/13 Drawings

Some characters (and caricatures) from tonight.  Too many head drawings, though. -_-

Friday the Thirteenth

01-13-12

Just drawing Link in the sketchbook

Nobody

from today's sketchjam

ISJ - JANUARY 13

Friday's coming up! So ya'll know what that means. Another session if Irvine Sketch Jam! Usual details below. I hope to see ya'll there! :) 


Date : January 13, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8pm - 12am
Where: Lee's Sandwich near UCI
Address: 4127 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612

We always encourage artists of any level to come out and hang out. So don't feel intimidated as there are artists of many levels here and many backgrounds. Not only do we hangout, sketch, but we also teach each other too! Great environment to meet new people and practice your craft!

Local Private Art Schools in Southern California

I thought I'd compile a list of art schools for people. Back in college I'd google different art schools and had a hard time finding them because I was new to the art field. I graduated from UCI so I already had a degree and was not looking for an art degree. What I wanted was art education at a price that I could afford without owing a lot of money in school debt. I still had my UCI school loans to pay off. Hopefully this list of schools will help you out if you are in the same situation that I am in. More bang for your buck right? ;)

Since I've graduated, many schools have opened up. I figured if I compile a list like this it could save a lot of time for people.  Hopefully this list will help people who are looking for art schools to study foundation, painting, drawing, entertainment design, fine arts, etc.

I will update this as I find more....

LA County:

Concept Design Academy: blogspot,school website

Red Engine Studios: blogspot, school website

Korpus School of Art + Gallery: blogspot, school website

3 Kicks Studio: blogspot, school website

The Animation Guild: blogspot , school website

The Animation Academy: blogspot, school website

LAAFA: blogspot, school website

Orange County:

Kazone Art Academy: blogspot, school website

San Diego County: 

Watts Atelier of the Arts: school website

Studio 2nd Street: blogspot, school website

Marshall Vandruff Seminars: http://www.marshallart.com/

All these schools have amazing things to offer. I hope everyone tries them out! :)

ISJ - January 6 Pictures

Photos from tonight's sketch jam. So turns out Lee's Sandwich closed early because UCI hasn't started yet. So we migrated to Cha for Tea and then to In-N-Out. Good times nonetheless! :)

ISJ - JANUARY 6

FIRST IRVINE SKETCH JAM OF THE YEAR BEGINS TOMORROW!!!! HOORAH!!!

I hope the holidays and new years celebrations have treated everyone well! Hope you guys made it safe into 2012! Tomorrow will be the first Irvine Sketch Jam of the year at the usual location of Lee's Sandwich.

Over the next few days I'll try my best to update this blog for more resources for people regarding figure workshops and local art schools. Anyhow, details below and I hope to see you guys tomorrow night! :)

Date : January 6, 2012 (FRIDAY)
When: 8pm - 12am
Where: Lee's Sandwich near UCI
Address: 4127 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA 92612

We always encourage artists of any level to come out and hang out. So don't feel intimidated as there are artists of many levels here and many backgrounds. Not only do we hangout, sketch, but we also teach each other too! Great environment to meet new people and practice your craft!