Studio Artist on the Cover of Mac Fan
Studio Artist user Charis Tsevis made the June cover of the Japanese Mac Fan magazine with one of his awesome photo mosaic images created using Studio Artist.
Catherine Tate -The Making of Half-Life
Catherine Tate was the VFX supervisor for this years Sundance film ‘Half-Life’ directed by Jennifer Phang, which featured some Studio Artist processed footage. Catherine discussed with me some of the work that went into the Studio Artist generated visual effect sequences for the film. ‘I ran all the mini dv footage that was shot for…
Jean Detheux Studio Artist Workshops
Studio Artist user Jean Detheux will be doing a lecture tour of Ontario next week. The lecture-workshops, which focus on his animation work using Studio Artist and Final Cut Pro, will be given at the National Archives and De La Salle High School in Ottawa, the Alliance Francaise and the Centre Francophone in Toronto, and…
Half Life
‘Half-Life’ is a film by Jennifer Phang that premiered at Sundance 2008 and has been winning awards at various film festivals this year. The film also features some visual sequences rendered using Studio Artist. There’s a Seattle International Film Festival showing June 6,7th, and a Los Angeles Film Festival showing June 29th. For more information…
Bill Roth’s Some Assembly Required
Studio Artist user Bill Roth has recently completed a new Studio Artist animation project called ‘Some Assembly Required’. Bill describes Some Assembly Required as ‘a patchwork glimpse into the slightly manic process of self-concoction”, and it showcases a wide variety of Studio Artist paint animation styles.
Sita Sings the Blues at Tribeca Film Festival
Long time Studio Artist user Nina Paley’s animated film ‘Sita Sings the Blues’ makes it’s north american premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City this week. Most of the film is hand animated using Flash, but there is a little bit of Studio Artist processing included in the film as well in…
Hands of Silk
Homer Alaska based Studio Artist user Diane Peterson is a fiber artist who has been experimenting using Studio Artist to create mixed media fiber art. I wanted to share this because it’s an interesting example of moving beyond conventional digital artwork for the screen or traditional ink jet prints. And it’s also a great example…
World of Tito Buzz
Studio Artist user Theron Taber has a new online gallery of his Studio Artist work available for viewing at web.mac.com/theront. Theron is interested in creating photo-based images that take inspiration from painting. He’s especially attracted to scenes of ordinary life, and his gallery includes artwork generated from photos taken during his travels to the Philippines…
The Big Sleep Music Video
Studio Artist user Andrew Blackwell recently made a music video for the Brooklyn band The Big Sleep that makes extensive use of Studio Artist. Andrew is a filmmaker based in New York City. Andrew creatively used Studio Artist’s Convex Hull Image Operation in various Paint Action Sequences to process different elements in the video, creating…
Jean Detheux Studio Artist Update
Studio Artist user Jean Detheux has a busy schedule over the next few months. He has 2 new films selected for this year’s Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois film festival. in the Animation category is Daydream Mechanics V Sketch 3. And in the Art and Experimentation category is Civil War Sketch 1. This film also features…