Who is going to LightBox Expo?

Coley

@Dima-Eichhorn yes, I agree, the hate is extremely upsetting! People are not just assuming guilt, they’re being incredibly hateful. I didn’t read much of it because it makes me lose faith in people

StudioLooong

Is there any way to get info on the event before you pay? I know I could just throw a dollar at it but I'd at least like to see the lineup first.

Lovsey

@StudioLooong Check out Bobby Chiu’s YouTube he gives a rundown of the lineup, goodie bag and a sneak peek at the schedule.

Dima Eichhorn

@Coley you are right. I've already lost it.

Coley

@Dima-Eichhorn take a break from it. I think it’s good to be aware of but not dwell in! We can’t change anything by being upset. I’m just trying to maintain composure in any of my interactions on the matter and support others who are speaking reasonably on the matter. But it definitely is upsetting

Annaaronson

Hey Guys!

I just tried to get into the first Lightbox session and it said that Zoom had already hit its 300 person capacity... does anyone know if that's how all the sessions will be run? It would be a bummer not to get to see any of them.

Thanks!!

Julia

@StudioLooong Hello! I don't think Bobby Chiu succeeded in giving a good glimpse of what was this event about
I watched the vlog of the 2019 edition by erikathegoober and it gave me far better insight. Check it out on Youtube!

Edit : yes, for the 2020 agenda, it seems you need to register (i e to pay) before accessing any information. The reasonning behind, is that the agenda is automatically made available on your time zone.

Personnally I would had rather have the agenda and do a little math to adjust the time to my time zone.

Also, it is likely to be night sessions for those in Europe. I din't see any mention of possible replay for those who register.

I have a big question mark on this edition, being only the second and the first online.

Besides I didn't see many comments on the 1st edition outside the video promotions from Bobby Chiu and his crew. I'll check if there is a thread on the forum!

Blitz55

@Dima-Eichhorn said in Who is going to LightBox Expo?:

@Blitz55 I am really grateful to corona about this. I couldn't imagine that I am attending it ever, since I live in Europe.

The online version is really well done so far. I'm hoping that perhaps they continue this along side the event itself for those who can't make the trip.

sigross

@Annaaronson I just watched a kitbash3D VR demo that was hosted on twitch. So there's probably multi-broadcasts.

Lovsey

@Annaaronson Hi! The Zoom sessions have different caps, 100-500 people depending on the session. I just keep trying and eventually get in when someone jumps out. Also, all of the Zoom sessions I’ve been attending are being recorded so they will likely be offered again somewhere else (not sure where yet, probably either via Bobby Chiu or the featured artist’s own website). I’ll let you know here if I find out

xin li

Does anyone know if the sessions are recorded, so I can watch later with paying for $1? I am home with a 3 years old, and very stressful deadlines for projects. Attending live events is likely not possible for me at this moment, but it seems there are some amazing stuff going on. I am especailly interested in Noah Klocek's presentation on picture book illustration, and paitning with pastels.

Lovsey

@xin-li most of them are being recorded or left up on YouTube, Twitch, Behance or artist’s own websites. The sessions by Noah Klocek, which I am also really looking forward to , will be aired on Facebook Live so they should be available after the schedule times but I’m not 100% sure though because I haven’t been to a Facebook Live session yet and don’t have much experience with them.

Shyam Sailus

Sketching Characters from Imagination - Using Procreate 5X
Presenter(s): Nikolai Lockertsen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvDi3KwSCYU&feature=youtu.be

Portfolio Talk and Review: Making Art that is Not for Clients
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qPn85avMh0&feature=emb_logo

xin li

@Lovsey ok. does that mean I do not need to regist wit Lightbox to see the presentation? good to know.

Shyam Sailus

@xin-li portfolio tips
https://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/careers/portfolio-tips

@xin-li Jesper Ejsing Live Stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jtHxY-LJho

Lighting for stylized character with Lynn Chen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrik4OOekM&feature=emb_logo
https://gumroad.com/lynnchenart#RTaVY (PSD files)

xin li

@Shyam-Sailus
Are these presetations going to be available long term? I will check it out later in the evening. But I might not have the time to watch all of them during this weekend. Wonder if I can visit these videos for weeks/months to come.

Lovsey

@xin-li potentially...I can let you know which Facebook Page Klocek’s live will be aired on. But it is not being advertised how long any of the videos will be available for after the fact, although each artist/company seems to have the rights to their own videos being allowed to put them on their YouTube channel, Instagram Live or website. The Twitch videos are reportedly available for 14days but I’m not confident that the other formats will be available that long...

Noah Klocek’s live:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1129625494136107&extid=5jMvnqNQlkOaLwjU
Imageblock Studio facebook.

Edit: He is going to save the video on this facebook page

Neha Rawat

Thanks for sharing all the links guys! I was looking forward to many of the sessions as well but the timezone difference is just not allowing me to. I did try to stay up on the first day but I'd dozed off midway through the first of the 3 sessions I'd "planned" to stay up for

Lovsey

No probs! @Neha-Rawat haha the struggle is real especially when you’re watching videos in bed haha but I’m enjoying myself so it’s worth the crazy early morning hours

Coreyartus

I don't prefer to go to the Expo, but there are a lot of vids being posted on YouTube that have been part of Lightbox's offerings the last couple days. Simply going there, using "Lightbox" as a search term, and filtering the search results to "This Week" will render dozens & dozens of streams and webinars that have already been broadcast as well as a specific Lightbox channel.

I'm getting the impression that the biggest advantage to paying the dollar fee to the online Expo is to get access to the scheduled program of offerings that are participating all over the internet. On YouTube, at least, @xin-li those streams may stick around for a while on various accounts so watching them may not have a deadline.

Also, on Twitch, there are a plethora of Lightbox-oriented livestream recordings as well.

Please note that unrelated to Lightbox there are many many recordings of live streams on Behance, including some of the instructors from SVSLearn like Anna Daviscourt.

The challenge with all of these is that it's difficult to specifically curate what is useful to you in the context of what your goals are. Are you looking for children's book illustration recordings specifically about the industry? Character design as it relates to picture books? Technique or tool videos? How to assemble a book dummy? It should be noted that Lightbox and Schoolism are both balanced heavily toward the entertainment, animation, and gaming industries which indeed have a lot of overlap with children's illustration but also have some significantly major differences.

I personally find that in the vast sea of options, I gravitate toward the content created by specific artists with more kidlit-oriented styles (or at least my own developing understanding of kidlit style), as that methodology seems to help delineate content that is relevant to my own children's book illustration needs rather than watching content that ultimately isn't as applicable. For example, it's lovely to see highly detailed fantasy genre portraits being painted in action poses, or photo-bashed concept art of dramatically lit environments, or textured surfaces being rendered in 3D, but they're probably not going to be as pertinent to my own needs in an immediate sense. Watching a video on putting together a portfolio hosted by the heads of gaming studios probably isn't going to help one assemble a portfolio for the children's book industry. They're just not the same.

That may seem elementary. And I'm sorry if I sound too "teachery" or condescending--that's not my intent. But I vividly remember exploring my own interests in general illustration and not realizing there were differences. Once I found SVSLearn, I had to re-align many of my understandings about the illustration industry as my first exposures on the internet were to artists who were primarily creating work for gaming, animation, and movies. They were the easiest to find and I thought that's all there was. Examples of the worlds of editorial, kidlit, fine art, and licensing weren't as dazzling nor immediately findable as they weren't as popular. Much of the educational materials on the internet, and in most of the popular online schools, privilege design for industries most young people have immediate experience with--movies, games, and comics. I don't know whether I was just slow or stupid or naive or hadn't figured out yet what I wanted enough, but it took me a bit to understand there was a wider world of illustration options and styles than those immediately presented in front of me in search results.