Syn Studio Art Blog

Back in July, we shared the news that three of our AEC Alumni were finalists in the annual concept art competition from The Rookies. We are so proud of these students and we are eager to see what adventures their careers as concept artists will bring them on. The next issue of Imagine FX will […]

Last time we did a Staff Picks article we gave recommendations for great art tutorials.  Well, mostly art tutorials anyways.  We are continuing this series with today’s article which will look at the Syn Studio teams favourite “Art of” books.  By “Art of” books, we mean books that act as a curated collection of artwork […]

With the finalists for the prestigious Rookies 2024 awards announced, we asked the Director of Studies, Kirsty, to say a few words about each of our finalists for The Rookies Awards. She had so much to say that we she ended up writing this whole article. Having seen these students put in so much hard […]

While having a good mentor is always the best way to learn art, sometimes that’s just not in the cards.  Classes and mentorships can be very expensive but you will certainly see a big improvement.  When that’s not an option, there are of course plenty of free learning opportunities available online.   However, we all learn […]

Our resident animation guru, Mike Wiesmeier, is also an avid plein air sketch artist. Having lived in major artistic cities such as Los Angeles and Montreal, Mike now resides in Italy where he is able to capture the beauty that surrounds him. Mike has put together a wonderful community of artists who share their sketches, […]