THE IMC 2013 is full for this year. Email us to get on the wait list.
If you don't want to wait until 2014 to work with some of our faculty, one on one, consider SmArt School online.
Spring semester starts February 1.
June 10th-16th 2013 Core Faculty
Boris Vallejo . Julie Bell . Rebecca Guay . Donato Giancola . Greg Manchess
Dan Dos Santos . Scott Fischer . Irene Gallo
*core faculty teach for the entirety of the week and the special guests join our week as described below*
New to the 2013 Faculty; The IMC welcomes special guest Mike Mignola
The IMC 2013 will have Mike Mignola's undivided attention for three days, two nights and once special lecture!
We are thrilled to welcome back Iain McCaig and James Gurney
The amazing Iain McCaig will join us again this year to dazzle us with his drawing bootcamp/creature workshop!
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James will join us for two days and two special lectures!
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The IMC 2013 is very happy to announce the addition of MORE special guests
for this June. Scott Allie, Peter de Seve, and Mo Willems!
Celebrated writer and Editor -in-Chief of Dark Horse Comics will be our special guest for the ENTIRE IMC week!
AND the ever amazing creators Peter deSeve and Mo Willems with be joining us for a special lecture!
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There are few places in the world where you can spend a week deeply immersed in the spirit and practical knowledge of your life as an artist.
Even fewer places that when you are feeling unsure or wonder what to do next in your painting you can pull you chair over and sit next to Boris Vallejo or Greg Manchess, watch them paint, and ask all the questions you need before going back to your easel across the room and implementing the inspiration.
The IMC, now going in its sixth year is a world where the normal bounderies fall away. It is a miraculous atmosphere of creative energy where artists and the creators that made one want to do art in the first place share one studio and the knowledge and love of the work.
With the constant support for the faculty and the guests, those who attend the IMC ( either beginning illustrator or working professional) push their own skills further than they expect that they can in a single week, and are able to build connections among each other, and with the faculty and guest art directors that will help them take deeper steps into the industry.
Boris Vallejo painting
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Greg Manchess and Scott Fischer paint at a late night impromptu demo
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Jim Gurney and Dan DosSantos and the IMC students paint and draw from our model Gabe
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IMCers Elizabeth Alba and Becca Sollow work on their pieces at the 2009 IMC
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The IMC 2012 Students and Faculty on the Amherst College Campus. To see a video nutshell of our 2012 week, log on to facebook and click this image above( you will need to login first to view video)
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Below is a post by one of our favorite people, Dan Dos Santos and favorite blogs; Muddy Colors, featuring our IMC Student Art Survey Winners from 2012
IMC: Survey Winners
-By Dan dos Santos
We've talked a lot about the Illustration Master Class here on Muddy Colors, and rightfully so. Each June, nearly 100 students, and a dozen teachers, come together to teach, learn, share, and work alongside one another for 7 unimaginably inspiring days. It is, without a doubt, the highlight of my year.
After those 7 days, some people have completed paintings to show off, whereas others have pieces in progress that they will finish at home in the following weeks. This year, Rebecca Guay, the creator of the Illustration Master Class, asked all of the students to vote for which of their peer's pieces were their absolute favorite.
Muddy Colors is honored to present you with this year's Survey Winners:
Lauren Saint-Onge
The Descent ,10x12, Digital
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As an illustrator living in Boston, MA, Lauren Saint-Onge is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
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Ed Ko
Tristan & Isolde, Digital
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Ed Ko is a Taiwanese-born concept artist and illustrator. His fantasy pieces have been featured in Spectrum and nominated for a Chesley Award for Best Monochrome Work.
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Sean McMurchy
Tristan & Isolde, Oil
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"The IMC was a really fantastic experience for me. To work and hang out with so many other dedicated young artists as well as fantasy illustration heroes was really a mind-blowing experience. It was opening up your skull and having your brain bombed directly by B52 bombers of love and knowledge. It was “mega legit.”
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As an artist, I feel like I'm about to come out of my cocoon. I haven't fully developed - I'm not sure what I will end up being. I always wanted to be an artist, but I have just recently started thinking a lot more about what kind of work I want to make, which is really exciting. My high school had an innovative teacher that ran a unique 3D modeling and animation program which landed me a job at Electronic Arts. I spent three and a half years modeling cars and environments there, but I spent my free time drawing and painting, as I had always done since I was little, during off hours, which, to be honest, were not abundant. When the opportunity came up, I jumped ship to work as a concept artist at another company. After three years in this position, I took stock at where I was as an artist and found myself lacking. I wasn't catching up to where I wanted to be as fast as I wanted to be doing it, despite working on my own artwork on weekends and evenings.
With the goal of improving myself artistically, and with the support of my wife, I decided to take two years off work. I put a lesson plan together and went back to the basics of drawing and painting with traditional media. At this point I have come to the end of this self-directed learning and will transition into working full time again on paid projects. Following a two month trip to Turkey and India, I am moving to Cambridge, England early in the new year with my wife who has a Post-doctoral fellowship there. A lot of adventure ahead and I'm looking forward to all of it!
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Peter Morhbacher
Tristan & Isolde, Oil and Photoshop
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"I get choked up thinking about my experiences at IMC. I've never felt more present and alive. During the ups and the downs, it was intense."
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My name is Pete Mohrbacher. I work during the day as Art Lead on a social game called Dragons of Atlantis. Evenings and weekends, I do freelance for Magic: The Gathering and other projects. Sometimes, I'm also a dad and husband.
I got into art when I was a teenager because I became obsessed with anime and manga. It just filled up my brain and I only wanted to think about how to make it. Today, I'm still obsessed with the process of making art. As I've gotten more mature, I've learned to love the expressiveness of art. My favorite thing is to see people's personalities comes through their drawings, paintings, movies, music and games. I want to put my experiences and emotions into my paintings so that other people can share them with me. My hope is that I can continue to make my work more expressive and create oil paintings that stand the test of time. I've still got a long ways to go, but IMC made me feel like it is possible.
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Cynthia Sheppard
Tarzan: The Light of Knowledge
18x24, Oil on Illustration Board
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My top 5 lessons from the 2012 IMC and the process of the painting:
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