Auckland's Media Design School are holding a series of one-day concept art, character concept art and life drawing workshops in June, July and August for budding game and 3D artists. The school offers New Zealand's only dedicated graduate programme in Game Development and has a host of international talent teaching at the school. The one-day workshops will be facilitated by Media Design School's leading Game Art tutor, Mike Porter. Mike has over 15 years experience in the games industry and his roles have included Art Lead, Environment Art Lead, Vehicle Art Lead and Level Design Lead. Mike has this to say about the upcoming workshops:

"Our one day short courses are designed to kick start your creativity and your understanding of concept art for various industries. We will cover the basics of concept design and how you can become more effective in your visual communication skills.  Each course is designed to build your skills and confidence in the shortest time possible and the instructor feedback gives you a personalised insight into how you can hone your skills."

The workshops are on the following dates:
Concept Art: 11 June/16 July/13 August
Character Concept Art: 12 June/17 July/14 August
Life Drawing: 12 June/17 July/14 August

The One-day workshops run from 10am - 4pm and are $250, a set of three is discounted to $650. For more information visit http://www.mediadesignschool.com/courses/short-courses/ or email admissions@mediadesignschool.com.