Portfolio Art School

New Paypal payment is now up on Portfolio Art School

Also through Portfolio Art School we have added a mailing list, people who sign up will have priorities on things like discounts and knowing what's coming or who's coming to give lectures.

Our 7% discount is back on all items simply use the code "draw".

In the mean time I'm asking for questions from the internet *directions are on the youtube video in the description.

Back-To-School Discount

We have been working hard on building Portfolio Art School  and are very excited for its future. 

In the mean time I would like to give a back-to-school discount.

If you spend over $100 you will receive a 7% discount with the discount code "back2school" on http://www.sheldonsartacademy.com

A lot of new changes are about to happen here at Sheldon's Art Academy in the coming months so stay tuned.

For those of you who have subscribed and followed me on YouTube and Facebook and my web blog, I would like to share with you a Holiday discount that will last until the end of this year.

sheldonsartacademy.com

End of the Year Holiday Sale!

$5.00 off use code construction for orders over $50.00

$10.00 off use code anatomy for orders over $100.00

$35.00 off use code gesture for orders over $300.00

*codes expire on 1/1/2012 at midnight pst

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*codes are entered on the final check-out verification page in google checkout

Letter of appreciation to my distant students across the globe,

Over the years I have taught thousands of art students the fundamentals they need to succeed in their professional art careers and I am always pleased to hear after they have worked at major studios or even on art outside of the studio world that the fundamentals that I have taught them still apply to everyday challenges in any medium, on any work that they are asked to produce.

With my videos I have given the same in-depth lessons that I give at Warner Bros. Animation to my art students at San Jose State University to the Animation/Illustraion students and Chapman University. I am pleased with all the emails I receive each day from students across the world that I have never met that have improved or learned something new because of my videos. These are the same lessons that I follow myself every chance I get, that have made my Animation and Freelance and now Forensic art career.

As a Professional Animator/Illustrator and Instructor, I can tell you it is possible to Make It and achieve your dreams. But it will not happen if you are alone. I have made my videos in the hopes that a student of the arts at any age, who can't afford an expensive art school tuition, can learn the same principles and fundamentals if they have the heart and drive to study.

-Sheldon Borenstein

Happy Birthday

My students are the best!

Check out this Happy Birthday video they made for me.
What a day, busy and fantastic, this is like a world size b-day party, I love you all very very much

How to Draw Hands

We have two excellent videos on youtube on drawings hands. Hands can be as complicated as drawing the human fugure, so its important to learn how to draw them. When I was on the review board in the studios, a portfolio would NEVER pass unless they showed they could draw hands. I would advise not to avoid them because they are hard. Sit down and study! That is what makes a professional artist successful.

With that in mind, I think the videos we have up are very helpful.

This video I made for the Acme animation website years ago. It short, but to the point.
This footage is a bit blurry because its older, but the information is still great.



The second video is much newer! We just made it a few weeks ago. This has a nice long demo of a hand drawing.



You can only find these videos on youtube.

Now, we also have a a great series of videos on hands on our website!


Video 8:Hands and Feet Part 1
Price: $19.95 (save 7% when you enter code: DRAW)
File Size: 318 MB
Video Length:58 min

Video Contents:
The Hand
Hand Proportions
Step Down at the Wrist
Bones of the Hand
Gesture of the Hand
Hand Construction
Quick Sketches