The Gnomon Workshop has six new DVDs touting the concept design work of Mark Goerner and Neville Page in conjunction with Design Studio Press. Goerner's two titles illustrate sketching and rendering interior spaces; and Neville Page's four DVDs take you through character design, painting and detailed techniques for rendering eyes and flesh.

Alex Alvarez, founder of The Gnomon Workshop and the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, says, "These new DVDs…further stress The Gnomon Workshop's commitment to having truly accomplished designers share their techniques. Mark Goerner has worked for everyone from BMW/Designworks to Rhythm & Hues, and has been designing architectural spaces for such films as MINORITY REPORT and X-MEN 2. Neville Page has spent his career moving between creature design, engineering, sculpture and concept design, with clients ranging from Universal Studios, Warner Bros, Mattel and BMW. He's currently working on THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. Adding these artists to the Gnomon Workshop catalog further strengthens the library we can offer to artists and students everywhere."

"Neville Page and Mark Goerner's DVDs enable us to show more artists and art students how concept designers work every day," adds Scott Robertson of Design Studio Press. "Mark's two titles illustrate the entire process of building an interior space, from the initial thumbnails to the final, rendered illustration. On the other hand, Neville's four titles show you how to create a character from the very rough beginnings to a completely rendered final, including creating totally believable eyes, and uncannily realistic skin."

Gnomon Workshop DVDs are priced at $69 and can be purchased online at www.thegnomonworkshop.com. Academic pricing is available. Each title includes 120 minutes of instruction, lecture notes and bonus material.

DVD Descriptions:

* THE TECHNIQUES OF MARK GOERNER 1: SKETCHING INTERIOR SPACES
This is Goerner's first in a series demonstrating the step-by-step development of interior spaces. The lecture takes the viewer from thumbnail sketching through the creation of shaded and detailed marker sketches. Goerner shows you this process of striking a rough composition using the basic principals of one, two and three-point perspective, compositional massing and indication. Using traditional media of pen and marker, Mark explores issues of scale, design ideation, lighting, value staging and ornamentation.

* THE TECHNIQUES OF MARK GOERNER 2: RENDERING INTERIOR SPACES
This is Goerner's second disc in a series demonstrating the step-by-step development of interior spaces. Picking up where his previous DVD SKETCHING INTERIOR SPACES left off, this lecture takes the marker sketch into Adobe Photoshop to create a full color digital painting. Goerner takes you through his use of photo reference and perspective grids, as well as his process of developing a color palette by establishing hues and values for focus. He also covers Issues of building a believable atmosphere, explores design using layers; demonstrates techniques of cut, copy and paste to generate repeated design elements and patterns; and shows how to plot reflections.

* THE TECHNIQUES OF NEVILLE PAGE 1: CHARACTER DESIGN -- FANTASY WILDEBEEST
Page breaks down the development of character design and drawing into a systematic process that is easy to follow and easy to implement. He starts off with a very free form approach utilizing black/white thumbnails to create strong silhouettes. This also helps to take the edge off of the potential intimidation at the start of a project. Page shows you how to create plausible anatomy, form delineation via simple primitive shape studies and surface detailing such as skin, wrinkles, hair and graphics.

* THE TECHNIQUES OF NEVILLE PAGE 2: DIGITAL PAINTING -- FANTASY WILDEBEEST