TEASER MADE SYMPOSIUM NO. 2

Berlin is baking hot, we had 38 Degrees Celsius a couple of days ago, and probably again this week. The team at the SIXMOREVODKA Studio is cooking in its own sweat. Nonetheless we're laughing about the newest Teaser by our friend Lennart Brede...featuring the magnificent Nic Klein.

TEASER MADE SYMPOSIUM NO. 1 [HQ]

Our wonderful friend Lennart Brede, who's working on the MADE Symposium film with us, which is about to hit in a few weeks, sent us the first teaser. It's been on facebook a while, and we wanted to share it on the blog as well. There'll be more teasers soon, so stay tuned!

ART!!!

The people over at MADE have uploaded parts of the mass of imagery, which has been created by the instructors at the MADE Art Symposium! Go check it out!



Enjoy!

PHOTOS!!!

Since a lot of photographs have been posted on Facebook, we cannot guarantee you will be able to see them all, because some might not be public for non-facebookers, or non-friends! Here are the links to the most recent galleries, we've been linked, told, seen etc. Enjoy!

all fb:
Nele's photography
Tomppa's photos
here's Fraser with a batch
Jon's MADE album
more from Massimo
Milijana's collection of photos
Olivier's stuff

picasa:
photos by Dominus
ncinbox's stack o' images

Have fun looking at the photos, if you haven't seen them already! Thanks again for all your support and help! We are finally back to normal here, and looking forward to the next big thing! Stay tuned! SIXMOREVODKA

MADE DONE!

We, SIXMOREVODKA, want to give out a big thank you to all of you out there! The team, the guests, the attendees, the instructors, everyone thanks so much for making this event one of the best! The overall atmosphere has been so rich, friendly and emotional, that we are still not quite back to normal, yet! We are sure to be reminiscing about MADE for a long while to come. Thanks to all friends and the many new friends who have been so kind, wonderful and inspiring! We are looking forward to the next big thing and are hoping to make it even better than our first workshop! THANK YOU!

If you are interested in seeing pictures, or even videos of the event there has been surfacing a lot of content on facebook, and we'll try to provide you with links to it as far as we can! If you have more images to add, post it in the comments, or go over to our forum, and drop them there!

Photos:
MADE Blog













Head over to the MADE Blog for more content! We'll update the blog with more content from facebook, soon! Thanks again, to all of you!!!

LOCATIONS!

Dear attendees, wait no more, we finally made a small map, that shows all of the most important location for MADE! No matter where you stay, the station you wanna focus at is ALEXANDERPLATZ, from there it's only a short walk over to the MADE venue. As a landmark: the building, where MADE is located has a big SHARP / AQUOS advertisement on top, and is just across the street from the PARK INN HOTEL. You really should have an easy walk over to made, with these directions.

here's the map:

SPIDER-MAN POSTER

I used a Thumbnail this time around...haha. Was a lot easier to built this piece...

-Marko


SPIDER-MAN POSTER

5 DAYS LEFT!

There's only a mere five days left until the beginning of the workshop! IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST!

We really hope you people are as excited as we are, because this is gonna be a wonderful summer-week of art, inspiration, friendship, learning, talking and not to forget work and party! We are looking forward to meet and greet you, at the CHECK IN 7pm, June 17th, MADE. Meanwhile, we tried to compile a list of possible Berlin sightseeings, if you plan on coming early, or staying longer? Of course, many of you will have been to Berlin at least, but maybe some of you will like the colorful and vast options of cultural interactivity, that this living and breathing city has to offer!

You can check out the thread in our forums, here.

cu soon,

SMV

SIXMOREVODKA STUDIO

"BOLTON" IS COMING

THE CURRICULUM

We have been working hard, to get everything set up for the workshop! Now it is time for something, that you guys and gals are able to work with! The curriculum is up and ready for a download! Check it out here.

Remember, that there are multiple events, reviews, lectures going on all the time. So, it is good, if you make some notes, on what you'd like to see the most! Also, we still have a couple of seats left, so if you have been unsure so far, maybe the Curriculum will help you to make you final decision! We'd be happy to have you onboard!

Best wishes,
see you all soon,

sixmorevodka

IGN Comics - Article and Interview about Redesigning Captain America

Redesigning Captain America

Marvel's most prolific artist discusses his work on Steve Rogers as well as designing one killer Avengers spread





Even if you don't know Marko Djurdjevic, you know his work. Easily one of the dominant artistic forces at Marvel this past decade, Djurdjevic's painted work graces at least a dozen comic book covers every month. Add in character designs and the occasional interior art project and you have one busy guy.

A few weeks back Marvel unveiled two significant works by Djurdjevic. The first was a new look for Steve Rogers. The second was a magnificent 6-cover Avengers franchise spread. You've seen the art, but how did Djurdjevic go about crafting these powerful pieces? We chatted with him to find out.

It turns out Djurdjevic is even busier than he seems. He's in the process of putting together a series of seminars in Berlin, Germany, called the "Made Symposium." Professionals from the worlds of comic book and graphical design are gathering from June 17 to June 20, 2010 to teach aspiring artists about their craft and review portfolios. Seating is extremely limited, with less than 50 seats out of 200 still available. You can find plenty more information by heading to Djurdjevic's site: sixmorevodka.com/made. The artist is already considering bringing his classes to other parts of the globe, including the United States, in the future.






Read the full article here:

http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/109/1090874p1.html

MADE SYMPOSIUM FORUM

Finally! Our new FORUM with all information about the MADE SYMPOSIUM and SIXMOREVODKA is online. Feel free to register, post art, ask questions and participate in general. We can't wait to have you there!

MADE SYMPOSIUM NEWS

All who haven't decided yet or hesitated and all interested friends, relatives and colleagues, we have still a few limited seats for the MADE SYMPOSIUM for 500 Euro left. From the 16th of May the participation of the 4 day seminar will be 600 Euro. So, all who like to attend to the lesser ticket fee, write a mail to antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com or make a phone call to our studio: +49 (0) 30 76231031

Alle die bisher gezögert haben oder interessierte Freunde, Verwandte und Kollegen haben, es sind noch einige freie limitierte Plätze für das Made Symposiums für 500 Euro pro Ticket zu haben! Ab dem 16.Mai wird die Teilnahme am 4-tägigen Seminar 600 Euro betragen. Wer sich also noch zum alten Ticketpreis anmelden möchte, schreibt einfach bis nächste Woche eine Mail an antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com oder ruft in unserem Studio an: 030-76231031

NIC KLEIN - HARDCOVER EDITION

Nic Klein's hardcover edition of his independent run on VIKING is now available at our Shop.We're offering a standard edition which comes signed by Nic for 40,-Euro plus shipping costs.
Also, we're offering a special edition of the book, signed, along with a beautiful watercolor illustration by Nic for 99,-Euro plus shipping.
If you're interested in getting your hands on one of our editions, feel free to send an order to antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com

100 GIRLS ON POLAROID

Also new at our store and available from today is Alexander Gnädinger's wonderful 100 GIRLS ON POLAROID photo book.
In this book, Alexander Gnädinger, one of Germanys top fashion photographers travels the world with a simple Polaroid camera, to capture models in their most natural fashion. The models were allowed to to show themselves in a surrounding and appearance they would like to be seen in, instead of being art directed and stylized to serve a product.
The book is a powerful documentary on real and natural beauty in an unpolished state.
The book is available for 69,-Euro plus shipping costs. Again, if you'd like to order one, place your order to antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com

MADE SYMPOSIUM NEWS GABRIELE DELL'OTTO

Gabriele Dell'Otto is one of the modern masters of painted comics. His work has graced Marvel covers and interiors for years now, and this summer we can announce him as one of our special guest instructors at the MADE Symposium in Berlin. His technique of mixing acrylics, inks, airbrush and colored pencils into his great images is a sight to behold. He's also one of the most generous teachers there is, so be prepared not only to be taken away by his art, but by his Italian charm as well.

CORO

Our great friend, and Art Director of Massive Black, Coro Kaufman, will teach his techniques during the MADE Symposium. We can't wait to have him here with us. His lectures are a must see, technically and visually he's one of the most versatile artists working in the field of Conceptart today.

A NIGHT OUT

After a long, nice, but exhausting day of constant work at our Studio we joined the birthday party of our sweet friend Tadi Rock, had a delicious dinner with her and her friends, a nice view over Berlin and such fun! Oh yes, and rollerskating the Waltz, haha. Thank you Tadi for the evening!

MADE SYMPOSIUM NEWS

We're proud to announce that the first 100 limited seats for the MADE Symposium just sold out. Thanks for all the great support and the huge interest in this event. We wouldn't be able to throw a show like this without you. 

If some of you are still interested in grabbing a limited seat, please write to Antje and sign up with her. Her email is antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com

We hope to see you all there :D

Made Symposium

MARVEL NEWS ABOUT THE MADE SYMPOSIUM

Check it out:

MARVEL NEWS

Kevin Mahadeo wrote a huge brilliant article for Marvel News where Marko Djurdjevic discusses organizing the upcoming first-ever Berlin artists symposium, uniting creators from all around the world.

"Like an apprentice without a master, Marko Djurdjevic never got a chance to learn the ways of the pencil from an experienced professional growing up. Instead, the then-fledgling artist taught himself everything he needed to know about drawing and creating. And although Djurdjevic's skill at shaping the page became inarguably remarkable, the artist still admits he regrets missing out on a chance to learn from some of the best. Thus, when asked to help organize the MADE Symposium-a joining of artists from around the world for a four-day creative extravaganza-the German-born creator jumped at the chance..

We're just a handful attendants away from selling out the first 100 limited seats for the symposium. That means people should hurry up if they still want to reserve one of the total 200 limited seats. To sign up you can write straight to antjetaiga@sixmorevodka.com or sign up on our site, www.sixmorevodka.com/made."

ALEKSI

We're proud to announce that the amazing Concept artist ALEKSI BRICLOT joined us as an instructor for the MADE SYMPOSIUM.
The 31 year old Parisian citizen is working in different art fields for more than 10 years. He’s producing conceptart for videogames, illustrations and comic-book pages.
Aleksi worked on ColdFear, Splinter Cell Double Agent, from the hit series, on Haze and Dungeon Runners (Ncsoft) among others.
As for comicbooks, his early works were the comics adaptation of the videogame Alone in the Dark 4, then Spawn : Simony, a graphic novel for TMP - the best selling trade paper back in the US for May 2004. He had taken part in the Legends of the Round Table, a comicbook for the European market and another graphic novel Spawn : Architects of Fear (2010). He’s also a cover artist for Marvel on the Annihilation : Conquest saga, New Avengers and did illustrations linked to the movie Hulk2. He had painted the covers of the whole Hellgate : London mini series published by Dark Horse.
He co-founded and is art directing the video game studio Dontnod entertainment in Paris in 2008, currently developing an ambitious next-gen project. With fellow artist Jean-Sebastien Rossbach he is the painter behind the Merlin art book (written by Jean-Luc Istin), published by Soleil éditions.
He won a silver award in the fantastic art anthology Spectrum and he’s taking part in several international events like Magic: the Gathering tournaments. You can find samples of his artworks in several international art books and magazines and here.

MADE SYMPOSIUM

A very nice Interview with Marko for Status Magazine: http://statusmagonline.com/
The interview was by Ramon De Veyra--he is a comics aficionado and owns a comics shop called Sputnik http://sputnikcomics.multiply.com/

You can check out his writings here:http://www.philstar.com/ArticleListByAuthorName.aspx?AuthorName=Ramon+De+Veyra

HUGE AVENGERS POSTER

Last month I got commissioned by Marvel to do a huge poster featuring their new Avengers line-up and spanning across six connecting covers. I knew I'd fuck it up if I'd layout the thing completely digital, so I decided to draw the base on paper, scan it and then paint on top of it on the computer. First mistake I made was starting out without a thumbnail though, so I ended up fighting with the composition of the entire montage till the very end. What came next was a lot of nail biting and chewing, while I was trying to find some sort of harmonious color scheme for this beast. I scratched my head for a while till I asked my friend Coro about half way through if he had any helpful advice. He urged me to use a rainbow color layer so the viewers eye could move from hue to hue instead of being overwhelmed by just a single color scheme. It worked instantly and I could finally complete this monster. The original drawing was 6 feet wide and the PS file about 24000 pixels...glad I'm using a powerful machine to get stuff like this done. Also did a quick evolution of the image, so the steps could be understood a bit better...

Avengers Poster

Poster Evolution

NEW MARVEL COVERS

Back in January, I went through one of the toughest months ever. While we were finishing the new SIXMOREVODKA Studio, work was piling up right next to me. I had to paint 15 covers in a single month, which to this day keeps being my personal benchmark record for producing enormous amounts of work in ultra short periods of time. Marvel has just released the final slate of these covers and I can finally show them all at once. It makes sense to look at them as a bundle since most of them were worked on simultaneously, some with more, some with less attention paid on finalizing them. I still think they show a nice spectrum of experimentation and the possibilities which arise under such stressful situations. I'm not always happy with the outcome of each individual piece, but as a whole it makes me more comfortable to show them.