Art Directors/Illustrator Panels At SDCC

via press release:

ART DIRECTORS/ILLUSTRATORS INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AT COMIC CON: On Friday, July 13 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, some of the most creative and prolific Illustrators will share secrets of their trades. Saturday morning, July 14 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Production Designers will talk about creating the worlds that capture our imaginations. Please plan to join us for these panels that look behind the scenes and talk to the artists who create the worlds from start to finish. Friday, July 13 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 24ABC Motion Picture and Television Illustrators of the Art Directors Guild--Film starts with an idea that must be brought to life by a team of creative men and women. The illustrators and storyboard artists use their skills and imaginations to develop the transcendent visuals of the big screen, be it adventure on distant worlds or earthly hovels. Meet the artists as they discuss their craft and answer questions: moderator Tim Burgard (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Benton Jew (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Dave Lowery (Oz the Great and Powerful), Derek Gogol (Pirates of the Caribbean franchise), Trevor Goring (Real Steel). Saturday, July 14 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Room 25ABC Film and TV Production Designers of the Art Directors Guild--In collaboration with a highly skilled art department, the production designer lays out the design plan that will guide a small army of illustrators, set designers, decorators, carpenters, sculptors, painters and artisans of every sort, in creating small worlds to warm the heart, and entire civilizations to fire the imagination. Designers include Suzuki Ingerslev (True Blood), Bill Creber (The original Planet of the Apes), Rick Heinrichs (Dark Shadows), Dominic Watkins, (Snow White and the Huntsman), and moderator John Muto (Terminator 2:3D).