We are getting together to discuss 3D printing and new related technologies. These are social and educational meetups to learn about this technology and it's various applications. This is your opportunity to: See 3D printers in action. Bring your 3D printer or printed objects to show off your latest creations. Learn more about open source software, such as Slic3r settings, Google Sketch-up and Pronterface. Meet other 3D-ers and collaborate on new group projects. Share and learn some little know …

Blender is a 3D graphics application that can be used for modeling and visual effects. This group is for anyone interested in Blender, from novice to guru. We will meet and share projects as an extension of the online Blender community, build open source projects, and invite speakers from the national and international community. I started this group as a way for Blenderheads to meet and collaborate on film and animation projects in the Los Angeles area.

The Purpose of this group is to collaborate with other digital artists around the Orange County Area and Possibly work on big projects together. If you are a 2D or 3D Artist and Animator, Video Game Designer, Visual Effects and CG Artist, Compositor, Motion Graphic Artist, Film and Video Editor, Photo Retoucher, Digital Painter, or Graphic Designer, come join us. All skill levels are welcome. A variety of subjects will be discussed at each meeting. Volunteers can give presentations on the softwa …

This meetup group was established to socialize and network with professionals/enthusiasts in the games industry around San Diego. It'll be a great way for those interested in the fields to share their work and give feedback. It's open to 2D/3D artists, programmers, concept artists, compositors, editors, game testers, composers, etc.

This is a User Group for Developers, Producers and Artists in Los Angels who use or are simply interested in the Untiy3D platform. The goal is to help people learn and ask questions in a live interactive forum.

This is the San Diego Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH, slated to build local interest on computer graphics and interactive techniques, for educational, artistic and scientific purposes. It's free to join this Meetup ($0), but we encourage you to become a Full Member in order to enhance your involvement, opportunities, and chances to receive cool giveaways! To join as a Full Member for a year, just make a $20 PayPal donation (note 'Chapter membership' and member name in the donation comments), or you can …

The VPG meets every other Thursday on the West side of Los Angeles to discuss labor issues in the VFX community and provide support for visual effects professionals, including support staff and human resources professionals. We fully support union conversation but are open to discussions about union alternatives. Above all we seek to workshop solutions to the problems inherent to the professional VFX community. Part support group, part hangout, and part think tank, our primary goal is to disr …

Hey guy! This meetup is intended for those who have a strong interest in motion graphics and animation. A place in were creative minds can get together and share tricks tips projects are simply just be around the energy. These Meetups would be held at 6:00pm Thurdays at Krakotoa coffee shop in Golden Hill.

p.arts lab is a San Diego based monthly meetup for digital artists, creative coders, software developers, generative artists, interactive designers, animators, circuit benders, VJ's, DJ's, music producers, motion artists, 3D artists and anyone creating works with powered mediums. It’s an opportunity to gather, inspire and be inspired while learning and networking. The lines between these skills can sometimes blur and p.arts lab invites participants to expand beyond their typical toolset to learn …

LA Makerspace is a non-profit member-driven family friendly community space for makers, tinkerers, and DIYers of all ages to create and collaborate. Contact Info: http://www.lamakerspace.com/contact Our mission is to provide a place where youth can make and learn alongside adults and where members can work on their own projects while learning new, unique maker skills through our workshops, on-going interest-based programs, mentorship, and peer learning environment. We offer affordable single cla …

We are a group of educators, hackers, artists, and others interested in building the Young Makers movement in LA. Whether you call them Fab Labs, SmartLabs, or Makerspaces... whatever permutation they take, let's join forces and get more going here in SoCal.

Meet fellow Professional Motion Graphic Artists, Animators, Visual FX Artists, or Graphic Designers in the San Diego Area! Come to a Motion Graphics Meetup to discuss favorite 2D and 3D Animation/Graphics Software, share animation techniques, and Network with other animators in the area. Get input on your portfolio, make contacts and mingle with new friends! Check out our Facebook Fan Page at: https://www.facebook.com/sdanimgroup

MAG Lab is a nonprofit hackerspace in the Pomona, California area. We are a community of technically minded people who love to learn, create and collaborate on making cool things. We want to connect interested members of the local community with equipment and knowledge that they otherwise might not be able to access. No matter what your current skill set or knowledge level, as long as you like to play with technology, there is a place for you here. We have business meetings that are open to the …

A group for like-minded creative professionals (in all levels and categories of art & design) for networking/social functions throughout LA. The group(s) can gather for activities ranging from upcoming gallery openings to simply a night out for FunFoodDrinks.

Maker Faire is coming to San Diego! This group is designed to bring together people who are interested in exhibiting, volunteering, or otherwise participating in Maker Faire San Diego and the Maker Movement.

FREE to Learn/Continue Acting/Movie Making!  No Experience Necessary. A Temecula-based, FUN, Productive and Co-Operative movie making group.  Learn and work with ideas, screenplays, acting, cinematography, editing, special effects and each other's projects. For fun we'll do 7 shooting days <=6 minute projects and rotate roles, viewing and critiquing the results at the next meeting. For personal achievement we'll work on each others longer projects with the goal of being in film festivals and a F …

How "Technology is Changing Fashion" is creating a community of Techies coming together to meet like-minded Fashionista's and Designers to exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Techno Fashion scene in LA. Within this community we are promoting mentoring from the Design Community along with professional development within a general forum for the Software Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Software engineers are encouraged to join this group to gain …