Speakers
Program
Lectures
Educational sessions. You can ask questions at the end of each lecture.
Masterclasses
In depth classes which teach you specific skills. These are interactive and you can ask questions any time. You'll draw along and do exercises (alone or in groups) during some masterclasses.
Portfolio RevieWs
Our speakers will discuss your portfolio with you and give you personal advice.
Life Drawing
Throughout the event there will be life drawing sessions with different models.
Lectures & Masterclasses
Not final, more program points will be added!
Silvia Wipfler
The Colours of Arcane
Colours play a major role in visual storytelling. In this lecture I discuss how colours can be used for character creation and world building, using the TV series Arcane as an example.
Lecture
Silvia Wipfler
The Colours of Arcane
Colours play a major role in visual storytelling. In this lecture I discuss how colours can be used to establish mood and spark emotions, using the TV series Arcane as an example. I will also analyse how they used colour for character creation and world building.
Lecture
Speakers
Will Weston
Drawing Instructor
Will Weston had a long career in illustration before entering the animation field, where he worked for Disney Feature Animation, Disney TV Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Nickelodeon Animation and Sony Feature Animation. He left the animation field 13 years ago to help develop the very successful Entertainment Arts program at ArtCenter in Pasadena, CA, where he used to teach figure drawing and costumed figure drawing, drawing for composition, composition for film, digital painting and style development for feature animation and games. ​
Will currently lectures and teaches professional workshops for DreamWorks Animation and other professional organizations in Los Angeles and around the world.
Hector Moran
CEO @Ronin ARts Workshop
After several years in the videogames and animation industries, Hec got his start doing miniatures for Kingdom Death and has been working on 3d printable figures for miniatures, toys and collectibles for more than a decade. He worked on projects like The Dragon Prince, League of Legends, Darksiders, Street Fighter, Ghost Busters etc. Two years ago he started his own studio called Ronin Arts Workshop where he has been building original miniature lines and provides design and sculpting services for entertainment industries from board games to animation and video games.
Heri Irawan
Senior Concept Artist @Amazon Games
Heri has been working as a Concept Artist, Illustrator and Art Director in comics, games and film. He won several awards and is also an experienced art teacher, who is lecturing at the "Grafische" in Vienna.
Silvia Wipfler
Writer & Designer
Silvia has worked in the games industry for the last 10 years. She's worked for companies like Warhorse Studios, consol.Media Verlags GmbH, Tabula Games, The Art Side of Life and Ronin Arts Workshop.
schedulE
The schedule is still wip!
day 1
10:00 - 10:15
Silvia Wipfler
Opening Ceremony
Short introduction & general infos about the event
10:15 - 11:45
Will Weston
Figure Drawing
Figure drawing and anatomy lecture with a model
12:00 - 13:00
Hector Moran
lecture
tba
13:00 - 13:30
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BREAK
Time to have some coffee, snacks and chat.
13:30 - 14:30
tba
LEcture
tba
14:30 - 17:30
Heri Irawan
Masterclass
tba
17:30 - 18:30
Silvia Wipfler
The colours of arcane
Colours go hand in hand with emotion, mood and narration. We will look at how colours can be used to design and create a world and its characters, using the TV series Arcane as an example.
day 2
9:30 - 10:30
Heri Irawan
lecture
tba
10:45 - 13:45
Silvia Wipfler
character design for games
In this masterclass I teach you about character design for video games. Storytelling, functionality and purpose are the key principles which will be discussed. After a short lecture you will design a character in small groups, mimicking a studio setting.
13:45 - 14:15
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break
Time to have some coffee, snacks and chat.
14:15 - 17:15
Will Weston
Figure Drawing Masterclass
In-depth instructional drawing session with a model.
17:15 - 18:00
all speakers
draw together
To bring the event to a close we will gather for a relaxing life drawing session. The speakers will draw themselves and move around to help you along if you have questions.