set design

Join this incredible class where students will design and build their own miniature sets using movie industry materials and special painting techniques to create life-like set pieces for use in their own animated movies. Utilizing the same techniques Hollywood set designers use, students will build castles, brick walls, mountains, trees, and wood structures. The real transformation happens when students apply special painting techniques such as base coating, dry brushing, highlighting and washing which bring these miniature sets to life! After the finishing touches are complete, they will have created a realistic scene that can be used in any movie or tabletop game. If you want to learn the secrets behind Hollywood movie set design & construction, or just have fun building something cool, this class is for you!!