Jonathan Paine guest teacher at Octopus Studios

Jonathan Paine and Octopus Studios are pleased to be offering a course in character sculpting. Enrollment is limited and seats are filling quickly.

Maquettes are used in leading animation studios as a reference and style guide. This course will be invaluable to animators and character modelers wanting to have a physical model of their design. Learn how to sculpt from an artist with 25 years experience. During this course you will learn all the steps necessary for creating your sculpture from scratch. We will cover tools, materials and sculptural procedures from building an armature for support, blocking in, to finishing. Basic anatomy of the face, neck and upper chest will be discussed and how that impacts your sculpture, whether you are sculpting something realistic or caricatured. For this class it is recommended to do an animated character bust. Realistic portraits will not be covered in this course. Prerequisite: Although this can be considered a beginners class, prior drawing and or sculpting experience is recommended.

Start Date: September 23
Duration: 8 x 3Hour sessions
Cost: $400 + Supplies and Equipment
Supplies and Equipment: $50 approximate
Enrollment is limited to 12 students

To enroll and for details please contact Jonathan Paine directly at claypixel@gmail.com

Location: Octopus Studios 393 Powell Street, Vancouver

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Jonathan's career spans 25 years with a skill set that is enviable. In the late 80’s he performed with the Muppets, was a miniature model maker on Captain Power and was a stop motion animator at The Animation House. When he wasn’t animating Jonathan was running his own toy prototyping business, servicing clients such as Disney, Warner Bros, and Thinkway Toys. After moving to Vancouver in the mid 90’s, Jonathan taught Sculpting, Colour Theory and Lighting and was a modeling mentor at VFS. After hours he spent his time learning how to translate his skills to the computer and with 4 1/2 years teaching experience left to work on the 3D animated features “Ice Age” for Blue Sky Studios in New York and then at Pixar for 5 years where he worked on The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Cars, and Up and several shorts. Jonathan has been responsible for sculpting and character modeling some of the most memorable characters in film.