New to 3D printing or looking to get a 3D printer? Then check out this session where we walk through the basics of 3D printing, types of 3D printers, and best applications.
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Join Andrew Kreinbrink and Johnny VanCleeve as they walk through 3D printer basics. Topics will include: - 3D printer basic concepts - Resin vs FDM printing - Printing for miniatures - Printing for cosplay - 3D printing applications - Future of 3D printing. Please come prepared with questions for the event. A portion of the event will also include hands on review of physical printed parts to see the differences in 3D printing. A summary handout will also be provided with summary details of the presentation.
Looking to get start printing your own miniatures? Then join this panel session to cover printer types, printer settings, issues, and design basics. Session includes free miniature!
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Join Andrew Kreinbrink (Kwald Design), Johnny VanCleeve, Bum Kim (Gaming Geek) and others for a review of 3D printing for miniatures. Topics will include: - 3D printer comparisons - 3D printer settings - 3D printer issues - Resin discussion - Miniature design. Examples of miniatures will be provided along with a walk through of a miniature designer programs and slicing software.
Have a printer or looking to get one? Check out this panel was we cover 3D printing for cosplay concepts. Attendees get a free printed pair of horns! Come ready with questions!
Description:
Join Andrew Kreinbrink (Kwald Design), Johnny VanCleeve, Bum Kim (Gaming Geek) and others for a review of 3D printing for cosplay. Topics will include: - 3d Printer Basic Review - 3D printer recommendations - Sanding, Priming, and Painting prints - Model setup for optimal printing - Cosplay prop finish (gluing, varnish, etc) Demonstrations and props will be shown to review. Handouts will also be provided on key topics and highlights.
Acting for Puppetry and Beyond: Leveling up your performance skills
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Come kick your puppet performance skills up to the next level! Join Kristin Charney on a deep dive into making acting choices for your characters so they are believable, unique, engaging & fun!
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Kristin Charney (Team America, The Muppets, Fargo, Ratched, Sid the Science Kid, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Men In Black II, Kidding (and oh my gosh, so much more!) will use her 25+ years of experience in film, television & theatre to help you learn techniques to up your game! These techniques apply to puppets as well as other characters you may want to bring to life (oh hai, RPG friends!). All of the skills that actors use on stage or screen also apply to the puppeteer. Let's explore acting choices for our characters together & learn how to effectively communicate those choices through our puppets and beyond. We’ll also work through the physical expression of emotions that is essential for storytelling. We'll be working with multiple styles of puppets, as well as written text. Puppets & text will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you have something you want to work on!
A practical introduction to the use of the longsword. We will go through a variety of guards and strikes, perform some slow drills and discuss basic sword physics.
A practical introduction to the use of the longsword. We will go through a variety of guards and strikes, perform some slow drills and discuss basic sword physics.
A practical introduction to the use of the longsword. We will go through a variety of guards and strikes, perform some slow drills and discuss basic sword physics.
A practical introduction to the use of the longsword. We will go through a variety of guards and strikes, perform some slow drills and discuss basic sword physics.
Vegan writer E.D.E. Bell explores the broadness of veganism in writing and takes your questions in an open discussion.
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Interested in learning about veganism, how veganism impacts worldbuilding (it's way, way more than food), or how to write for a growing audience of readers interested in veganism and animal rights? Join fantasy author and long-term vegan E.D.E. Bell for a workshop, discussion, and open, honest Q&A on veganism in writing. Don't fear the vegan. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at a bodypainting cosplay but were overwhelmed? Learn the tips and tricks, and get a chance to take home your own sample of high quality bodypaint to try.
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This workshop goes into the basics of creating a bodypainted cosplay, sources and resources, as well as techniques to ensure smooth coverage, and a longer lasting job. The workshop also goes over different ways to bodypaint; predominantly airbrushing and hand painting. Attendees are invited to try their hand at painting under the instruction of the workshop educator, and at the end of the workshop, get to keep their very own single-color pallet and accompanying applicator brush.
This is the third year for the plyometric workout designed to maximize your inner barbarian's rage-filled berserk attack.
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Building on the success of my Star Wars themed exercise classes, I have designed an intense plyometric workout for Dungeons & Dragons Barbarians! Everyone knows that what is best in life is, “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!” while preparing our bodies for the rigors of a full day of Gen Con! While any fitness level can be accommodated, if you have joint challenges, especially knees or ankles, you might want to consider my fourth year offerings of Sith Core and Mandalorian Martial Arts, my Jedi Yoga class now in its sixth year, or my body weight workout Fit Fighter in its second year.
This is the third year for the plyometric workout designed to maximize your inner barbarian's rage-filled berserk attack.
Description:
Building on the success of my Star Wars themed exercise classes, I have designed an intense plyometric workout for Dungeons & Dragons Barbarians! Everyone knows that what is best in life is, “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!” while preparing our bodies for the rigors of a full day of Gen Con! While any fitness level can be accommodated, if you have joint challenges, especially knees or ankles, you might want to consider my fourth year offerings of Sith Core and Mandalorian Martial Arts, my Jedi Yoga class now in its sixth year, or my body weight workout Fit Fighter in its second year.
Learn to build a moving mouth mech for a turning head rod puppet. It's similar to the type used on Rizzo the Rat, and is a simple, intuitive design that's easy to perform and fun to play around with.
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Along with building this puppet “skeleton," we're going to be looking at how it works, why it works, and how you may need to change it if you come up with your own designs in the future! We'll spend some time looking at fun ways to add on to the basic mech to create your own character, then we will look at another rod design to get your ideas flowing. We will be assembling a kit, but this workshop is designed to show you the principals and be able to create your own designs from fairly easy to find materials. If you can bring needle nose pliers, a fine phillips-head screw driver, it would be great, but we will have extras to borrow if you don't routinely carry those around with you the way Greg does.
Writers Kelli Fitzpatrick and Derek Tyler Attico teach techniques for creating unique and exciting worlds.
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In this workshop, learn approaches to worldbuilding for fiction and games that will help you design diverse societies, outside-the-box settings, and worlds that are uniquely your own, from writers Derek Tyler Attico and Kelli Fitzpatrick. Workshop includes some instructional elements, fun activities, Q&A, and community knowledge-sharing. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Writer Bryan Young teaches techniques for balancing tension in your works.
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Building tension in stories can be a difficult balance between competing drives in your story. How do you know when a surprise will be more effective for the audience than the slow burn of suspense? How do you accomplish them? In this workshop, professional writer Bryan Young will walk you through that process. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines & develop a short routine of your own!
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A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is instructed by MsPixy of Glitter Guild Burlesque and is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders, body types, and abilities.
Elements of Burlesque: Learn the tools burlesque performers use to create routines & develop a short routine of your own!
Description:
A beginner-level class introducing participants to burlesque Persona, Aesthetic Presentation, the Reveal, the Tease, and more. In this part mini-lecture, part choreography workshop you’ll develop a short routine of your own to reveal in the bedroom or on a stage. This class can be taken alone or paired with Burlesque 102: Dance Intensive. This class is instructed by MsPixy of Glitter Guild Burlesque and is available to participants of all genders, body types, and abilities.
Burlesque Dance Intensive: Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine in a fun, friendly, & inclusive ‘dance class’ setting.
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Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine from beginning to end. An active, movement-focused class that will have you on your feet for a full hour. This class puts in to motion many of the concepts explored in Burlesque 101: Elements of Burlesque, but can be taken on its own. This class is instructed by MsPixy of Glitter Guild Burlesque and is available to participants ages 18+ of all genders, body types, and abilities.
Burlesque Dance Intensive: Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine in a fun, friendly, & inclusive ‘dance class’ setting.
Description:
Learn a pre-choreographed burlesque routine from beginning to end. An active, movement-focused class that will have you on your feet for a full hour. This class puts in to motion many of the concepts explored in Burlesque 101: Elements of Burlesque, but can be taken on its own. This class is instructed by MsPixy of Glitter Guild Burlesque and is available to participants of all genders, body types, and abilities.
Why should the kids have all the fun?? What Super Powers are you hiding? Hero or villain, you should come by & make a cape! Show the world what your super power is.