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Life Casting Workshop
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Learn
to make a silicone life cast of a face for mask making and
prosthetic makeup FX. Learn professional techniques. No previous
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Cost:
$375
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HERE TO REGISTER
All sales are final.
All materials
and tools are included in the tuition.
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Dates:
Monday & Tuesday, April 16 & 17, 2012
Time: 10 am - 4pm.
Where:
Brewery Artist's Colony Los Angeles, CA, zip 90031
Maximum
8 students.
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Life
Casting course information:
Learn to make professional quality life casts.
Life casting is a necessary skill for mask makers and
special makeup effects artists. Life casting with skin
safe silicone is the best life casting process available.
The life casts may be re-used for
multiple purposes and stored for future use.
No
previous experience required. You will learn
everything you need to know in class.
You must have the ability to sit for a life cast of your
face.
This
is a professional techniques based class. It
is not a crafting class. You will learn the techniques
needed to continue to make professional quality life casts
on your own. You will make life casts in class of your
own face and your fellow students. You will keep your
own life cast.
What
will be covered in class:
- applying a bald cap
- making a top quality silicone life cast of the face
- safety precautions
- working with a model for a safe and comfortable casting
experience
- making a mother mold
- safe and comfortable removal of life cast and bald cap
- patching the life cast
- making an ultra cal 30 positive cast which can be used
for sculpting masks and prosthetics.
If time allows we may also cover plaster bandage life
casting, an inexpensive alternative perfect for mask making
and clay pours
Class size is limited, register early to reserve a space.
About
the Instructor:
Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning mask designer and
special makeup effects artist. She has taught mask making
and mask performance workshops at theatres and Universities
across the US.
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Leather
Mask Making Workshop
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A
master mask making workshop. Learn professional techniques.
No previous experience required. Learn leather sculpting,
pattern drafting, painting and more. |
Cost:
$325
CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER
All sales are final.
All materials
and tools are included in the tuition.
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Dates:
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 24 & 25, 2012
Time: 10 am - 4pm.
Where:
Brewery Artist's Colony Los Angeles, CA, zip 90031
Maximum
8 students.
See course information below |
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Leather
Sculpting and Mask Making
course information:
Learn to make “folded” leather masks.
An easy technique for beginners to learn, yet gives the
artist infinite potential for creating elaborate works of
art.
No
previous experience required. You will learn everything
you need to know in class.
This is a professional techniques
based class. It
is not a crafting class. You will learn the techniques needed
to continue to make professional quality masks on your own.
You will make several masks in class. You will keep what
you make.
What will be covered in class:
- choosing the right leather for your project
- cutting leather properly for a professional look
- surface decoration with tools and stamps
- hand sculpting
- pattern drafting
- painting, varnishing, strapping
- demo: working with an airbrush - painting, cleaning, choosing
the right airbrush for you
Directions will be emailed after registration.
Class size is limited, register early to reserve a space.
About
the Instructor:
Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning mask designer. She
has taught mask making and mask performance workshops at
theatres and Universities across the US.
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Two
Week Master Mask Making Workshop
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A
master mask making workshop. Learn professional techniques.
No previous experience required. Learn life casting, sculpting,
molding, casting. Work with silicone, plaster, neoprene, leather,
vacuum form and more. |
Cost:
reg. $2,000
Early
Bird Special:
Pay only $1,700. Save $300 early bird registration special
ends April 7 or when
CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER
All sales are final.
All materials
and tools are included in the tuition.
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Dates:
Monday - Friday, April 16-27, 2012
Time: 10 am - 5pm.
Where:
Brewery Artist's Colony Los Angeles, CA, zip 90031
Maximum
8 students.
See course information below |
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Two
Week Master Mask Making Workshop - Course Information:
A Master Mask Making workshop with award winning mask maker Alyssa
Ravenwood.
Learn professional techniques in:
- mask making
- life casting
- mold making
- casting
- sculpting
- painting
- fabricating
- finishing techniques to make your masks look professional
You will work with clay, plaster, cement, acrylic paints, neoprene
casting rubber, paper mache, vacuum formed plastic, and leather.
No
previous experience required. You will learn everything you need
to know in class.
This
is a professional techniques based class. It is not a
crafting class. You will learn the techniques needed to continue
to make professional quality masks on your own. You will make
several masks in class. You will keep what you make.
In
class you will make at least one of each:
- a silicone life cast of your face
- a clay sculpture of an expressive character face. You will learn
how to sculpt an expression that radiates emotion for a mask that
“comes to life.”
- a negative plaster mask mold
- a neoprene mask
- a papered vacuum-form mask
- 2-3 sculpted leather masks
+ more techniques as time allows - for example: past students
have opted for field trips to suppliers, mask performance techniques,
and extra mold making techniques.
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There will be guided lectures and demonstrations in the morning
with award winning mask designer Alyssa Ravenwood. In the afternoon
you will have free time to further explore the style of mask making
that most appeals to you with guidance from Alyssa Ravenwood.
Class
size is exclusive. You will receive a lot of one on one instruction.
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Weekend
Leather Mask Making Workshop
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Leather
Sculpting and Mask Making
course information:
Learn to make “folded” leather masks.
An easy technique for beginners to learn, yet gives the
artist infinite potential for creating elaborate works of
art.
No
previous experience required. You will learn everything
you need to know in class.
This is a professional techniques
based class. It
is not a crafting class. You will learn the techniques needed
to continue to make professional quality masks on your own.
You will make several masks in class. You will keep what
you make.
What will be covered in class:
- choosing the right leather for your project
- cutting leather properly for a professional look
- surface decoration with tools and stamps
- hand sculpting
- pattern drafting
- painting, varnishing, strapping
- demo: working with an airbrush - painting, cleaning, choosing
the right airbrush for you
Directions will be emailed after registration.
Class size is limited, register early to reserve a space.
About
the Instructor:
Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning mask designer. She
has taught mask making and mask performance workshops at
theatres and Universities across the US.
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Neoprene
Mask Making Workshops
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Learn
how to make expressive masks in neoprene
Neoprene
Mask Making Workshop:
You
will learn:
* sculpting in clay
* how to sculpt an expressive face
* plaster mold making techniques
* casting with neoprene rubber
* trimming and sanding neoprene
* fitting a mask to a person’s face
* making an adjustable elastic strap
* painting techniques
This
is a professional techniques based class. It is not a crafting
class. It is best suited to people who are interested in
learning the professional techniques and plan to continue
to make more masks on their own. You will make a ½
face character mask in class. You will make a sculpture
in clay, make a mold in plaster and cast the mask in neoprene.
You will keep what you make in class.
Location:
The Brewery Arts Complex in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
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Class size is limited, register early to
reserve space.
Credit cards accepted through Paypal.
About the Instructor:
Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning mask designer whose
masks have been seen in performances by theatre companies
and schools in the USA, Europe, Canada, Korea and Japan.
She was awarded the Portland Drammy Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Mask Design and is a two time winner of the
Best Performance Mask Award at the Ink People Maskibition.
She has taught mask making and mask performance workshops
at theatres and Universities across the US.
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Performance
Workshops
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Physical Comedy - Performance Workshop Enhance
your ability to express character, emotions and humorous action
through physicality. Come to class prepared to move.
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Acting under Rubber – Performing in Masks and Prosthetic
Makeup
Learn the specialized techniques needed to
give an emotionally nuanced and physically dynamic performance
when acting in masks and prosthetic makeup. Techniques for
theater and film. Come to class prepared to move.
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Some
partial scholarships available for low income applicants.
Student Testimonials:
"I've learned and grown immensely while participating in
the Ravenwood Performance Group workshops. The clown and mask
training is at once challenging, provocative and inspiring, and
strikes at the heart of the creative process. I recommend it for
all students serious about the art of physical theatre."
Jon Monastero, Ten West Comedy Troupe
“I’ll start with applauding her dive-right-in approach.
The physical work was immediately appropriate and helpful. The
workshop was also excellent in jarring me out of my comfort zone,
challenging me to stretch for more risky, interesting choices.”
- Mark Twohy, workshop graduate
From Stage Directions Magazine Jan 08:
“The benefits of having performed in mask are body awareness
and body freedom. Training in effectively communicating emotion
and action with the body gives actors another tool to use besides
the voice and face… Los Angeles mask designer and physical
theatre expert Alyssa Ravenwood creates expressive masks and individualized
workshops for theatre companies. In her classes, performers learn
to enact characters with movements and emotions that embody their
masks. ‘My focus,” Ravenwood says, ‘is teaching
actors practical techniques in order to give the best performance
possible.”
Instructor
Bio:
Alyssa Ravenwood is an award winning physical theatre director,
performer, and mask designer. She has been working in regional
theatre since 1986. She has worked with The Getty Villa Museum,
Krizo Theatre (France), Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (Pennsylvania),
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Northwest Children’s Theatre
(Oregon), WGBH Boston for PBS, and more. She toured her own solo
show, Orlando Eats Children with Wine, from 2000-2004. Her masks
and prosthetic makeup designs have been seen in productions and
used as drama training tools in the United States, Canada, Europe,
and Asia. Ms. Ravenwood teaches physical theatre and mask making
workshops at theatres and universities across the United States.
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