Basics of Ink Workshop with Smithy
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About this Event
Learn the basics of ink and ink drawing with Smithy. In this workshop, he will show you basic techniques and overcome the jitters of doing the first inkstroke. This workshop will exercise the use of line weight applied with brushes and pens to create form. Open to ages 15 and up; 7 people max; $5 to register.
A huge thanks to our funders for this project: Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust, Creative Communities Scheme Rotorua, and Rotorua Arts Village Trust.
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About Smithy:
Smithy is an artist that is heavily inspired by Japanese manga, comics and video games. He studied at Toi Ohomai and graduated with a bachelors in Creative Technology, focusing on digital illustration and animation. He is also a streamer and uses twitch.tv as an outlet to focus on making digital art and socialise with the viewers and other streamers.
About the Pop Up Summer Residency at The Arts Village:
The Pop Up Residency sees artists given space, time and resources to work, and the community given access to free/low-cost art-making. The residency project takes place from 5th to 31st January 2021 when artists will be at work onsite and running at least 10 hours each of community programming including workshops, demonstrations, and arts talks.
