Virtual Spaces: 3D Drafting into Animation, led by Michelle Weinberg

2-day workshop: June 26 & 27
Noon -3pm OR 3pm-6pm
(you choose time during registration)

Using free software Sketchup (for MAC and PC), participants can invent virtual architecture in a 3D environment. Learn how to customize these environments by creating patterns, textures and backgrounds. Exporting the architecture into video-editing software invites development of sound, effects and constructing a narrative. The potential for artists is very rich. Use as a drawing tool, as an image generator for graphic novels, to create animation segments for video and more. Individual consultation on how to integrate these tools into personal artistic practice is provided. A laptop is suggested. If you don’t have access to a laptop, there may be a few available to loan. A flash drive is also recommended.

Michelle Weinberg is a visual artist living and working in Miami Beach. She creates works in painting and collage, designs rugs, tiles, mosaic and paint murals, and produces art for architecture and public spaces. Her imagery inhabits a “Pretend Dimension” in which elastic perspectives, personalized geometries and fictitious architecture elaborate stage-set like narratives. Her works in all media integrate her vision of vivid backdrops for human activity. Weinberg has been Creative Director of Girls’ Club in Fort Lauderdale since 2006.

www.michelleweinberg.com