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Friday Events

TGIWF:

The show doesn't "officially" start until Saturday, but that hasn't stopped these special events from setting the stage on Friday...

Sci-Fi University

Will not be held in 2013.

Federation Models and CultTVman are taking a break from Sci-Fi U in 2013. Check back in 2014.

FA3 (formerly Kitbuilders University)

Spend a day learning airbrushing on a fantastic face!

Badger & Black Heart logos Friday 10am-3pm. Kitbuilders University is now Figure Artists Airbrush Asylum (FA3) at WonderFest 2013. Just as in past years, the class will be held on Friday and feature airbrushing and figure kit finishing instruction using products from Badger Air-Brush Co. and Black Heart Models.

This year the class will feature two notable headliners, Gordon Oberman and Jeff Camp, both regular contributors to Amazing Figure Modeler magazine. And, they will be assisted by Badger owner, Ken Schlotfeldt, and Black Heart owner, George Stephenson. This is a separately ticketed event.

Learn more on how to sign up here.

WonderFest Finishing School & Dino 101

TAG Team Hobbies and Iwata-Medea are teaming up to bring you a variety of HANDS-ON AIRBRUSH EVENTS at WonderFest 2013! The hub of our activities will be the Iwata Airbrush Party Room. Come Test Drive Iwata Airbrushes and Compressors. Come meet Iwata artists and see some of their work.

These are separately ticketed events.

Finishing School:

Friday 9am-1pm (repeated Saturday during WonderFest). You choose the subject and the techniques you want to learn in this half day class. The session starts with learning and practicing the basics of airbrush operation and maintenance. This is followed by demonstrations and practice using three different masking products. The final segment is instruction and practice of the airbrush techniques you'd like to learn. Students are required to provide the subject matter of their choice. This may be a kit and/or other similar objects as needed. The student may also be required to provide other supplies.

Dino 101

Friday 9am-4pm, 20 students only. Start the day with learing to use a great airbrush then spend the rest of the day using your new equipment and skills to finish a resin model dinosaur by David Krentz.Take it all home with you! Learn airbrush techniques you can use for dinos and lots of other modeling subjects. Learn to apply groundwork to bases for added realism.

Learn how to sign up for both events here.

GarageKits.US WonderFest 2013

GarageKits.US brings you two brand-new Friday workshops. These are separately ticketed events.

PaintFest Workshop with Rick Cantu and Jim Capone

Garage Kits.US logo Friday from 9am-5pm. This class will focus on different techniques that will expand the arsenals of both beginner and advanced painters alike. The first class will be taught by “painter extraordinaire” Rick Cantu, and will feature the first in a series of 1/3rd-scale original sculpts entitled “Tempting Evil” currently being sculpted by the incredible Roberto Von Behr.

Jim Capone will teach a BEAUTY PAINT UP portion of the Victoria sculpt. We've had several people asking for a little something more than just the GKC's/Jim Capone Fleshtones Seminar. So class participants will be able to choose to do either a Horror Paint Up (taught by Rick Cantu) or a Beauty Paint Up (taught by Jim Capone).

Learn how to sign up for the painting workshop here.

Sculpting Workshop with Jim Maddox

Friday from 9am-5pm. Students will receive sculpting instruction within a limited class setting to create a ¼ scale bust of the female head with hair and inclusive of shoulders. The bust will be made using an armature base and sculpting using a polymer clay. All tools and materials needed will be provided and are yours to keep.

Each student’s work may progress at different levels, and at different paces, while the objective of the class is to have a fully finished piece, depending on the pace of each student, please keep in mind that this may not always be achieved.