Workshop Weekend
Concepting with AI (Interractive Class – Max 15 Participants – $100)
Kick off your weekend by learning how to turn rough ideas into refined, usable patterns using AI tools. This evening session focuses on practical concepting, layout planning, and creative inspiration—enhancing your work without replacing the artist’s hand.
Creating the Illusion of Age (Demo – Max 15 Participants – $100)
Make new leather look authentically aged. Learn techniques for controlled wear, color fading, distressing, and tonal layering to add rich narrative and texture to your work.
Maple Leaf – Intro to Tooling (Hands-On – Max 15 Participants – $100)
Designed for beginners or anyone refining their foundational skills. You'll cover clean swivel knife work, consistent beveling, smooth shading, and textural enhancements.
Tools Needed: Swivel knife, beveler, maul/mallet, pear shader, stylus, pencil. Optional: Leaf liner.
Airbrush 101 (Full-Day Class – Max 10 Participants – $165)
A comprehensive start-to-finish guide to airbrushing leather. Learn gear setup, cleaning, blending, shading, and layering. Supplies provided except for your mask, newsprint pad, and eagle feather. Walk away with a finished piece.
These workshop weekends are designed for you to be able to choose the workshops that will benefit you the most.