Paper to Pixels: Lighting & Color Half-Day Studio
About
Come hang out while sharpening your 3D digital lighting skills! In this online open studio style workshop, we'll focus on studying lighting and color both in game engines and through traditional media like pastels.
What To Expect
40 minutes of live instruction
3 hours of lighting and color exercises with rotating 1:1 instructor guidance
20-minute break mid-session
Drop in / drop out as needed
During the exercises, there will be two separate rooms for participants. One for people who want to socialise while they work, and one for people who want to work in a more quiet environment.
Location
This is an online event held in the pixel box discord server. Join the server here:
https://discord.gg/GSsCcx2xnG
What To Bring
A Game Engine
Please have your game engine installed and a new project created prior to the workshop starting! While the workshop will be focused on using Unreal Engine, the workshop can be completed in any game engine.
A Webcam
You don’t need to show your face on camera if you don’t want to, but please show your paper! If possible, use a webcam that is not a built-in laptop camera so that you can move it to face what you are drawing more easily.
Something to Draw/Paint With IRL
For the exercises, you need to be able to draw with a full range of colors where you do not have to wait for it to dry to add more colors. Below are a few options
Pick One - Soft pastels, acrylic paint, oil pastels, chalk pastels, gouache, pan pastels, oil sticks, wax pastels
Anything that requires significant drying time, takes a long time to apply, or cannot be blended easily is not recommended.
Who Is it For?
All levels of artists are welcome, including complete beginners! You should however, have used Unreal or a game engine before for this workshop. If you’re brand new, complete Your First Hour in Unreal Engine first.
Your Host
Victoria is an Unreal technical artist and instructor with an extensive background in games, film, and mixed reality. Her past work has ranged from indie games to large scale productions including both the cozy game Palia and the television series Obi-Wan Kenobi. She has also previously developed curriculum for multiple Unreal Engine university courses and has taught game development for over 5 years.
Please Note
To keep the studio focused and provide the best learning environment for building professional skills, All Pixel Box workshops are for adults and teens 16+ only.