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Korpus School of Art + Gallery is proud to announce a Special Workshop:
“Sculpting the Creature Portrait” with Renowned Sculptor Jordu Schell!
SATURDAY
FEB. 18, 2012
10 am – 5 pm (1-2 PM break)
Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Email: korpus.info@gmail.com
Phone: 213-228-2014
Web: www.korpus-la.com
JORDU SCHELL BIO:
Jordu Schell has been providing concept art in the industry for over ten years, and has been in the film and television industry since 1987. His talent as a designer and sculptor is world renowned, with his credits including: “Avatar”, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, “300”, “Hellboy”, “Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem”, “Men in Black”, “The Mist”, “Batman Returns”, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Alien: Resurrection”,
“The X-Files Movie”, “Predator II”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Evolution”, “Babylon 5-The Series” (on which he designed an Emmy Award-winning creature make-up and the first fully digital creature for a television series), and many more.
JORDU SCHELL LECTURE INFORMATION:
In this hands on Workshop, students will sculpt a half size creature bust from their own design, under Jordu Schell’s master tutelage. *Students should bring a 2D creature portrait design (drawing) which they have completed prior to the workshop. The design should not be full figure. Design should be bust size. Because this is a 1day workshop, please plan to utilize the time to sculpt rather than to sketch a design.
*Please Note: A REQUIRED MATERIALS LIST can be obtained by contacting Korpus School of Art + Gallery. Or please visit our the NEWS + EVENTS section of our website for more details.
Light refreshments will be provided.
LECTURE COST:
$120 for Full Day! *Students must pay full amount regardless of how long they stay.
Payment may be made by Cash or Check Only – No Exceptions. Register early to reserve your space! Your payment ensures your registration. Space is limited to about 25 participants, so sign up early!
Checks are payable / deliverable to:
Korpus School of Art + Gallery
1300 Factory Place, Unit 308
Los Angeles, CA 90013
To hand deliver your payment, please call to make an appointment. Otherwise, please mail your payment to the address above. Please contact us with any questions. See you at Korpus!
PARKING:
Street Parking is Free in front of the 1300 building. Please look for street parking before gated lot
parking. Please Note: When gated lot parking is available, gated lot parking is $10 per space, subject to availability.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
• Tools – are personal and depends on the artists preference
• 1x 25lbs. bag of Laguna Wed Clay
• 10in x 10in square board
• 2 long screws that are drilled into the board and come out at least 3 inches a piece
• Optional: plastic eye forms or glass beads
• Spray Bottle with H2O
• Turntable if desired
• Paper Towel
• Plastic Bag
*Students should bring a 2D creature portrait design (drawing) which they have completed prior to the workshop. The design should not be full figure. Design should be bust size. Because this is a 1 day workshop, please plan to utilize the time to sculpt rather than to sketch a design.
Here is an article from the L.A. Times about Jordu’s work on Battle: Los Angeles. An album of concept work from this film will be coming to the Gallery section very shortly, so keep checking back for that. In the meantime, enjoy the article.
This guy is the demonstration from the most recent Creature and Character design class. Now, we are pleased to announce the first two class sessions for 2011, including a stupidly cheap session of painting demonstrations. Click here to go to the “Classes” page to find out more.













