Programming

Friday

Hanover G

Grand Hall East

Saturday

Hanover G

Grand Hall East

Sunday

Hanover G

Grand Hall East

Regency V-VI

Monday

Hanover G

Hanover E

Grand Hall East

Programming Details

ART1: MASTERPIECES of SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - Join Donato for a comprehensive and entertaining slide lecture on his classical inspirations and techniques.  From sketch to drawing to finish in oils, this is a presentation which bares the secrets of a modern master. Donato Giancola - Friday 1:00 PM - Hanover G

ART2: New Traditions in Bronze: The Art of Vincent Villafranca - Vincent discusses various art traditions that have inspired him to create futuristic imagery using a traditional medium. Vincent will share photographs and video clips of various approaches to metal-casting Vincent Villafranca - Friday 2:30 PM - Hanover G

ART3: Budget Friendly Armature Building with Jason Basden - Come and learn how I build armatures for some of my pieces. Participants will walk away with a ready to cover armature that incorporates some of the techniques employed in my own work. Limited to 16 participants Jason Basden - Friday 4:00 PM - Hanover G

ART4: Taxes for Artists, or How to Keep All That Money You Aren't Making at Art! - Certified Public Accountant and Artist Christy Nicholas (Green Dragon) goes over the basics of accounting for those that have an art business, and explain in plain terms the rules, options, and requirements for reporting their taxes Christy Nicholas - Friday 7:00 PM - Hanover G

ART5: From Imagination to Creation: Tapping into the Core of Intuition - Learn to creatively access your subconscious & hone in on your intuitive abilities to visualize new and innovative ideas, insights, and images Paulina Cassidy - Saturday 11:30 AM - Hanover G

ART6: Middle-Earth: Vision of a Modern Myth - Travel with Donato as he recalls his inspirations which have gelled together in his forth coming book on Middle-Earth.  Dozens of new drawings and paintings will be showcased Donato Giancola - Saturday 1:00 PM - Hanover G

ART7: The Low Cut Blouse Phenomenon - Most people are going to see your images on the internet. Their first impression will be formed by a 100×100 pixel thumbnail, and the average person is never going to see a version larger than their monitor. This fact has a surprising number of implications Amul Kumar - Saturday 2:30 PM - Hanover G

ART8: Dragon*Con Artist Trading Card Workshop - What is an Artist Trading Card? Want to try your hand at creating mini art? Join us for an informative panel and demonstration. The first 20 people to sign up will get 4 blank cards. Art supplies will be available. Sign up 30 minutes before the panel. Melissa Honig, Fiona Broome - Saturday 4:00 PM - Hanover G

ART9: Working as a Traditional Artist in a Digital Age - Come discuss the challenges, benefits, resources and restrictions artists face when using traditional media in today's fantasy publishing industry. Don Maitz; Janny Wurts; Todd Lockwood; Moderator - Mark Helwig - Saturday 5:30 PM - Hanover G

ART10: Monster in an hour - What is Monster in an Hour? Watch as audience participation & Artist talent combine to create unique, out of this world, unbelievable Monsters. Angela Sasser, et al. - Saturday 7:00 PM - Hanover G

ART11: Replica Jewelry in Polymer Clay - Create historical & media jewelry in faux metal, stone, leather, etc. 10 spaces for hands-on participants with $3 fee. No charge to discuss & observe Sage Bray - Saturday 8:30 PM - Hanover G

ART12: Portraiture: A Live Painting Demo by Donato Giancola - Step inside the mind of an artist?...witness the rare event of live painting in oils as Donato shares his technique, palette, and craft while creating a portrait of Gandalf Donato Giancola - Sunday 10:00 AM - Hanover G

ART13: Basic Postwork with Photoshop - From Photo To Fantasy - Pump up the volume on your art!  A basic-to-intermediate course on photo manipulation techniques in Adobe Photoshop Amul Kumar, Kerry Maffeo - Sunday 11:30 AM - Hanover G

ART14: How To Start Your Art Career - Want to sell your art & don’t know where to start? Visit this informative panel & get advice from the artists who make a living at what they love to do Deanna Davoli, Paul Vincenti, Stan Morrison, Tammy Pryce - Sunday 1:00 PM - Hanover G

ART15: Art Show Jury Discussion - Join the 2009 jury members in a discussion of applying to juried Art Shows. Find out what these members were looking for in submitted works in order to pass jury. Janny Wurts, Don Maitz - Sunday 2:30 PM - Hanover G

ART16: Dragon*Con Artist Trading Card Swap - Did you make some great Artist Trading Cards at the Workshop? Or maybe you brought some of your original trading cards to Con? Join us for a fun filled hour of swapping cards and sharing ideas about Artist Trading Cards. Melissa Honig, Fiona Broome - Sunday 4:00 PM - Hanover G

ART17: Irreplaceable Skills from the Old School - The basic skill of the artist is the practiced training of the hand and eye to record observations. The foundation of the ability to record the human form is figure drawing and painting from live models.    This panel will present works in traditional media created from live models and include a short drawing demonstration.  Digital technology has arrived but at the risk of producing figurative artists who too seldom come in visual contact with the living, breathing flesh the seek to reproduce.  Don Maitz - Sunday 5:30 PM - Hanover G

ART18: Breaking in to the field as an artist - * John Picacio, Lou Anders, Marc Scheff, Peter and Ana Mohrbacher, Jeff and Caroline Himmelman - Sunday 7:00 PM - Hanover G

ART19: Cutting Edge Polymer Clay - The coolest tools, materials, techniques, & tricks for creating, baking, & finishing polymer clay and liquid polymer. Discussion and demonstrations Sage Bray - Sunday 8:30 PM - Hanover G

ART20: The Art of Self Promotion - Join professionals as they discuss the various approaches taken to achieve success in a career in the arts, from book cover commissions, to conventions, to gallery exhibits Donato Giancola, Todd Lockwood, Irene Gallo, Tom Fleming - Monday 10:00 AM - Hanover G

ART21: Bring Your Imagination to Life with DAZ|Studio - Spend an hour with award-winning artist Kerry Maffeo, learning how easy it can be to turn your artistic ideas into beautiful pieces of art with DAZ|Studio, a FREE 3D design program! Kerry Maffeo - Monday 11:30 AM - Hanover G

ART22: Zines, Zines, Zines - Whether you are just curious, or a long-time participant in the zine underground, join us for a panel discussion about how and why zines are made, and meet others with similar interests. Free sample zines will be available. Fiona Broome, et al. - Monday 1:00 PM - Hanover G

ART23: Turing the Pictures in your Head into a Roof over it - * Marrus - Monday 2:30 PM - Hanover G

ART24: From Fluff to Stuff: An ongoing needle felting demonstration - Come join the artist for a continuous needle stab fest that turns loose fiber into something different. Artists' Row in the Art Show all Con long. Kate A. Lebherz-Gelinas - Friday 1:00 PM - Grand Hall East

ART25: From Fluff to Stuff: An ongoing needle felting demonstration - Come join the artist for a continuous needle stab fest that turns loose fiber into something different. Artists' Row in the Art Show all Con long. Kate A. Lebherz-Gelinas - Saturday 10:00 AM - Grand Hall East

ART26: Art Show Awards - Want to know who won? Come to the art show awards ceremony and see if the artist you voted for won. Juried awards, Charity Contest winners as well as attendee voted awards will be presented. - Saturday 8:30 PM - Grand Hall East

ART27: From Fluff to Stuff: An ongoing needle felting demonstration - Come join the artist for a continuous needle stab fest that turns loose fiber into something different. Artists' Row in the Art Show all Con long. Kate A. Lebherz-Gelinas - Sunday 10:00 AM - Grand Hall East

ART28: From Fluff to Stuff: An ongoing needle felting demonstration - Come join the artist for a continuous needle stab fest that turns loose fiber into something different. Artists' Row in the Art Show all Con long. Kate A. Lebherz-Gelinas - Monday 10:00 AM - Grand Hall East

ART29: Art Show Auction - Found a piece of art you MUST have? You went to buy it but someone had already put in a bid! Go to the Art Auction and win that piece! The auction is also entertainment, from the auctioneers build up to the buyers who battle it out! Preview 11:30 am - Monday 12:00 PM - Hanover E

ART30: Iron Artist - Ever see Iron Chef? What would happen if the same idea was applied to Art? See the Dragon*Con Iron Artists battle an up and coming new talent. What's the secret ingredient?? Join us to find out! - Sunday 10:00 AM - Regency V-VI