MACHINERY DESIGN ● FLORIAN SATZINGER
Create stylish, original and attractive machines and inventions.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
« Rockets, Vessels and Automobiles. The design of all kinds of rides and things that move your characters, whether to another star or just across the lake ».
In this intensive workshop with Florian Satzinger, discover the design of machines and inventions.
Learn how to create original, stylized machines, focusing on construction, perspective, shape, silhouette and volume.
LEVEL
Fundamentals ● Intermediate ● Advanced
PRE-REQUISITE
Have a solid foundation in drawing.
REQUESTED MATERIAL
> A3 sketchbook
> Col-erase pencils blue/red/green
> Colored pencil set > 2B pencil
> Net-connected device (laptop, tablet, cell phone) to find/work with references
THE TEACHER
Florian Satzinger, winner of Austria’s Nemoland Award, was a student of the late Ken Southworth, animator and animation director at Disney, MGM and Hanna-Barbera, who greatly influenced him.
Florian trained at the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Canada), and the Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries at Middlesex University, London (UK).
Having worked as a character designer and visual development artist for clients such as Warner Bros, Disney, ReelFX and The Zanuck Company, Florian Satzinger is currently developing, with French Disney scriptwriter Denis-Pierre Filippi, a brand new (as yet untitled) Donald Duck comic book album, and working on his own independent projects under the “DUCKLAND” and “PAPERWALKER” labels.
Florian Satzinger is a member of the Creative Talent Network, a Los Angeles-based community of traditional and digital animators.
Florian Satzinger
Program
Monday, February 24
- Day - 01
- Introduction to the process. Approach, dealing with references, plan goals and about our best friends in the upcoming design, good old perspective drawing and geometry.
Tuesday, February 25
- Day - 02
- The perspective stage. Design need space. We build a stage in which we design our vehicles. Basic form lesson and how light and shadow help us in the design almost like an assistant.
Wednesday, February 26
- Day - 03
- « Who is driving the damn thing and where are they doing it? » The cockpit is a central design element. Design and Function. Even with fictional vehicles this play a crucial role in making the vehicles believable.
Thursday, February 27
- Day - 04
- Joint drawing day (I). We’re all knocking out a vehicle design today! With two, maximum three, topics to choose from.
Friday, February 28
- Day - 05
- Joint drawing day (II) and feedback session, general debriefing and advice for further work.