Workshops
AVCon has always been a place you can learn, but this year we are giving you a place to get up close and personal with some hands on experience! The workshop area is where we have lined up multiple teachers to spend all day giving detailed demonstrations on such topics as foam construction, photography, cosplay build books, as well as tons of dedicated art classes!
On this page, you can learn more about each workshop including location, facilitator and more! Workshop schedules are now live on our website here and on our App here!
Records of Greatness: Build Books For Competition
Date & Time: Saturday 29th June, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Rowenberry
Build Books are the gateway to your cosplay process for our judges. What does a good build book look like, and how should you present it? Come find out!
CDW – Character Artist Pete Yong
Date & Time: Saturday 29th June, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Pete Yong
Fabulous Foam Forge
Date & Time: Saturday, 29th June, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: GrizzlyGhoul, Shadinski
Have you heard the news! Your favourite cosplay duo have joined forces to teach you foamcraft! This workshop lets you create and take home your own foam masterpiece!
Creating Your Own Hit Shounen Jump Series!
Date & Time: Saturday 29th June, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Queenie Chan
Do you think you can make the next big Shounen Jump hit? Are you going to create the next “Demon Slayer”, “Naruto”, or “One Piece”? This workshop is going to look at 3 big Shounen Jump hits and 2 failures and see what their differences are! If you figure out the hit-making formula, can you create your own?
Intro to Anime Art with tsunami hee ja
Date & Time: Saturday 29th June, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Tsunami Hee Ja
A beginner-level workshop for those interested in learning how to draw their own Anime-style characters. This session will step you through the process of setting up faces, capturing a variety of expressions, and adding unique details.
Tsunami Hee Ja is a proudly AuDHD freelance artist and illustrator living and working on Kaurna land. She is best known for her anime and manga-style artwork, which has appeared in various exhibitions across Adelaide as well as several solo shows. Her artistic career spans two decades, during which she has worked on jobs ranging from flight patches to phonics book illustrations, constantly kept on her toes by a diverse range of client briefs.
CDW – Character Artist Duncan Li
Date & Time: Saturday, 29th June, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Duncan Li
CDW Cosplay Life Drawing
Date & Time: AVCon After Dark, Saturday, 29th June, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Duncan Li, Duo Ukiyo
Join CDW artist Duncan Li as he guides you through the peculiars of drawing the intimate details of the human form. With the help of Duo Ukiyo as our amazing cosplayer life models, Duncan will help you improve your character art for those action poses.
Tentacles and Toys
Date & Time: AVCon After Dark, Saturday, 29th June, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Have you ever drawn a spicy image but it’s just lacking the…well spice? Ever wondered how you can reach that spice level? Come along to Tentacles and Toys Workshop. Watch how three artists add that spice to their pieces. Draw along or just sit and listen as you are taken on the artistic journey from the sketch to the finish. With one twist, some tentacles and toys.
Unsheath Your Potential: How to Pose + Capture Weapons
Date & Time: Sunday 30th June, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Karrtia Photography, DragonAsh
Avoid those pesky comments about how you’re “holding it wrong” and conquer the ways of the blade with our cosplay posing workshop!
CDW – Traditional Concept Art Simon Scales
Date & Time: Sunday 30th June, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Simon Scales
Drawing Your Favourite Hit Manga Characters (and your own Rival Character)!
Date & Time: Sunday, 30th June, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Queenie Chan
Learn how to draw Luffy from “One Piece”, Naruto from “Naruto”, and Tanjirou from “Demon Slayer”. While we’re talking about how to draw our hit main characters, we’re also going to look at creating your own “rival” character to your favourite main character!
Intro to Furry Art with Tsunami Hee Ja
Date & Time: Sunday, 30th June, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: CDW Art Area Workshop
Panellists: Tsunami Hee Ja
Get familiar with sketching muzzles, paws, tails and claws in this beginner-level drawing workshop for those interested in learning how to draw their own anthro characters.
Tsunami Hee Ja is a proudly AuDHD freelance artist and illustrator living and working on Kaurna land. She is best known for her anime and manga-style artwork, which has appeared in various exhibitions across Adelaide as well as several solo shows. Her artistic career spans two decades, during which she has worked on jobs ranging from flight patches to phonics book illustrations, constantly kept on her toes by a diverse range of client briefs.
