3D Printing Pokémon (Ages 15 – 18)
Youth After School | Available
Bring your favorite Pokémon to life in this exciting 3D printing course! Learn how to design, model, and print your very own Pokémon figurines. This hands-on class will cover the basics of 3D modeling using user-friendly software, preparing your designs for 3D printing, and the actual printing process. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills to create custom Pokémon 3D object, from keychains to detailed collectibles. Whether you're a longtime Pokémon fan or just getting started with 3D printing, this course offers a fun and creative way to explore the world of digital fabrication. No prior experience necessary - just bring your love for Pokémon and your imagination!
- Please bring your own external hard drive or thumb drive to work with, or prepare your own cloud drive.
Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
This class does not meet on 4/20, Easter.
This class counts as a Special topics course in our Teen Certificate Program.
Leilei Xia
Leilei Xia was born in Guangzhou, China. She is a multimedia artist who works in tactile art, experimental animations, video art, and participatory collective art. As one of the editors of independent science zine Icosa Magazine and the founder of tactile art collective Tactileye, Leilei explores how tactility and bodily feelings are manifested in different medium, and is interested in combining the process and the result of art together to make art not as a noun but as a verb.
Her workshop has been hosted in Institute of Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, and her films and animation has been awarded or selected in Ann Arbor Film Festival, Stop Trik Animation Festival, Berlin Female Film Festival, Paris International Animation Festival, and so on. Her works has been shown in exhibited internationally in New York, Geensboro, Richmond, Guangzhou, and other cities. She was also one of the speaker in TEDxVCU 2023. She holds an BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also currently a teaching faculty at VCUarts, University of Richmond and Visart in Richmond.?
Website: leileixia.com