January 6th: Telescope Basics
Thursday, January 6th, at 7:00PM
Show up and learn about the basic types of telescopes, what you can see, and how maintain and collimate (align) the optics of your scope! Cost: Free!
Starting February 4th: Airbrush Class Series at i3Detroit
At last! A series of airbrush courses will take place at i3Detroit, starting with the introductory class on February 4th. Class 1 is Intro to Airbrush; class 2 is Airbrush for Murals; class 3 is Airbrush for Props and Models. More information about classes 2 and 3 will be provided soon.
Class 1: INTRO TO AIRBRUSH
The instructor, Ross Smith (yours truly) will provide students with a thorough grounding in this awesome instrument. The types of airbrushes, maintenance, mixing paints, basic technique, and resources for more advanced material will all be provided.
Students must pay a materials cost in advance, which buys them all the basic materials needed to get started. Equipment will be provided for students to use during the class. (If you have an airbrush to share, please bring it! Don’t forget your hoses and quick connect couplers.) Please register online through EventBrite. If you do not want to pay through EventBrite via PayPal, please contact rsmith@i3detroit.com to arrange payment.
Register online now through EventBrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1152454021
- Date: Friday, February 4th, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
- Class limit: 15
- Materials cost: $10 / person
- Other restrictions: Students must pay by Friday, January 28th; Money collected will be used to purchase materials in advance of class
- What students will get:
- A brief presentation about the history, mechanics, and materials of the airbrush
- a walk-through of the equipment and its usage
- a hands-on portion demonstrating basic skills practice, a painting project with frisket, and equipment clean-up
- Materials such as papers, frisket, thinners, and paints they can take home or store at i3 for their next airbrush session
Questions? Contact rsmith@i3detroit.com
Flame Effects for the Artist – Feb 5 & 6, 2011 @ i3 Detroit
Attention all artists who wish to incorporate fire aspects into their art! This class is for you…
The Detroit Fire Guild and the great folks at i3 Detroit are hosting an exciting two-day seminar and workshop teaching basic practices and principles for incorporating fuel based flame effects into your work. This class is great for the beginning fire artist and always has something new for the “expert”.
The first day will consist of a classroom session where we will discuss NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) guidelines including NFPA 54 and 58 the LP gas codes as well as NFPA 160 Flame Effects Before a Live Audience and other codes. We will examine the physical properties of LP gasses and get some hands on time with fittings and parts. The day will finish off by taking a look at some typical designs for Flame Effects including accumulators, free burning effects, pilot lights, etc. We will have plenty of demonstrations and hands on materials as well as the legendary clear propane cylinder.
The second day will be a shop day where we will put what we have learned into action and create a one of a kind flame effect from the materials on hand. The best part of the class is the assembly of the effect so please let us know if you have materials or elements you may like to see incorporated. This class will be fun for the artist who is thinking of incorporating a small flame element into their work, as well as the more experienced fire artist wanting to take their work to the next level.
Leading this weekend will be Dave X, Fire Safety Manager for Burning Man for more than 10 years, and Eric Smith, Chief Inspector for the State of Nevada Board for the Regulation of LP Gas.
Check out some pic’s of past classes
New York
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/nyc_flame_effects_class/index.vhtml
Toronto
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/toronto/index.vhtml
Reno
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/reno_flame_effects_class/index.vhtml
San Francisco
http://www.monkeyview.net/id/1030/flame_effects_class_sf/index.vhtml
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There is a fabrication & material fee for the class of $120.
Both days’ classes will be from 10am – 5pm.
Printed materials and lunch will be provided each day.
Come and join us for this weekend to hang out with other fire artists and have a blast, no pun intended. We have room for 40 and will be taking walk up registration the day of the event, space permitting. Email your name to Fuelmaster@gmail.com to reserve your place.
EL Wire Class – 12/10 @ 7pm
Do you know what EL Wire (Electroluminescent Wire) is? If so, have you ever used it in a project? If you answered no to any of these questions, you need to check out this class at i3 Detroit.
Matt Switlik will be teaching a class on how to use EL Wire in projects as well as walking everyone through a hands on demo of your very own light up hat.
The class will be taught on Friday December 10th, 2010 at 7pm. There will be a material fee of $35 dollars for the hat kit which includes everything you need to make the hat. If you would like to bring your own object to add EL Wire to the power supply will be $10 and the wire will be available in white (pictured on the left) and pink for $2 per foot.
Please RSVP with this link – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1110943863
Get a head start on the class by watching these soldering EL Wire and Attaching EL Wire videos. Also check out the excellent EL Wire write up by LadyAda.
Tool Discs: The Ninjas of Linux (SEMCO Linux SIG)
Tuesday night at 6:45pm, join Mike and Michael and the rest of the SEMCO Linux SIG for a discussion of live Linux-based tool discs for a variety of purposes, including backup, system recovery, password management, forensics, anti-virus, and more. Most of these discs are intended for use on both Linux and Windows systems. As Michael says, trying to fix Windows from within Windows is often like trying to do a valve job on an engine while it’s running–these discs allow users to “step outside” Windows to get under the hood. Specific CDs will be discussed and demonstrated.
The talk is open to all — SEMCO members, i3Detroit members, and neither!