Learn the fundamental process for traditional blacksmithing. Students will use the hammer to forge hot steel on the anvil and learn how to make door handles, hooks, and ornamental scrolls. Practice techniques such as flattening, upsetting, twisting, punching, drawing, and familiarity with the blacksmith forge.
Required Supplies
All materials included.
Special Notes
Note: This class is fairly physically intensive, and calls for nimble dexterity and significant manual strength.
Instructor
Marcos Carrasco
Marcos Carrasco is a multidisciplinary artist, animator, sculptor, educator, photographer,
filmmaker, painter, illustrator, and jazz musician. He has an MFA in Emerging Media
(Animation and Visual Effects) from UCF, a BFA in Animation from SCAD, and a BFA in
Graphic Design from the University Autonomous of Guadalajara. His artwork combines
traditional disciplines, CGI and VR techniques. And it has been exhibited in museums
and film festivals worldwide.