ONLINE WORKSHOP with Ruby Wang.

ONLINE WORKSHOP with Ruby Wang. DATE: 6, 7 & 8 November, 2026. SCHEDULE: (Madrid (Spain) time) Friday, 6 November 04:30pm to 07:30pm and from 08:00pm to 11:00pm Saturday, 7 November 04:30pm to 07:30pm and from 08:00pm to 11:00pm Sunday. 8 November 04:30pm to 07:30pm and from 08:00pm to 11:00pm LANGUAGE during the course: English. CONTACT: info@lagaleriaroja.com Online platform: Google Meet. ONLINE WORKSHOP Ruby Wang I am a visual development artist who mostly worked on early development in animated feature films. In this workshop I will share my experience working as a visual development artist in the film industry, and sharing what I’ve learned so far that helped me improve my thoughts and skills. I will be creating some paintings while sharing my thoughts with everybody. DAY1 Introduction Personal background Journey of how I became a visual development artist What is visual development? What do they do on the job? – Different categories and requirements How to do great research? The fundamentals of making a painting in visual development – Design + Painting = Communication Questions Warm-up Demo – What’s the big idea? What do we want to say? DAY2 Design Focusing on the design part of a visual development cinematic piece – What is the story and how can we use design to support the story. ( Shapes, Composition, Perspective, Rhythm, Active vs Passive, Camera, Gesture…. ) Showing some examples and talking through them Questions Demo – Continuing the pieces from Day1 using what we just learned Problem Solving as a team Get your file ready for Painting DAY3 Painting We are not looking for “Realism”, we are looking for “Believability” – What do we want people to feel, and how can I create the specific mood using color and lighting. Understanding basic lighting, value, exposure, contrast, edges, color variations…. etc Showing some examples and talk through them Questions Demo – Continuing the pieces from Day2 using what we just learned Problem Solving as a team How can we change lighting really fast for production needs – how to prep for your file. When is finishing? All the things that’s also very important – How to grow further as an artist Strong personal style vs being versatile Think outside the box and breaking the rule How to balance work and life Fighting that imposter syndrome – Art and Fear Questions Recommended Materials Tools – Cintiq or a tablet or an iPad or Paper and Pencil Program – Photoshop or Procreate or similar. This workshop is for people who want to work as a visual development artist in the film industry and for Junior Artists who is looking for ways to level up. *Frequent questions: What happens if I can’t see the classes live one day? • No problem. All classes are live but will also be recorded and posted on our platform. So you can see them whenever you want throughout the duration of the course. This means that if you cannot attend your class live at the stipulated time, you will be able to see them on the platform until the end of the course. These video-classes, 1080p, posted on the platform can be viewed unlimitedly during the duration of the course but cannot be copied or downloaded. Class recorded can also be viewed for 6 months once the course is over. When can I see the classes I did not attend live? • Access to the virtual platform where you can consult all the information or documentation of the course, access all the classes that have already been taught or the proposed exercises. *For any question, do not hesitate to contact us at the email: info@lagaleriaroja.com