How to design: From stick figures to your first armour set

To make great armour, you need just one thing: Your imagination. You may have different resources and abilities to others, but if you’re here, then I know that you have the same passions as everyone who walks through my doors…... Seriously, it really is that simple & if like me, you’ve watched a mountain of movies, read a stack of books, or stood, mouth open at museums….

That spark is in all of us

Honestly, it makes no difference whether you’re a RenFaire lover… or part of the SCA, or you’re a Larper or passionate Cosplayer, the one thing we all have in common is a “lit up” imagination and the ability to create something unique…… (Maybe you just don’t know it yet )

I get asked all the time… “What if I struggle with drawing a stick person”? and believe it or not, that was actually a challenge for me too!!!! I’m just...

 "Deep Breath"....... 

"So where do I start" .... Such a huge question..... and even now, 3 years on almost to the day, since I launched the pre-sign ups to the Academy, it's still by far the subject that gets brushed past by so many .... and yet, by far the most important question that needs answering..

Yes, I'll get to the the "hands on leather" side of things, but this really is the legwork that makes the difference   

In many ways... it's one of the biggest reasons I felt it important to even get a Blog going, because in my experience, way too much focus gets put on the final "leatherworking" side of things... and nowhere near enough on all the "Pre-Work" that can literally make the difference between costly mistakes and a multitude of reworking disasters, later down the line...

So today... the first of a series of written blogs,videos, demos and simple sharing of my thoughts.... Beginning with this snippet of segments taken from Module 1 of my main course.

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It's been 3 years and nothing less than an epic journey of discovery learning and sharing, with quite literally thousands of projects being created behind the scenes in class... 

Now for the first time ever.... I wanted to share some insights into not only what we get up to in our classes, but also use this blog as a place to share my thinking and a few ideas along the way.

Not long to wait now....  The Blog is coming