Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

MisCon 39 Featured Professional

Steven K. Smith, also known online as SKS Props, is an award-winning artist, fabricator, and owner of SKS Prop and Costume Supply. While he makes and sells professional-grade cosplay props and replica costumes, his goal is to teach people the techniques and fundamentals they need to create their own props and costumes.

Steve has uploaded over 200 instructional cosplay and prop videos to his Youtube channel, SKS Props, and is active in various Facebook cosplay communities.

Web site: https://www.sksprops.com/costumes

Scheduled Panels and Games:

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(Tentative)

• Fri 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Meet the Artists, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: John Barba, Justin Barba, Jayel Draco, Doug Hemphill, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Randy Pepprock, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Andy VanOverberghe, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  Here's your first opportunity to meet and hang out with MisCon 39's artists. You can talk art, ask questions, have a cup of coffee (or something stronger), get things signed, whatever you want. Just come hang out.

• Break Fri 2:50 - Fri 5:00
• Fri 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Steven K Smith Mini Painting Demo, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steve will demo how to painting miniatures.

• Break Fri 5:50 - Sat 10:00
• Sat 10:00 - 10:50 AM, The Business of Art, Dragon Pavilion
  Panelists: Jayel Draco, Todd Lockwood, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon

  Let's talk about the less fun side of being an artist: the business. What does it take to make a living through your art? What are the pitfalls? Downsides? How do you start?

• Sat 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Wasteland Alice, Great Hall 2
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steven K Smith of SKS Props will discuss his Wasteland Alice art/comic/world. More details to come

• Break Sat 11:50 - Sat 2:00
• Sat 2:00 - 3:50 PM, Steven K Smith Mini Painting Demo, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steve will demo how to painting miniatures.

• Sat 4:00 - 4:50 PM, How to Become a Social Media Virus (in a Good Way), Great Hall 2
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steven K Smith has 168k Youtube subscribers, 67k on Instagram, & 28k on Facebook. His methods might not work for you, but then again, maybe he'll have some tips & tricks that could help accelerate your social media. Come find out how he's successfully used social media to build his platforms.

• Sat 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Cosplay/Costume Figure Drawing, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Jayel Draco, Nikki Rossignol McCoy, Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Attendees are invited to take turns posing in costume while we capture them in timed figure drawings (3-10 minutes each.) Model your costume, draw, or do both! Fun for artists and for costumers who want to be sketched.

• Break Sat 5:50 - Mon 11:00
• Mon 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Oils, Acrylics, Aluminium, Wool, Glass: Let's Talk Art, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Andy VanOverberghe

  Oil painting. Acrylics. Digital. Pencils. Pens. Clay. Glass. Fibers. Metal. Why do our artists like working with the media they use? What are their benefits? Can you make a living oil painting these days?

• Mon Noon - 12:50 PM, An Artist's Life, Dragon Pavilion
  Panelists: Todd Lockwood, Nikki Rossignol McCoy, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Andy VanOverberghe

  Is the "artist's life" a romantic ideal? A relentless grind? Let's examine the journey of becoming and being an artist. We'll explore the diverse paths into creative careers, the daily realities (both exhilarating and exhausting) and will share the triumphs, challenges, and experiences that define a life dedicated to art.