Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

MisCon 40 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)

• Thu 5:00 - 6:50 PM, Tea Party!, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Lynn LilSnikSnak (LilSnikSnak); Panelists: Bruce Brenneise, Dragon Dronet, Lynn LilSnikSnak (LilSnikSnak), Todd Lockwood, Steven L Sears, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Zootown Tea, Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  Join us for a cosplay tea party with our Guests of Honor. We'll have swag, treats, a bunch of your fellow cosplaying attendees and even some non-cosplayers who just want to make new friends. You can also learn about some of the cosplay-related events happening during the convention, like the Costume Contest & Cosplay Chess.

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• Thu 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Steven K Smith (SKS Props) Leatherworking Demo, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steve will be working on his leather samurai armor all weekend, but you should come see him over this time so he doesn't get lonely.

• Break Thu 5:50 - Thu 7:00
• Thu 7:00 - 7:50 PM, Meet the Artists: Speedfriending Edition, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: John Barba, Justin Barba, Bruce Brenneise, Michael Brugger, Echo Chernik, Jayel Draco, Dragon Dronet, Brian Grinnell (Belsac), Cheyenna Krone, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Randy Pepprock, Nikki Rossignol McCoy, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  If you want to get to know some of MisCon 40's artists, this is the place for you! It's like speed dating, but without the romance. We'll provide lists of question prompts to help break the ice (though you can ask whatever you want), split everyone into pairs, and run quick 3 to 5-minute rounds before rotating to a new conversation partner. Come swap stories, talk art, movies, anime, pop culture, and make a new connection.

• Break Thu 7:50 - Fri 2:00
• Fri 2:00 - 3:50 PM, Steven K Smith (SKS Props) Leatherworking Demo, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  Steve will be working on his leather samurai costume all weekend, but come check it out.

• Break Fri 3:50 - Fri 5:00
• Fri 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Cosplay/Costume Figure Drawing, The Hollow
  Panelists: Jayel Draco, Cheyenna Krone, Todd Lockwood, 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.

• Fri 6:00 - 6:50 PM, Opening Ceremonies, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, Bruce Brenneise, Becky Cass, Dragon Dronet, Todd Lockwood, Steven L Sears, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  Join our Guests of Honor and Featured Pros at MisCon 40's Opening Ceremonies and find out what's going on throughout the weekend. We'll talk about the 40 years of MisCon, the Upside Down theme, will give Golden Squid Awards to a few convention committee members who worked especially hard this year to make MisCon happen, and will highlight some fun things happening at the con. 

• Break Fri 6:50 - Sun 11:00
• Sun 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Oils, Acrylics, Aluminium, Wool, Glass: Let's Talk Art, Artist's Corner
  Panelists: Bruce Brenneise, Echo Chernik, Brian Grinnell (Belsac), Lizzy D. Hill, Nikki Rossignol McCoy, Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  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?

• Sun Noon - 12:50 PM, An Artist's Life, Dragon Pavilion
  Panelists: Bruce Brenneise, Echo Chernik, Jayel Draco, Todd Lockwood, Steven K Smith (SKS Props)

  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.

• Break Sun 12:50 - Sun 2:00
• Sun 2:00 - 2:50 PM, How to Make Your Dragon, Dungeon
  Panelists: Lauren Larios (Morwenna), Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Andy VanOverberghe

  Have you been aspiring to do a big, intimidating cosplay project but you don’t know where to start? You’re not alone! This panel will help encourage and inspire you to take that leap by demonstrating a step-by-step example of the process used to create Bartholomew the Dragon. We will discuss the planning, research, and design process as well as how to choose optimal materials. Attending professionals Steven K. Smith, expert prop maker, and Andy VanOverberghe, puppet maker extraord