Slopwright’s Apprentice
Anyone who finishes the first pathway, “From slop to style”.
The badge for the first pathway of the Slop Curriculum: make generic slop on purpose, then learn to direct it. The badge is signed by the workshop’s server, so it means something. Unlike the apprentice in the games, there are a lot of these.
The facts
- Kind
- Group
- World
- The classroom
- Appears in
- The Slop Curriculum
- Pathway
- 1: From slop to style
- In one line
- Make generic slop on purpose. Then learn to direct it.
- Modules
- 8
What the sources say
Before you direct anything, you should see what happens when you don’t. It happens a lot.
The Slopwright, Generic slop, The Slop CurriculumA cat is a rumour. A one-eared ginger tom asleep on a green velvet armchair is evidence.
The Slopwright, Say what you mean, The Slop CurriculumEvery picture is taken from somewhere. If you don’t say where, the machine stands in the middle and points.
The Slopwright, Where’s the camera?, The Slop Curriculum“Beautiful lighting” is not a lighting setup. It’s a wish.
The Slopwright, Light it like you mean it, The Slop CurriculumThe machine can do any style. That’s the problem. Pick one, describe it, and leave living artists out of it.
The Slopwright, Medium rare, The Slop CurriculumIf you change six things and it gets better, you’ve learned nothing. If you change one thing, you’ve learned one thing. That’s a lot.
The Slopwright, One thing at a time, The Slop CurriculumMaking the image is the easy part now. Looking at it properly, and being honest about how it got made, is the job.
The Slopwright, Is it any good?, The Slop CurriculumEvery piece in the workshop is the same idea: an ordinary thing, one impossible detail, and a completely straight face. Your turn.
The Slopwright, The commission, The Slop Curriculum
Connections
- graduates of The Slop Curriculum
- shares a title with The apprentice
- Slopwright’s Journeyman after this