Description
DON’T JUST WATCH HOW MOVIE MONSTERS ARE MADE. MAKE ONE.
For more than forty years, Steve Johnson has helped bring impossible characters to life.
His career spans more than 200 films and includes work on Ghostbusters, Fright Night, Big Trouble in Little China, The Abyss, Species, Bicentennial Man, Blade II and Spider-Man 2, alongside two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work in special makeup effects.
Now Steve is opening the doors to his workshop.
This four-part live online Masterclass in Creature Design gives you the opportunity to work alongside Steve as he creates an original character bust from its earliest structure through to form, expression, personality, texture and final refinement.
This isn’t a polished, pre-recorded tutorial where all the difficult bits have disappeared in the edit.
You’ll see the process as it really happens.
The decisions. The changes of direction. The moments something doesn’t quite work. And, importantly, how an artist with more than four decades of professional experience recognises a problem and works his way through it.
You can sculpt alongside Steve, ask questions as you work and apply the same principles to an original character of your own.
FOUR SATURDAYS. ONE ORIGINAL CHARACTER.
The Masterclass takes place live online across four Saturdays:
February 6, 2027
February 13, 2027
February 20, 2027
February 27, 2027
Across the four sessions you’ll move from the initial idea and armature through the major forms, expression, character, surface detail and final presentation of your sculpture.
By the end, you won’t simply have watched Steve make something.
You’ll have made something that didn’t exist before.
YOUR PLACE INCLUDES
- Four live, interactive online Masterclass sessions with Steve Johnson
- More than 10 hours of demonstrations, mentoring and stories from Steve’s career
- The opportunity to ask Steve questions live as you work
- Guidance through the creation of your own original character bust
- 12 months’ access to recordings of all four sessions
- A full materials and preparation guide before the Masterclass begins
- An exclusive completion certificate personally signed by Steve Johnson
The Masterclass is suitable for complete beginners as well as artists, sculptors, model makers, students, cosplayers, practical-effects enthusiasts and experienced makers who want to explore Steve’s professional approach to creature design.
JOIN FROM ANYWHERE
The Masterclass is delivered live online via Zoom, meaning you can join Steve’s workshop from wherever you are in the world.
If you’re unable to attend part of a session live, every workshop will also be recorded and available to revisit for 12 months afterwards
FIRST 10 GET SLIMED…
The first 10 participants to book their place will also receive an exclusive Slimer lamp, designed, created and personally signed by Steve Johnson.
Value: $200 USD
A wonderfully weird collectible from the man who helped create one of cinema’s most recognisable ghosts — and something you won’t find sitting on a normal merchandise shelf.
MASTERCLASS FEE
Early Bird – $895 USD
Available to the first 10 participants to book.
Standard Price – $995 USD
Your booking covers all four live sessions and the additional access and materials outlined above.
Physical sculpting materials are not included and should be purchased separately. A full materials list, preparation guide and supplier recommendations will be provided well before the first session.
READY TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY?
You’ve watched the creatures.
You’ve wondered how they were made.
Now step inside the workshop and learn from someone who was actually there making them.
Secure your place for Steve Johnson’s February 2027 Masterclass in Creature Design.
