As the upcoming Pictoplasma Berlin Festival nears, and our contingent of conference tickets is gradually thinning, here's another heap of information on what to expect from this April's character madness:

Pictoplasma Berlin 2012
Festival of contemporary character design and art
11. - 15. April

Nicely surrounded by a plethora of exhibitions, performances, screenings and parties, right at the heart of the happening, the Pictoplasma Conference awaits you for a 3 day ride though the diverse worlds of more than 30 extraordinary artists.

For the first time in 2012, every afternoon the spacious Character Lab opens up at nearby .HBC and invites all conference attendees to get even deeper into character.

This is where international artists, conference speakers and film makers share their skills in concentrated classroom settings, while additional panels, lectures and talks expand the further possibilities of character creation, ranging from the art of glass blowing à la Bee Kingdom all the way to the production of elaborate sound design with David Kamp.

The Character Lab also encourages you all to get active in the atmosphere of intimate workshops and open jam sessions. Picture yourself sitting in a live drawing class with imaginary models, caught in the act of linocut with art-collective Jeanspezial, making fanzines with Andy Rementer, mastering the transition from flat to the 3rd dimension with Mark Gmehling or personally skipping through all levels of indy game production with Nathan Jurevicius.

Now add on top the visual delights of eye popping animation programs illuminating the big screen, with the latest jewels by Beeple, Yves Geleyn, Hornet, Nomint or Peppermelon pilled up to stimulate your retinas, and you'll end up with more than enough good reasons to snap into action.

Head on over pictoplasma.com and reserve your full character treatment.

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