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title: Become an artist
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description: Start learning to become a visual effects artist using Roblox Studio through the Build It Play It Mansion of Wonders challenge.
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In the **Mansion of Wonder** carnival ride, players hop on a ride and defend their cart from enemies. To help in the fight, everyone wields a magic blaster. You'll become an **FX artist**, designing the special effects used by the blaster, like magical blasts and explosions.

<video controls src="../../assets/education/build-it-play-it-mansion-of-wonder/become-an-artist/game-example.mp4" width="100%"></video>

## Template overview

To start your development journey, a template has been created that includes the starter world and code. You'll be able to customize your experience as much as you'd like once you've finished these basic lessons.

<img
src="../../assets/education/build-it-play-it-mansion-of-wonder/become-an-artist/template-overview.jpeg"
width="100%" />

## Open the template

Time to open Roblox Studio! If you need, download [Studio](https://www.roblox.com/create), then click the following button to open the **Mansion of Wonder** template.

<UseStudioButton variant="" buttonTextTranslationKey="Action.EditInStudio" placeId="6936227200" universeId="2653926164" />

## Close extra windows

The first time Roblox Studio is launched, extra windows might open up that aren't needed right now. Closing these windows will give you more space to work. You can always open them up again later.

1. Close each window on the **left** of the 3D view by clicking the **&times;** in the window's upper-right corner. If you don't see anything to close on the left, go to the next step.

2. Leave the **Explorer** and **Properties** windows open on the right side of Studio. If you have done each step correctly, Studio looks like the following image.

   <img src="../../assets/education/general/Studio-Setup-Mansion-Of-Wonder.jpg" width="960" />

   <Alert severity="warning">
   If you don't see the **Explorer** and **Properties** windows on the right, enable them from Studio's **Window** menu.
   </Alert>