Courses now enrolling:
Link to: Animated Illustration with Tony Rodriguez
Link to: Figure Drawing for Illustrators
Link to: Illustration for Beginners
Link to: Figure Drawing for Illustrators
Animated Illustration
MENTOR: TONY RODRIGUEZ
Illustration students will learn to implement movement into their illustrations to elevate visual narratives and enrapture audiences.
Link to: Figure Drawing for Illustrators
Figure Drawing for Illustrators
MENTOR: JOHN ENGLISH
The foundation of picture-making is shape design. Shape is vital, learning to see shapes rather than details will take your drawings to the next level.
Link to: Illustration for Beginners
Illustration for Beginners
MENTOR: JOHN ENGLISH
Just getting started as an illustrator? This is the perfect class to develop fundamental skills and build a healthy understanding of great picture-making. Illustration for Beginners is taught by illustrator and painter, John English, and helps lay an incredible groundwork for any visual artist.
Link to: 3D Character Design
Intro. to 3D Character Design
MENTOR: OMAR HESHAM
Learn digital sculpting and how it applies to the character design process as you build your first 3D character. Whether starting from an already existing sketch and taking it into 3D or starting to design in 3D directly, we cover how to create & iterate character ideas using digital sculpting.
Link to: Experimental Mixed Media Painting
Experimental Mixed Media Painting
MENTOR: LISA CYR
Transform your illustration work with experimental mixed-media techniques. This course explores exciting in-depth demonstrations, providing an extensive array of visually-stimulating possibilities for artists.
Comics & Sequential Art
MENTOR: BILL KOEB
Whether your interest lies in graphic novels, traditional comics, or comic strips, this learn-by-doing course outlines all of the foundational skills to master storytelling as a sequential artist and work in a rapidly growing and changing industry.
Paint to Pixel: Digital Portrait Painting
MENTOR: RAYMOND BONILLA
This course is a hands-on journey guided by one of the most skilled professionals in the field. Raymond will provide detailed insights on the art of drawing the human head as well as cover the principles of digital painting.
Link to: Color Theory
Link to: Color Theory
Color Theory
MENTOR: BRENT WATKINSON
Don’t miss this masterclass on color theory. Color is a critical element in visual storytelling. Correct use of color can spark interest, build emotion, direct the eye, and express universal concepts and feelings in your work.
Access to the best resources
Mini-courses include many of the same robust features offered by our longer Mentorship courses.
Live Classes
Every class is delivered live and is fully interactive with lectures, demos, critiques, and guest speakers. Consider this your front row seat.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How are Mini-Courses different from Mentorship Courses?
Mini-courses are one-off, 5-week long classes that are topic-based. While many of the features and resources, such as personalized feedback and learn-by-doing assignments are similar, the Mentorship courses cover a broader range of topics and place students on a linear development track. Mini-courses take a deep-dive into all the details of a specific topic.
Do mini-courses include guest speakers?
Guest Speakers are mentioned on course pages that feature guest speakers. Comics and Sequential Art does feature a guest speaker, but Foundations of Illustration, Color Theory, and Figure Drawing for Illustrators does not feature guest artists.
Can I take Mini-courses in addition to a Mentorship course?
Yes! We highly encourage students add Mini-courses to their Mentorship program.
What time are the live classes?
Mini-course class times vary depending on the course. Most of these courses are scheduled during weeknights or on Sundays, depending on your timezone. To view exact date and start times of each mini-course, be sure to visit the about page for the mini-course you are interested in attending.
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