2024 | WINTER REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 

Register for our Winter Term | Enroll Today!

All Courses

Gain the skills and knowledge you need to make an impact.

cover image
Concept Art Game Art VFX
logo

Concept Art Academy

features image

2D Animation Essentials

A 9-week course where students will learn the fundamentals of character animation, importance of emotions, and how to make efficient 2D animations
Intermediate 9 weeks
features image

2D Motion Graphics in After Effects

An 8-week course diving into how to create compelling visual elements and animations using Adobe After Effects
Beginner - Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

3D for 2D artists

A 9-week course where students will learn to integrate easy 3D techniques into their 2D concept artwork using Blender
Intermediate to Advanced 9 Weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Absolute Beginners

An 8-week course for beginning artists looking to develop a strong foundation using different tools in the entertainment industry
Beginner 8 weeks
features image

Acting for Visual Storytellers

A 5 week course where students will learn simple acting techniques to better communicate character actions and emotions
All Levels 5 Weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Analytical Figure Drawing

An 8-week foundation course focused on the analysis of the figure starting from skeleton, to muscle, and skin layover, and how to communicate the figure’s form, shape, and function
Beginner 8 weeks
features image

Anatomy of Clothing

An 8-week course on the foundation of visually communicating clothing and fabric, and how different materials react on the human form
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Animal Drawing

An 8-week course focused on understanding and illustrating animals by breaking down animal anatomy to its simplest forms and shapes
Beginner to Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Artist Essentials: Drawing from Reality

An 8-week course focused on developing your designs through observational drawing and compelling references
Beginner- Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Background Painting and Layout Design Mentorship

A 9-week course focused on developing finished layouts utilizing advanced painting methods and preparing an industry ready portfolio
Intermediate 9 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Background and Layout for Animation

An 8-week course where students will learn the principals and production skills of an animation background designer
Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Career Workshop: Getting Started in Film and Games

A 5-week workshop to practice resume, portfolio, and learn interviewing best practices, and how to apply to jobs within the Film and Game Industry
Intermediate - Advanced 5 Weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Character Design For Production

An 8-week course diving into the tasks involved with character design in a production pipeline
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Character Design Mentorship with Carlos Grangel

A 5-week intensive character design mentorship under the guidance of a renowned industry veteran. (Application required—see overview for details.)
Intermediate to Advanced 5 weeks
features image

Character Design Portfolio Mentorship

An 8-week mentorship course where students will strengthen their character design portfolios based on career goals and artistic direction/pursuits 
Intermediate- Advanced 8 weeks

Only 3 seats left

features image

Character Design for Animation

An 8-week course designing characters with an industry-experienced character designer; develop a strong understanding of the elements that make strong, compelling characters
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Character Design for Film and Games

An 8-week course structured like a studio and freelance workflow focusing on character design
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Character Design for Freelancers

An 8-week course focused on preparing artists for working as professional freelance character designers
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Comics: The Art of Storytelling

An 8-week intensive course developing a story idea and learning how to get it published
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Composition for Concept Art and Illustration

An 8-week course on the art of composition and how it evokes emotion to engage audiences
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Costume Concept Design

An 8-week course focused on the design and development process of costumes for entertainment
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Creating Comics and Graphic Novels: Visual Storytelling between Comics and Manga

An 8 week course of visual story telling between comics and manga
Intermediate/Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Creating Manga: Storytelling Essentials

An 8-week course focused on learning the Manga storytelling method
Beginner - Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Creating an Animated Short Film

A 10-week course designed to equip you with the tools to make your indie animated short film a reality
Intermediate to advanced 10 weeks
features image

Creature Design for Film and Games

An 8-week course structured like a studio and freelance workflow focusing on creature design
Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Design Mentorship

An 8 week course teaching students the theory and practice of professional design.

Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Digital Art Foundations

An 8-week digital drawing and painting course for artists looking to familiarize themselves with using Photoshop and Procreate
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Digital Painting

An 8-week course on the basics of painting digitally for building strong art foundations
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Digital Portrait Painting

An 8-week course on creating fantasy portrait illustration through the usage of composition and strong dramatic lighting
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Dynamic Animal Sketching

An 8-week course focused on introducing participants to the main principles of animation, and to how to apply them to dynamic animal sketching.
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Dynamic Figure Sketching

An 8-week course focused on emphasizing strength of the gesture and the use of simple volumetric forms to construct the figure, and a focus on performance. 
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Dynamic Sketching 1

An 8-week course utilizing observational drawing to understand how to see the world for the creation of design and illustration; develop strong foundation sketching skills through observation
Beginner 8 weeks
features image

Dynamic Sketching 2

An 8-week continuation course from Dynamic Sketching 1, utilizing observational drawing to understand how to see the world from a design perspective
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Ecorche'

A 10-week course on the 3D study of human anatomy through sculpture
All levels welcome 10 weeks
features image

Environment Concept Design

An 8-week course utilizing industry techniques for developing environments for games, film, and more
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Environment Painting and Design

An 8-week course focused on creating stronger environment paintings based on a narrative of the student’s choice
Advanced 8 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Environment Sketching

An 8-week course focused on the basics of environment design sketching fundamentals for concept art for film, games, and animation
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Environment Sketching for Production

An 8-week course focused on creating visual themes for use in a production pipeline
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Experimental Digital Painting

An 8 week course that will teach students cutting edge techniques of painting in order to create expressive paintings that tell a story.
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Figure Drawing: Anatomy of Style

An 8-week course on developing a drawing language by simplifying anatomy into basic shapes and gestural lines
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Foundations in Modern 2D Animation

An 9-week course where students will digitally create modern short animations that are fun and engaging to watch
Beginner to Intermediate 9 weeks
features image

From Script to Animatic in Storyboard Pro

An 8-week course to learn beginner, intermediate, and advanced skills in Storyboard Pro while creating a storyboard animatic within the program.

Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Fundamentals of Architecture Design

An 8-week course focused on the architecture of different cultures and applying that knowledge to visual elements in story and design
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Fundamentals of Character Design

An 8-week course for building foundational skills necessary for the design of appealing characters in film, games, animation, comics, and more
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Fundamentals of Design

An 8-week course focused on the elements of design and developing strong technical skills along with an eye for successful design
Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Fundamentals of Environment Design

An 8-week course developing fundamental skills used to create appealing environment design for films, games, animation, and illustration
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Fundamentals of Perspective

An 8-week introductory course where students will learn the technical concepts of linear perspective drawing
Beginner 8 weeks
features image

Getting Started in the Game Industry: Interviews, Portfolios, and More

A 4-week course where students will develop skills for applying to jobs within the games industry.
Intermediate 4 Weeks
features image

Head Drawing and Construction

An 8-week course deconstructing and constructing the human head; students will become familiar with the shapes and form and will learn to draw the head with knowledge of anatomy
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

IP Development for Production

A 10-week course guiding you through how to develop and pitch a compelling and visually cohesive world.
Intermediate to Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Illustration Mentorship

An 8 week mentored course where students create refined images using professional practices
Intermediate- Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Intro to Blender for Concept Art

An 8-week overview of Blender’s main tools for building 3D scenes to create dynamic concept art
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Key Frame Illustration for Production

An 8-week course where students will learn about the essential elements of what goes into a cinematic illustration: composition, storytelling, mood, lighting, & color
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Manga Storytelling Mentorship

An 8-week mentorship course where students will acquire new knowledge about manga storytelling, they will learn how to analyze manga pages and they will receive constant feedback on their storyboards following the Japanese system of work between an editor and a mangaka.

Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Matte Painting and Concept Art for Production

This class is designed for artists willing to dive into the world of matte painting for visual effects.
Intermediate to advanced 8 weeks
features image

Mobile Game Art 1: Buildings and Props

An 8 week course where students will learn about the art of the mobile game industry and how to create tileable isometric buildings and props
Intermediate - Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Narrative Illustration and Characters

An 8-week course creating strong images that tell stories using visual design principles
Intermediate (portfolio review is recommended) 8 weeks
features image

Perspective

An 8-week course introducing students to linear perspective systems; students will explore a variety of basic and complex laws to convey the illusion of dimensional forms in space
Beginner - Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Pyro FX Using Houdini

An 8-week course focused on creating state-of-the-art pyrotechnic effects for TV and Film
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Shading and Material Creation in Unreal Engine

A 6-week course where students will learn how to work within Node Based Shader systems, apply modular thinking when authoring Material Shaders, and how they can optimize them for Production Limitations and Guidelines
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Sketching Mentorship with Peter Han

An 8-week course designed for students who are looking for one-on-one guidance and a more intense, individualized curriculum to take their sketching to the next level.
Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Story Development for Artists: from Idea to Reality

An 8-week course on how to develop an idea into a story using timeless techniques
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Storyboarding For Animation

An 8-week course developing skills required for storyboarding and story development for animated features.
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Storyboarding Mentorship

An 8-week mentorship geared towards creating professional-level storyboard sequences  
Intermediate 8 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Storyboarding for Live Action and Commercials

An 8-week course developing skills required for storyboarding and story development for live action productions
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Style and Story for Illustration Mentorship

A 8-week mentorship focused on creating illustrations in a variety of styles for different mediums
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

The Art Of Color And Light

An 8-week course developing an eye for color and studying fundamental color theory knowledge
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Themed Environment Design

An 8-week course focused on theme park design and creating story-driven guest experiences
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Vis Dev in 3D: Tools for Hard Surface Design

Learning Concept Design into 3D Quick and Flexible Way, Then Make a full package with Paintover Technique on 3D Model for Surfacing.

Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Visual Development and Art Direction Mentorship

A 10-week mentorship course focused on learning how art direction helps tell the story and fits within the production pipeline.
Intermediate to Advanced 10 weeks
logo

Game Art Academy

features image

3D Character Creation Mentorship

A 10-week advanced mentorship focused on creating high-end, realistic 3D characters
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Acting for Visual Storytellers

A 5 week course where students will learn simple acting techniques to better communicate character actions and emotions
All Levels 5 Weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Advanced Acting

In this 10-week course you will go deeper into body and facial mechanics combined with thoughtful acting approaches to create compelling animated performances
In Development
features image

Advanced Body Mechanics

A 10-week course where students will animate intense physical actions such as climbing, lifting and running
In Development
features image

Advanced Stylized Character Art for Games Mentorship

A 10-week course focused on creating a full character from scratch using Zbrush, Maya, Substance Painter, and Unreal 5.
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Advanced Substance for Environment Art

A 3-week course further discovering the power of Substance and creating complex organic materials for all aspects of environment art
Intermediate to Advanced 3 weeks
features image

Anatomy for Production

A 10-week course thoroughly examining the form and function of bones, muscles, tendons, and more – providing a deeper understanding of anatomy
Intermediate 10 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Animation Foundation 101

A 10-week course laying and building the foundation of the 12 bedrock principles of animation
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Animation for Beginners

A 4-week walk-through of the animation basics designed for people with little to no previous animation training
Beginner 4 weeks
features image

Career Workshop: Getting Started in Film and Games

A 5-week workshop to practice resume, portfolio, and learn interviewing best practices, and how to apply to jobs within the Film and Game Industry
Intermediate - Advanced 5 Weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Character Creation for Film/Cinematics

A 10-week course for creating highly polished characters with efficient and clean modeling for cinematics in film and games
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Character Creation for Games

A 9-week course that guides students through the fundamentals of creating and sculpting a real-time character in 3D
Intermediate to Advanced 9 weeks
features image

Character Facial Rigging for Production

An 8-week course bringing life and expressions to models through face rigging
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Character Facial Sculpting

A 10-week course in which students will learn the anatomy of the head and what makes the portrait tell a story and makes it “alive”
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Character Texturing for Games in Substance

A 6-week course using Substance painter to create complex materials from scratch to texture AAA game characters.

Intermediate 6 Weeks
features image

Cloth Creation and Simulation for Real-Time

An 8-week course on creating high-quality garments for real-time integration
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Creating Stylized Game Assets

A 10-week course for creating finished props and environment assets with hand-painted textures for a stylized game
Intermediate 10 weeks

Only 3 seats left

features image

Creature Animation 1

An introductory course where students will learn the principles of quadruped body mechanics
In Development
features image

Creature Animation 2

Students will learn to bring realism to creature animations by focusing on behavior
In Development
features image

Creature Animation 3

Students will learn to animate fantasy creatures grounded in realistic behavior
In Development
features image

Ecorche'

A 10-week course on the 3D study of human anatomy through sculpture
All levels welcome 10 weeks
features image

Environment Art for Games in Unreal Engine

A comprehensive 10-week course where students are introduced to the creative environment pipeline creation process from start to finish. Students will bring a concept to life using industry standard tools and techniques using Unreal
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Facial Mechanics

A 10-week course for you to learn how to animate the entire face to show the interior life of your character
In Development
features image

Fundamentals of Houdini for 3D Artists

An 8-week course learning all about Houdini’s 3D pipeline to gain a deeper grasp of how it works

Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Fundamentals of Substance for Environment Art

A 6-week course using the Substance Suite to create pattern based, hard-surface, and organic materials. Students will learn how to create an asset in a texturing pipeline.
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Getting Started in the Game Industry: Interviews, Portfolios, and More

A 4-week course where students will develop skills for applying to jobs within the games industry.
Intermediate 4 Weeks
features image

Grooming for Animated Characters

An 8-week course focused on creating high-quality character grooms for animation
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Grooming for VFX

An 8-week course where students will learn to develop fur and hair for VFX
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Hair Creation for Games

A 6-week course where students learn to master the art of creating realtime AAA hair for games.
Advanced 6 weeks
features image

Hard Surface Modeling for Characters

A 6-week course focused on designing and building complex hard surfaces for characters
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Hard Surface Modeling for Films

A 10-week course focused on hard surface modeling for film VFX production
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Intro to Animation in Maya

A 6-week course for beginner animators to learn vital software concepts as it relates to the animators workflow
Intermediate 6 Weeks
features image

Intro to Body Mechanics

A 6 week course where students will learn how to make characters move with more weight, solidity, and believability in action scenarios.

In Development
features image

Intro to FX Using Houdini

A 8-week course on understanding Houdini’s common uses in the VFX industry; students will be introduced to a variety of FX capabilities using Houdini
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Intro to Maya

A 10-week introductory course using Maya to model, animate, texture, render, and more
Beginner 10 weeks
features image

Intro to Production Modeling

A 6-week course in which students experience the expectations, techniques, and knowledge required for modeling in a production pipeline
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Intro to Rigging

A 10-week course for developing fundamental rigging skills that are commonly used in the visual effects industry
Beginner to Intermediate 10 Weeks
features image

Intro to Unreal 5

A 6-week course which introduces students to the Unreal Engine; where they will gain a solid understanding of the Unreal Editor and become an Unreal power user.
Intermediate 6 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Intro to ZBrush

A 4-week introductory course where students will learn how to work in Zbrush and how to use it a super modeling tool.

Beginner 4 Weeks

Only 3 seats left

features image

Introduction to Unity

An 8-week introduction to Unity for 3D Games
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Level 1: Fundamentals of Game Animation

Learn game animation with the help of a seasoned pro! In this course, students will learn the key workflow elements to migrate animations from Maya to Unreal Engine.

In Development
features image

Level 2: Advanced Body Mechanics and Workflow

This class concentrates on advanced body mechanics and action/reaction performances that are vital to give a player dramatic feedback responsiveness.

In Development
features image

Level 3: Fight!

Students will master animation timing, rhythm, embellishment, and finesse of dynamic actions to imbue personality into characters’ movements while ensuring that player reaction feels seamless, believable and responsive.

In Development
features image

Level Design for Games

A 10-week course in which students will learn to approach 3D game level environments with a design perspective
Introductory Game / Level Design Course 10 weeks
features image

Look Development for Animated Characters

An 8-week course on professional-level character look dev with a focus on storytelling
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Mechanical Rigging

An 8-week course exploring the various mechanical rigging challenges in Maya and putting it all together in a final project
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Organic World Building in UE5

A 10-week course in which students will create a fully textured, game-ready environment in UE5
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Pantomime Acting in Animation

A 10-week course for you to learn how to show emotion through character poses and physical gestures without dialogue or narration
In Development 10
features image

Performance Appeal and Portfolio Polish

In this course students will create industry ready performances and learn what makes a successful demo reel
In Development 10
features image

Procedural Environments in Houdini

A 6-week course focused on proceduralism can be used to create realistic, custom environments
Intermediate - Advanced 6 weeks
features image

Procedural Modeling for Production in Houdini

A 6 week course where students will learn how proceduralism can be used to create powerful modeling workflows
Intermediate to Advanced 6 weeks
features image

Props for Gameplay

A 6 week course where students will create interactive gameplay props from start to finish
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Rigging for Games

An 8-week course focused on developing game-ready rigs in Maya
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Sculpting Anatomy: From Animal to Creature

A 10-week course using anatomy foundations and design principles to model animals and create creatures
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Shading and Material Creation in Unreal Engine

A 6-week course where students will learn how to work within Node Based Shader systems, apply modular thinking when authoring Material Shaders, and how they can optimize them for Production Limitations and Guidelines
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Stylized Character Arts for Games

An 8-week course on creating 3D characters with hand-painted textures
Intermediate - Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Stylized Characters in 3D

An 8-week course for recreating the concept of an existing character and going from cartoony stylization to comic-book realism
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Substance Basics

A 4 week course where students will learn how to use the suite of different programs to empower their texturing
Beginner 4 weeks
features image

Texturing and Surfacing for Films/Cinematics

A 6-week course using industry techniques to create high-end textures and shaders with a film/cinema approach
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

The Art of Lighting for Games

A 10 week course introducing students to the theory of lighting, and how to follow AAA production as a Lighting Artist using tools and workflows within Unreal Engine 5.
Intermediate/Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Unreal 5 Modular Environments

A 10-week course where students will develop a fully-realized environment, understand modular construction, and current day workflows for asset creation in the Unreal 5 engine.
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Vegetation and Plants for Games

A 6-week course exploring the creation of vegetation and plant design for environment art.
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Weapons for Games

A 6-week course on the fundamentals for creating a fully-realized weapons for games
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

ZBrush for Concept and Iteration

A 6-week intensive course on using Zbrush and integrating it as a powerful modeling tool; students will learn the skills needed to create hard-surface and organic models and problem solve for multiple areas of 3D asset creation
Intermediate 6 weeks
logo

VFX Academy

features image

3D Character Creation Mentorship

A 10-week advanced mentorship focused on creating high-end, realistic 3D characters
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Abstract FX in Houdini

An 8-week course using Houdini as a design tool that focuses on abstraction and non-traditional FX
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Acting for Visual Storytellers

A 5 week course where students will learn simple acting techniques to better communicate character actions and emotions
All Levels 5 Weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Advanced Acting

In this 10-week course you will go deeper into body and facial mechanics combined with thoughtful acting approaches to create compelling animated performances
In Development
features image

Advanced Body Mechanics

A 10-week course where students will animate intense physical actions such as climbing, lifting and running
In Development
features image

Anatomy for Production

A 10-week course thoroughly examining the form and function of bones, muscles, tendons, and more – providing a deeper understanding of anatomy
Intermediate 10 weeks

Only 5 seats left

features image

Animation Foundation 101

A 10-week course laying and building the foundation of the 12 bedrock principles of animation
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Animation for Beginners

A 4-week walk-through of the animation basics designed for people with little to no previous animation training
Beginner 4 weeks
features image

Applied Rigging Techniques for Production

An 8-week course focused on the WHYs behind rigging, teaching advanced techniques that can help you take your rigging skills to the next level
Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Character Creation for Film/Cinematics

A 10-week course for creating highly polished characters with efficient and clean modeling for cinematics in film and games
Advanced 10 weeks
features image

Character Facial Rigging for Production

An 8-week course bringing life and expressions to models through face rigging
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Character Facial Sculpting

A 10-week course in which students will learn the anatomy of the head and what makes the portrait tell a story and makes it “alive”
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Cloth Creation and Simulation for Real-Time

An 8-week course on creating high-quality garments for real-time integration
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Creature Animation 1

An introductory course where students will learn the principles of quadruped body mechanics
In Development
features image

Creature Animation 2

Students will learn to bring realism to creature animations by focusing on behavior
In Development
features image

Creature Animation 3

Students will learn to animate fantasy creatures grounded in realistic behavior
In Development
features image

Crowd Simulation

An 8-week course learning to animate the process of simulating a large number of characters
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Facial Mechanics

A 10-week course for you to learn how to animate the entire face to show the interior life of your character
In Development
features image

Fundamentals of Houdini for 3D Artists

An 8-week course learning all about Houdini’s 3D pipeline to gain a deeper grasp of how it works

Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Getting Started in the Game Industry: Interviews, Portfolios, and More

A 4-week course where students will develop skills for applying to jobs within the games industry.
Intermediate 4 Weeks
features image

Grooming for Animated Characters

An 8-week course focused on creating high-quality character grooms for animation
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Grooming for VFX

An 8-week course where students will learn to develop fur and hair for VFX
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Hard Surface Modeling for Films

A 10-week course focused on hard surface modeling for film VFX production
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Houdini Production Studio: Destruction FX

An 8-week course on creating feature-film quality destruction effects for film
Intermediate - Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Houdini Production Studio: Fluid FX

An 8 week Houdini FLIP fluid master class culminating in a large-scale water simulation and village flooding
Intermediate - Advanced 9 weeks
features image

Intro to Animation in Maya

A 6-week course for beginner animators to learn vital software concepts as it relates to the animators workflow
Intermediate 6 Weeks
features image

Intro to Body Mechanics

A 6 week course where students will learn how to make characters move with more weight, solidity, and believability in action scenarios.

In Development
features image

Intro to FX Using Houdini

A 8-week course on understanding Houdini’s common uses in the VFX industry; students will be introduced to a variety of FX capabilities using Houdini
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Intro to Maya

A 10-week introductory course using Maya to model, animate, texture, render, and more
Beginner 10 weeks
features image

Intro to Production Modeling

A 6-week course in which students experience the expectations, techniques, and knowledge required for modeling in a production pipeline
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Intro to Rigging

A 10-week course for developing fundamental rigging skills that are commonly used in the visual effects industry
Beginner to Intermediate 10 Weeks
features image

Intro to Unreal 5

A 6-week course which introduces students to the Unreal Engine; where they will gain a solid understanding of the Unreal Editor and become an Unreal power user.
Intermediate 6 weeks

Only 4 seats left

features image

Level 1: Fundamentals of Game Animation

Learn game animation with the help of a seasoned pro! In this course, students will learn the key workflow elements to migrate animations from Maya to Unreal Engine.

In Development
features image

Level 2: Advanced Body Mechanics and Workflow

This class concentrates on advanced body mechanics and action/reaction performances that are vital to give a player dramatic feedback responsiveness.

In Development
features image

Level 3: Fight!

Students will master animation timing, rhythm, embellishment, and finesse of dynamic actions to imbue personality into characters’ movements while ensuring that player reaction feels seamless, believable and responsive.

In Development
features image

Lighting and Shading for Film Production

A 6-week course focused on lighting, shading, and rendering in Arnold for Maya, and explores how the software has helped shape today’s modern entertainment industry.
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

Look Development for Animated Characters

An 8-week course on professional-level character look dev with a focus on storytelling
Intermediate to Advanced 8 weeks
features image

Matte Painting and Concept Art for Production

This class is designed for artists willing to dive into the world of matte painting for visual effects.
Intermediate to advanced 8 weeks
features image

Mechanical Rigging

An 8-week course exploring the various mechanical rigging challenges in Maya and putting it all together in a final project
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Nuke Compositing for 3D Artists

An 8-week course on compositing for feature film, animation, and 3D techniques using Nuke
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Pantomime Acting in Animation

A 10-week course for you to learn how to show emotion through character poses and physical gestures without dialogue or narration
In Development 10
features image

Performance Appeal and Portfolio Polish

In this course students will create industry ready performances and learn what makes a successful demo reel
In Development 10
features image

Procedural Environments in Houdini

A 6-week course focused on proceduralism can be used to create realistic, custom environments
Intermediate - Advanced 6 weeks
features image

Procedural Modeling for Production in Houdini

A 6 week course where students will learn how proceduralism can be used to create powerful modeling workflows
Intermediate to Advanced 6 weeks
features image

Pyro FX Using Houdini

An 8-week course focused on creating state-of-the-art pyrotechnic effects for TV and Film
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Python for VFX and Animation in Maya

An 8-week course covering the essentials of scripting
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Realtime VFX for Games

An 8-week course covering different concepts of realtime vfx, simulating a production environment, and what makes great FX in games.

Beginner to Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Rigging for Games

An 8-week course focused on developing game-ready rigs in Maya
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Scientific Illustration in 3D

An 8-week course on creating 3D renders and images for the biomedical industry

Beginner - Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Sculpting Anatomy: From Animal to Creature

A 10-week course using anatomy foundations and design principles to model animals and create creatures
Intermediate 10 weeks
features image

Stylized Characters in 3D

An 8-week course for recreating the concept of an existing character and going from cartoony stylization to comic-book realism
Intermediate 8 weeks
features image

Substance Basics

A 4 week course where students will learn how to use the suite of different programs to empower their texturing
Beginner 4 weeks
features image

Texturing and Surfacing for Films/Cinematics

A 6-week course using industry techniques to create high-end textures and shaders with a film/cinema approach
Intermediate 6 weeks
features image

The Art of Lighting for Games

A 10 week course introducing students to the theory of lighting, and how to follow AAA production as a Lighting Artist using tools and workflows within Unreal Engine 5.
Intermediate/Advanced 10 weeks
features image

VEX in Houdini

An 8-week course on mastering the power of VEX in Houdini; learn to create sophisticated tools that leverage the latest features of VEX like geometry creation
Advanced 8 weeks
features image

VFX Set Extensions

A detailed 8 week course focusing on creating digital VFX environments.
Intermediate - advanced 8 weeks
features image

ZBrush for Concept and Iteration

A 6-week intensive course on using Zbrush and integrating it as a powerful modeling tool; students will learn the skills needed to create hard-surface and organic models and problem solve for multiple areas of 3D asset creation
Intermediate 6 weeks