- Adobe Photoshop
- Blender
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- Over 16 hours of training!
Advanced Vehicle Design
with Alex Akstinas (NOAX)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Blender
$149
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Where the render meets the road.
Create bold, intricately detailed vehicles with concept designer Alex Akstinas (NOAX). In this course, you’ll learn how to take a design from early sketches to polished, portfolio-ready artwork. Along the way, Alex shows how to think across a range of vehicle types, refine your ideas into variants, and place your creations in cinematic scenes. With a strong focus on design principles and real-world inspiration, this course will push you to raise the quality of your work and give you the tools to approach vehicle design with confidence.
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Alex Akstinas (NOAX)
Alex Akstinas (NOAX) is a senior concept designer whose mechanically rich visions have shaped vehicles for leading studios like Cloud Imperium Games, Respawn, and Activision. Blending industrial precision with cinematic flair, Alex crafts designs that feel both functional and extraordinary, rooted in real-world engineering yet elevated by imaginative vision and cinematic edge.
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Artwork by instructor Alex Akstinas (NOAX)
Course Lesson Plan
Here's the low-down on everything covered in this course.
- 16 hours 34 minutesTotal Bundle Duration
- 119 VideosVideo Lectures in Bundle
- 1.79 GB of FilesDownloadable Project Files
Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.
- Adobe Photoshop
- Blender
Lesson 1
2D Sketch
In this lesson Alex will cover the principles of design, you’ll learn how to find and organize reference, and finally you will sketch your vehicle in 2D.
- 3 hours 29 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 26 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Guidance
Introduction
Industry Fundamentals
Design Principles
References
2D Sketching Prep
2D Sketching
Lesson 2
3D Sketch
In this lesson you’ll learn some of Alex’s favorite 3D workflows and then begin your 3D sketch. You’ll continuously check in with paintovers until you have a solid 3D design to work with.
- 4 hours 36 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 22 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Blender Tips and Tricks
3D Blockout
Defining the 3D Sketch
Sketch Paintover
Lesson 3
Clean Modeling
From here you will model your vehicle again, using the 3D sketch as a base to create a cleaner version of the design.
- 2 hours 11 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 21 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Rebuilding the Model
Adding Some Details
Vehicle Underside
Finishing the Clean Modeling Phase
Conclusion
Lesson 4
Refinement
At this point you will begin adding in kitbash elements and other small details, solving design issues as they appear.
- 1 hour 41 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 16 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Creating a Kit
Starting the Second Pass
Working on the Turret
Second Pass Final Touches
Lesson 5
Finished 3D Model
In this lesson you will finish your 3D model, adding in any further elements and polish needed to make it look its best. Then you will finalize your materials and render out shots.
- 1 hour 50 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 16 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Adding Detail Where Needed
Vehicle Interior
Finishing the Design
Lesson 6
Final Artwork
Now you will create a set of final deliverables, showing your vehicle in standalone shots, dynamic keyframes, turntables, and even making an entirely new variant design.
- 2 hours 45 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 18 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
- Project FilesDownloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Standalone Renders
Additional Artwork
Variant Vehicle
Conclusion
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