Illustration

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  • Grounded Costume Design
    NEW COURSE
    • Daz3D
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Blender

    Adam Middleton teaches

    Grounded Costume Design

    Dive into the transformative world of costume design with Adam Middleton, a visionary behind some of cinema's most unforgettable outfits. In this hands-on course, you'll master the art of weaving narrative depth and realistic detail into every aspect of your costume designs. Whether you're a beginner just getting started or a professional refining your skills, Adam's techniques will elevate your costume designs to an expert level of lived-in authenticity. Prepare to unleash your creativity and bring characters to life through the art of grounded costume design.

    Over 11 hours of training!

    $124

    • Adobe Photoshop

    KleinerHai teaches

    Painting Everything

    Don't just draft your visions - bring them to life. Under acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai's expert guidance, you'll learn to turn your sketches into captivating concept paintings and illustrations. Covering characters, creatures, buildings, props, environments, and everything in between, this course will teach you to paint every corner of your imagined world. Every brushstroke you create will add depth, narrative, and wonder to your creative vision.

    Over 17 hours of training!

    $149

    • Adobe Photoshop

    KleinerHai teaches

    Sketching Everything

    Unleash the worlds within you. Under the guidance of acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai, sketching will become so much more than just lines on paper - it will become your bridge to endless possibilities. You'll learn to sketch everything from monumental landscapes down to intricate life details, crafting universes with every stroke. Inspiration isn’t something you wait for; it’s something you wield. A new world is only a few sketches away.

    Over 15 hours of training!

    $124

    • Adobe After Effects
    • Adobe Illustrator

    Designing Futuristic Visuals

    Create eye-popping visuals straight out of the future under the guidance of industry-leader Toros Kose. Learn Toros's process for approaching projects, designing assets, and compiling everything together into compelling styleframes with animation. This Director’s Cut edition includes an updated course structure, extra homework assignments, higher quality videos, over 4 hours of unedited process recordings, and more.

    Over 1 hour of training!

    $74

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Blender

    Sketching the Right Way

    Return to the basics with professional concept artist Zahir Aghakhani. Learn how to approach a project like a pro — from receiving a client brief to the very first sketches you deliver for the job. We'll explore four approaches to Zahir's sketching process: sketching with lines, paint brushes, images (ie. photobashing), and in 3D.

    Over 1 hour of training!

    $74

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Maya

    Amin Faramarzian teaches

    Creative Illustration

    Create eye-popping illustrations and dynamic compositions with clear shapes, decisive lines, and big poses. Learn from renowned artist Amin Faramarzian, whose high-contrast, high-energy pieces might look like Saturday morning cartoons on the surface, but often hide deeper and powerful themes underneath.

    Over 4 hours of training!

    $99

  • SESSION
    • Unreal Engine 5
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • ZBrush
    • Unreal Engine

    Ellie Cooper teaches

    Quick Concepts in Unreal

    Learn how to create real-time concept art in Unreal Engine 5 with Ellie Cooper. From sculpting hero assets in ZBrush, to assembling a full scene in Unreal Engine 5, and finishing with final paintovers and delivery, Ellie will guide you through her comprehensive process, using the industry's most up-to-date workflows for concept art creation.

    $39

    • Adobe Photoshop

    Daniel Walsh teaches

    Painting Portraits

    Learn the fundamentals of painting realistic portraits from industry-leading artist Daniel Walsh. Utilizing the advanced techniques learned throughout his career, Daniel will show you his process for crafting eye-catching portraits for characters. By starting off with the very basics of sketching and deconstructing an image using the Bargue Method, you'll learn everything necessary to create beautiful final paintings to add your portfolio.

    Over 7 hours of training!

    $124

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Blender
    • Octane

    Gaelle Seguillon teaches

    Environment Design

    Follow along as industry-leading artist Gaelle Seguillon teaches you her process for creating captivating and lifelike worlds. You'll learn to create eye-catching sketches, techniques to create photobash concept art, how to build entire scenes in Blender, and realistically render using Octane. You'll finish the course with a set of portfolio pieces featuring environments you might wish you could visit!

    Over 6 hours of training!

    $124

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Blender

    Romain Jouandeau teaches

    Visual Storytelling

    Learn modern concept art techniques from one of the industry's leading artists. AAA video game concept artist Romain Jouandeau will teach you everything you need to know to create a series of dynamic concept art keyframes using Blender and Photoshop in his unique style.

    Over 8 hours of training!

    $124

  • SESSION
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • 3D-Coat
    • Blender
    • Octane

    Aaron Limonick teaches

    Armada Concept Art

    In the very first Session from Learn Squared, we're excited to invite Naughty Dog lead concept artist Aaron Limonick to the stage, where he will do a live demonstration of his creative process and stick around to answer an hour of audience Q and A!

    Over 1 hour of training!

    $49

  • Get ready to paint your very own masterpiece. By studying the timeless works of the Old Masters, you will learn under the guidance of modern master Greg Rutkowski to create beautiful, classical-style paintings of your very own. Sketch, color, light, and create details that even Michelangelo would be proud of. 

    Over 7 hours of training!

    $99

    • Daz3D
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Blender
    • Fusion 360

    Wokkie Gort teaches

    Designing Better Characters

    Learn professional workflows to design characters for films, games, TV shows, and more from renowned concept designer and illustrator Wouter Gort. Covering everything from the fundamentals of character design, prop development, keyframe illustration, and more, this course covers everything you'll need to know to level up your character workflow.

    Over 9 hours of training!

    $124

    • Pencil and Paper
    • Adobe Photoshop

    Tran Nguyen teaches

    Freelance Illustration

    Find out exactly what it takes to go freelance and make a living from your artwork. In this comprehensive course from celebrated illustrator Tran Nguyen, you'll learn her process for sketching, coloring, composition, working with clients, and digitizing your artwork for delivery. By following Tran's guidance, not only will you have a beautiful portfolio piece of your own, but you'll have the necessary knowledge to get hired for jobs, win clients, and wow your peers.

    Over 4 hours of training!

    $59

  • 2D Sequence Illustration
    ON SALE

    Capture an entire story in a set of dynamic and energetic paintings. Sequence illustration is an invaluable skill in just about every visual field imaginable, from movies to video games to commercials, so you can't afford to sleep on this one. When you study under industry-leading art director Patrick O'Keefe, you'll learn all his tricks for quickly laying down compelling compositions, zeroing in with detail and color, then post-processing one gorgeous final piece. After you pass this course, you'll be wondering how you used to create art any other way.

    Over 4 hours of training!

    $99

  • Characters are the heart and soul of any movie, comic or video game. In this Course, illustrator Philipp Kruse shares his secrets to populating projects with compelling humanoid designs. Strap in for an interactive tour all the way from artistic first principles to the most advanced tricks, each tailored to make your characters not only look amazing, but feel like living, breathing parts of their worlds. With these new techniques, you'll be creating beautiful work to showcase your unique skills in ways you never thought possible before. 

    Over 8 hours of training!

    $99

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • 3D-Coat
    • ZBrush

    Milan Nikolic teaches

    Creature Design

    Design stunning creatures for films and video games under the guidance of professional artist Milan Nikolic. You'll start by studying the anatomy of bipeds and multipeds, learn the ins and outs of sculpting in ZBrush and 3D Coat, and finally how to pose, texture, and present your creatures with polish and professionalism.

    Over 5 hours of training!

    $99

    • Adobe Photoshop

    Aaron Limonick teaches

    Sketching Anything

    Master traditional illustration and entertainment design in no time. In 'Sketching Anything,' Aaron Limonick (Naughty Dog) breaks down his design process in an accessible way for both beginners and pros. You'll learn to organize reference material, establish a strong sense of art direction, and create detailed production sketches of your very own. Don't waste time struggling with the basics of drawing and rendering - with these skills, you'll truly be able to sketch anything.

    Over 12 hours of training!

    $149

    • Adobe Photoshop

    Jama Jurabaev teaches

    Narrative Concept Art

    Learn to communicate a narrative idea using a variety of simple, yet effective Photoshop and painting techniques. Industry veteran Jama Jurabaev will show students shortcuts to stay focused on the creative aspect of their work rather than the technical.

    Over 17 hours of training!

    $124

    • Adobe Bridge
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Cinema 4D
    • Marvelous Designer
    • Octane

    Ash Thorp teaches

    Main Title Design

    Follow along as award-winning title designer, Ash Thorp, demonstrates how to craft detailed and thoughtful main title designs. Alongside Ash's professional Apprentices, students will learn the core principles of successful titles, and then be challenged to put these concepts to work by creating multiple examples of their own.

    Over 12 hours of training!

    $149

    • Corona Renderer
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Cinema 4D

    Maciej Kuciara teaches

    Intro to Environment Painting

    Industry-leading senior concept artist Maciej Kuciara will teach you how to construct environment paintings using both 2D and 3D techniques, and how they apply to a modern video games production pipeline. Start with the foundations of art and architecture, and learn video game development pipelines to propel your environment painting skills to the next level.

    Over 18 hours of training!

    $99