Mech Design
Gavin Manners
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13 hours
Level: Intermediate
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$149$74
Go ahead, mech your day.
Design your own mechs with weight, purpose and personality alongside concept artist Gavin Manners. You’ll begin with theory and real-world reference, defining your machine’s function, scale, and mechanical logic before moving into sketching and modular concept exploration. From there, you’ll build the design in 3D using simple forms, and finally paint over the renders in Photoshop. This course will teach you to create mechs that feel functional, grounded, and ready to step into. By the end you’ll have an entire series of portfolio-ready images of your design.
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tons of workflow crap and programs i would have never thought of trying.... PEEP DATTT!!!1
beeple
Designer
My career as a concept artist started after taking these courses. Much of what I learned I applied to my portfolio and in a couple months ... I got my first job.
Elias Ravanetti
Concept Artist & Illustrator
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David Tilton
Freelance Concept Artist
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Your Instructor
Gavin Manners
Gavin Manners is a principal concept artist at id Software known for his intricate, highly believable mech designs. His work combines the visual appeal of science fiction with the logic of real-world machinery, creating giant machines that feel heavy, functional, and grounded in practical engineering. With a strong eye for silhouette, mechanical detail, and purposeful design, Gavin builds mechs that go beyond cool shapes, giving each machine a clear sense of scale, structure, and purpose.
Van Gogh would have given his other ear to learn from artists like this.
Artwork by instructor Gavin Manners
Course Lesson Plan
Here's the low-down on everything covered in this course.
- 13 hours 47 minutesTotal Bundle Duration
- 87 VideosVideo Lectures in Bundle
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.
- Blender
- Adobe Photoshop
Lesson 1
Rough Sketches
Coming June 1.
- 3 hours 17 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 21 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 2
Refined Line Art
Coming June 1.
- 1 hour 34 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 14 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 3
3D Modeling
Coming June 1.
- 4 hours 15 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 25 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 4
Materials and Rendering
Coming June 1.
- 2 hours 30 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 21 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
Lesson 5
Presentation
Coming June 1.
- 2 hours 10 minutesTotal Lesson Duration
- 6 VideosVideo Lectures in this Lesson
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