Live Mentorship or Instant Access
Stylized FX courses for AAA games and animation.
Join small, limited-run sessions with direct feedback from VFX mentors, or stream on-demand courses anytime. Learn artistic and technical skills top studios look for in the next generation of VFX artists.
Live Mentorship | 4 - 8 Week Courses
Mentored classes
Intense limited-run sessions with direct mentorship from working VFX artists.
Receive live feedback while working on production-quality FX projects.
Stylized VFX in Unreal Engine
Advanced training for artists ready to ship gorgeous stylized effects that work in games. Build real-time VFX in Unreal Engine with live art direction and critique from VFX masters.
Intermediate | 8-Week Course
Starts October 19, 2026
Professional VFX Portfolio
A special guided course designed to strengthen artistic and technical abilities in the world of stylized VFX. Craft portfolio-worthy FX to showcase your skills.
Intermediate | 8-Week Course
Starts October 18, 2026
VFX Beginner Bootcamp
Dive deep into fundamentals with artistic principles of VFX, drawing, textures, particle systems, and more. Finish your apprenticeship with an effect made in a game engine.
Beginner | 8-Week Course
Simulations in Houdini / EmberGen
Create procedural VFX simulations using Houdini, EmberGen, and LiquiGen. Build fire, smoke, splashes, and groundbreaking effects under the guidance of professional artists.
Intermediate | 8-Week Course
Intensity Timing for Game Effects
Master timing to become a true experienced VFX artist. Learn the difference between average effects and professional real-time impact that offer player satisfaction.
Intermediate | 4-Week Course
Advanced Unreal Shaders
Design a complex shader step by step in Unreal Engine. Build on top of basic textures with material functions, caustics, color bending, parallax, and more.
Intermediate | 4-Week Course
Mentored classes are limited so every student gets 1:1 feedback. Reserve your seat early. These courses fill before their start date.
Instant Access Courses | Stream Now
Not ready for a live class? Join Instant Access.
Stream 200+ hours of on-demand 2D, 3D, and 2.5D training, plus live sessions and community feedback. Learn at your own pace, then step up to a mentored class when you're ready.
Tools for Every Apprentice
Work and play in game engines.
Create and kitbash real-time VFX in tools trusted by AAA game developers and studios.
VFX Asset Library
Premium project files to dissect and kitbash production-ready VFX.
3D Sandbox
Explore and build FX in a 3D sandbox environment. See and feel your FX in real time with Unreal Engine and Unity.
Sidescroller
Preview FX and work inside of a fully functioning sidescroller environment for Unreal Engine and Unity.
Why Mentorship Works
Feedback. The fastest way to learn.
Every mentored class pairs you with a working VFX artist
who has shipped the FX you want to make.
Direct critique
Your work gets reviewed by a veteran mentor, not an AI bot.
Small classes
Seats are capped so every student actually gets seen and helped.
Game-ready VFX
You leave with an effect built to the standard studios expect.
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94% of Graduates Recommend VFX Apprentice Mentored Courses
Oliver Mendez
Stylized VFX for Games Graduate
The content is great, the teacher's ability to motivate students is really inspiring, and overall the experience has been excellent. I would love to join another mentorship as soon as I can. 🙂
Lachlan Dunbar
Beginner Bootcamp Graduate
VFX Apprentice took me from someone fumbling in the dark with fx to been moved from rigging to vfx full time at work.
I couldn't be more grateful for that!!
Johnathan Chellew
Professional VFX Portfolio Graduate
Overall this was a fantastic experience!
I got very comfortable sharing my work and getting feedback which was something I was a bit nervous to do beforehand.
Learn directly from artists shaping games and animation.
Led by Jason Keyser, mentors and instructors work in games and animation every day. You're not just learning theory secondhand, you're learning the exact techniques, tools, and creative instincts they use to build the visual worlds you already know.
For Studios & Teams
Training a whole team?
Custom VFX training, consulting, and staffing for studios and AAA publishers.
Book a free consultation to talk through what your team needs.
Choose your path. Classes are enrolling now.
Mentored tracks are open for applications. Seats are capped. Apply before it's too late.
