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.
Path 01 - Live Mentorship
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 effects that work in gameplay. Build real-time effects in Unreal Engine with live art direction and critique.
Intermediate | 8-Week Course | Next Start: October 2026
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 | Next Start: September 2026
Intensity Timing for Games
Master timing to become a true experienced VFX artist. Learn the difference between average effects and professional real-time impact that offers true player satisfaction.
Intermediate | 4-Week Course | Next Start: September 2026
Gaming 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 | Next Start: January 2027
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 | Next Start: October 2026
Simulation Essentials in Houdini
Create procedural VFX simulations using Houdini, EmberGen, and LiquiGen. Build fire, smoke, splashes, and groundbreaking effects under the guidance of professional artists.
Intermediate | 4-Week Course | Next Start: Spring 2027
Mentored classes are limited so every student gets 1:1 feedback. Reserve your seat early. These courses fill before their start date.
Path 02 - Instant Access Courses
Not ready for a live class? Join Instant Access.
Stream 200+ hours of on-demand 2D and 3D training, plus live sessions and community feedback. Learn at your own pace, then step up to a mentored class when you're ready.
2D FX Courses
Start with animation principles and fundamentals to create stylized FX.
3D VFX Courses
Real-time VFX lessons and particle systems for game engines.
Weekly Live Sessions
Join and receive live feedback every Monday and Wednesday.
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.
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.
