Live Mentorship | Limited Seats
$175 /week
Billed as one payment of $1400 for the full 8 weeks. Additional payment options available.
Starts: TBD
Mentor: Sjors de Laat
Live Session: TBD
This course includes:
- 8 live classes with mentors
- Weekly review sessions
- Projects and assignments
- VFX Apprentice asset library
- Permanent curriculum vault access
- 3 months of Instant Access courses
What do you get from the class?
- Structured portfolio development
- Personalized VFX art direction
- Kitbash new VFX using custom assets
- Create 2D FX concepts and animations
- Improve your online presence
- 200+ hours of bonus on-demand courses
Weekly Course Breakdown
Week 1 - Define Your Goals
Stop thinking about updating your portfolio. This week you start updating it!
Gather references and get inspired.
Week 2 - Professional VFX Analysis
Choose the concept you want to develop. Analyze gameplay constraints and focus in on the artistic style you want to achieve.
Week 3 - Art Direction & Concept Art
Create a drawing or animated sequence to work on your concept art. Hone the the character and style of your effect.
Week 4 - Applied Timing Theory & Block-In
Study VFX intensity timing and block in your effect in the game engine. Perfect the timing of your new portfolio piece.
Week 5 - Complete Your New Effect
Polish your effect and focus on the details that elevates the piece to a professional portfolio level.
Week 6 - Make Your VFX Shine
Your mentor studies your previous work and together you develop the critical eye needed to polish your FX to put in your reel.
Week 7 - Pushing Effects Over the Top
Tackle large-scale effects, push your work further, and showcase your work in a way that leaves people stunned.
Week 8 - Online Presence & VFX Portfolio Reel
Learn why online presence matters and how to assemble your reel. See what recruiters are looking for and gain and edge when applying for VFX jobs.
What you walk away with
- Direct feedback from senior-level artists
- Art-directed paint-over breakdowns
- Industry insight & demo reel-ready VFX
- Weekly assignments and brainstorming
- Production-ready materials & textures
Your Mentor for Professional VFX Portfolio
Sjors de Laat
Sjors has worked on video game VFX and cinematics for Fortnite, Godfall: Fire & Darkness, Tales of Runeterra, Sackboy, and Gears of War 5.
He is currently working at Tuatara Games where he contributes to projects like the My Hero Academia skins for Fortnite, and DLC for Godfall. He has also worked with Axis Studios on a series of cinematics and commercials for many popular titles.
Portfolio Class Reviews
Johnathan Chellew
Graduate | Professional VFX Portfolio
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.
Kevin Leroy
VFX Artist | Riot Games
I truly wish this existed when I started VFX. It's full of industry-defining resources. From concepting to in-engine, this course has it all, and it is all of the highest quality.
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