Polish your Fundamentals.
Freelance Artist
Illustration | Character | Concept Art | Fundamentals
Mentor 16 Executed live sessionsAbout
Projects & clients
Software
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2-3 Portfolio images
2 months
$ 899/mo.
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3-4 Portfolio images
4 months
$ 799/mo.
Grouping
To create a composition of impact foundations have to be covered and thoroughly understood.
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Structure
Structural qualities can oftentimes be what holds you back from moving to the next level in art. The order of steps to achieve quality results is often misunderstood or skipped. James Starr-King will make sure you don’t skip any step of importance.
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Ideation
Design tasks are often where value gets generated for your images. The more you understand and practice design the more interesting and valuable your illustration will be to your client and your portfolio!
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Accuracy
As an Illustrator, anatomy is of importance to convince your future Art director that you can achieve what you were tasked for! A portfolio that shows a great understanding of anatomy and has high precision is more likely to be of value to your future client! James Starr-King will help you simplify the process of tackling anatomy.
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Color Theory
To create believable lighting in an illustration you will have to simplify and know what good lighting is made of.
Games and Movies are often using a physical-based approach and this is also what is required from you as an illustrator!
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Form and Structure
How to render to a certain level of quality is often a lengthy task. Learn how to render with good physical accuracy and adapt to styles.
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Polishing
This is usually the step where the image slowly comes together. Iterating for weeks or months on a single image pays off, especially in a portfolio. It will show your future client that you are enduring and have quality orientation.
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Problem Solving
Learn how to structure your project so that you seamlessly fit into modern art environments in larger studios. Some aspects of a professional artist are less known, such as naming conventions, color spaces, File sharing, and delivery.
James Starr-King will help you understand what it takes to deliver on time.
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Company Hierarchies
How to get hired for a studio or dream project can be intimidating. There are several mindsets to adopt when approaching work as a professional artist.
*This module serves as a bonus and will be conducted by Christopher Schiefer (CEO) to improve your current work routine. This module will only be held upon your initiative response after completing all months.
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Interviews
Exposure can be beneficial to help attract clients and improve your international attention.
*This module will be conducted by the internal team based on the achieved level of polish at the end of your mentorship.
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Understanding Client Needs
Learn how to structure your portfolio to maximize the impression of your efforts.
LinkedIn and a proper presentation of your personal and professional work can help stand out.
*This module will be conducted by the internal team after finishing all acquired mentorship months with James Starr-King
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Stylized Character Design Mentorship | David Ko
This character design mentorship with David will help build in-depth projects to raise awareness for your portfolio. Let you know how clients work and learn required skills in the entertainment industry. Help you with character design, problem-solving, rendering, and more.Everyone is open to join with no requirement.
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Master Environment Painting 2D & 3D
Christopher Schiefer and Adam Isailovic will focus on your weaknesses in this personalized mentorship.This Environment mentorship covers a large range of necessary skillsets concerning a modern standards. Project Management, 2D as well as 3D Workflows are fundamentally important to deal with clients. As a consequence, more focused education is necessary to be treated as an authority.
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Illustration Mentorship | Vincent Tran
This Intermediate illustration mentorship with Vincent Tran will help push you forward on your quality goals. Vincent Tran will help you with storytelling, composition, rendering and more.
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