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Acclaimed concept artist Pablo Dominguez is back at Learn Squared with a brand-new course, to share his process for building large, detailed environments. Under Pablo's guidance, you'll master the use of ZBrush to produce a range of high-quality environment concept art. Learn to create expansive city views, intricate assets, and fully animated scenes, all without relying on any third-party kitbashing. As a special bonus, by purchasing Environment Concept Art, you'll get Pablo's ZBrush Basics course for FREE! That means you'll learn everything from the absolute basics, all the way through advanced sculpting, rendering, and paintover techniques that Pablo uses in his daily professional work.
Over 32 hours of training!$149$74
Dive into the world of concept art using Unreal Engine 5 with concept artist Ellie Cooper. In this brand new Learn Squared course, Ellie unveils her entire workflow, from initial sketches to finalized portfolio pieces, harnessing UE5's breakthrough tools like Nanite and Lumen. If you're new to Unreal Engine, make sure to check out Ellie's 'Unreal Engine 5 Basics' course, which is designed to help absolute beginners understand the latest toolset. As a special bonus, this course includes Ellie Cooper's Unreal Engine 5 Basics course for FREE!
Over 11 hours of training!$149$74
Don't just draft your visions - bring them to life. Under acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai's expert guidance, you'll learn to turn your sketches into captivating concept paintings and illustrations. Covering characters, creatures, buildings, props, environments, and everything in between, this course will teach you to paint every corner of your imagined world. Every brushstroke you create will add depth, narrative, and wonder to your creative vision.
Over 17 hours of training!$149$74
Unleash the worlds within you. Under the guidance of acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai, sketching will become so much more than just lines on paper - it will become your bridge to endless possibilities. You'll learn to sketch everything from monumental landscapes down to intricate life details, crafting universes with every stroke. Inspiration isn’t something you wait for; it’s something you wield. A new world is only a few sketches away.
Over 15 hours of training!$124$62
The hotly anticipated conclusion to Louis Laurent's groundbreaking first course is here to help you rethink the way you approach your process for creating concept art. Learn to truly embrace the creative process and create beautiful works of art with uninhibited flow.
Over 11 hours of training!$124$62
Professional concept artist Louis Laurent's completely fluid process will help to unlock entirely new possibilities in your art. Using a mix of 2D and 3D techniques, you'll learn how to harness happy accidents along the way to create beautiful and unique works of art.
Over 8 hours of training!$124$62
Follow along as industry-leading artist Gaelle Seguillon teaches you her process for creating captivating and lifelike worlds. You'll learn to create eye-catching sketches, techniques to create photobash concept art, how to build entire scenes in Blender, and realistically render using Octane. You'll finish the course with a set of portfolio pieces featuring environments you might wish you could visit!
Over 6 hours of training!$124$62
Create stylized environments in Unreal Engine like a AAA game developer. Industry-leading games artist Tyler Smith will teach you a multitude of clever techniques to employ during the planning, building, integration, and optimization stages of building your beautiful realtime worlds in Unreal Engine.
Over 6 hours of training!$74$37
Industry legend Maxx Burman commands over a decade's worth of experience, having delivered iconic matte paintings for TV, film, and video games on projects such as Iron Man 3, Game of Thrones, Westworld, and DOZENS more. His journey has also seen him wear many hats including art director, game developer, educator, and co-founder of the now industry-standard Kitbash 3D. In this brand new course from Learn Squared, Maxx will teach you all of his advanced 3D matte painting techniques which will help you create stunning worlds with ease and efficiency.
Over 3 hours of training!$99$49
Buckle your seatbelts, secure your belongings, and prepare for takeoff. Elevate your concept art workflows in this brand new course from Pablo Dominguez by learning to generate simple assets in 3D, arranging them to create dynamic compositions, and using them as a base to create beautiful, detailed concept art for your project or portfolio.
Over 16 hours of training!$99$49
A few simple tricks can improve your art in a matter of seconds. Concept artist Steve Wang will teach you to make the most of your sketching, 3D workflows, and digital painting with ease and efficiency. This online course will teach you new and creative ways to hack your workflow, helping you stay focused on creating beautiful artwork.
Over 9 hours of training!$99$49
The world is yours. Follow along as renowned concept artist Paul Chadeisson covers his 2D to 3D workflow, including sketching, photobashing, and environment painting, as well as sculpting and rendering realistic environments – everything you need to create a unique world from the ground up.
Over 9 hours of training!$74$37
- Arnold Render (or any alternative renderer!)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
Maxim Zhestkov teaches
Concept Architecture
Take a more artistic approach to architectural concept design. Follow along as award-winning designer/director Maxim Zhestkov reveal all the tools in his kit. Learn techniques in Cinema 4D, Arnold Renderer, and Photoshop to create your very own set of breathtaking images, including an immersive 360° render.
Over 7 hours of training!$69$34
Learn to create breathtaking matte paintings using the same techniques as industry legend Maxx Burman. After studying the compositional foundations of the medium, Maxx will show you his techniques for turning quick concept sketches into production-ready matte paintings with realistic perspective, lighting, and atmosphere. Whether you're an absolute beginner a or seasoned professional, there are a ton of simple, yet advanced techniques covered in this course to take your work to the next level.
Over 6 hours of training!$99$49
Concept designer and matte painter Jama Jurabaev will teach you how to construct stunningly complex concept designs with a multitude of techniques. Learn alongside Jama's professional Apprentices as you develop various 2D and 3D skills to achieve professional-grade final renders.
Over 11 hours of training!$99$49
Industry-leading senior concept artist Maciej Kuciara will teach you how to construct environment paintings using both 2D and 3D techniques, and how they apply to a modern video games production pipeline. Start with the foundations of art and architecture, and learn video game development pipelines to propel your environment painting skills to the next level.
Over 18 hours of training!$99$49
