3D ENVIRONMENT ART MENTORSHIP
LEVEL UP YOUR GAME
Boost your competitive edge in the games industry with our Environment Art Mentorship. Learn industry pipeline techniques, receive expert feedback and advice, and refine your projects. From sculpting, kit creation, texturing, lighting and rendering, to polishing portfolios, get job ready with weekly one-on-one sessions and ongoing mentor support from Sierra Division.
REFINE YOUR SKILLS
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Personalized Mentorships
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Tailored to Your Needs
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Get Expert Feedback and Gain Valuable Insight
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Learn Industry Leading Workflows
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Enhance Your Portfolio Presentation
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Become Job Ready
MEET OUR MENTORS
JON ARELLANO
Jon Arellano is a Senior Environment Artist, currently working at Santa Monica Studios. Over the last decade, he has created high-quality game environments for popular AAA titles such as God of War: Ragnarok, Call of Duty: Cold War, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare, Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse, and Everquest. Jon is also an instructor at Gnomon and has done live workshops, demos and panels. His work has been featured on 80lvl, ArtStation, and Adobe Substance 3D.
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See Jon’s portfolio here
JACOB NORRIS
Jacob Norris (PurePolygons) is the Co-founder and Creative Director at Sierra Division. With a career spanning over 15 years, he’s developed robust expertise in 3D environment design, studio pipelines, and leadership, as well as possesses extensive knowledge of video game genres and art styles.
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Prior to founding Sierra Division, he worked at Insomniac Games, Kojima, Naughty Dog, and led multiple projects and teams at NVIDIA. Some of the games he’s worked on include Metal Gear Solid V, Resistance 3, Uncharted 4, and NVIDIA’s RTX Demos.
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See Jacob’s portfolio here
COURSES
Get 8 weekly or bi-weekly sessions with your mentor, Jon Arellano*
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In this comprehensive mentorship, mentees will create a complete environment art project from start to finish that will serve to be the highlight of their portfolio and showcase their best skills.
Included
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8 individual hourly sessions offered as once or twice per week
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Personalized demos and paint overs
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Access to Miro board during Mentorship
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Access to notes and session transcripts
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord Mentorship channels
Price: $1,200
*Prerequisite: Artists must possess general 3D knowledge. Our mentorships are ideal for students enrolled in a 3D art program, recent grads, or self taught junior to intermediate 3D artists.
