Creature Design Mentorship
Mentor: Mike Corriero
www.mikecorriero.com
Mike has been a Concept Artist in the entertainment industry for 20 years producing creatures and character designs, illustrations, icons, items and environments. Mike has worked for such clients as Radical Entertainment, Kingsisle Entertainment, Liquid Development, Hasbro, Paizo Publishing, The Topps Company and many others.
This will be a one on one Mentorshop (Mentor/Mentee) program. This is not a live course (meaning it's not a video chat or real time voice chat.
Course Summary: This mentorship will be for 4 weeks with the option to add on an additional week at half the weekly cost. This is entirely up to the mentee and is not necessary.
The way this course will be designed is to take your work from your current experience level and boost it to a degree where you'll feel more comfortable designing, working with anatomy, color and working on jobs.
Each week will vary based on the level of your work. We'll start with some assignments but then we'll also bounce back and forth between some of your original work to the work assignments. A brief breakdown of weekly info but as mentioned, since this is a Mentorship, I'm here to help improve your concepts, ideas and work with you - so any questions you have or anything you're more interested in focusing on is also up to you.
- Week 01: I will critique, provide draw and paint-overs and talk about your work in general. We'll go from there to discussing what you're most interested in learning - what type of job(s) you're interested in and I will provide back and forth video recorded information. The point of week 01 is to gauge your level of experience, where you are.. where you want to be etc.
- Week 02: I'll give you assignments (a brief) to produce work based on how you would if you were working with an Art Director. This will include recordings of me explaining and talking about how to improve your designs and if need be - your basic fundamental skills. You can ask questions, videos will contain some narrations, PSD/JPG files with notes etc.
- Week 03: Continuing the improvement of your work, we'll advance to color and texture, lighting and other design skills to further your level of advancement. Other assignments may be added to make sure you're learning and understanding how to improve your concepts.
- Week 04: This week will focus on a final design or two, a design sheet, skeletal, color, patterns, surface texture etc. It's an exploration of providing a fully fleshed out design sheet to improve your portfolio.
- Week 05 (optional) This will involve going over all of the art assignments, the final and your portfolio. You can ask additional questions and I'll provide draw or paint-overs to help further any additonal concerns you may have.
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What to Expect: Anatomy, Form Over Function, Color Theory, Realizing a Species, Design Exploration, Thumbnailing, Rendering Techniques, Lighting and Learning to Create Believable Creatures.
Price: $420 for 4 weeks ($105 per week) - (the option to add on a 5th week for $50 is up to the individual) - (Payment Options; PayPal, Zelle (preferred), EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer and Check are other options.
Contact: mikecorriero@gmail.com) for more details.
Payment must be paid up front prior to the start of the program. Refunds will be given based on the Policy & Refunds information below.
Mentor Hours (Monday – Sunday: approx. hours 1pm – 8pm EST)
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at any point in time. The hours mentioned are the best likely the best times for me to respond.
Policy & Refunds (This serves as a contract once payment is sent)
1. Payment methods accepted - PayPal, Zelle (preferred), EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer and Check are other options. Contact: mikecorriero@gmail.com) for more details.
2. Refunds: 100% Refunds are granted if cancellation is made 6 days into the program. A cancellation fee of $150 is required after that period. An invoice will be sent to you regarding the cancellation and the Refund along with the cancellation charge. Cancellation refunds end at midnight EST of the 6th day.
3. 50% Refund will be given 13 days into the program. An e-mail should be sent stating your interest to leave the program. Cancellation refunds end at midnight EST of the last 13th day.
4. Cancellation: cancellation request must be submitted to MikeCorriero@gmail.com prior to the 6th day or 13th day at midnight EST. Your refund amount will be based on the date of cancellation. Processing will be based on time/date stamp of email.
5. Software & Materials: Students selected for the program are required to provide their own equipment (Computer, Tablet, Traditional supplies etc.) and all students should have a copy of Adobe Photoshop.
6. If you decide to leave the Mentorship Program prior to the first 2 weeks, you will not be refunded and you will not be allowed to return until a later date if your spot is filled. Students on a wait list may fill your spot if applicable.
7. Payment must be sent Up Front and once it’s received and a confirmation e-mail is sent by Mike Corriero you will be enrolled in the program.
8. For all inquiries regarding refunds and other content or questions, please email: mikecorriero@gmail.com
Submission and Acceptance of Payment will serve as a contract to the agreement of the terms stated in the Policy & Refunds clause explained above.