Mentorship Info
In this mentorship, the artist will be mentored through the process of crafting compelling environments using the same workflows utilized in most game studios.
Whether starting from scratch or looking to elevate a current WIP, we will start by evaluating your current skillset and discussing your goals. Based on this, we will come up for a plan for you to improve your skills, working towards an environment piece that will stand out and demonstrate AAA workflows and techniques.
⮟ Areas of Focus
- Project ideation and preparation
- Establishing early mood, composition, and layout through blockout and lighting
- Realistic and stylized environment art
- Asset creation
- World building and environmental storytelling
- Trimsheets/tiling textures and custom shaders/materials
⮟ Mentorship Details
- Feedback - Calls + Discord Community + Mentorship Notebook
- Skill Level - Beginner To Intermediate
- Prerequisites - Basic knowledge of the Unreal Engine
⮟ Tools Used
- 3dsmax/Maya
- Photoshop
- ZBrush
- Substance Designer/Painter
- Unreal Engine 4
Byte Size Memberships From
$235/mo
Monthly or quarterly.
Tier 1 ($235)
Tier 2 ($470)
Standard Mentorship
$800
1 month
4x1.5 hour calls.
6 total hours
Premium Mentorship
$2400
Spans 5 Months
8x1.5 hour calls
Additional 3x45 minute checkin calls
Mentorship Calls
Our Mentors bring a personalized approach to each Mentorship through One On One calls featuring hands on training and live demonstrations.
Exclusive Community Access
Each Mentorship comes with lifetime access to The Mentor Coalition Discord community. The community is vibrant with driven members sharing their work, giving feedback, and participating in challenges.
Mentorship Notebook
The Mentorship Notebook is shared resource between you and the Mentor. Use it to share your work, ask questions, and get feedback & paint overs from your Mentor!
Mentor Bio
George Sokol | Lead Environment Artist
George is currently working as a Lead Environment Artist at Riot Games.
He has been in the industry since 2008, starting out in QA and then working in the military simulation industry. George has worked on games such as VALORANT, Saints Row (2022), Agents of Mayhem, Saints Row 4, Saints Row 2, and Red Faction Geurrilla.
Throughout his career, George has often found himself in generalist positions covering most areas of Environment Art. From realistic to stylized, hard surface to organic, serving as a Props Artist, Worldbuilder, and Texture Artist, He has built up a wide range of experience across the Environment Art discipline. While the work at hand is ever-changing, George has always been motivated by the high level goals of Environment Art in games, the focus on telling stories and leveraging our craft to assist and even improve gameplay.
