Mentorship Info
In this Technical Artist Mentorship, the artist will be Mentored on how to approach creating a variety of procedural tools using Houdini, Unreal and/or Python. The artist can enter the Mentorship with a tool/tools in mind, or the Mentor can help guide the artist on creating some commonly requested tools.
First, we will take a bird’s eye view of the tools, planning out each of the general features needed. Then we will dig into the functionality of each feature, focusing on cleanliness, speed and readability.
At the end of the Mentorship, the artist will have a better understanding of how to approach creating a tool, making sure to create a positive user experience for the target audience and creating functions with reusability in mind for future tools.
⮟ Areas of Focus
- Unreal blueprints and editor utility widgets
- Houdini Digital Asset Creation
- Using Python in Unreal, Houdini and stand-alone
- Tool User Experience and Documentation
⮟ Mentorship Details
- Feedback - Calls + Discord Community + Mentorship Notebook
- Skill Level - Beginner To Intermediate
- Prerequisites - Basic knowledge of program that the tool will be created in. No coding experience required but is encouraged.
⮟ Tools Used
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- PyCharm/Sublime
- Maya
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
Jim Watson | Senior Technical Artist
Jim is currently working at Lightspeed L.A. as a Senior Technical Artist. He has previously worked on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and God of War (2018) as a technical artist, FX artist and environment artist.
With games becoming much larger and more detailed, there comes a larger opportunity for implementing procedural workflows into AAA development. Jim absolutely geeks out finding procedural workflows that empower artists to push their work as far as possible with minimal redundancy and maximum speed!