She says that, 'SmArt School brings some of the most recognised, celebrated artists and illustrators working today to the small-scale teaching format. It was founded by Rebecca Leveille-Guay, known for her work on Magic: The Gathering and other high-profile clients. SmArt School, 'A Smarter Art School', has an illustration-focused curriculum with a seriously impressive roster of teachers including Donato Giancola, Todd Lockwood and Greg Manchess, alongside a varied selection of special guests such as Lauren Panepinto. The school offers full mentorship courses with artists such as Rebecca Leveille Registering for a class gives you access to pre-recorded lectures, which are then available to be streamed throughout the duration of the subscription (assuming you don't switch course) and there's a Facebook group available in which to share work for critique by students. It's also possible to receive video feedback from the tutor directly, but this costs $998 per year, and positions are limited. It's a smart system that enables the student to cover several topics within that year if they have time available and are able to work efficiently. Within that year you're able to work on one course at a time, but can switch to another course when you want for no extra cost. Schoolism operates around a one-year subscription model for $29.95 per month. Basically, pretty much all areas of expertise that you can think of in the industry are covered here. The courses available are as diverse as the people teaching them, covering more traditional topics such as gesture drawing (essential for aspiring animators and concept artists), oil painting techniques (opens in new tab), anatomy and colour and lighting fundamentals, as well as character and creature design, watercolour techniques (opens in new tab), digital painting and storyboarding.

The roster includes the likes of Craig Mullins, Terryl Whitlatch, Nathan Fowkes and other titans of the entertainment industry. This is thanks in part to its prolific founder Bobby Chiu being a well-known and supremely well-respected artist himself, and the diverse team of instructors it has collected.

Schoolism has rapidly become one of the best-known online art schools. Although Schoolism mainly focuses on digital art, there are traditional media courses available

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