01. Orientation- Meet your instructor - My journey to becoming a concept artist & landing my first job - Talking about past work - Overview of the class & what you will learn

02. Resources & Workflow- Where to find references, valuable blender addons, kitbash models & textures - Talking about the workflow I will use in the class - How the workflow applies to client work

03. Building Your Visual Library- Finding inspiration that sparks an idea - What are good references & the purpose of different kinds of references in your work - Talking about PureRef, building your reference board & planning your project for the class - Creating a brief

04. Basics About Composition- Big, medium, & small shapes - Rule of thirds - Grouping/Value grouping - Graphic shapes - Shape language - Contrast

05. Telling a Story - Telling a story in an environment-centric piece - Using lighting/mood to tell a story

06. Blender Basics- Using 3D compared to 2D - Setting up your startup file, shortcuts, & setting up add-ons - Compositor

07. Modeling Basics- Basics of poly modeling - Modeling using textures as a base - Add-ons that speed up the modeling process

08. Blocking Out Your Scene- Sketching in 3D - Thinking of 3D as your canvas - Setting up a solid base to build upon

09. Designing Main Assets- Breaking models down into simple shapes - Modeling the base mesh

10. Adding Details- Adding details while still maintaining good design and shapes

11. Modeling Secondary Assets- Desiging and modeling secondary assets

12. Creating Your Own Kitbash Set- The power of having the ability to create your own assets - Where to use online Kitbash sets, but not rely on them! - Setting up Blender's asset manager

13. Desigining Custom Textures- Using photo textures to create your own unique textures - Thinking of graphic/shape design - Observing reality to bring life to your textures - Exporting textures

14. Setting up Your Shaders- Bringing the textures we created in Photoshop into Blender - Setting up shader nodes

15. Texturing Your Assets- Basics of UV unwrapping - Applying textures to your models - Bringing life to your models

16. Tertiary Elements- Creating more assets to add to the story and believability of your world - Creating leading lines - Grouping shapes/objects

17. Managing Large Scenes in Blender- Instances/Collection instances - Grouping objects in collections - Value of proper organization of objects - Managing file/texture size

18. Particle Systems & Cloth Simulation- Bringing more life to your scenes by adding foliage & other elements using particle systems - Cloth Simulation

19. Lighting- Lighting setup in Blender - Creating mood with lighting - Using volumetrics to create atmosphere - Exploring different lighting scenarios

20. Cameras- Exploring different camera angles - Polishing your scenes from all angles

21. Blender’s Compositor & Render Settings- Learning Blender's in-built compositor to post-process your final images - Talking about render settings before you render out your final result

22. Previewing the Process- Thoughts on the entire workflow and final result - How to give yourself feedback

23. How to Improve as an Artist- My thoughts on how to practice as an artist and make progress - Importance of speed - Talking about quantity vs quality & the importance of both while practicing - Thoughts on creating an industry-ready portfolio & what employers look for - Final thoughts and best of luck :)