Environments
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Master Unreal Engine 5 by building stunning environments from scratch with Joe Garth, creator of Brushify. Learn terrain sculpting, procedural foliage, atmosphere, and scene optimization through hands-on lessons which are perfect for games, films, or photoreal concept art.By the end of the course, you’ll have three complete environments for your portfolio and the skills necessary to build your own worlds with confidence. Included FREE with this course are over 15GB of Brushify assets for each environment type you'll create!
Over 9 hours of training!$174$124
Learn to create stunning classical-style paintings with modern digital techniques. Concept artist Marco Gorlei will guide you through crafting rich, textured images reminiscent of the old masters, using digital painting, 3D, and photobashing. Beyond technique, Marco’s deep reference-gathering workflow will help you bring authenticity to your work, nailing historical details like clothing, architecture, and ships. By the end of the course, you’ll have a portfolio-ready masterpiece, supporting artwork, and a deeper understanding of how to conduct meaningful research for your projects.
Over 25 hours of training!$149
Step into the creative universe of Gabriel Björk Stiernström and learn to craft cinematic sci-fi visuals. Gabriel’s techniques will help you to design bold keyframes, starting with quick sketches and composition-first workflows. From early concepts to polished scenes, this process emphasizes speed, lighting, and dramatic visuals, perfect for bringing your ideas to life in games, films, or personal projects.
Over 39 hours of training!$149$89
Explore the cosmos with concept artist Gabriel Björk Stiernström and create your own ultra-realistic space scenes. Using principles of real science, you'll craft everything from gas giants to ice worlds, asteroids, nebulas, and stars. Each celestial body gets its own dedicated in-depth chapter, guiding you from start to finish, so you can either build your galaxy step-by-step or focus on the subjects you’re most eager to learn. With Gabriel’s guidance, master the techniques needed to create photorealistic backdrops for concept art and storytelling.
Over 35 hours of training!$149$89
Immerse yourself in the world of video games with AAA concept artist Daniele Solimene. Using a variety of innovative techniques, you’ll learn to work within industry-standard project pipelines and deliver beautiful, game-ready designs. With three adjustable difficulty levels, you can tailor your learning experience to match your skills, and progress at your own pace. If you’ve ever wanted to work in video games, this is your chance to level up your portfolio and come to your next project like a true pro!
Over 21 hours of training!$112
Acclaimed concept artist Pablo Dominguez is back at Learn Squared with a brand-new course, to share his process for building large, detailed environments. Under Pablo's guidance, you'll master the use of ZBrush to produce a range of high-quality environment concept art. Learn to create expansive city views, intricate assets, and fully animated scenes, all without relying on any third-party kitbashing. As a special bonus, by purchasing Environment Concept Art, you'll get Pablo's ZBrush Basics course for FREE! That means you'll learn everything from the absolute basics, all the way through advanced sculpting, rendering, and paintover techniques that Pablo uses in his daily professional work.
Over 32 hours of training!$149
Dive into the world of concept art using Unreal Engine 5 with concept artist Ellie Cooper. In this brand new Learn Squared course, Ellie unveils her entire workflow, from initial sketches to finalized portfolio pieces, harnessing UE5's breakthrough tools like Nanite and Lumen. If you're new to Unreal Engine, make sure to check out Ellie's 'Unreal Engine 5 Basics' course, which is designed to help absolute beginners understand the latest toolset. As a special bonus, this course includes Ellie Cooper's Unreal Engine 5 Basics course for FREE!
Over 11 hours of training!$149
Don't just draft your visions - bring them to life. Under acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai's expert guidance, you'll learn to turn your sketches into captivating concept paintings and illustrations. Covering characters, creatures, buildings, props, environments, and everything in between, this course will teach you to paint every corner of your imagined world. Every brushstroke you create will add depth, narrative, and wonder to your creative vision.
Over 17 hours of training!$149
Unleash the worlds within you. Under the guidance of acclaimed illustrator KleinerHai, sketching will become so much more than just lines on paper - it will become your bridge to endless possibilities. You'll learn to sketch everything from monumental landscapes down to intricate life details, crafting universes with every stroke. Inspiration isn’t something you wait for; it’s something you wield. A new world is only a few sketches away.
Over 15 hours of training!$124
Follow along as industry-leading artist Gaelle Seguillon teaches you her process for creating captivating and lifelike worlds. You'll learn to create eye-catching sketches, techniques to create photobash concept art, how to build entire scenes in Blender, and realistically render using Octane. You'll finish the course with a set of portfolio pieces featuring environments you might wish you could visit!
Over 6 hours of training!$95
Get ready to paint your very own masterpiece. By studying the timeless works of the Old Masters, you will learn under the guidance of modern master Greg Rutkowski to create beautiful, classical-style paintings of your very own. Sketch, color, light, and create details that even Michelangelo would be proud of.
Over 7 hours of training!$74
Create stylized environments in Unreal Engine like a AAA game developer. Industry-leading games artist Tyler Smith will teach you a multitude of clever techniques to employ during the planning, building, integration, and optimization stages of building your beautiful realtime worlds in Unreal Engine.
Over 6 hours of training!$55
Industry legend Maxx Burman commands over a decade's worth of experience, having delivered iconic matte paintings for TV, film, and video games on projects such as Iron Man 3, Game of Thrones, Westworld, and DOZENS more. His journey has also seen him wear many hats including art director, game developer, educator, and co-founder of the now industry-standard Kitbash 3D. In this brand new course from Learn Squared, Maxx will teach you all of his advanced 3D matte painting techniques which will help you create stunning worlds with ease and efficiency.
Over 3 hours of training!$74
Create beautiful, lifelike worlds in Unreal Engine 4 under the guidance of Joe Garth, one of the industry's top realtime artists. Having worked on projects such as Quixel's Rebirth and Crysis, Joe will teach you everything you need to know to get started with environments in Unreal.
Over 10 hours of training!$99
Buckle your seatbelts, secure your belongings, and prepare for takeoff. Elevate your concept art workflows in this brand new course from Pablo Dominguez by learning to generate simple assets in 3D, arranging them to create dynamic compositions, and using them as a base to create beautiful, detailed concept art for your project or portfolio.
Over 16 hours of training!$74
Create 3D worlds to share with creative directors, tell more dynamic stories, and streamline your creative process. Industry professional Nick Hiatt covers his entire process in Maya, Substance, Redshift, and Photoshop, but the techniques in this training are not software dependent. Learn to use whichever tools you're most familiar with to create unique characters, detailed environments to place them in, and how to arrange everything into a dynamic, cohesive sequence.
Over 6 hours of training!$55
Capture an entire story in a set of dynamic and energetic paintings. Sequence illustration is an invaluable skill in just about every visual field imaginable, from movies to video games to commercials, so you can't afford to sleep on this one. When you study under industry-leading art director Patrick O'Keefe, you'll learn all his tricks for quickly laying down compelling compositions, zeroing in with detail and color, then post-processing one gorgeous final piece. After you pass this course, you'll be wondering how you used to create art any other way.
Over 4 hours of training!$74
Looking to add some dimension to your matte paintings? ILM and Axis Animation lead matte painter Steven Cormann will teach you to create cinematic environment shots, from scratch to final comp utilizing professional studio techniques. Whether you’re a 2D matte painter looking to learn more about 3D techniques, a 3D environment artist looking to learn more about matte painting, or an aspiring artist hungry to learn, this course will teach you the knowledge and skills required to make it in the industry.
Over 5 hours of training!$74
A few simple tricks can improve your art in a matter of seconds. Concept artist Steve Wang will teach you to make the most of your sketching, 3D workflows, and digital painting with ease and efficiency. This online course will teach you new and creative ways to hack your workflow, helping you stay focused on creating beautiful artwork.
Over 9 hours of training!$74
Your concept art will never be the same. Industry veteran Jan Urschel is here to show you how to build major production assets following a professional brief. By covering architecture, design and visualization, learn to approach your concept art from a theoretical and technical standpoint. With Jan's help, learn how to be a DOP of your own creations.
Over 7 hours of training!$74
The world is yours. Follow along as renowned concept artist Paul Chadeisson covers his 2D to 3D workflow, including sketching, photobashing, and environment painting, as well as sculpting and rendering realistic environments – everything you need to create a unique world from the ground up.
Over 9 hours of training!$55
- Arnold Render (or any alternative renderer!)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Cinema 4D
Maxim Zhestkov teaches
Concept Architecture
Take a more artistic approach to architectural concept design. Follow along as award-winning designer/director Maxim Zhestkov reveal all the tools in his kit. Learn techniques in Cinema 4D, Arnold Renderer, and Photoshop to create your very own set of breathtaking images, including an immersive 360° render.
Over 7 hours of training!$49
Master traditional illustration and entertainment design in no time. In 'Sketching Anything,' Aaron Limonick (Naughty Dog) breaks down his design process in an accessible way for both beginners and pros. You'll learn to organize reference material, establish a strong sense of art direction, and create detailed production sketches of your very own. Don't waste time struggling with the basics of drawing and rendering - with these skills, you'll truly be able to sketch anything.
Over 12 hours of training!$149
Learn to create breathtaking matte paintings using the same techniques as industry legend Maxx Burman. After studying the compositional foundations of the medium, Maxx will show you his techniques for turning quick concept sketches into production-ready matte paintings with realistic perspective, lighting, and atmosphere. Whether you're an absolute beginner a or seasoned professional, there are a ton of simple, yet advanced techniques covered in this course to take your work to the next level.
Over 6 hours of training!$74
Concept designer and matte painter Jama Jurabaev will teach you how to construct stunningly complex concept designs with a multitude of techniques. Learn alongside Jama's professional Apprentices as you develop various 2D and 3D skills to achieve professional-grade final renders.
Over 11 hours of training!$74
Industry-leading senior concept artist Maciej Kuciara will teach you how to construct environment paintings using both 2D and 3D techniques, and how they apply to a modern video games production pipeline. Start with the foundations of art and architecture, and learn video game development pipelines to propel your environment painting skills to the next level.
Over 18 hours of training!$74
