During this mentorship, Jonjo will guide you in creating either a full environment or a high-quality asset from concept to final render. You will discover where to focus your efforts to get the most out of your time and artwork, while building technical skills and sharpening your artistic eye.
By the end of the mentorship, you will know the process of creating a strong portfolio piece, gain confidence, and feel prepared to produce high-quality work as you pursue your goals in the 3D art industry.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
JONJO CAN HELP WITH
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Environment Art Creation in UE
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Modular Workflows
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Worldbuilding and Storytelling
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Asset and high-quality Prop Creation
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Rendering and Presentation
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Cinematic Showcases
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Eight one-on-one live sessions (1 hour each), scheduled weekly
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Personalized demos and paint-overs
- Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
CUSTOM LENGTH MENTORSHIP OFFERINGS
Interested in different lengths of Mentorships to match your training needs and budget? Reach out to us by clicking HERE for more details!
- Teacher: Jonjo Hemmens
During this mentorship, Victoria will support you in troubleshooting your personal projects. Whether creating optimised environments for real-time rendering, fleshing out game prototypes, or developing procedural level creation tools and in-engine workflows for artists, she will provide both artistic feedback and code reviews. Her guidance will help deepen your technical understanding of Unreal Engine systems and strengthen your tech art portfolio and resume/CV.
By the end of the mentorship, you will have the technical skills needed to bring your projects to life in Unreal. If you're aiming to pursue a career in tech art, you’ll be well-prepared to take the next step.
This mentorship is ideal for those with some experience in 3D art who are looking to delve into the technical side—whether transitioning from offline rendering to real-time projects, building functional games independently, or pursuing tech art as a career.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
VICTORIA CAN HELP WITH
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General Unreal Engine Interactive Development
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Blueprints & C++
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Materials & Shaders
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Tools & Utilities
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3D Mathematics and Linear Algebra
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CPU & GPU Optimization
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Art Feedback
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Lighting
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PCG
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Sequencer & Cinematics
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UI (UMG & Slate)
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Eight one-on-one live sessions (1 hour each), scheduled weekly
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Personalized demos, paintovers and/or code review
- Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
CUSTOM LENGTH MENTORSHIP OFFERINGS
Interested in different lengths of Mentorships to match your training needs and budget? Reach out to us by clicking HERE for more details!
WATCH VICTORIA'S AMA
- Teacher: Victoria Lyons
Are you a 3D artist looking to break into the industry, level up your skills, or become a lead or even a studio owner? In this one-on-one career coaching session with Jacob Norris, you’ll receive personalized guidance designed to accelerate your growth and set you on the path to success. This coaching session is your opportunity to gain advice from someone who has worked with top-tier studios and is deeply embedded in the industry. You will walk away with actionable advice and a clearer sense of direction.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
JACOB CAN HELP YOU WITH
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Career Mapping and Goal Setting
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Portfolio Review and Feedback
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Industry Insights
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Two 1.5 hour one-on-one live sessions
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Access to Miro board during Mentorship
- Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
WATCH JACOB'S AMA
- Teacher: Jacob Norris
Elevate your game art portfolio with a 1-1 environment art mentorship with Sr. Environment Artist, Jon Arellano. During this mentorship, you will create a complete 3D environment art project from concept to final render under Jon’s expert guidance. This project will serve to highlight your portfolio and showcase your best skills.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
JON CAN HELP YOU WITH
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Sculpting
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Kit Creation
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Texturing
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Lighting and Rendering
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Polishing your Portfolio
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Eight one-on-one live sessions (1 hour each), scheduled weekly
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Personalized demos and paint-overs
- Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
WATCH JON'S AMA
- Teacher: Jon Arellano
Get personalized guidance from Gabriel with live demos centered around highly used environment pipeline techniques, progress reviews, and detailed paintovers to refine and strengthen your work.
Gabriel will help you craft strong environment compositions with clear focal points and visual interest. You'll learn how to present your work in a way that demonstrates a solid understanding of industry pipelines and processes. He’ll also cover the importance of modular and optimized workflows, and how to tell compelling visual stories through environment set dressing.
By the end of this mentorship. You should have a clearer understanding of the environment art workflow in a professional studio. You will know about widely used techniques in the AAA games space such as working modularly, utilizing tileable and trim textures, setting up master shaders for blending and RGB masking, and many other practices.
The ideal mentee is someone looking to pursue a career as an Environment artist in the games industry. The mentee should have some working knowledge of various 3D packages and basic techniques.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
GABRIEL CAN HELP YOU WITH
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Environment Art Creation
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Modular Workflows
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Worldbuilding and Storytelling
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Asset and high-quality Prop Creation
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Rendering and Presentation
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Eight one-on-one live sessions (1 hour each), scheduled weekly
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Personalized demos and paint-overs
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Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
- Teacher: Gabriel Cervantes
Sarah’s expertise spans sculpting, modeling, composition, in-game storytelling, and complex scene building, all under the rigorous demands of AAA pipelines. Her mentorship will help you not only improve the how of environment art, but also deepen your understanding of the why—why a composition draws the eye, why a modular workflow matters, and why storytelling through set dressing creates worlds players remember.
Sarah specializes in complex composition, in-game storytelling, and micro-detailed scene construction. You’ll learn how to push your work from good to unforgettable, crafting environments that feel alive, narratively rich, and technically sound.
In this mentorship, you’ll receive personalized guidance through live demonstrations, progress reviews, and hands-on feedback tailored to your goals and current skill level. Together, we’ll refine your sculpting, modeling, and scene-building workflows to align with the expectations of top-tier game studios.
Please note: Mentorship start dates are guidelines - the exact date will be determined by your Mentor in the month listed. Each session will be scheduled to best accommodate both mentors and mentees
Through this mentorship, you’ll gain
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Tailored feedback grounded in AAA production, including paintovers focusing on sculptural composition, visual storytelling, and modular asset workflows.
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AAA production techniques, including high-poly to low-poly baking, trim/tiling texture systems, and world-building for gameplay—plus an introduction to next-gen workflows like building an asset for Unreal’s Nanite tech.
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Composition and storytelling guidance focused on creating environments with strong focal points, atmosphere, and narrative clarity.
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Actionable critiques that go beyond surface-level polish and delve into the deeper layers of what makes an environment believable, compelling, and game-ready.
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Tips on presenting your work with clarity, cohesion, and professional confidence, from portfolio pieces to in-engine shots.
By the end of this mentorship, you’ll have a stronger grasp of how to build emotionally resonant and technically optimized scenes for the games industry, while strengthening your voice as a storyteller through environment design.
This mentorship is ideal for aspiring or mid-level environment artists looking to elevate their work to a AAA standard. A working knowledge of 3D tools (e.g. Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, Unreal) is recommended.
MENTORSHIP INCLUDES
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Eight one-on-one live sessions (1 hour each), scheduled weekly
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Personalized demos and paint-overs
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Notes and transcriptions may be provided
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Access to the Sierra Division Discord and private Academy channels
- Teacher: Sarah Swenson
