We create briefs based on your current weaknesses and based on your skill level.
In your cohort you'll be put with only people from your specialisation and have an industry level tutor from that discipline.
What We Do
During the course you'll have several 1 to 1's with an industry mentor who will offer feedback, support and to back up your artistic decisions.
Leading Industry Talent
Each class is taught by one of our brilliant lecturers who has come directly from the games industry to teach you.
Interpersonal Development
Our speciality is helping people talk, and that extends to our students, using our workshops as a way to teach you how to properly navigate the working world, and how to network efficiently for your best chances at landing that dream job!
The Schedule
Week 1
➡️ In week one you’ll be starting off the course with an ice breaker with the rest of your cohort, learning about each other and introducing yourself to your lecturer.
🔎 Next your lecturer will perform a portfolio review, pointing out your strengths and weaknesses and your next steps to improve.
📎 You’ll then be given a brief pertaining to your individual skill level and weaknesses. This could be anatomy sculpts if you’re a character artist, or it could be a small level if you’re an environment artist.
🤝 Finally, you’ll meet your mentor, talk about the task and start your idea generation.Week 2
🎨Week two begins with going over the current ideation process, looking at what you’ve created in the last week and offering help to those that need a push with expert tips on creating concepts and gathering references.
📄 Next we have worked with recruiters to create a valuable CV workshop which involves a small task and tips and tricks which should help you create a perfect version for your CV.
💾 Finally, based on your specialism you’ll get a workshop for something the majority of your cohort are struggling with. For character artists this could be a groom workshop, and for environment artists this could be a foliage workshop.Week 3
🟢 In week three you’ll be presenting your blockouts and relating them to the industry. At this point you may get feedback with paintovers during the week.
🗣️ Then you’ll be getting a masterclass on networking, how to create relationships with people within the industry and your peers, and how to use those connections to your advantage.
🏋️ Finally, you’ll be going over your plan to get your project completed, and you’ll receive advice and guidance on this from both the lecturers and mentors.
Week 4
🤝 During week four, you’ll participate in a mock interview with someone from the games industry, this is to improve your skills when speaking to potential employers so treat this as a real interview.
✨ You’ll get some feedback here based on how you did during the interview, from there we can tell you how to improve and what you did well.Week 5
🟢 Week 5 commences with a final review of your work before the presentations, this is the stage for final touches and advanced tips such as lighting and compositing.
📊 Then a presentation workshop will take you through the steps to creating a brilliant portofolio submission with our BaCoN set-up.
📄 Finally, our final CV workshop session to follow up on week two’s task and final tips and tricks.Week 6
🏁 In our last week we’ll have you presenting your project where it’s at, and giving you in depth feedback on where you succeeded and the areas where you can still improve.Our Testimonials
Structure & Feedback
The feedback and how it was structured out was incredible, The personalized brief has really pushed me to do something I am not familiar with and has helped me strengthen the skills to push other future portfolio pieces further.
Individualised Briefs
The workshop was really good! It was clear specific attention to detail was put into each person's brief and all throughout the course we were supported to help make our art better. I would definitely recommend the snappy workshop.
Building on My Weaknesses
The Snappy Gurus workshop was a brilliant opportunity to connect with peers in game development and level up my skills! The personalised briefs targeted our weaknesses and gave us an opportunity to reflect on areas of improvement in our skillset and portfolio, and the sessions include not just technical feedback but also advice on CVs and interviews, job application tips and employability in the games industry.
Accomodating & Helpful
Even though the workshop was meant for 3D artists, I was still able to be a part of the workshop as a concept artist, which was awesome. The Snappy Guru team was extremely friendly, especially Jordan, Lauren, and Harry, who guided me throughout my project and gave me great advice that will continually help me in my career. Thanks, Snappy Gurus!
When/Where Will the Next Cohort Take Place?
Our next cohort will take place in mid-late February 2025. This is subject to availability.
The course is fully remote over Teams, and the times and dates are yet to be confirmed, though usually we host these sessions at 6 pm UTC+0
The course is fully remote over Teams, and the times and dates are yet to be confirmed, though usually we host these sessions at 6 pm UTC+0 Pricing
This course costs £500, but we’re offering an early bird price of £300 – 40% off the normal price!
You’ll start with an initial £100 non-refundable deposit upon being accepted onto the course and then a further £200 once the course begins.
We have a range of payment plans on offer so if you are interested but are worrying about payment, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]
You’ll start with an initial £100 non-refundable deposit upon being accepted onto the course and then a further £200 once the course begins.
We have a range of payment plans on offer so if you are interested but are worrying about payment, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] Disclaimer*
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