3D ENVIRONMENT ART - ONLINE COURSE

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You’ve taken the first step towards leveling-up your skills! We are honored to be a part of your quest for excellence and are committed to helping you learn everything you need to know to succeed. If you have any additional questions not covered on our website,
please feel free to reach out to us office@artbully-school.com.

We will be more than happy to schedule a live online info session over Discord to discuss further.

Art Bully Training Center – 3D Environment Art – Online Course is divided into 4 sections:

1.Bridge, Playground, and Well

Consists of 18 Lessons,
followed up by Practice sessions

2.Modular Corridor

Consists of 12 Lessons,
followed up by Practice sessions

3.Modular Building

Consists of 12 Lessons,
followed up by Practice sessions

3.Well in the Forest

Consists of 12 Lessons,
followed up by Practice sessions

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There are two ways to learn with us, by diving straight into the ENTIRE COURSE, or taking it step by step with INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS.

OPTION A - ENTIRE COURSE

By opting for the entire course, you not only receive a discount but also bonus lessons.

Even though you purchased the entire course, each lesson, exercise, and section will be unlocked after submitting the obligatory designated deliverables.
This is to ensure that the student fully understands the topics discussed and that the quality of their work meets the required standards

OPTION B - INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS

This course structure allows flexibility and less commitment regarding your time and schedule,
giving you an option to fully focus on an individual section, one step at a time

All exercises can be purchased separately unless otherwise specified. If you’re new to environment art, we highly recommend starting with the introductory lessons before jumping into the more advanced environments.

INTERNSHIPS

The best students may get an internship offer* at Art Bully Productions. During three months, they will have an opportunity to work on internal ABP projects or
client AA / AAA games, depending on the studio’s schedule at the given moment. The internship’s workload is spread across eight hours per workday.
After the three-month evaluation, a selected few may be considered to join the Art Bully team as full-time employees and propel their careers to new heights!

*except the BULLY Course plan, where the internship is guaranteed

CONSULTATIONS

Designated online mentor will be available to you:

STANDARD

Every day for the daily chat over Discord
3 times per week for the video call consultation*

BULLY

Every day for the daily chat over Discord
6 times per week for the video call consultation*

*Consultations are designed as screen-share video calls over Discord, structured around the student’s progress evaluation. During these calls, students can get all of their questions answered and determine their next steps. A rough time estimate per consultation is around an hour or shorter.

The price for the ENTIRE COURSE 6 MONTHS LONG (all 4 above-mentioned sections) varies depending on the chosen plan:

$ST A N D A R D - US$$ 3,200

BULLY – US$ 6,800

STANDARD
US$ 3,200

BULLY
US$ 6,800

If you purchase the entire course,
you will get bonus lessons.

You can purchase INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS 2 MONTHS LONG; the price for each individual session varies depending on the chosen plan:

$ST A N D A R D - US$ 900 (per section)$

BULLY – US$ 1,800 (per section)

STANDARD
US$ 900
(per section)

BULLY
US$ 1,800
(per section)

Individual courses can be purchased separately, starting with
any course you choose.

After payment, you can access the course(s) by clicking on “Start Learning” on the Thank You page that appears after the purchase,
or you can always return to this page, click on “Start Learning”, log in, and access the course(s).

Course Description

A practical, project-driven introduction to building immersive environments in Unreal Engine 5. If you want to become an Environment Artist, there’s no better way to learn than by creating real projects. This course guides you through a series of focused exercises, each designed to teach the skills and workflows used in the games industry— from modular design and material creation to lighting, set dressing, and final presentation.

1. Introduction - Bridge, Playground, and well

Bridge – Get started with the fundamentals of modular environment work.
You’ll build a reusable set of bridge pieces, work with tiling and trim textures, and learn how to introduce natural variation using vertex painting inside Unreal Engine 5.
A simple but solid introduction to modular thinking and efficient asset production.<br><br>

Playground – In this project, you’ll create a modular playground and create materials for it by using a layered material system in Unreal Engine.
You’ll combine tiling materials with simple masks made in Substance Painter to achieve clean and flexible results.
It’s a great exercise to strengthen your understanding of materials and how to keep your environments scalable.<br><br>

Well – Here you’ll create a detailed well designed for Nanite in Unreal Engine 5.
You’ll texture it directly in the engine using tiling textures and a layered material workflow, learning how to set up assets that hold up both in close-ups and gameplay views.

2. Modular Corridor

A complete environment from start to finish. You’ll build a modular corridor in Unreal Engine—starting with the blockout and moving through asset creation, materials, vertex painting, custom masks, decals, set dressing, and lighting. By the end, you’ll have a polished scene ready to showcase in your portfolio.

3. Modular Building

In this exercise, you’ll design a modular abandoned school environment. You’ll create the building modules, build all materials inside the engine using vertex paint, and add foliage, set dressing, and basic lighting to bring the space to life. A strong addition to any environment art portfolio.

4. Well in the Forest

Expand the well you created earlier by placing it in a natural forest setting. You’ll work with terrain sculpting, tree and foliage placement, atmosphere, and composition to create a small but compelling environment shot. Perfect for artists who want to learn how to integrate props into a fully realized scene.

*Important note: Even though the course outline includes creating one personal asset, if the student works through all planned lessons and exercises at an increased pace, and manages to complete all the appointed assets, they are welcome to start a second personal asset with the assistance of their mentor. The course doesn’t stop when all assets are created; it stops when all designated consultations are utilized.

MORE ON HOW IT WORKS

Once you purchase the whole course, or one of the sections, you will unlock the first lesson of the course, and the first practice session. Once you complete the first lesson, and the first practice session, your work will be scheduled for an online check-in with one of our online tutors. Within the next 24 hours you will get approval, and/or feedback, so you can move on. The response time will usually be prompt, but it could vary depending on your location and time zone, but should never exceed 24 hours reply time.

With the approval, your next lesson, and next practice session will be automatically unlocked, and you will be able to move on onto the next one.
This is how the progress will work throughout the remainder of the course.

•The lessons are pre-recorded, they are not live sessions.
You can watch and re-watch them at your own desired time, and you can proceed at your preferred pace.

•Your designated mentor will follow you throughout the whole course.
They will be there for you, to answer all questions that you may have regarding the lessons, the practice tasks and any feedback you received.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out office@artbully-school.com.
We will be more than happy to schedule a live online info session over Discord.