Twenty-Four Programs · Six Disciplines

The Programs

Everything at Topaz is built around one goal — a portfolio that gets you in. From the first mark to the final piece, your year of preparation is designed, scheduled, and guided.

24 Programs
6 Disciplines
12 Months of Prep
7 Days a Week

Membership

One year. Everything you need.

Every program is designed as part of a year of portfolio preparation — the classes, the studio, and the guidance to turn your work into a body of work.

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Screen Craft

Animation, games, film, and interface — the disciplines that made their home on the screen. Story by story, frame by frame, these programs turn a love of the moving image into work the industry looks at twice.

Animation · Games · Film · Interface

  • Animation Portfolio170 Classes · 2×/Week
  • Game Design Portfolio15 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • UI/UX Portfolio12 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • VFX Portfolio15 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Storyboard15 Classes · 3 Hrs Each

Concept & Illustration

The visual language of the imaginary — worlds, characters, and stories rendered in two dimensions. From a single sketch to a finished comic, this is where the stories you carry become something you can show.

Worlds · Characters · Narrative

  • Illustration Portfolio220 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Concept Art Portfolio45 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Character Design20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Comics15 Classes · 3 Hrs Each

Digital 3D

Model, sculpt, build worlds, ship them in real time. The full digital three-dimensional pipeline — from first blockout to final frame — taught in the same tools the industry uses every day.

Modeling · Sculpting · Real-Time

  • 3D Modeling30 Classes · 2.5 Hrs Each
  • Blender Course30 Classes · 2.5 Hrs Each
  • ZBrush Course20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • 3D Environment20 Classes · 2 Hrs Each
  • Unreal Course20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each

Drawing & Figure

Everything begins with the hand. Five levels of fundamentals, life drawing, and the human figure — the classical foundation that every other program on this page is built on.

Fundamentals · Life Drawing · The Figure

  • Fundamentals5 Levels · 100 Classes
  • Human Figures & Portraits20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Life Drawing10 Classes · 2.5 Hrs Each

Painting & Sculpture

Paint and material, in every form — digital colour, portraiture, clay, and paper. The work leaves the screen and enters the world: colour that holds a face, form that holds a weight.

Colour · Portraiture · Clay & Form

  • Digital Painting15 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Portrait Painting20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Sculpting20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Papier-Mâché20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each

Creative Practice

Open studio, creative freedom, and the finishing craft. For students who already know what they want to say — and need the space, the critique, and the confidence to say it.

Open Studio · Personal Projects · Competition

  • Creative Course20 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Photoshop Course45 Classes · 3 Hrs Each
  • Art Competition Course20 Classes · 2 Hrs Each

Your portfolio starts with one class.

Book a free trial class and we’ll map your year together — the programs, the schedule, and the path to the school you want.

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