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LEARN FROM INDUSTRY PROFFESIONALS

Our mentors work on projects such as World of Warcraft and League of Legends!
They will teach you using techniques and workflows from their experience working on some of the most popular Stylized Video Games.

WE CARE ABOUT YOUR RESULTS

We are proud of our Student's results and it's the best proof of our skills!
Changing not only your art skills but also your vision, way of thinking, and your life!

COURSES

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Acquire unique knowledge from World of Warcraft Experience Artist - Lucile Thyrard. She will lead you through the full pipeline of creating a game-ready Epic Book Prop! Design, Concepting, 3D Modeling, UV maps, Texturing, and Artwork Presentation! This Masterclass is focused on filling the gap in your texture quality and learning the real Full Pipeline that is used for creating HandPainted and Stylized assets.

Beginner Friendly

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Romans Busels

ZugZug Studio Founder

Mentor and Curator

3D Art Director for League of Legends,

Art Content Creator, and a 3D Artist with a huge passion for Handpainted and Stylized Art. He has over 15 years of professional experience in videogame development, not only as an Artist but also as the person who hires, manages, and art directs Artists. Working experience includes projects for Riot Games, Activision Blizzard, Disney, Epic Games, and many more. His main art principles are to break the rules,

trust your inspiration, and

make your dreams come true!

Language: ENG/LV/RU.

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Claire Chidgey

3D Artist @ ZugZug Studio

Mentor

Claire is a professional 3D Artist working in games, with a passion for Handpainted and Stylized Art. She has over 10 years of work experience as a 3D Artist creating environments and has been part of ZugZug Studio for 2 years. She has a passion for a multitude of games and art-styles and is eager to help students explore new techniques and push the boundaries of their creativity. Language: ENG.

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Lucile Thyrard

Prop Artist on World of Warcraft

Mentor

Lucile is a 3D Artist working as a Prop Artist on World of Warcraft, @Blizzard Entertainment. Over 8 years of experience in creating HandPainted art. She is driven by the belief that every prop enhances the narrative of the world as much as the character. Worked on League of Legends, TFT, Heartstone, and Valorant Cinematics. She is also a Teacher at one of the best game art schools - Artside.

Language FR/ENG/IT

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Phillip Zhang

Principal Artist @ Riot Games

Mentor

With over a decade of professional experience, Phillip has crafted numerous 3D environments for studios like

Blizzard Entertainment and Riot Games.

Guiding projects from initial vision to final execution at Riot Games.

As an educator at Laguna College of Art and Design with 7 years of teaching experience, Phillip prioritizes practical workflows, art fundamentals, and fearless experimentation.

His mantra “Just paint” reflects his belief in learning through action: trusting intuition, and creative process.

Language: ENG/CN.

ZUGZUG MENTOR CREW

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