Character Sculpting  Intensive 

DATES: 

31 JANUARY 2025 - 26 MARCH 2025

DURATION: 

8 WEEKS

WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

10 AM PST / 1 PM EST

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DATES: 

31 JANUARY 2025 - 26 MARCH 2025

DURATION: 

8 WEEKS

WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS

10 AM PST / 1 PM EST

INSTRUCTORS

RYAN KINGSLIEN & ERICK SOSA

 

Master character sculpting, create a portfolio-ready project, and take a bold step toward breaking into the industry—or advancing your current career.

Whether you're just starting or ready to elevate your skills, this intensive gives you the tools and guidance you need to sculpt with confidence. Learn directly from Ryan Kingslien and Erick Sosa—two industry legends with over 30 years of experience turning characters into art and careers into success.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF...

YOU WANT TO BREAK INTO THE INDUSTRY

Learn the full process of creating production-ready characters for games, empowering you with the skills and portfolio needed to launch or advance your career as a character artist.

YOU WANT TO EXPAND YOUR SKILLS AS AN ENTRY-TO-MID-LEVEL CHARACTER ARTIST

Take your character sculpting to the next level with advanced techniques, professional workflows, and insider tips from industry experts.

YOU WORK IN GAMES AND WANT TO TRANSITION INTO CHARACTER SCULPTING

If you’re experienced in game development but want to specialize in character creation, this intensive will teach you essential sculpting techniques and workflows with hands-on guidance from two industry legends.

YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE 

 

Combine Creativity & Skill to Build a Thriving Career in Character Art

Master the art of sculpting unforgettable characters, from dynamic poses to intricate details, while learning industry-proven techniques to elevate your work. Gain expert insights into building a standout portfolio and crafting a career that opens doors to high-paying opportunities.

The average annual pay for a Character Artist in the United States is $93,607—and with the right skills, you can position yourself to stand out and succeed in this competitive field!

 

Learn directly from the founder of Vertex School and the founder of PrototypeZ Studio

This LIVE online bootcamp not only provides expert training but also a rare opportunity to learn from TWO industry experts who have both built successful careers off of character art. Learn directly from them how you can do the same! 

Course Format


2 live sessions per week for 8 weeks

16 live sessions in total

 

Live Sessions


Fridays and Wednesdays at 10 AM PST: January 31st - March 26th, 2025

Fridays with Erick Sosa and Wednesdays with Ryan Kingslien

 

Materials


ZBrush and a tablet or iPad

(The class is taught in ZBrush but another 3d sculpting software can be used)

Skill Level 


Beginner-Advanced

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Intensive overview

About your instructors

Vertex School Industry Expert Crystal Bretz

Erick Sosa

TEACHES FRIDAYS AT 10 AM PST

Erick is a professional digital and traditional sculptor, with over 30 years of experience working for the Toy and Collectibles Industries. He started working professionally at Mattel Toys at the age of 17.

His style is dynamic, he can capture any style in the sculpting spectrum, be it American streamlined comic book styles, Japanese Anime/Manga, Mechanical characters, beautiful women, creatures and monsters, or portraits.
He keeps evolving in his craft and continues to hone his skills every day.

In addition to Mattel Toys, companies he has worked for include Warner Brothers, Disney Consumer Products, SOTA Toys, Gentle Giant, Hasbro, and many more major brands!

Vertex School Industry Expert Crystal Bretz

Ryan Kingslien

TEACHES WEDNESDAYS AT 10 AM PST

Ryan is the CEO and founder of Vertex School and has been building businesses and teaching online for over a decade.

Back in the day, Ryan helped develop ZBrush, the Oscar-winning digital sculpting software that changed the industry. He is known as an Anatomy Guru and Digital Arts Teacher who has taught more than 25,000 students across the globe.

In 2004, Ryan became the very first Product Manager for ZBrush at Pixologic where he worked with programmers and artists to fuse traditional and digital art processes. To put it another way, he's the guy who put the Rake brush in ZBrush.

WHAT RYAN'S PAST STUDENTS ARE SAYING...

Sandy

DIGITAL SCULPTING ONE WEEK INTENSIVE

I think the course was amazing. Ryan is a very good teacher. I learned more from him that week and the 2-day course than I have learned on my own and from YouTube tutorials over the years.

I enjoyed his method of thinking through different processes for different problems in sculpting. He breaks down and combines the artistic side and technical side of things, which I find is missing in a lot of sculpting/character art courses.

He condensed a ton of information that takes years to learn in one week. He went over everyone’s work from time to time.

Now, I understand how to plan and execute faster. What to study. What and who to look for. I would love to take more courses from him in the future.

Jason Feiler

DIGITAL SCULPTING ONE WEEK INTENSIVE

I thought the course was amazing! Ryan is clearly passionate not only about sculpting, but also about teaching and it showed.

The pace felt good to me and I'm fairly new to ZBrush. Having access to the recordings the day after the class was really helpful for me to catch up on techniques I struggled with.

I learned way more than I was expecting, found out I really love sculpting, and didn't want the class to end. Glad I took it.

Juan M

DIGITAL SCULPTING ONE WEEK INTENSIVE

For me it was the course I needed to start with a solid foundation. I gained confidence learning the sculpting process from Ryan and am grateful for that.

Kittaya

DIGITAL SCULPTING MASTERCLASS

I enjoyed the course. I especially liked the lecture as Mr. Kingslien has such wisdom and insight. Being able to watch him sculpt was amazing as everyone has a different style. I love how he builds up form with the rake. I love his clarity of form.

Juliette Hemingway

DIGITAL SCULPTING MENTORSHIP

It was very informative and really helped me establish a process to sculpt the human form. Also provided me with more confidence moving forward on my own sculpts

Alberto Corzo

DIGITAL SCULPTING ONE WEEK INTENSIVE

The course was really good in terms of getting the students really focused in the most important parts while having fun creating and teaching really good basics and workflows. 

What's the cost?

Pay in installments or pay in full

25% off ends at 12 PM PST on January 28th!

3 monthly payments

$733 $549.75

BILLED MONTHLY

  • 8 weeks of live sessions
  • 2 live 1+ hour sessions per week
  • Private course Mighty group
  • Lifetime course access
  • All live session recordings
  • Full-time technical support
  • Certificate of completion

Pay in full

$1999 $1499.25

LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE

  • 8 weeks of live sessions
  • 2 live 1+ hour sessions per week
  • Private course Mighty group
  • Lifetime course access
  • All live session recordings
  • Full-time technical support
  • Certificate of completion

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