12 WEEK COURSE 

$2,499 /USD 

Payment Plans Available

START THE WEEK OF

JANUARY 19, 2026

What You’ll Learn

You’ll build a strong foundation in the core ideas behind technical art, including:

• How ranges, spaces, and coordinates work in shaders

• Creating shapes using Signed Distance Fields (SDFs)

• Raymarching basics and how it’s used in real-time rendering

• Transforms, polar coordinates, and trigonometry (explained visually)

• Fractals, recursion, and repeating patterns

• Noise functions like value noise, gradient noise, fBM, and Voronoi

• Rendering and post-process effects like NPR, blur, and edge detection

Each topic builds on the last, so nothing feels overwhelming.

Is This Course Right For You?

This course is a great fit if: 

• You want to understand how shaders and real-time effects actually work

• You're curious about technical art and want to see if it’s a good career path for you

• You want a clear, practical introduction to technical art 

• You want a stronger foundation before committing to advanced technical art training

Create a Real Technical Art Project 

By the end of the course, you’ll complete a capstone project that brings everything together.

Create a complete shader or procedural effect, developing a custom Unreal material, Shadertoy shader, or Houdini Digital Asset (HDA).

Your project will showcase multiple math-driven effects and demonstrate your understanding of technical art fundamentals.

This project is designed to strengthen your portfolio and prepare you for more advanced technical art work! 

Why This Course Matters

Technical Art Fundamentals gives you the core skills every technical artist needs. Skills that make a real difference in your work as a 3D or game artist.

By the end of this 12-week course, you’ll have:

• A solid understanding of shader math and real-time logic

• Confidence creating procedural effects and shaders

• A portfolio-ready capstone project that demonstrates your technical art skills

• A stronger foundation that makes learning advanced technical art concepts easier in the future

The lessons in this course will give you a leg up in any 3D or game art role, helping you stand out as a versatile artist.

Tools and workflows you’ll work with

You’ll apply these concepts using real tools used in production, including:

• Unreal Engine
  
• ShaderToy
  
• Houdini
  

You’ll learn how things work and how to problem-solve, not just which buttons to press.

Why Learn at Vertex School

Vertex School is taught by industry expert professionals who know what studios actually need.

We focus on:

• Real-world skills that make a difference in your work

• Strong fundamentals that give you confidence and understanding

• Clear guidance and support from instructors who have experience working in the industry

• Practical training that prepares you for professional pipelines

Whether you take this course on its own or continue into further technical art training, you’ll gain skills and experience that make you a stronger 3D artist.