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The Light way to Color

Your personal

Color and Light

guide

to paint cinematic and storydriven images.

Workload

5-15 hours per week

Start Date

Anytime

Format

Online/Offline

The Light way to Color

Your personal

Color and Light

guide

to paint cinematic and storydriven images.

Workload

5-15 hours per week

Start Date

Anytime

Format

Online/Offline

The Light way to Color

Your personal

Color and Light

guide

Your personal Color and Light guide, to paint cinematic and storydriven images.

Workload

5-15 hours per week

Start Date

Anytime

Format

Online/Offline

About Misha's course

If you are an artists who loves Color and Light and wants to tell your own stories - this course is for you.

If you are an artists who loves Color and Light and wants to tell your own stories - this course is for you.

With guidance on cinematic lighting, atmosphere, and time of day, you'll learn to create emotionally charged, story-driven images. This isn't just a course - it's a series of mindsets that you'll carry in your work forever.

With guidance on cinematic lighting, atmosphere, and time of day, you'll learn to create emotionally charged, story-driven images. This isn't just a course - it's a series of mindsets that you'll carry in your work forever.

Get ready to light things up! Create your own stories. And find your artistic voice.

Get ready to light things up! Create your own stories. And find your artistic voice.

8 Week Course

Live Feedback

Private Community

“The Light Way To Color - What's Inside The Course?”

“The Light Way To Color - What's Inside The Course?”

Three ways to
take the course

Three ways to take the course

Three ways to take the course

1.

Learn Independently

Start Now

Gain access to lessons, private Discord community and epic homeworks today. Q/A, demos and live feedback recordings from main groups - included.

1.

Independently

Start Now

Gain access to lessons, private Discord community and epic homeworks today. Q/A, demos and live feedback recordings from main groups - included.

1.

Independently

Start Now

Gain access to lessons, private Discord community and epic homeworks today. Q/A, demos and live feedback recordings from main groups - included.

2.

Learn with a Mentor

Got at your own pace

Recieve text feedback and detailed paintovers from a trained mentor - at your own pace. Upload homeworks on your own schedule.

2.

With a Mentor

Got at your own pace

Recieve text feedback and detailed paintovers from a trained mentor - at your own pace. Upload homeworks on your own schedule.

2.

With a Mentor

Got at your own pace

Recieve text feedback and detailed paintovers from a trained mentor - at your own pace. Upload homeworks on your own schedule.

3.

Personal Groups with Misha

Sold Out

Study in a group of 10 people, get live feedback, paintovers, and lot's of encouragement - all under Misha's wing. This is not just a mentorship. It's a Viking training camp for greatness!

3.

With Misha

Sold Out

Study in a group of 10 people, get live feedback, paintovers, and lot's of encouragement - all under Misha's wing. This is not just a mentorship. It's a Viking training camp for greatness!

3.

With Misha

Sold Out

Study in a group of 10 people, get live feedback, paintovers, and lot's of encouragement - all under Misha's wing. This is not just a mentorship. It's a Viking training camp for greatness!

In this course, you will learn

In this course, you will learn

Cinematic Lighting Techniques

Make your images cinematic by learning professional movie lighting techniques to enhance drama and atmosphere.

Cinematic Lighting

Cinematic Lighting

Make your images cinematic by learning professional movie lighting techniques to enhance drama and atmosphere.

Place Obiects Into Context

Learn how to place objects in any lighting scenario, so your colors integrate with the environment you are painting.

Place Obiects Into Context

Place Obiects Into Context

Learn how to place objects in any lighting scenario, so your colors integrate with the environment you are painting.

Paint Any Time of Day

Capture any time of day in your paintings by mastering how different lighting scenarios affect mood and color.

Paint Any Time of Day

Paint Any Time of Day

Capture any time of day in your paintings by mastering how different lighting scenarios affect mood and color.

You might know stuff,
but it's a mess.

My goal is to organize it.

I'm here to clear away all the confusion and provide you with actionable steps toward finding your voice as an artist. Together we will build a solid foundation and acquire the tools to visualize your color and light driven stories.

You might know stuff, but it's a mess.

My goal is to organize it.

I'm here to clear away all the confusion and provide you with actionable steps toward finding your voice as an artist. Together we will build a solid foundation and acquire the tools to visualize your color and light driven stories.

Who should take
this class

Who should take
this class

Who should take this class

Aspiring Visdev Artists

If you love creating personal IPs and dream of entering the animation industry, this course is your perfect first step!

Aspiring Visdev Artists

If you love creating personal IPs and dream of entering the animation industry, this course is your perfect first step!

Aspiring Visdev Artists

If you love creating personal IPs and dream of entering the animation industry, this course is your perfect first step!

Beginner Artists

Love color and light but lack the skills? This course will help you level up your portfolio and gain the support you need.

Beginner Artists

Love color and light but lack the skills? This course will help you level up your portfolio and gain the support you need.

Beginner Artists

Love color and light but lack the skills? This course will help you level up your portfolio and gain the support you need.

Professional Artists

Refresh your knowledge, organize fundamentals, and create for yourself. Advanced homework and diplomas included.

Professional Artists

Refresh your knowledge, organize fundamentals, and create for yourself. Advanced homework and diplomas included.

Professional Artists

Refresh your knowledge, organize fundamentals, and create for yourself. Advanced homework and diplomas included.

Colorkey Artists

For aspiring colorkey artists, this is the best course on color and light. Created by a colorkey artist, for colorkey artists.

Colorkey Artists

For aspiring colorkey artists, this is the best course on color and light. Created by a colorkey artist, for colorkey artists.

Colorkey Artists

For aspiring colorkey artists, this is the best course on color and light. Created by a colorkey artist, for colorkey artists.

Whats the plan?

Whats the plan?

With this six-chapter course, carefully crafted assignments, and private community, everything you'll learn will be actionable information that you can apply right away in your work.

With this six-chapter course, carefully crafted assignments, and private community, everything you'll learn will be actionable information that you can apply right away in your work.

Here are our main lecture topics:

Chapter 1.

Basics Of Color and Light

Fundamentals Made Fun

What you'll learn:

• Place objects in any lighting scenario.
• Understand local color and context.
• Use color harmony like an art composer.
• Unlock the secrets of the color wheel.

Result:

You'll learn to place any object or character in any scene through homework assignments. Say goodbye to muddy or out-of-context colors.

Basics Of Color and Light

Fundamentals Made Fun

What you'll learn:

• Place objects in any lighting scenario.
• Understand local color and context.
• Use color harmony like an art composer.
• Unlock the secrets of the color wheel.

Chapter 1. Basics Of Color and Light

Fundamentals Made Fun

What you'll learn:

• Place objects in any lighting scenario.
• Understand local color and context.
• Use color harmony like an art composer.
• Unlock the secrets of the color wheel.

Chapter 2.

Cinematic Lighting 101

Control Drama With Light!

What you'll learn:

• Master key, fill, and rim lights.
• Use cinematic lighting for drama.
• Learn how to structure your values.
• Become a lighting director.

Result:

You'll plan, set up, and paint cinematic lighting to enhance drama and storytelling. Understand how lighting works in any shot, illustration, or photo.

Cinematic Lighting 101

Control Drama With Light!

What you'll learn:

• Master key, fill, and rim lights.
• Use cinematic lighting for drama.
• Learn how to structure your values.
• Become a lighting director.

Chapter 2. Cinematic Lighting 101

Control Drama With Light!

What you'll learn:

• Master key, fill, and rim lights.
• Use cinematic lighting for drama.
• Learn how to structure your values.
• Become a lighting director.

Chapter 3.

Understanding Time Of Day.

No. Night is not blue.

What you'll learn:

• Paint any time of day.
• Understand the time of day cycle.
• Capture mood through natural lighting.
• Apply lighting variations to scenes.

Result:

Create 5 time-of-day variations of your illustration. Grasp the fundamentals and adopt a mindset to paint any time of day from imagination.

Understanding Time Of Day.

No. Night is not blue.

What you'll learn:

• Paint any time of day.
• Understand the time of day cycle.
• Capture mood through natural lighting.
• Apply lighting variations to scenes.

Chapter 3. Understanding Time Of Day.

No. Night is not blue.

What you'll learn:

• Paint any time of day.
• Understand the time of day cycle.
• Capture mood through natural lighting.
• Apply lighting variations to scenes.

Chapter 4.

Composition with Color and Light

Command Attention Like a Magician

What you'll learn:

• Master advanced composition techniques.
• Use color and light as a compos-nal guide
• Learn how to create focal points.
• Learn the Lego table method.

Result:

Plan your diploma project composition by mastering balance, flow, timing, and attention through color and light.

Composition with Color and Light

Command Attention Like a Magician

What you'll learn:

• Master advanced composition techniques.
• Use color and light as a compos-nal guide
• Learn how to create focal points.
• Learn the Lego table method.

Chapter 4. Composition with Color and Light

Command Attention Like a Magician

What you'll learn:

• Master advanced composition techniques.
• Use color and light as a compos-nal guide
• Learn how to create focal points.
• Learn the Lego table method.

Chapter 5.

How To Study Color and Light

Investigating Pros. How do they do it?

What you'll learn:

• Unlock master artists' secrets.
• Study with intention.
• Build your own lighting library.
• Apply learned techniques to your work.

Result:

Create 3 master studies from your favorite films or animations and build your own lighting library.

How To Study Color and Light

Investigating Pros. How do they do it?

What you'll learn:

• Unlock master artists' secrets.
• Study with intention.
• Build your own lighting library.
• Apply learned techniques to your work.

Chapter 5. How To Study Color and Light

Investigating Pros. How do they do it?

What you'll learn:

• Unlock master artists' secrets.
• Study with intention.
• Build your own lighting library.
• Apply learned techniques to your work.

Chapter 6.

Pipeline. Demos and Color Variations

Bring It All Together

What you'll learn:

• Follow along with practical demos.
• Master layer modes and workflows.
• Create color-driven mini stories.
• Bring your vision to life.

Result:

Learn how Misha applies course knowledge through interactive live demos, starting September 15th.

Pipeline. Demos and Color Variations

Bring It All Together

What you'll learn:

• Follow along with practical demos.
• Master layer modes and workflows.
• Create color-driven mini stories.
• Bring your vision to life.

Chapter 6. Pipeline. Demos and Color Variations

Bring It All Together

What you'll learn:

• Follow along with practical demos.
• Master layer modes and workflows.
• Create color-driven mini stories.
• Bring your vision to life.

Tell your story through

Tell your story through

Cinematic Lightning.
Atmosphere & Time of day.

Cinematic Lightning.
Atmosphere & Time of day.

Learn the fundamentals.

Through understanding local color, light and context to place any object in any lighting scenario.

Learn the fundamentals.

Through understanding local color, light and context to place any object in any lighting scenario.

Learn the fundamentals.

Through understanding local color, light and context to place any object in any lighting scenario.

Control Drama With Value.

Control Drama With Value.

Understand value grouping and value range in your images to have solid structure and emotional impact in your shots.

Master cinematic lighting
with just three lightbulbs.

Master cinematic lighting
with just three lightbulbs.

Control your story and mood with famous cinematic techniques to enhance your images and guide your viewers eyes.

Common Lighting Scenarios.

Common Lighting Scenarios.

Learn what they are, and how you can use them to have more variety in your lighting setups.

Your images -
are your movie sets.

Your images -
are your movie sets.

Plan your own lighting scenarios by mastering the "Lego Table" method.

Time Of Day
as a storytelling tool.

Time Of Day
as a storytelling tool.

I'II teach you how to manipulate time of day, how it works, and how to paint them so you can push your stories even further.

How will the
course go?

How will the course go?

How will the course go?

We, artists, need three things to be productive. Guidance, Feedback and Likeminded People - this course has all three, and more. Here is our victory plan.

We, artists, need three things to be productive. Guidance, Feedback and Likeminded People - this course has all three, and more. Here is our victory plan.

1.

Watch Lectures

Carefully crafted 6 chapter program, that aims to give you PRACTICAL information on color and light. My goal is to build a “lighting engine” in your head that you can use every day in your art work to tell YOUR stories.

1.

Watch Lectures

Carefully crafted 6 chapter program, that aims to give you PRACTICAL information on color and light. My goal is to build a “lighting engine” in your head that you can use every day in your art work to tell YOUR stories.

1.

Watch Lectures

Carefully crafted 6 chapter program, that aims to give you PRACTICAL information on color and light. My goal is to build a “lighting engine” in your head that you can use every day in your art work to tell YOUR stories.

2.

Complete Homework

12 fun and practical homework's that are designed to lvl up your understanding of color and light and secure the knowledge you learned in the course.

2.

Complete Homework

12 fun and practical homework's that are designed to lvl up your understanding of color and light and secure the knowledge you learned in the course.

2.

Complete Homework

12 fun and practical homework's that are designed to lvl up your understanding of color and light and secure the knowledge you learned in the course.

3.

Join Cowokring Sessions

We all know that staying productive is hard. So with this course, you’ll have access to a private community to keep you organized and productive.

3.

Join Cowokring Sessions

We all know that staying productive is hard. So with this course, you’ll have access to a private community to keep you organized and productive.

3.

Join Cowokring Sessions

We all know that staying productive is hard. So with this course, you’ll have access to a private community to keep you organized and productive.

4.

Receive Feedback

Get community feedback , personal feedback from one of our mentors, or directly from Misha. No matter what tier you purchase you will be taken care off.

4.

Receive Feedback

Get community feedback , personal feedback from one of our mentors, or directly from Misha. No matter what tier you purchase you will be taken care off.

4.

Receive Feedback

Get community feedback , personal feedback from one of our mentors, or directly from Misha. No matter what tier you purchase you will be taken care off.

With this newly acquired knowledge, you'll create your own mini project for your portfolio, that will show your ability to tell a story through color, light, composition and other fundamentals.

With this newly acquired knowledge, you'll create your own mini project for your portfolio, that will show your ability to tell a story through color, light, composition and other fundamentals.

Example of a student's diploma project.

5.

Graduate! 🏆

Participate in an epic graduation session upon completing your diploma. Add a full-fledged visdev project to your ArtStation portfolio and receive support from the community.

5.

Graduate! 🏆

Participate in an epic graduation session upon completing your diploma. Add a full-fledged visdev project to your ArtStation portfolio and receive support from the community.

5.

Graduate! 🏆

Participate in an epic graduation session upon completing your diploma. Add a full-fledged visdev project to your ArtStation portfolio and receive support from the community.

Student’s

Student’s

Inspiring

Inspiring

Stories

Stories

Here is what my
students say

Over the last 4 years 400+ students finished this course. This is just a small gallery of their epic diplomas.

Kate Fedorchuk

Colorkey Artist

"I have wonderful impressions from the course; it’s the best one about color and light so far."

I took this course to build a stronger foundation because color, light, and atmosphere are essential in any painting. I gained even more than I expected. Before the course, I had some intuitive knowledge about how things worked, but the information from the lectures helped me organize everything logically and understand how light and color work. It allowed me to better control and manipulate the atmosphere in my illustrations, knowing what to pay attention to. This course gave me a more thoughtful approach to art and creativity in general.

Carlos Rodriguez

Illustrator, Concept artist

Ruslan Laptenko

Animation Director

Karina Isayenkova

Digital Artist

Tasha Lime

3D Environment Artist

Kate Fedorchuk

Colorkey Artist

"I have wonderful impressions from the course; it’s the best one about color and light so far."

I took this course to build a stronger foundation because color, light, and atmosphere are essential in any painting. I gained even more than I expected. Before the course, I had some intuitive knowledge about how things worked, but the information from the lectures helped me organize everything logically and understand how light and color work. It allowed me to better control and manipulate the atmosphere in my illustrations, knowing what to pay attention to. This course gave me a more thoughtful approach to art and creativity in general.

Carlos Rodriguez

Illustrator, Concept artist

Ruslan Laptenko

Animation Director

Karina Isayenkova

Digital Artist

Tasha Lime

3D Environment Artist

Diplomas

This course is about finding a story that you resonate with, that inspires you to learn the tools to than bring it to life.

This course is about finding a story that you resonate with, that inspires you to learn the tools to than bring it to life.

"I really enjoyed the course: from the attitude of the course curators to the feedback on the homework assignments. The information was presented interestingly, and the assignments were great 🙂 Super!"

Anna Ojeda

"I really enjoyed the course: from the attitude of the course curators to the feedback on the homework assignments. The information was presented interestingly, and the assignments were great 🙂 Super!"

Anna Ojeda

"I really enjoyed the course: from the attitude of the course curators to the feedback on the homework assignments. The information was presented interestingly, and the assignments were great 🙂 Super!"

Anna Ojeda

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Maria Krikun

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Maria Krikun

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Maria Krikun

Amazing course, with a lot of useful information. It expands your mind! In all the previous courses, I was taught a clear, sequential pipeline: line, clean line, occlusion, shadows, light, and then rendering in grayscale. Here, the emphasis is on conveying atmosphere and mood through light and color. I was impressed by how this can be done almost without rendering, using just minimally textured brushes, which we were also provided with. The best course I've ever taken, pure delight!

Andrey Evseev

Amazing course, with a lot of useful information. It expands your mind! In all the previous courses, I was taught a clear, sequential pipeline: line, clean line, occlusion, shadows, light, and then rendering in grayscale. Here, the emphasis is on conveying atmosphere and mood through light and color. I was impressed by how this can be done almost without rendering, using just minimally textured brushes, which we were also provided with. The best course I've ever taken, pure delight!

Andrey Evseev

Amazing course, with a lot of useful information. It expands your mind! In all the previous courses, I was taught a clear, sequential pipeline: line, clean line, occlusion, shadows, light, and then rendering in grayscale. Here, the emphasis is on conveying atmosphere and mood through light and color. I was impressed by how this can be done almost without rendering, using just minimally textured brushes, which we were also provided with. The best course I've ever taken, pure delight!

Andrey Evseev

“An amazing course. I wish I had taken it earlier when I first started working with color. The lectures break down the material in an organized manner. I systematized my knowledge and learned several new things. I really liked Misha's approach in the reviews, where he first encouraged us to figure out how to improve our work by asking ourselves the right questions, and only then did he offer his suggestions. Misha's approach to drawing was also very inspiring: he tried and discarded many different options before arriving at the best one! In many educational materials, the author does everything smoothly without exploration or mistakes, making it seem like the drawing process should be like that, but it's not! After this course, my fear of making mistakes completely disappeared. I also want to highlight the friendly and productive atmosphere of the entire course. After it, I feel inspired to draw more, reflect, and implement my ideas. Huge thanks to Misha Oplev for this!”

Milena Vasyukova

"I was really looking forward to the start of the course and every week I pestered the administrators with my questions)) I can say one thing - it was worth the wait. The course gave me everything I expected and much more. Misha is an amazing mentor, his love for his craft is contagious and inspires great achievements. It’s fantastic that the course is aimed not only at developing skills but also at fostering the right mindset."

Olga Svistunova

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Anastasia Marcinkovskaya

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Anastasia Marcinkovskaya

"The course turned out to be incredibly interesting and captivating. I gained an understanding of how local color works and how to set the atmosphere for an entire illustration. Throughout the course, Misha provided support not only regarding the course material but also as an artist, a person, and an individual. An excellent course! I recommend it to everyone who wants to uncover and realize their ideas and see the world around them differently!"

Anastasia Marcinkovskaya

“It was a real journey where I felt like a Viking warrior! There was fun during the first assignments, tears after feedback when everything seemed terrible, and ultimately the joy of victory when the final project turned out well. I am very grateful to Misha for making the course not only about skills but also about life and the reasons why we create. It emphasized the importance of being yourself and not becoming a copy of someone else. I thought I would just improve my composition skills, but in the end, I experienced a rebirth as an artist. Of course, my skills improved significantly. After the course, my work receives more feedback on social media, with comments like "I love the colors" or "great lighting in this piece." I see it myself too—everything I did before now feels like it should be put away for comparison, and I feel like reworking my entire portfolio. So, be prepared for major changes if you’re not afraid to walk the Viking's path, hehe.”

Tatiana Podolskaya

“It was a real journey where I felt like a Viking warrior! There was fun during the first assignments, tears after feedback when everything seemed terrible, and ultimately the joy of victory when the final project turned out well. I am very grateful to Misha for making the course not only about skills but also about life and the reasons why we create. It emphasized the importance of being yourself and not becoming a copy of someone else. I thought I would just improve my composition skills, but in the end, I experienced a rebirth as an artist. Of course, my skills improved significantly. After the course, my work receives more feedback on social media, with comments like "I love the colors" or "great lighting in this piece." I see it myself too—everything I did before now feels like it should be put away for comparison, and I feel like reworking my entire portfolio. So, be prepared for major changes if you’re not afraid to walk the Viking's path, hehe.”

Tatiana Podolskaya

“It was a real journey where I felt like a Viking warrior! There was fun during the first assignments, tears after feedback when everything seemed terrible, and ultimately the joy of victory when the final project turned out well. I am very grateful to Misha for making the course not only about skills but also about life and the reasons why we create. It emphasized the importance of being yourself and not becoming a copy of someone else. I thought I would just improve my composition skills, but in the end, I experienced a rebirth as an artist. Of course, my skills improved significantly. After the course, my work receives more feedback on social media, with comments like "I love the colors" or "great lighting in this piece." I see it myself too—everything I did before now feels like it should be put away for comparison, and I feel like reworking my entire portfolio. So, be prepared for major changes if you’re not afraid to walk the Viking's path, hehe.”

Tatiana Podolskaya

Why should you trust me?
Meet Misha

Why should you trust me? Meet Misha

Misha Oplev

Misha Oplev

Colorscripter and Visdev Artist

Colorscripter and Visdev Artist

Alta, Wyoming

Not a school. Not an influencer. Just a dude
who loves teaching and visdev.

Not a school. Not an influencer. Just a dude who loves teaching and visdev.

I design stories with color, light, and atmosphere.
For the past 7 years, I've been a freelance visual development artist for AAA animation and gaming companies, bringing directors' visions to life through keyframes, color scripts, and worldbuilding.

I design stories with color, light, and atmosphere. For the past 7 years, I've been a freelance visual development artist for AAA animation and gaming companies, bringing directors' visions to life through keyframes, color scripts, and worldbuilding.

Latest announced
projects I worked on

Latest announced projects I worked on

You might seen my work, without knowing it. If you ever seen a Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Or Any of the Apex Legends animated shorts - I've been apart of many of them.

You might seen my work, without knowing it. If you ever seen a Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Or Any of the Apex Legends animated shorts - I've been apart of many of them.

Apex Legends: Altered Horizons

Apex Legends: Altered Horizons

Apex Legends: Altered Horizons

Squad Busters - Launch Trailer

Squad Busters - Launch Trailer

Clash of Clans x Erling Haaland

Clash of Clans x Erling Haaland

Clash of Clans x Erling Haaland

Apex Legends – Launch Trailer

Apex Legends Breakout

Apex Legends Breakout

Apex Legends Breakout

Clash Royale Trailer

Clash Royale Trailer

Clash of Clans

Clash of Clans

15k+ Artists Community

15k+ Artists Community

I've been a founder and the main driving force behind a small but mighty community of art vikings called - Valhalla For Artists.

I've been a founder and the main driving force behind a small but mighty community of art vikings called - Valhalla For Artists.

I've started that project as a way to make sure visdev knowledge could be accessible to all. We've build a little army of almost 40 thousand vikings across all of our platforms. And we are still growing.

World Needs
Fresh, Epic, Inspiring
New Stories!

World Needs
Fresh, Epic, Inspiring
New Stories!

My dream is to help the next generation of storytellers to take over the animation world.

Get it now

Get it now

Get it now

Feedback seats are limited. And we only going to be launching them once a year. Enrollment closes soon.

Self-Paced Explorer

Learn on your own time. Get feedback from the community.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

What will you get:

6 Carefully designed chapters that teach you how to create atmospheric, cinematic, and color and light driven images - 10+ hours of content in total

One finished Diploma/Mini Story In To Your Portfolio

12 Epic Homework's

Live access to demos from Misha as I paint my own color and light diploma. - Unlocks September 15th.

Bonus Materials - Brushes - PSD's - Blender Scenes

Start Now

$

249

$350

Unlimited Seats

Self-Paced Explorer

Learn on your own time. Get feedback from the community.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

What will you get:

6 Carefully designed chapters that teach you how to create atmospheric, cinematic, and color and light driven images - 10+ hours of content in total

One finished Diploma/Mini Story In To Your Portfolio

12 Epic Homework's

Live access to demos from Misha as I paint my own color and light diploma. - Unlocks September 15th.

Bonus Materials - Brushes - PSD's - Blender Scenes

Start Now

$

249

$350

Unlimited Seats

Self-Paced Explorer

Learn on your own time. Get feedback from the community.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

What will you get:

6 Carefully designed chapters that teach you how to create atmospheric, cinematic, and color and light driven images - 10+ hours of content in total

One finished Diploma/Mini Story In To Your Portfolio

12 Epic Homework's

Live access to demos from Misha as I paint my own color and light diploma. - Unlocks September 15th.

Bonus Materials - Brushes - PSD's - Blender Scenes

Start Now

$

249

$350

Unlimited Seats

Guided Pathfinder

Learn on your own time - get personalized feedback from one of my teachers.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Key differences of this plan:

7 Detailed Paintovers and Feedbacks in PDF's

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

What will you get:

All options of the previous tier

You have a personal Mentor guiding you for 8 weeks

Flexible Homework Schedule

Perfect for people who don't have the time to attend live lectures. But still want guidance.

Start Date: Got at your own pace

$

449

$650

32 Seats Left

Guided Pathfinder

Learn on your own time - get personalized feedback from one of my teachers.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Key differences of this plan:

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

What will you get:

All options of the previous tier

You have a personal Mentor guiding you for 8 weeks

Flexible Homework Schedule

Perfect for people who don't have the time to attend live lectures. But still want guidance.

Start Date: Got at your own pace

$

449

$350

32 Seats Left

Guided Pathfinder

Learn on your own time - get personalized feedback from one of my teachers.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Key differences of this plan:

7 Detailed Paintovers and Feedbacks in PDF's

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

What will you get:

All options of the previous tier

You have a personal Mentor guiding you for 8 weeks

Flexible Homework Schedule

Perfect for people who don't have the time to attend live lectures. But still want guidance.

Start Date: Got at your own pace

$

449

$650

32 Seats Left

Mentorship with Misha

Live feedback sessions in a group of 10 people 

under Misha's wing.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

Key differences of this plan:

Personalized Plan for each student

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Mid Week Check Ins

Bonus Lectures at request of the Group

Personalized Post Graduation Victory Plan

What will you get:

All options of the previous tiers

Personal story developed under Misha's supervision

Visdev Industry Insights

Personalized education to achieve your goals

Industry standard portfolio piece

$

995

Sold Out

Choose Plan

Mentorship with Misha

Live feedback sessions in a group of 10 people 

under Misha's wing.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

Key differences of this plan:

Personalized Plan for each student

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Mid Week Check Ins

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Personalized Post Graduation Victory Plan

What will you get:

All options of the previous tiers

Personal story developed under Misha's supervision

Visdev Industry Insights

Personalized education to achieve your goals

Industry standard portfolio piece

$

995

Sold Out

Choose Plan

Mentorship with Misha

Live feedback sessions in a group of 10 people 

under Misha's wing.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

Key differences of this plan:

Personalized Plan for each student

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Mid Week Check Ins

Bonus Lectures at request of the Group

Personalized Post Graduation Victory Plan

What will you get:

All options of the previous tiers

Personal story developed under Misha's supervision

Visdev Industry Insights

Personalized education to achieve your goals

Industry standard portfolio piece

$

995

Sold Out

Choose Plan

Self-Paced Explorer

Learn on your own time. Get feedback from the community.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

What will you get:

6 Carefully designed chapters that teach you how to create atmospheric, cinematic, and color and light driven images - 10+ hours of content in total

One finished Diploma/Mini Story In To Your Portfolio

12 Epic Homework's

Live access to demos from Misha as I paint my own color and light diploma. - Unlocks September 15th.

Bonus Materials - Brushes - PSD's - Blender Scenes

Start Now

$

249

$350

Unlimited Seats

Self-Paced Explorer

Learn on your own time. Get feedback from the community.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

What will you get:

6 Carefully designed chapters that teach you how to create atmospheric, cinematic, and color and light driven images - 10+ hours of content in total

One finished Diploma/Mini Story In To Your Portfolio

12 Epic Homework's

Live access to demos from Misha as I paint my own color and light diploma. - Unlocks September 15th.

Bonus Materials - Brushes - PSD's - Blender Scenes

Start Now

$

249

$350

Unlimited Seats

Guided Pathfinder

Learn on your own time - get personalized feedback from one of my teachers.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Key differences of this plan:

7 Detailed Paintovers and Feedbacks in PDF's

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

What will you get:

All options of the previous tier

You have a personal Mentor guiding you for 8 weeks

Flexible Homework Schedule

Perfect for people who don't have the time to attend live lectures. But still want guidance.

Start Date: Got at your own pace

$

449

$650

32 Seats Left

Guided Pathfinder

Learn on your own time - get personalized feedback from one of my teachers.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Key differences of this plan:

7 Detailed Paintovers and Feedbacks in PDF's

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

What will you get:

All options of the previous tier

You have a personal Mentor guiding you for 8 weeks

Flexible Homework Schedule

Perfect for people who don't have the time to attend live lectures. But still want guidance.

Start Date: Got at your own pace

$

449

$650

32 Seats Left

Mentorship with Misha

Live feedback sessions in a group of 10 people 

under Misha's wing.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

Key differences of this plan:

Personalized Plan for each student

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Mid Week Check Ins

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Personalized Post Graduation Victory Plan

What will you get:

All options of the previous tiers

Personal story developed under Misha's supervision

Visdev Industry Insights

Personalized education to achieve your goals

Industry standard portfolio piece

$

995

Sold Out

Choose Plan

Mentorship with Misha

Live feedback sessions in a group of 10 people 

under Misha's wing.

Private Discord Community

Feedback From Community

Access to live Feedback Recordings from private groups

Work session Productivity Groups

Notion Tasks Template To Stay Organized

Text Feedback From Mentors

Live Q&A Sessions with Misha

Key differences of this plan:

Personalized Plan for each student

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Mid Week Check Ins

Weekly live Feedback Sessions

Personalized Post Graduation Victory Plan

What will you get:

All options of the previous tiers

Personal story developed under Misha's supervision

Visdev Industry Insights

Personalized education to achieve your goals

Industry standard portfolio piece

$

995

Sold Out

Choose Plan

Bonus Materials

Bonus Materials

Blender Files

3 Blender files: Head. Common Lighting Scenarios. And Local Color Stage Setup.

Blender Files

3 Blender files: Head. Common Lighting Scenarios. And Local Color Stage Setup.

Blender Files

3 Blender files: Head. Common Lighting Scenarios. And Local Color Stage Setup.

Brushpack

Get a custom brushpack created specifically for stylized painting.

Brushpack

Get a custom brushpack created specifically for stylized painting.

Brushpack

Get a custom brushpack created specifically for stylized painting.

Notion Operating System

If you are a Notion user. We've created a custom template to help you go through the course, and take your notes.

Notion Operating System

If you are a Notion user. We've created a custom template to help you go through the course, and take your notes.

Custrom Refpack

Refpack shot in different time of days throughout the year near beautiful mountains of Wyoming

Custrom Refpack

Refpack shot in different time of days throughout the year near beautiful mountains of Wyoming

Custrom Refpack

Refpack shot in different time of days throughout the year near beautiful mountains of Wyoming

PSDs

Take a look inside my layer stacks and painting process.

PSDs

Take a look inside my layer stacks and painting process.

PSDs

Take a look inside my layer stacks and painting process.

FAQ

FAQ

FAQ

What skill level is recommended for this course?

What skill level is recommended for this course?

All skill levels are welcome. No matter how much experience you have, there is something for everybody in this course.

All skill levels are welcome. No matter how much experience you have, there is something for everybody in this course.

There is three levels of complexity for each assignment to make sure everybody can learn and improve. If you are a seasoned professional or an aspiring visdev artist - you'll have fun.

There is three levels of complexity for each assignment to make sure everybody can learn and improve. If you are a seasoned professional or an aspiring visdev artist - you'll have fun.

How long will the course take to go from start to finish?

How long will the course take to go from start to finish?

If you follow all of the homework's and assignments with the recommended time frames - 8 weeks.

If you follow all of the homework's and assignments with the recommended time frames - 8 weeks.

However each student can go at there own speed. I've seen students finish my course in 6 weeks. But those where non humans.

However each student can go at there own speed. I've seen students finish my course in 6 weeks. But those where non humans.

What if I am not satisfied with the course?

What if I am not satisfied with the course?

30-day money-back guarantee.

30-day money-back guarantee.

My course was created to make your art life easier. If my course didn't accomplish that - I will give you your money back, no questions asked (-:

My course was created to make your art life easier. If my course didn't accomplish that - I will give you your money back, no questions asked (-:

I believe second golden age
of animation is coming.

I believe second golden age of animation is coming.

It's my mission to give you the tools, healthy mindset and guidance - so you can be prepared for what is to come.

It's my mission to give you the tools, healthy mindset and guidance - so you can be prepared for what is to come.

World needs your stories. Because stories give us hope.

World needs your stories. Because stories give us hope.

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