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“Smart school has been the best decision I've ever made regarding my art education.“
Adam Benet Shaw @abshaw_illustration
Adam Benet Shaw @abshaw_illustration
Email us your art. We're happy to answer any questions and help you select the best mentorship.
- What is a SmArt School Mentorship?
- Big benefits that set SmArt School apart
- Fall 2025 calendar
- Class times for international students
art mentorships fall 2025
ERIC WILKERSON--Drawing Intensive
Mondays 10am-1pm ET, starts September 8
ERIC WILKERSON--Beginning illustration
Thursdays 7:30-10:30pm ET, starts September 11--Special Guest Artist: Ryan Pancoast
CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative
Mondays 2-5pm ET, starts September 8 --Special Guest: Forrest Schehl, Senior Worldbuilding Art Director at Wizards of The Coast
CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative
Mondays 7-10pm ET, starts September 8 --Special Guest: Forrest Schehl, Senior Worldbuilding Art Director at Wizards of The Coast
SAM WEBER--Signature Style
Tuesdays 11am-2pm ET, starts September 9--Special Guest: Claire Merchlinsky Art Director at The New York Times
MARTIN WITTFOOTH--Blender From A Painter's POV
Tuesdays 2-5pm ET, starts September 9 --Special Guest Artist: Nicola Verlato, pioneer in the use of digital sculpting for traditional art
DAN DOS SANTOS--Iconic Imagery for Covers, Cards, & Advertising
Tuesdays 7-10pm ET, starts September 16 --Special Guest: TBA
SCOTT FISCHER--Gaming Illustration
Wednesdays 8pm-11pm ET, starts September 10--Special Guest: TBA
WINONA NELSON--Visual Storytelling Now
Thursdays 12pm-3pm ET, Starts September 11--Special Guest: Celia Lee, Editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
GEORGE PRATT--Comics and Graphic Novels
Saturdays 11am-2pm ET, starts September 13--Special Guest: TBA
Mondays 10am-1pm ET, starts September 8
ERIC WILKERSON--Beginning illustration
Thursdays 7:30-10:30pm ET, starts September 11--Special Guest Artist: Ryan Pancoast
CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative
Mondays 2-5pm ET, starts September 8 --Special Guest: Forrest Schehl, Senior Worldbuilding Art Director at Wizards of The Coast
CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative
Mondays 7-10pm ET, starts September 8 --Special Guest: Forrest Schehl, Senior Worldbuilding Art Director at Wizards of The Coast
SAM WEBER--Signature Style
Tuesdays 11am-2pm ET, starts September 9--Special Guest: Claire Merchlinsky Art Director at The New York Times
MARTIN WITTFOOTH--Blender From A Painter's POV
Tuesdays 2-5pm ET, starts September 9 --Special Guest Artist: Nicola Verlato, pioneer in the use of digital sculpting for traditional art
DAN DOS SANTOS--Iconic Imagery for Covers, Cards, & Advertising
Tuesdays 7-10pm ET, starts September 16 --Special Guest: TBA
SCOTT FISCHER--Gaming Illustration
Wednesdays 8pm-11pm ET, starts September 10--Special Guest: TBA
WINONA NELSON--Visual Storytelling Now
Thursdays 12pm-3pm ET, Starts September 11--Special Guest: Celia Lee, Editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
GEORGE PRATT--Comics and Graphic Novels
Saturdays 11am-2pm ET, starts September 13--Special Guest: TBA
“You are the best school I attended this far, by far. With amazing cast of mentors, alumni perks and all the work that the great team does behind the scenes - it's just mind blowing."
Kristina WermoongRey @wermoongrey
"This was better than 4 years of art school."
Tom Parsons @tomparsonsart
"Originally I enrolled right after school in the hopes of learning professional practices, and Smart School blew my expectations out of the water."
Ryan Pearse @ryanpearseart
Kristina WermoongRey @wermoongrey
"This was better than 4 years of art school."
Tom Parsons @tomparsonsart
"Originally I enrolled right after school in the hopes of learning professional practices, and Smart School blew my expectations out of the water."
Ryan Pearse @ryanpearseart