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SMART SCHOOL

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​Enrollment opens
Sun May 18 at 12pm noon ET

​“Smart school has been the best decision I've ever made regarding my art education.“
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
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art mentorships Available

ERIC WILKERSON--Drawing Intensive
Mondays 10am-1pm ET, starts September 8--Special Guest Artist: TBA
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​​ERIC WILKERSON--
Beginning illustration--class page coming soon--Thursdays 7:30-10:30pm ET, starts September 9--Special Guest Artist: TBA
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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
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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 8--Special Guest: TBA​

MARTIN WITTFOOTH--Blender From A Painter's POV
Tuesdays 2-5pm ET,  starts September 9 --Special Guest Artist: TBA

DAN DOS SANTOS--Iconic Imagery for Covers, Cards, & Advertising---Tuesdays 7-10pm ET, starts September 9 --Special Guest: TBA

GREG MANCHESS & SCOTT FISCHER--Team Teach--Comic Covers, Book Covers & Dynamic Storytelling--Wednesdays 1pm-5pm ET, starts September 10--Special Guest: Rebecca Dornsife, Art Director at Suntup Editions

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: TBA​

REBECCA LEVEILLE GUAY--Conceptual Figure Painting for Gallery Goals--Fridays 12pm-3pm ET, starts September 12--Special Guest: TBA

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