Enrollment for next semester opens May 18

​“Smart school has been the best decision I've ever made regarding my art education.“
Adam Benet Shaw @abshaw_illustration​
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“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

Full list of mentorships Spring 2025

  1. ERIC WILKERSON--Drawing Skills/Beginning Illustration--Mondays 11am-2pm ET, starts March 24 --Special Guest Artist: Lauren Brown, Illustrator & Art Director at Wizards of the Coast ​
  2. CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative--Mondays 2-5pm ET, starts March 3 --Special Guest: TBA 
  3. CYNTHIA SHEPPARD--Illustrating the Emotional Narrative—Mondays 7-10pm ET, starts March 3 --Special Guest: TBA 
  4. MARTIN WITTFOOTH--Blender From A Painter's POV—-Tuesdays Tuesdays 2-5pm ET,  starts March 4 --Special Guest Artist: TBA
  5. DAN DOS SANTOS--Iconic Imagery for Covers, Cards, & Advertising---Tuesdays 7-10pm ET, starts March 4 --Special Guest: Mike Thomas, Art Director at Wizards of the Coast, previously AD at Marvel
  6. SAM WEBER--Signature Style--Wednesdays 11am-2pm ET, starts March 5 --Special Guest: Aviva Michaelov Art Director at The New Yorker, previously AD at the New York Times
  7. WINONA NELSON--Gaming Illustration and Character Design--Wednesdays--3:30-6:30pm ET, March 12 --Special Guest: Kara Kenna,  Senior Creative Lead for Dungeons & Dragons
  8. WINONA NELSON--Gaming Illustration and Character Design—Wednesdays-- 9pm-Midnight ET, starts March 12 --Special Guest: Kara Kenna,  Senior Creative Lead for Dungeons & Dragons​​
  9. SCOTT FISCHER—Gaming Illustration— Wednesdays 8-11pm ET, starts March 5 --Special Guest: Jeremy Cranford art director for Marvel Snap, previously AD for Magic: the Gathering, & Warcraft Trading Card Game
  10. GREG MANCHESS & SCOTT FISCHER--Team Teach--Comic Covers, Book Covers & Dynamic Storytelling--Thursdays 2-6pm ET, starts March 6 --Special Guest: Jameela Wahlgren Art Director at Podium Entertainment, Previously AD at Wizards of the Coast​