Blair Armitage

3D Character Art Mentorships

Hello! I'm a 3D character artist with over a decade of experience in the games industry. I've worked in studios such as Playground Games and Riot, in miniature production, and as a freelance artist.

What I Offer

My area of expertise ranges from stylization to semi-realism. I specialize in sculpting, modeling, posing, PBR materials, hand painting, cel shading or a combination of techniques and software. I can guide you through your project to make an optimal game production-ready character, or standalone sculpture, with a focus on making the end result as appealing as possible.You'll either bring your own WIP projects, or I can help you decide on a new one. I’ll provide visual feedback with paintovers or sculpt-overs.I can answer craft and technical questions to the best of my ability, as well as give career advice or portfolio reviews.What I do not specialize in: Hyper-realism, rigging, 3D print engineering

Mentee Requirements

I can be the most helpful to you if you already have fundamental 3D character knowledge and familiarity with the general pipeline.
Ideally, you are doing your own personal projects and are looking to level up your current character in aesthetics and appeal. Late-term students, graduates and those with <5 years in the industry would be a good fit.For beginners, I recommend taking a structured course that will teach you software skills and general character creation pipeline as opposed to this mentorship.

Sign-up information

‣ Mentorship signups can pick the following options:
• 1 month, 1x session every week, 4 total sessions
(More intensive option for those with more free time)
• 2 months, 1x session every 2 weeks, 4 total sessions
(More time between sessions to make substantial progress)
• Check-in session
(As needed, either a one-off or reoccurring)‣ 1 month or 2 month signups are priced at 700 USD.
Check-ins are priced at 200USD‣ 1:1 session timeslots will be as follows:
Tuesday-Thursday 7:30PM PST for upto 1.5 hours.
Monday and Friday 8:00AM PST for upto 1.5 hours.
(If either of these timeslots aren't possible, we can discuss)
I'll work on paintovers or edits to images or working files you submit in advance, and go over them in the session.‣ I’ll pick the mentees based on how useful I think I would be to you.‣ We’ll use a discord group for communication, Google calendar and hangouts for scheduling. Before the 1 month or 2 month start date, we'll do a prep call to talk about goals.

apply

To apply, email me at:
[email protected]‣ Please specify what format of mentorship you would like (1 month, 2 month or Check-in)
‣ Attach some samples of your work and a brief description the goals of your project
‣ If I think I'll be a good fit to help you, I'll send a discord invite before the start date

My Teaching Experience

‣ I’ve ran mentorships for Game Art graduates at my university
‣ Held a guest lecture DeMontfort University, Leicester
‣ Held a one-off class for Ryan Kingslien
‣ Held a portfolio review and Q&A at LCAD, CA
‣ Held a portfolio review and presentation at SF Academy of Art University, CA
‣ Held livestream sessions showing a character demo for Pixelogic
‣ Created a material tutorial for Quixel
‣ Held a Substance Painter Masterclass for Adobe at Gnomon School, CA