Stylized Painting Fundamentals with Thomas Mahon

Name: Stylized Painting Fundamentals with Thomas Mahon
SKU: 23575
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Learn the fundamentals of stylized painting with Thomas Mahon! Join Thomas in this 5-week class and learn how to create stylized paintings with a believable sense of form and light, both out of your head and from reference. There will be a combination of demos, lectures and homework assignments that we’ll review in class.

Duration: 5 weeks
Date & Time: Saturdays, starting July 12th, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern
Skill level: All skill levels welcome
Tiers: 12 Critique spots – Receive feedback or spectate without homework feedback
Format: 4-5 hour live class with combination of lectures, demos, and feedback. Recordings will be provided within 24 hours of each class.
Materials: Any digital or traditional mediums. Paintovers will be done digitally.

WEEK 1:
Intro to stylization, why do we stylize?
Observing different styles
Objective overview for the course
Student portfolio / introductions
Process overview

WEEK 2:
Portraits, people and animals,
focus on being lead by your reference
Colour and form
Expressive brushwork
(Homework assigned)

WEEK 3:
Plants, trees and nature
Focus on silhouette and shape
(Homework assigned and previous weeks reviewed)

WEEK 4:
Props
Concepting from reference
Inspiration and worldbuilding
(Homework assigned and previous weeks reviewed)

WEEK 5:
Natural landscapes / vignettes and inventing lighting
(Homework and portfolio reviews)

Critiqued Session or Spectate

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Description

Description

Thomas Mahon is a senior concept artist working in the video game industry.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

“Very good class! Tom is great at explaining his process and thoughts while painting. Learned a lot and helped me get started in the world of painting!”
—Franco

“Obviously I learnt how to stylize things and the many many different paths you can take to do so, but mostly, Tom has a way of understanding art way different that what I had before. He makes you understand that you can make mistakes, sketches that don’t feel right and experiment through the process because it’ll be all new things that you end up learning from, and you’ll get better by them. He has made me enjoy drawing and exploring way more than I used to, and has such a love for art that is contagious!! We all were excited everytime he explained the homework for next week, and I think that, as a teacher, make your students feel that is really powerful. I just wish the mentorship was longer honestly, it was a great experience and my portfolio will benefit from it :D’
—Paloma de Miguel

“Seeing Tom’s painting technique in action was an incredible experience. I have been trying to understand digital painting for a long time, but it never quite clicked and I often struggled. Watching Tom paint and explain his process was extremely helpful. I truly appreciated his approach, which has greatly improved my own. I also gained valuable experience experimenting with stylization and beginning to find my own artistic voice.”
—Mané Harutyunyan