The Gnomon Workshop

The Gnomon Workshop Welcome to The Gnomon Workshop, the industry leader in professional training for artists in the entertainment industry.

For the last 25 years, The Gnomon Workshop has been a trusted source for high-quality CG artist training. Since launching in 2000, our mission has always been simple: To make professional-level tutorials accessible to artists everywhere. Today, with a library of over 300 workshops featuring over 200 artists, you can learn everything from Concept Art and Entertainment Design, to 3D Modeling, Textur

ing, Lighting, Rigging, Animation, Game Engines and Visual Effects. Our instructors are top industry professionals working at studios from around the world, where our workshops provide the opportunity to learn practical, real-world, production-proven techniques. Whether you're just getting started or sharpening your skills, we’re here to help. Visit thegnomonworkshop.com to browse the library and start learning at your own pace.

Discover 40+ workshops that provide techniques for creating impressive cinematics, grooms, effects, environments, lighti...
08/29/2026

Discover 40+ workshops that provide techniques for creating impressive cinematics, grooms, effects, environments, lighting, animation, and more — all taught by industry professionals.

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08/27/2026

Learn how physics principles affect animation, minus the tedious calculations. Wolfgang Haas covers the basics of cinematic principles that affect animators’ work, from camera angles and their meaning to cinematic rules that can help shots work better in the final cut. In this 3.5-hour workshop, Wolfgang uses Maya to plan and animate an action scene, showing how understanding these principles can help artists improve their animations.

Get started with a free lesson: https://thegnomonworkshop.com/workshops/the-principles-of-physics-in-action-scenes/

Alissar Kobeissi is a Palestinian-Lebanese multimedia animator with over a decade of experience in feature animation, kn...
08/27/2026

Alissar Kobeissi is a Palestinian-Lebanese multimedia animator with over a decade of experience in feature animation, known for crafting expressive, performance-driven character animation for major international studios.

She has built a strong reputation for contributing to high-profile animated films and collaborating with world-class creative teams across Europe and North America, with credits including Smallfoot, Sing 2, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, In Your Dreams, and Zootopia.

Learn from Alissar’s experience at thegnomonworkshop.com

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Carol Cornils has been specializing in stylized and cartoon styles since 2014. She combines technical skill with creativ...
08/21/2026

Carol Cornils has been specializing in stylized and cartoon styles since 2014. She combines technical skill with creative flair to bring vibrant characters to life across games, animation, and digital media.

She has worked with clients including Nickelodeon, Adobe, Punkrobot, and Bitfilms. Carol has worked as a 3D Artist at Behaviour Interactive, contributing to titles such as Peanuts: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure, Spongebob Heropants, Westworld Mobile, Dory’s Reef, and many more.

Learn how to create stylized characters with Carol at:

thegnomonworkshop.com

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Hair and fur are complex, dynamic, and critical to a large percentage of characters or creatures. In this Learning Path ...
08/19/2026

Hair and fur are complex, dynamic, and critical to a large percentage of characters or creatures.

In this Learning Path series of 11 Workshops, professional Groom artists share the workflows they developed while working on films such as The Jungle Book, Avengers, Fantastic Beasts, Madagascar, and The Lion King.

Discover 42 hours of lessons at:

thegnomonworkshop.com/learning-paths

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08/19/2026

Learn how to create a cinematic environment by combining 3D, matte painting, and compositing techniques in a complete production workflow using Blender, Photoshop, and Nuke. In this 3-hour workshop, senior matte painter and concept artist Kevin Decatoire shows you how to create a sci-fi environment centered on a mysterious portal hidden within a dramatic mountain landscape.

Get started with a free lesson: https://thegnomonworkshop.com/workshops/cinematic-matte-painting-for-production

Introducing: The Gnomon Workshop + KitBash3D World-Building Essentials Bundle For a limited time*, save over $300 on a f...
08/18/2026

Introducing: The Gnomon Workshop + KitBash3D World-Building Essentials Bundle

For a limited time*, save over $300 on a full year of expert training and production-ready 3D assets from The Gnomon Workshop and KitBash3D

Learn professional techniques and production workflows from industry professionals working across film, games, animation, and visual effects. Then put those skills into practice with thousands of production-ready environments, buildings, vehicles, props, and materials

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*Offer ends Sep 11, 2026

Colleen Larson is a Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog with over a decade of experience in the video game industry. ...
08/15/2026

Colleen Larson is a Senior Character Artist at Naughty Dog with over a decade of experience in the video game industry. She blends her lifelong passions for art and video games to create world-class game characters that are rich in personality and narrative.

Her credits already include The Last of Us Part I, The Last of Us Part II, and the upcoming Intergalactic: The Heretic Project, and we await new character drops to her portfolio that will continue to infuse her work with depth, emotion, and storytelling.

Colleen shares her career & portfolio advice for artists aspiring to work in AAA games in this feature article, available now on:

artstation.com/thegnomonworkshop/blog

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08/13/2026

In this new compositing workshop, VFX Artist Zachary Goodson covers the basic needs and tools used to create fast-paced visual effects for film and television. Over 7 lessons, he tackles professional 2D tracking, stabilization, and rotoscoping to create a 2D eye-glow effect using his production-proven method. He then moves on to showcase a painted-out sign replacement — a very common requirement in film and TV visual effects.

Get started with a free lesson: https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/workshops/tracking-compositing-vfx-for-tv/

Andreas Kjær-Jensen works at Ghost VFX and has a decade of experience delivering high-end VFX for film and TV. A versati...
08/12/2026

Andreas Kjær-Jensen works at Ghost VFX and has a decade of experience delivering high-end VFX for film and TV.

A versatile lighter and 3D generalist, he has contributed across multiple disciplines, combining artistic skill with technical expertise to achieve polished, cinematic results. His credits include Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Slumberland, and For All Mankind.

Learn from his knowledge of Houdini workflows and tools to elevate your craft at:

thegnomonworkshop.com

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