Digital Production
The Gnomon Workshop offers the most comprehensive set of Digital Production tutorials anywhere. The broad scope of the tutorials contained in this section range from foundational understanding of the software tools all the way to the professional application of these tools and concepts used by artists working in the film and game industries.
Entertainment Design
The Gnomon Workshop is widely regarded as the global leader in training tutorials for the designer working in the entertainment industry. With tutorials ranging from foundational drawing and design concepts to process tutorials from some of the top concept and character designers in the world, there is surely something here to inspire.
Tattooing
As the tattoo industry has seen an explosion in popularity over the last few years, the need training in this field has also grown. In these video tutorials, some of the top tattoo artists in the world share their techniques and their take on the art of tattoo. The tutorials range from absolute beginner level to advanced color and blending techniques used by some of the world's best.
Software
The Gnomon Workshop offers professional training on most of the software applications used in today's digital pipelines. There are foundational titles to introduce users to the software and tools, as well as advanced production titles that discuss application tools and processes vital to the production of digital assets and media.
Professional Training for Artists
The Gnomon Workshop seeks out the most highly-regarded traditional and digital artists and technicians currently working in the entertainment and design industries. Our instructors have shared their practices working at such top studios as Pixar, ILM, Blizzard, and many more.
Instructor GalleriesInstructor InterviewsGavriil Afanasyev Klimov is a concept artist working in the film and game industries. Born and raised in Europe, he moved to Los Angeles to attend the Art Center College of Design, majoring in Industrial Design with a focus on Entertainment Design. Gavriil has since worked on a wide variety of projects for such studios as Activision, Adhesive Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Digital Frontier, Ignition Creative, Kojima Productions, MPC, Nike, Paramount Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Prologue, Rhythm and Hues and Treyarch. He is currently traveling the world, while working freelance on both film and game projects..
"Gavriil is definintely one of the most talented concept artists in this industry. I was blown away when I first saw his designs and he continues to inspire and raise the bar of quality with every new artwork"
"Gavriil Afanasyev Klimov is one of the most gifted concept artists in the industry , i`ve been following his designs for a while and I truly recommend Design Techniques for 3D Concept Art which is a fine and very well explained presentation of his workflow."
"Gavriil was approached because we needed a highly talented artist with a strong sense of industrial mechanical design who could concept complex ideas in 3d space with great detail and present them with a very high level of execution. Our collaboration with him created truly high caliber imaginative pieces"