Brandon Gonzales Color in Landscapes Mentorship

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Program Overview
Strengthen your weaknesses in this customizable hybrid mentorship with a special emphasis on Color in Landscapes with fine artist and matte painter Brandon Gonzales.

Enjoy a regular weekly schedule of lectures and personalized critiques in a small group class setting.

This program is perfect for fine artists wanting to use gouache and other mediums to develop their skills and fine tune their technique. This is also a great program for artists interested in a visual effects career in the entertainment industry.
Mentorship Program Design
Interactive Learning
4 Weekly LIVE classes per month

Personalized Feedback
Receive critiques on class assignments and relevant personal projects in live sessions.

Private Discussion Group
Enjoy the companionship of a group of artists who learn and grow by your side, with private access to a classroom discussion board.
Preview Demo Lesson
Teaching Example
Participate in weekly live classes hosted via zoom. Classes will target a specific principle each class, and will follow a rotation of assignment driven lessons and demos with personalized critiques and feedback.

Preview Personalized Critique
Critique Example
Receive personalized instruction and feedback as Brandon targets and strengthens your weaknesses.

This program requires that you paint/draw outside of class time as much as possible.

Painting milage is key to understanding the principles taught during class time. The work and assignments you do with Brandon will carry over into your personal work.

Mentorship Details

Join Brandon Gonzales, an experienced art professional and college professor, and make your goals become a reality. Target your trouble areas and strengthen your weaknesses in this customized mentorship featuring weekly live lectures, demos, assignments, and group critiques. With a curriculum divided into two halves, the first half creating a strong foundation in color in landscapes, and the second half customized to meet your specific needs, Brandon offers a mentorship experience which rivals a post graduate art degree.

Enrollment for the 2024 Session is closed. Join the waitlist for the 2025 Season.
Students on the Waitlist will be notified by email when applications open.

This is a 16 week program. 

Format: Weekly Live Group Sessions / Critiques + Past Recordings 

Tuition :
$300 per month until canceled with 2 weeks notice. Limited seats.

Time and Day:
 Each class period will last between 1.5 hours and 3 hours depending on the prepared lesson content and the number of students in attendance.

Each session is limited to a small class size



What if I can't make it to live sessions?

Each live session will be recorded and uploaded to the course for you to rewatch. At the end of the four month program, students will enjoy a fifth month free where they can rewatch all of the lectures and critiques from the live classes, plus any additional lectures and demos Brandon provides throughout the session.

What if I need to leave the program early?

This program is a commitment of 16 weeks. However, we understand that occasionally personal emergencies may prevent an artist from unexpectedly continuing with the program. If you are an artist enrolled in a mentorship program and need to end your enrollment, please email julie@sentientacademy.com

This should, however, be a worst case scenario as accepting one of the twelve seats in this program prevents another artist from participating. 

I am confused about how much this program costs!

The full cost of this 16 week program is $1200 dollars. However, we know it isn't fun to pay $1200 dollars for anything all in one lump. You will be charged $300 dollars at the time of your enrollment. Then, on the same day for three consecutive months, you will be charged an additional $300 dollars.

How long will I have access to mentorship recordings?

Students will have access to mentorship recordings for the duration of the program plus one month after the program ends. At the conclusion of that time period students will no longer have access to the mentorship recordings as Sentient will be preparing for a new term and a new student group. This practice is consistent with optimal learning. Sentient Mentors do not advise students to become overly focused on the same lectures and critiques for a long period of time as this ultimately hinders growth and confidence. 

If a student quits the program early they will lose access to the recordings at the end of their pay period. Please email the sentient team if you are uncertain as to when that will take place for you.

How long is each class?

The class length is determined primarily by the number of students who have submitted work to be critiqued. Another factor in the class length is the complexity of the instruction. Students can expect an average class length of two hours per week. 
Black and White

Start simple and focus on design, composition, storytelling, focal point, and control.

Work in a hybridized mix of analogue media (gouache) and digital (Photoshop/Procreate), or specialize in the medium you are most comfortable in.
Limited Color Palette

Explore color relationships within its limitations and how color can be used in storytelling and can add to your narrative.

Understand how saturation effects your palette, freeing your creation process as you overcome the difficulty. Lean the importance of mood and the emotional responses we have to color.

Full Color Palette

Now that you have developed a greater sense of control in how and when you use color in your work, you can push the boundaries with nuance and subtlety.


Apply creative solutions to your work and achieve self mastery in color.
Experimentation

Focus on your individual strengths and weaknesses as Brandon urges you towards the next steps in your progression.

Develop effective techniques which are unique to you as you mature in the program and find your artistic voice.
Past student

Kevin Salins

I enjoyed how there was great care in listening to each student’s concerns and goals. It was especially helpful when Brandon took a look at all the work submitted for that week or all the work the student completed as a whole and told the student what they generally struggled with throughout their work.

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