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Tiffanie Mang Mentorship
Digital Painting Foundations

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Program Overview
Follow a professional workflow and sharpen skills with art director and color key artist Tiffanie Mang in this Digital Painting Foundations online mentorship.

Enjoy a regular weekly schedule of personalized critiques and lectures in a small group class setting of no more than 15. 

This is a great program for individuals who want to develop careers as visual development artists in animation, or traditional artists interested in developing new techniques to improve  their traditional paintings.
Standard Mentorship Teaching Sample
Interactive Learning
16 Weekly LIVE classes over Zoom. 

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.
Advanced Mentorship Critique with Lashia Lee
Teaching Example 

Tiffanie will offer you personalized direction and critiques in a small group setting over Zoom to strengthen your weaknesses using a rotation of lessons, demos and critiques.

You will complete and submit assignments on a weekly basis before each live session.
Student Critiques
Critique Example
In critiques, Tiffanie accurately pinpoints the strengths and weaknesses of each student so that she can best guide them on what exercises to focus on and get better at. Tiffanie will ensure all of her students develop expertise in fundamental art principles as well as confidence in advanced techniques.

The work and assignments you do with Tiffanie each week will carry over into your personal work and help you to develop a professional portfolio.
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It's important to hear what past students have felt about Tiffanie's online program before you make the decision to apply. The good news is that past students loved it! 

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Mentorship Details

Follow in Tiffanie's footsteps and pave your own path to success! Get ready to sharpen your skills in painting through weekly live lectures, demos, assignments, guest speaker lectures and group critiques. With a curriculum tailored to meet real industry needs,  Tiffanie has honed her undergraduate studies and work experience to offer you a result-driven mentorship experience. 

Applicants will be sorted into two groups: the Digital Painting Foundations Mentorship and the Advanced Color Scripting Mentorship. Click on the plus signs below to learn more about each program offering.


Digital Painting Foundations Mentorship Details

The Digital Painting Foundations Mentorship is for artists who wish to reinforce their fundamental skills in digital painting  and find their voice as they create beautiful paintings. This is also a great program for artists seeking a career in the entertainment industry. Exercises and lectures are designed to help artists build confidence in using the visual tools they have at hand to paint personal pieces with confidence.

Each live session will be recorded for unlimited HD replay which you can access for your duration in the program.

Format: This is a 16 week program. Each Session is Limited to 15 Students.
Weekly Live Group Sessions / Critiques / Class Recordings / Bonus Lectures / Private Community Discussion

Foundations Tuition : $350.00 per month ($1,400.00 collected over a four month period)

Foundations mentorship class times: Tuesdays 8:15-10:15 AM PST / 9:15-11:15 AM MST Class Begins February 2025-TBD.
Thursdays 8:15-10:15 AM PST / 9:15-11:15 AM MST Class Begins February 6th 2025.

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.

Enrollment Closed, Applications Opening Soon! Please join the waitlist for the upcoming 2025 Mentorship season.
Students on the Waitlist will be notified by email when applications open.

Audited Digital Painting Foundation Mentorship Details

The Audited Digital Painting Foundations Mentorship program is for students who enjoy working at their own pace, and are too busy to attend live classes. These students are usually fast learners. The Audited mentorship program does NOT include access to live classes, or mentor feedback. Students will have access to recorded classes as they occur in the standard mentorship as well as all applicable bonus lectures, bonus interviews, downloads, handouts and homework assignments. This program is only available at the discretion of Tiffanie Mang. 

Format: This is a 16 week program. Students may keep pace with the Standard Mentorship or work at their own pace.
Weekly Recorded Lectures / Bonus lectures / Sentient community discussion to communicate with peers

Audited Tuition : $98.00 per month ($392.00 over a four month period)

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 Tiffanie provides throughout the session.

What if I need to leave the program early?

This program is a commitment of 16 weeks. Students who wish to end the program early will be charged a $100 one time fee.

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 fifteen seats in this program prevents another artist from participating. 

I'm interested in the Advanced Color Scripting program. How do I know if my work is good enough yet?

If you really want to be apart of the advanced color scripting program but aren't sure about the quality of your work, we would encourage you to apply regardless. It may be that Tiffanie feels you are a perfect fit for her Digital Painting Foundations program. The Digital Painting Foundations mentorship program is also an excellent place for artists to strengthen their skills and grow significantly. 

I am confused about how much this program costs!

The full cost of this 16 week program is 1400 dollars. However, we know it isn't fun to pay 1400 dollars for anything all in one lump. You will be charged 350 dollars at the time of your enrollment. Then, on the same day for three consecutive months, you will be charged an additional 350 dollars.

What if I only want to apply for the audited program?

The audited program is only available at the discretion of Tiffanie. She may not always choose to run the audited program, and she may only open a limited number of seats. If you are interested in the Audited program please email info@sentientacademy.com or click the "Email with more questions" button above. 

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. 

Digital Painting Foundations

Understand the tools in your Visual Toolbox
How can you use the tools of line, shapes, masses, values, textures, and edges to best tell your visual story?

Basics of Digital Art Making
Learn the basic tricks and tools of photoshop to create a successful workflow with your paintings. 

How to Start Storytelling with Your Work
Learn how to compose and design around a narrative.

Digital Painting Foundations

Problem Solve and Redesign
After studying the masters and doing plein air studies, practice refining your studies into more cinematic paintings and learn how to apply different styles.

Creating Mood with Color and Light
How does light and color work and how is that pushed cinematically in films? Learn how to sell a specific mood and time of day in a piece using Photoshop tricks and tools.

Advanced
Color Scripting

Develop a Professional Workflow

Learn how to create beautiful work with speed and confidence. 

Industry Ready Portfolio
Develop a body of professional work that sets yourself apart.


Career Advice
Be guided by an active pro who can help you connect with industry professionals.

Advanced Color Scripting

Learn How to Refine Your Own Work
Develop a critical eye for refining your own work to the next level.

Create Color Keys and Key Frame Illustrations
How would you interpret a story and design the color and lighting progression for a sample story and prompt? 
Past student

Joanne Tang

I've been studying with Tiffanie for a long time and her lessons have taught me so much. Before the mentorship, I only knew how to do photo studies, but I didn't have an in-depth understanding of color and lighting, nor did I know how to apply them into my own work.

Every lesson and homework in the mentorship has benefited me tremendously, and I'm now much more comfortable creating the images I want. I'm very grateful to have such a responsible and wonderful teacher like Tiffanie!
Past student

BenZhen Sung

When I'm outside now, I look at the clouds and buildings and marvel at the hue shifts, temperature changes, and value contrasts that I never noticed before! It's like another dimension to existence has been unlocked, and I am excited to apply my newfound knowledge to my work going forward.

Practically speaking, Tiffanie's mentorship curriculum is extremely robust. Tiffanie teaches that painting well and understanding light/color comes from an amalgamation of different kinds of study - plein airs, matrix studies, fine art master studies, film studies, personal experimentation, etc. She leads us into exploring all of these (at a pace tailored to each individual) and explains in her demos how she synthesizes insights from such varied experiences. Her consummate knowledge of her craft is apparent in her ability to field all kinds of questions, helping both beginners and more advanced students.

Additionally, she constantly role-models curiosity and the desire to improve. This passion and humility makes her a uniquely inspiring teacher...her confidence gradually translates into your own. I could not more highly recommend her mentorship to anyone looking to become a better painter and artist!
PAST student

Clara Ryu

Tiffanie has been instrumental in my artistic progress. As a self-taught painter, I didn't quite understand how light worked nor how important shapes were to a painting.

I recently landed a concept art job with Walt Disney Imagineering, and I believe without Tiffanie this could not have happened at all.

My art has immensely progressed to the point other people started consistently commenting on my progress.

I am excited to continue my studies and self-development with Tiffanie and grow further as an artist!
PAst student

Jesus Lebron Arellano

I've been looking for a mentorship that would push me to get to that next level in my art, and I found it in this mentorship. Not only that, now I feel that I have a clearer objective in what I want to become as an artist. That's one of the things I'm loving from this mentorship, not only the in-depth aspect of the lectures but the inside and inner working of a new way of thinking that Tiffanie wants us to acquire and how to appreciate the art of the master painters.

Every class I take I feel like I opened a new door of possibilities with all the new knowledge that is brought. That you see me each week trying and experimenting how to utilize this knowledge in my daily paintings and how to improve them. The Notan studies and Grids were game changer for me, I find myself organizing and designing in a more proficient way. I'm super excited to see what's next. Thank you Tiffanie, you're a great mentor.
past student

James Couture

Throughout my artistic journey, I've had countless different art teachers and mentors, both in & out of art school. But never have I had someone break down & teach painting the way Tiffany did. With in-depth lectures, comprehensive demos, and great feedback, she opens doors to new ways of thinking about value, light, and color.

I've found a tremendous amount of growth in my work, even over a short amount of time. I couldn't recommend Tiffanie's mentorship more to anyone who's looking to improve their painting skills, either traditionally or digitally! Thanks for being such an amazing mentor!

Student Gallery: Digital Painting Foundations Mentorship

Student Gallery: Advanced Color Scripting Mentorship

Jason Hyatt | Standard Mentorship Student
Marina Tykul | Standard Mentorship Student
Nataly Dorofeeva | Standard Mentorship Student
Victor Ha | Standard Mentorship Student
Viacheslav Spirian | Standard Mentorship Student
Liubov Shamanin | Standard Mentorship Student
Marina Tykul | Standard Mentorship Student
Jade Vander Zalm | Advanced Mentorship Student
Jesus LeBron
Jade Vander Zalm | Advanced Mentorship Student
Claudia Yu | Advanced Mentorship Student
Lucia Garces | Advanced Mentorship Student
Janna Van Vliet | Advanced Mentorship Student
Leon Chen | Advanced Mentorship Student
Jade Vander Zalm | Advanced Mentorship Student

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