Gnomon School
@gnomonschool.bsky.social
Behind the VFX of Skeleton Crew! Join us on 11/20 at Gnomon for a presentation from Industrial Light & Magic artist and Gnomon alum Marcella Brown! We’ll also be raffling off a few Skeleton Crew merch items!
RSVP: bit.ly/4oC5Run
#StarWars #vfx #SkeletonCrew #3DArt #FXArtists
RSVP: bit.ly/4oC5Run
#StarWars #vfx #SkeletonCrew #3DArt #FXArtists
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Behind the VFX of Skeleton Crew! Join us on 11/20 at Gnomon for a presentation from Industrial Light & Magic artist and Gnomon alum Marcella Brown! We’ll also be raffling off a few Skeleton Crew merch items!
RSVP: bit.ly/4oC5Run
#StarWars #vfx #SkeletonCrew #3DArt #FXArtists
RSVP: bit.ly/4oC5Run
#StarWars #vfx #SkeletonCrew #3DArt #FXArtists
Congrats to Gnomon student David Kwon, who won Best of Term – Animation! He made this piece using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Mari, Photoshop.
Character concept: Sungryun Park
#3DArt #animation #Maya #ZBrush #CharacterArt #GameArt
Character concept: Sungryun Park
#3DArt #animation #Maya #ZBrush #CharacterArt #GameArt
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student David Kwon, who won Best of Term – Animation! He made this piece using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Mari, Photoshop.
Character concept: Sungryun Park
#3DArt #animation #Maya #ZBrush #CharacterArt #GameArt
Character concept: Sungryun Park
#3DArt #animation #Maya #ZBrush #CharacterArt #GameArt
Congrats to Gnomon student Karen Su, who won Best of Term – Environment | Interior!
Course: Demo Reel 1
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @unrealengine.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, SpeedTree
#EnvironmentArt #3DArt #texturing #GameArt
Course: Demo Reel 1
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @unrealengine.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, SpeedTree
#EnvironmentArt #3DArt #texturing #GameArt
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student Karen Su, who won Best of Term – Environment | Interior!
Course: Demo Reel 1
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @unrealengine.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, SpeedTree
#EnvironmentArt #3DArt #texturing #GameArt
Course: Demo Reel 1
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @unrealengine.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, SpeedTree
#EnvironmentArt #3DArt #texturing #GameArt
Happy Halloween from Gnomon! Big thanks to our Student Life team for putting together such a fun event on campus yesterday (and for pairing it with a fall club rush so students could get involved).
#Halloween #college #3DArt #vfx #games #animation
#Halloween #college #3DArt #vfx #games #animation
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Happy Halloween from Gnomon! Big thanks to our Student Life team for putting together such a fun event on campus yesterday (and for pairing it with a fall club rush so students could get involved).
#Halloween #college #3DArt #vfx #games #animation
#Halloween #college #3DArt #vfx #games #animation
Join us on 11/6 to explore real-time VFX with artists from JangaFX and Undertone FX. Featuring live EmberGen demos!
Speakers:
Jason Key: Principal VFX Artist/Evangelist at JangaFX
David Johnson: Founder/Creative Director at Undertone FX
RSVP: bit.ly/3JuFfML
#vfx #games #gaming #EmberGen #3DArt
Speakers:
Jason Key: Principal VFX Artist/Evangelist at JangaFX
David Johnson: Founder/Creative Director at Undertone FX
RSVP: bit.ly/3JuFfML
#vfx #games #gaming #EmberGen #3DArt
October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Congrats to Gnomon student Ngan Hoang, who won Best of Term – Character | Stylized! Created in our Demo Reel 1 course using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @studio.blender.org, @substance3d.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, and Nuke.
Concept: Mint Jin
#3DArt #3DModeling
Concept: Mint Jin
#3DArt #3DModeling
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student Ngan Hoang, who won Best of Term – Character | Stylized! Created in our Demo Reel 1 course using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @studio.blender.org, @substance3d.bsky.social, Marvelous Designer, and Nuke.
Concept: Mint Jin
#3DArt #3DModeling
Concept: Mint Jin
#3DArt #3DModeling
Gnomon is heading back to @lightboxexpo.com! Stop by Booth 1408 from 10/24 - 10/26 for live demos, portfolio reviews, and conversations with our Admissions and Outreach team. Plus, don’t miss our panel on Saturday!
#Gnomon #3DArt #LBX2025 #ConceptArt #vfx #animation #games #PortfolioReviews
#Gnomon #3DArt #LBX2025 #ConceptArt #vfx #animation #games #PortfolioReviews
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Gnomon is heading back to @lightboxexpo.com! Stop by Booth 1408 from 10/24 - 10/26 for live demos, portfolio reviews, and conversations with our Admissions and Outreach team. Plus, don’t miss our panel on Saturday!
#Gnomon #3DArt #LBX2025 #ConceptArt #vfx #animation #games #PortfolioReviews
#Gnomon #3DArt #LBX2025 #ConceptArt #vfx #animation #games #PortfolioReviews
Starting in 2026, Gnomon will offer new scholarship and financial awards, helping qualified students reduce tuition costs and make our educational programs more accessible.
Learn more: bit.ly/3KYP59T
#Gnomon #vfx #games #animation #ArtScholarships #Learn3D #college #AspiringArtists #FinancialAid
Learn more: bit.ly/3KYP59T
#Gnomon #vfx #games #animation #ArtScholarships #Learn3D #college #AspiringArtists #FinancialAid
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Starting in 2026, Gnomon will offer new scholarship and financial awards, helping qualified students reduce tuition costs and make our educational programs more accessible.
Learn more: bit.ly/3KYP59T
#Gnomon #vfx #games #animation #ArtScholarships #Learn3D #college #AspiringArtists #FinancialAid
Learn more: bit.ly/3KYP59T
#Gnomon #vfx #games #animation #ArtScholarships #Learn3D #college #AspiringArtists #FinancialAid
Congrats to Gnomon student Abhishek Patil, who won Best of Term – Effects | Water! Created in our Demo Reel 2 course, this simulation shows his first deep dive into FLIP fluids.
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @adobe.com After Effects, and Nuke
#vfx #Houdini #Maya
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @adobe.com After Effects, and Nuke
#vfx #Houdini #Maya
October 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student Abhishek Patil, who won Best of Term – Effects | Water! Created in our Demo Reel 2 course, this simulation shows his first deep dive into FLIP fluids.
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @adobe.com After Effects, and Nuke
#vfx #Houdini #Maya
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @adobe.com After Effects, and Nuke
#vfx #Houdini #Maya
Fall Term is officially underway! We loved welcoming our new students at Orientation last week and seeing the energy and collaboration already begin.
Wishing all our new program and FIAD students an amazing term ahead!
#ArtSchool #3DArt #college #vfx #animation #games
Wishing all our new program and FIAD students an amazing term ahead!
#ArtSchool #3DArt #college #vfx #animation #games
October 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Fall Term is officially underway! We loved welcoming our new students at Orientation last week and seeing the energy and collaboration already begin.
Wishing all our new program and FIAD students an amazing term ahead!
#ArtSchool #3DArt #college #vfx #animation #games
Wishing all our new program and FIAD students an amazing term ahead!
#ArtSchool #3DArt #college #vfx #animation #games
Calling all Love, Death + Robots fans! Join us on Thursday, October 16th at 7:00PM at Gnomon for a behind-the-scenes presentation with the team from AGBO.
PANELISTS:
Ryan McNeely
Natalie Villarreal
Rain Rouhani
RSVP: bit.ly/3IH2tyW
#LoveDeathAndRobots #Netflix #NetflixAnimation #Gnomon
PANELISTS:
Ryan McNeely
Natalie Villarreal
Rain Rouhani
RSVP: bit.ly/3IH2tyW
#LoveDeathAndRobots #Netflix #NetflixAnimation #Gnomon
October 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Calling all Love, Death + Robots fans! Join us on Thursday, October 16th at 7:00PM at Gnomon for a behind-the-scenes presentation with the team from AGBO.
PANELISTS:
Ryan McNeely
Natalie Villarreal
Rain Rouhani
RSVP: bit.ly/3IH2tyW
#LoveDeathAndRobots #Netflix #NetflixAnimation #Gnomon
PANELISTS:
Ryan McNeely
Natalie Villarreal
Rain Rouhani
RSVP: bit.ly/3IH2tyW
#LoveDeathAndRobots #Netflix #NetflixAnimation #Gnomon
Congrats to Gnomon student Marcus Lee, who won a Best of Term prize! Created in Texturing & Shading 2 and Hard Surface Modeling 1 courses, he used @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Marvelous Designer, Nuke, and V-Ray.
#3DArt
#3DArt
October 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Congrats to Gnomon student Marcus Lee, who won a Best of Term prize! Created in Texturing & Shading 2 and Hard Surface Modeling 1 courses, he used @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Marvelous Designer, Nuke, and V-Ray.
#3DArt
#3DArt
Applications for Winter Term are due by 10/31. Connect with Admissions to get started!
We offer both a BFA and a Certificate in Digital Production, designed to prepare students for careers in #vfx #animation #games. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
#3DArt #Learn3D #college
We offer both a BFA and a Certificate in Digital Production, designed to prepare students for careers in #vfx #animation #games. Scholarships are available for those who qualify.
#3DArt #Learn3D #college
October 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student Kate Lummis, who won Best of Term – Sculpture | Character! She combined elements of nudibranchs, lobsters, and jellyfish with references to Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico in Star Wars.
Course: Sculpture 3
Instructor: John Brown
#sculpture #CharacterDesign #StarWars
Course: Sculpture 3
Instructor: John Brown
#sculpture #CharacterDesign #StarWars
October 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Congrats to Gnomon student Kate Lummis, who won Best of Term – Sculpture | Character! She combined elements of nudibranchs, lobsters, and jellyfish with references to Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico in Star Wars.
Course: Sculpture 3
Instructor: John Brown
#sculpture #CharacterDesign #StarWars
Course: Sculpture 3
Instructor: John Brown
#sculpture #CharacterDesign #StarWars
Through California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP), Gnomon provides eligible professionals working at California-based entertainment companies access to more than 80 courses, offered at no cost.
Email: professionaltraining@gnomon.edu
#Maya #Houdini #ZBrush #UnrealEngine
Email: professionaltraining@gnomon.edu
#Maya #Houdini #ZBrush #UnrealEngine
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Through California’s Employment Training Panel (ETP), Gnomon provides eligible professionals working at California-based entertainment companies access to more than 80 courses, offered at no cost.
Email: professionaltraining@gnomon.edu
#Maya #Houdini #ZBrush #UnrealEngine
Email: professionaltraining@gnomon.edu
#Maya #Houdini #ZBrush #UnrealEngine
Save the date! Gnomon’s next Open House is happening on Saturday, 11/8. Join us for campus tours, portfolio reviews, demos, and the chance to connect with our team!
RSVP: gnomon.edu/connect/open...
#ArtSchool #3DArt #vfx #games #animation #ArtEducation #ZBrush #UnrealEngine #CharacterDesign
RSVP: gnomon.edu/connect/open...
#ArtSchool #3DArt #vfx #games #animation #ArtEducation #ZBrush #UnrealEngine #CharacterDesign
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Save the date! Gnomon’s next Open House is happening on Saturday, 11/8. Join us for campus tours, portfolio reviews, demos, and the chance to connect with our team!
RSVP: gnomon.edu/connect/open...
#ArtSchool #3DArt #vfx #games #animation #ArtEducation #ZBrush #UnrealEngine #CharacterDesign
RSVP: gnomon.edu/connect/open...
#ArtSchool #3DArt #vfx #games #animation #ArtEducation #ZBrush #UnrealEngine #CharacterDesign
FX project from Gnomon student Mauricio Gonzalez Soto!
Courses: Dynamics Effects 3, Houdini 3, Digital Matte Painting
Concept: Destruction FX in SOPs
Matte painting: Bruno Charlier
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Nuke, Kitbash 3D, DaVinci Resolve
#3DArt #vfx #Houdini #Nuke
Courses: Dynamics Effects 3, Houdini 3, Digital Matte Painting
Concept: Destruction FX in SOPs
Matte painting: Bruno Charlier
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Nuke, Kitbash 3D, DaVinci Resolve
#3DArt #vfx #Houdini #Nuke
September 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
FX project from Gnomon student Mauricio Gonzalez Soto!
Courses: Dynamics Effects 3, Houdini 3, Digital Matte Painting
Concept: Destruction FX in SOPs
Matte painting: Bruno Charlier
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Nuke, Kitbash 3D, DaVinci Resolve
#3DArt #vfx #Houdini #Nuke
Courses: Dynamics Effects 3, Houdini 3, Digital Matte Painting
Concept: Destruction FX in SOPs
Matte painting: Bruno Charlier
Software: @sidefx.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, Nuke, Kitbash 3D, DaVinci Resolve
#3DArt #vfx #Houdini #Nuke
Join us on 9/25 at 5PM PT for a livestream-only event with Creature Designer & Character Art Director Lucas Cuenca.
Lucas has worked on Dune: Part One and Two, Deadpool 2, and Venom and will share his process for developing creatures for film.
bit.ly/3IpDMXA
#3DArt #CreatureArt #monsters #Dune
Lucas has worked on Dune: Part One and Two, Deadpool 2, and Venom and will share his process for developing creatures for film.
bit.ly/3IpDMXA
#3DArt #CreatureArt #monsters #Dune
September 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Join us on 9/25 at 5PM PT for a livestream-only event with Creature Designer & Character Art Director Lucas Cuenca.
Lucas has worked on Dune: Part One and Two, Deadpool 2, and Venom and will share his process for developing creatures for film.
bit.ly/3IpDMXA
#3DArt #CreatureArt #monsters #Dune
Lucas has worked on Dune: Part One and Two, Deadpool 2, and Venom and will share his process for developing creatures for film.
bit.ly/3IpDMXA
#3DArt #CreatureArt #monsters #Dune
See Gnomon in person, even if you can’t make it during the week! Campus tours are available on select Saturdays throughout the fall.
Join a member of our Outreach team:
9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Book: bit.ly/4n95rej
#3DArt #Learn3D #vfx #animation #games
Join a member of our Outreach team:
9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Book: bit.ly/4n95rej
#3DArt #Learn3D #vfx #animation #games
September 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
See Gnomon in person, even if you can’t make it during the week! Campus tours are available on select Saturdays throughout the fall.
Join a member of our Outreach team:
9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Book: bit.ly/4n95rej
#3DArt #Learn3D #vfx #animation #games
Join a member of our Outreach team:
9/20, 10/4, 10/18, 11/1, 11/15, 12/6
Book: bit.ly/4n95rej
#3DArt #Learn3D #vfx #animation #games
Congrats to Gnomon student Yanina Perez-Masud, who won "Best of Term - Creature!
Concept: Junling Wang
Course: Character Design and Development
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Marvelous Designer, and V-Ray
Concept: Junling Wang
Course: Character Design and Development
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Marvelous Designer, and V-Ray
September 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Congrats to Gnomon student Yanina Perez-Masud, who won "Best of Term - Creature!
Concept: Junling Wang
Course: Character Design and Development
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Marvelous Designer, and V-Ray
Concept: Junling Wang
Course: Character Design and Development
Software: @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, Nuke, Marvelous Designer, and V-Ray
Stunning environment project from Gnomon student Pruthvi Prajapati!
Made using @sidefx.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, SpeedTree, Blender, and After Effects.
#3DArt #EnvironmentArt #Houdini #ZBrush #MadeWithSubstance #games
Made using @sidefx.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, SpeedTree, Blender, and After Effects.
#3DArt #EnvironmentArt #Houdini #ZBrush #MadeWithSubstance #games
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Stunning environment project from Gnomon student Pruthvi Prajapati!
Made using @sidefx.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, SpeedTree, Blender, and After Effects.
#3DArt #EnvironmentArt #Houdini #ZBrush #MadeWithSubstance #games
Made using @sidefx.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @photoshop.adobe.com, SpeedTree, Blender, and After Effects.
#3DArt #EnvironmentArt #Houdini #ZBrush #MadeWithSubstance #games
Congrats to Gnomon student Manav Gala, who won Best of Term – Effects | Design!
Created in our VFX Design course, it was inspired by Hydro-Man and features water simulation using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, Nuke, and Davinci Resolve.
#vfx #SpiderMan #Marvel
Created in our VFX Design course, it was inspired by Hydro-Man and features water simulation using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, Nuke, and Davinci Resolve.
#vfx #SpiderMan #Marvel
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Congrats to Gnomon student Manav Gala, who won Best of Term – Effects | Design!
Created in our VFX Design course, it was inspired by Hydro-Man and features water simulation using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, Nuke, and Davinci Resolve.
#vfx #SpiderMan #Marvel
Created in our VFX Design course, it was inspired by Hydro-Man and features water simulation using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @sidefx.bsky.social, Nuke, and Davinci Resolve.
#vfx #SpiderMan #Marvel
Gnomon student Julian DeView won Best of Term – Hardsurface Modeling! Created in our Hardsurface Modeling 2 course using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @adobe.com.
Concept: Gatling Santouhei
Assets: Quixel Megascans, Freepik, and Bogdan Rosu
Concept: Gatling Santouhei
Assets: Quixel Megascans, Freepik, and Bogdan Rosu
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Gnomon student Julian DeView won Best of Term – Hardsurface Modeling! Created in our Hardsurface Modeling 2 course using @autodeskresearch.bsky.social, @maxonzbrush.bsky.social, @substance3d.bsky.social, @adobe.com.
Concept: Gatling Santouhei
Assets: Quixel Megascans, Freepik, and Bogdan Rosu
Concept: Gatling Santouhei
Assets: Quixel Megascans, Freepik, and Bogdan Rosu
Gnomon students won big at the 2025 Rookie Awards! Out of more than 6,500 entries from over 530 schools worldwide, our students took home top honors in multiple categories, plus major career opportunities with leading studios.
#RookieAwards #vfx #animation #games
#RookieAwards #vfx #animation #games
September 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Gnomon students won big at the 2025 Rookie Awards! Out of more than 6,500 entries from over 530 schools worldwide, our students took home top honors in multiple categories, plus major career opportunities with leading studios.
#RookieAwards #vfx #animation #games
#RookieAwards #vfx #animation #games
Fun animation project from Gnomon student Stéphane Videlo, made using @unrealengine.bsky.social!
Course: Game Creation 3
Instructor: Brian J. Pohl
Muscle Animal & Cute Bird 2 by SURIYUN
Cartoon Street by LIZI Studio
#UE5 #animation #3DArt #GameArt #Learn3D #GameDev #ArtSchool #UnrealEngine
Course: Game Creation 3
Instructor: Brian J. Pohl
Muscle Animal & Cute Bird 2 by SURIYUN
Cartoon Street by LIZI Studio
#UE5 #animation #3DArt #GameArt #Learn3D #GameDev #ArtSchool #UnrealEngine
September 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Fun animation project from Gnomon student Stéphane Videlo, made using @unrealengine.bsky.social!
Course: Game Creation 3
Instructor: Brian J. Pohl
Muscle Animal & Cute Bird 2 by SURIYUN
Cartoon Street by LIZI Studio
#UE5 #animation #3DArt #GameArt #Learn3D #GameDev #ArtSchool #UnrealEngine
Course: Game Creation 3
Instructor: Brian J. Pohl
Muscle Animal & Cute Bird 2 by SURIYUN
Cartoon Street by LIZI Studio
#UE5 #animation #3DArt #GameArt #Learn3D #GameDev #ArtSchool #UnrealEngine