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Prerequisites
Those classes are for intermediate to experienced artists. I do not recommend them for beginners, so before enrolling, make sure you meet the following criteria:
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ZBrush: Strong knowledge of all fundamentals
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Maya: some familiarity with the software's basics and interface
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Good understading of the English language
Professional and Aspiring Artists from All Around The World
Student's Gallery
I had the honor to mentor, in a way or another, incredible artists along the years. I had been a fan of some of them for quite a while, so having them to trust me to teach them anything at all was a gift to me, which I am very thankful for. Below is a sample of their amazing work. Please follow the links in the images to get to know more of their inspiring art!
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Individual Courses
Recorded from LIVE Classes, 16 Lessons, 2 Hours Lessons, Recorded Review Sessions, 40+ Hours of Content
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9. FOTW Nov 2020 - Pre-Recorded
(4) 5.0 average rating26 Lessons $440.00 -
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8. FOTW Aug 2020 - Pre-recorded
27 Lessons $440.00 -
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7. FOTW Abril 2020 - Em Português (in Portuguese)
(4) 5.0 average rating25 Lessons $440.00 -
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6. FOTW Mar 2020 - Pre-recorded
(5) 5.0 average rating26 Lessons $440.00 -
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5. FOTW Jan 2020 - Pre-recorded
(6) 5.0 average rating25 Lessons $440.00 -
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4. FOTW Oct 2019 - Pre-recorded
(13) 5.0 average rating28 Lessons $440.00 -
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3. FOTW July 2019 - Pre-recorded
(25) 4.9 average rating26 Lessons $440.00 -
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2. FOTW June 2019 - Pre-recorded
(3) 5.0 average rating24 Lessons $440.00 -
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1. FOTW May 2019 - Pre-recorded
(8) 5.0 average rating24 Lessons $440.00
Digital Portraiture
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3 full courses, 16 Lessons Each, 2 Hour Lessons, Recorded Review Sessions, 120+ hours of Content Combined!
Instructor's Gallery
Review Samples
Fotw - It's better and more complete then most cgi school...
Leonardo Krajden
Jus wrapped up the October class with Kris I was surprised how Intense the work load is and the amount of content covered in such a short period of time. His...
Read MoreJus wrapped up the October class with Kris I was surprised how Intense the work load is and the amount of content covered in such a short period of time. His 12+ yeas of experience and not holding back on any sort of information seam more as a mentorship then a class. Plus the access to previous classes helps you figure out issues with different types of models. Overall an amazing experience, would recommend to anyone that want to be a character modeler, although, I would say that it better if you already have some descent knowledge of anatomy and ZBrush.
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Salvatore Ditrani
Kris is one of the greatest teacher I've ever met! He has so much patience and is there for every question you want to ask. But is not only a great teacher a...
Read MoreKris is one of the greatest teacher I've ever met! He has so much patience and is there for every question you want to ask. But is not only a great teacher and artist, is also a great man, his positivity and energy gives you the power and the desire to go deeper in your art journey. The special thing about this course is also the relationship between the students, I felt that a family was born and everyone is happy to help each other with suggestions and feedback! You cannot miss the opportunity to live this experience and learn from Kris!
Read LessThe best course, the best teacher, the best professional,...
Miguel Thevirum
It is one of the best courses I have taken. Kris is a great professional and a very qualified teacher. Thanks to Kris, I have learned a lot of things that ma...
Read MoreIt is one of the best courses I have taken. Kris is a great professional and a very qualified teacher. Thanks to Kris, I have learned a lot of things that make my workflow adequate, as well as a lot of tricks. Thanks, Kris, I know that taking this course, my work will have a level of quality that I never imagined.
Read LessOne of the best courses that I've took! without any doubt
Michael Robson
The course is perfect, the content is amazing and I couldn't find anything like that before. Kris is a very attentive teacher during the classes, doesn't for...
Read MoreThe course is perfect, the content is amazing and I couldn't find anything like that before. Kris is a very attentive teacher during the classes, doesn't forget anything... the course definitely made my work go to another level!
Read LessCosta like Popstar! XD
Caterina Zamai
The part I really enjoy the most is that Kris always find some time to review your work, giving you really helpfull feedback and helping you with bugs and is...
Read MoreThe part I really enjoy the most is that Kris always find some time to review your work, giving you really helpfull feedback and helping you with bugs and issues. Also the facebook group is like a big CGI community where everybody help anybody, sharing tutorials and giving tips and trick. Highly recommended!
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Ivan Maturana
I am very impressed by the classes, the course wasn't only what was promised, it was much more, apart from technical and artistic learning, advice and good...
Read MoreI am very impressed by the classes, the course wasn't only what was promised, it was much more, apart from technical and artistic learning, advice and good vibes, I think only a few have the desire, patience and willingness to teach their techniques openly and Kris Costa is one of them.
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Alejandro Castiblanco
From my point of view, I think it was an open mind process, I had not used some of those techniques before, Kris is an incredible teacher and allows you to u...
Read MoreFrom my point of view, I think it was an open mind process, I had not used some of those techniques before, Kris is an incredible teacher and allows you to understand quickly. I loved the way he tried to do as most directly in zbrush, allowing me to do a lot of things I didn't think I was capable of. I love it, at the moment the best class ever!!!.
Read LessHigh quality class give you high quality results
steve jubinville
I’ve been chasing a character class since year. Kris is the best teacher I had in my life. His training cover all aspects you can imagine to get to the resul...
Read MoreI’ve been chasing a character class since year. Kris is the best teacher I had in my life. His training cover all aspects you can imagine to get to the result you want to archive. This allowed me to leverage my professional skills to the next level. Kris is hard on himself and always ready to answer any questions people have in mind. I highly recommend this class and will certainly take the class again if he had new content to it!
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ricardo manso
I had a chance to be on Kris class, learn from him, and it was a bless. It was a mindset changer, not only about CG or portrait, but in Art in general. He t...
Read MoreI had a chance to be on Kris class, learn from him, and it was a bless. It was a mindset changer, not only about CG or portrait, but in Art in general. He teaches his own approach, his technique, his ways to do things without hiding anything. That shows how amazing is Kris class, but also how amazing he is as a teacher and as a person! Beyond all of that, he has a great sense of humor!
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Walter Imes
I think Kris did an amazing job teaching his class all of his techniques. He held nothing back he was a complete open book. I would completely recommend his ...
Read MoreI think Kris did an amazing job teaching his class all of his techniques. He held nothing back he was a complete open book. I would completely recommend his course to anyone .
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Hamza Ben Salah
Highly recommended if you want to boost your skills, lot of useful information that might take you sometime to figure out by yourself, and Kris was kind enou...
Read MoreHighly recommended if you want to boost your skills, lot of useful information that might take you sometime to figure out by yourself, and Kris was kind enough to breakdown all the process step by step and guide you through his pipepline.
Read LessA beautiful experience, thanks.
Ricard Ramos
A complete class that goes through the process of sculpting a likeness, texturing, adding materials, rendering and post processing. It covers in depth artist...
Read MoreA complete class that goes through the process of sculpting a likeness, texturing, adding materials, rendering and post processing. It covers in depth artistic and technical approaches and even offers an ethical point of view of the work (something like this: every day explore, keep trying, work smarter - not harder, tell your story, enjoy the process and be nice to others). A beautiful class, one of my favorites.
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