Painting people—well—is the critical foundation of Character Design.

Learn the no-headache (and no textbook!) approach to human anatomy, how to render the body with realism and style, and even some really cool techniques that simulate traditional renderings.

Capture the complexities and soul of the human face.

Learn how to capture expression and attitude, how to get life-like skin tones and how to render eyes and hair like a pro. Watch the personalities you create come to life and captivate your audience.

Digitally sketch and ink like a professional.

Learn my code-cracking formula for getting crisp, expressive, professional line work every time. Solid line art is a crucial component for virtually every other kind of visual art, so learning to wield this core skill well is very worthwhile.

Learn to paint captivating and imaginative natural environments. These in-demand skills are a must have for any developing Concept Artist. Get amazing results fast with Hardy’s method, and build attention-grabbing portfolio pieces. 

Design & paint man-made environments that make your audience want to engage and explore. Create vast cities, epic castles and moody interiors. Game and film industry clients are always looking for portfolios showing these skills.

Learn fundamental character design skills—and create characters that are rich with personality, backstory and detail. Render characters with style, realism and attitude.

Learn master level character design and rendering skills. Stand out from the competition with these incredibly valuable, top tier skills. Learn what art directors are looking for, how to assemble a character portfolio and how to take your character art from good to great. These are the skills that convert clients.

Design and render monsters, aliens, dragons and all sorts of fun beasties in this incredible course. Learn how to make your creature designs seem authentic and alive, learn how to use color and design principles to evoke the right reaction from your viewer. Fill your portfolio with eye-popping creature designs and the art directors will find you!

Design and render vehicles, robots, weapons and ships! An essential pillar of any concept art portfolio. Design with style and purpose and render your concepts to portfolio perfection.

Career launching business skills. OK, so your work is awesome - what now? This module is the ultimate guide to success for any creative professional. Learn about time management, valuing yourself, client interaction, marketing, breaking into the industry, money and so much more. All of the things that Hardy wish he knew when he was first starting out.

Learn the principles, habits and tools that will have you conjuring brilliant concepts out of thin air. Learn how pros approach everything from shape design to idea generation.