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This is the moment we've been building toward.
The workshop that gives you something no other program in the world can offer:
But here's what you need to know right now:
We're only accepting a limited number of artists for this exclusive workshop. The Mentorship Team and Emergence can only provide meaningful, personal feedback to a select group.
This isn't a massive online course where you're just another number. This is intimate, professional-level mentorship with direct access to the creators behind major blockbuster films and series.
Here's exactly what you get when you join:
The Complete Story Artist Mentorship Program: Comprehensive 1 year of training with 12 modules, weekly live mentor sessions, and a supportive Discord community that removes all doubt from your learning journey.
PLUS the exclusive Emergence Universe Workshop: Real production assets, quarterly critiques from David Goyer's team, and experience with IP that's being developed for the future of entertainment.
This combination has never existed before and may never exist again.
The entertainment industry is moving faster than ever. Streaming platforms, gaming companies, and new media are creating unprecedented opportunities for visual storytellers.
But only for artists who understand professional-level work. Don't let this pass you by.
Your future self will thank you for taking action today.
Workshop Presenters
Spyros Tsiounis
Spyros Tsiounis is a story artist and animation industry veteran best known for his story artist contributions to movies such as Coraline, Kung Fu Panda, and The Bee Movie. As well as TV shows like Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Spyros has worked with Lucasfilm, Paramount, Laika, Apple TV plus, Nickelodeon and Billionaire Boys Club to name a few.
Sergio Paez
Sergio Paez is an animation director and veteran story artist with over 25 years of industry experience. Sergio was an episodic director on the Emmy Award winning series Star Wars Resistance and Star Wars Rebels from Lucasfilm. His film credits in the United States and Europe include projects for Pixar, Lucasfilm, Sony, and Sega. Sergio is a founding member of the visual storytelling community StoryboardArt.org. Sergio's book "Professional Storyboarding: Rules of Thumb" is the definitive guide for the story professional.
TIM BURGARD
Tim has worked on some of the most blockbuster films with the industry's top filmmakers. His film work includes “Terminator 2”, “Thor”, “Rise of the Apes”, “Jurassic World”, “Geostorm”, and “Fantastic Four”.
JOHN DUSENBERRY
Head of story at Warner Bros. John's feature credits include Space Jam: A New Legacy, SCOOB!, Smallfoot, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO 2, Dick Figures: The Movie, SpongeBob 2: Sponge out of Water, and the upcoming Toto.
CRYSTAL KAN
Crystal Kan is a story artist based in Los Angeles. She has done work for Titmouse, Nickelodeon and DreamWorks TV. Crystal is currently working on Star Trek: Lower Decks for Titmouse.
STEVE LEE
Marvel, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, Sony. Episodic director on Star Wars Rebels. Steve is an industry veteran who as worked in all aspects of film and animation.
DOUGLAS LOVELACE
Disney, Illumination, Lucasfilm, Dreamworks, Skybound. Dreamworks Director on Puss in Boots.
CLARA LIM
Based in Singapore and with 6 years of experience in storyboarding, Clara has also been a storyboard supervisor on 3D animated preschool shows for 3 years, such as 123 Number Squad. She is currently an assistant director, training to become a director.
Emergence Workshop FAQs
The Workshop will begin in August 2025 as a new addition to our existing Mentorship Program. If you are seeing this page you are on the waiting list and will be the first to know when registrations opens. The Story Artist Mentorship Program is a year-long course designed to get your portfolio to the pro level fast. The new Emergence Workshop is part of the Mentorship and begins after you register for the Mentorship Program.
This 1-year intensive Mentorship Program is designed for recent art school graduates or artists who are ready to make the leap as storyboard professionals. Taught by professional storyboard artists who are working in major entertainment studios, we train you to do studio-quality work.
Every month you are given lesson content and a story assignment with a deadline. Each module lesson tackles different skills you will need to apply in your story assignment. Assignments and deadlines are flexible enough to accommodate life events, but targeted so you get real artistic growth from this program.
Our weekly group meetings give you in-depth instruction from your Mentors and learn from your peers. Every week, we join a live, members-only, online Zoom Call where we all interact and offer demos and instruction on how to improve your shots or critical things to work on.
You will need to have a PC or MAC computer with an internet connection to participate in this course. You will also need a drawing setup that includes a tablet, Wacom, or other pen based digital drawing setup. A traditional sketchbook works fine too.
The course focuses mostly on story techniques that can be used with any software package, or even good ol' fashioned pencil and paper. You do not need any additional software for the course.. We will be talking about digital tools and techniques within different software packages throughout the course. This includes Adobe products, Autodesk Sketchbook, TVPaint, Blender, Maya, and Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, to name a few.
Yes. This is the course that will get you INTO the industry. Even if you are a student, the material we cover will help you shortcut your training to reach your industry goals faster. The program material is straightforward for you to follow even if you aren't yet in the industry.
We have a diverse group of artists in the course. Some artists have professional experience and others do not. What's exciting is to see the growth in artists and be there when they really feel like they get it and the information really clicks.