Become a Hireable Storyboard Artist in 12 Months — Without $100,000 of Art School Debt
A 12-month mentorship with working pros that turns your portfolio from “aspiring” into studio-ready — and helps you land your first paid storyboard gig.
Watch the short breakdown, then book a free Portfolio Review Call to see if it’s a fit.
Free 20–30 min call · No pressure, no hard sell · Real feedback on your work
Next cohort opens September 8 — limited seats. Apply now to claim yours before they’re gone.
You Can Draw. So Why Do Studios Keep Saying “Not Quite Ready”?
Art school taught you to draw. It didn’t teach you to storyboard like a pro — and that’s the exact skill studios hire for.
So you spent $60,000–$100,000 on a degree, and your portfolio is full of figure drawings and personal pieces — nothing that proves you can board a real scene.
You send portfolios and you get:
The real cost isn’t frustration — it’s time. Every month you wait is another month you’re not earning $400–$600 a day as a storyboard artist, and not getting closer to seeing your name in the credits.
If nothing changes, 12 months from now you’re in the same spot — just more burned out and doubting yourself even more.
Studios Don’t Hire Your Diploma. They Hire Your Portfolio.
Studios don’t care where you went to school. They hire you because your portfolio proves you can solve story problems at a professional level.
Your portfolio is your audition. It has to show:
If you can show that on the page, studios don’t care about your age, your location, or your diploma. They care that you can deliver.
The Mentorship is built to do exactly that: help you create a portfolio that passes a director’s test, not just a teacher’s.
Apply for a Portfolio Review CallThis Isn’t a Course. It’s an Apprenticeship.
Inside real studios, junior artists don’t learn from tutorials. They grow through apprenticeship: they pitch, get notes from a supervisor, revise, and repeat until the work is approved.
Watching more videos can’t replicate that. That’s like trying to become a surgeon from YouTube.
The Story Artist Mentorship recreates the studio environment:
The difference is mentorship, not more information. That’s why artists tell us they learned more in 12 months here than in 4 years of art school.
Let’s Be Honest About Whether This Is Right For You
This is for you if:
This is NOT for you if:
This program is for serious artists ready to put in the work. If that’s not you, no hard feelings — there’s no need to apply.
There Are More Storyboard Jobs Right Now Than Trained Artists To Fill Them
Three things are happening at once — and they’re in your favor:
Most of our students go from $25k–$45k day jobs to $400–$600/day — $80,000–$150,000+ a year.
*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Income figures are averages and past student results; individual earnings vary.
Maximum demand, maximum access, a broken education system leaving graduates unprepared. If you have the right training, you can land jobs faster than at any point in the last 20 years — but that window won’t stay open forever.
The System: Apprenticeship + Portfolio + Network
You train directly with story supervisors and directors who are currently working at Disney, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros., and Netflix — not retired teachers. Every month they review your assignments and give detailed feedback, and you revise until your boards are portfolio-ready.
The Story Artist Success Path
Film language, staging, story structure. We strengthen your fundamentals in the first three months of the mentorship.
Drawing efficiency, software, animatics, film analysis — think like a mini-director.
Script to animatic. We will execute story sequences in different genres, such as comedy, drama, action, and build up to having three to five portfolio-level sequences.
Build 3–5 studio-ready sequences, then learn to network, contact hiring managers, and position yourself as a pro.
5–10 hours at your own pace, plus live group sessions for demos, feedback, and Q&A. Flexible enough for a job and a life — structured enough that you always know the next step.
What you get in Mentorship Pro
Real Artists. Real Studios. Real Results.
Where our students landed
Plus placements at DreamWorks, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Titmouse, A24, and freelance work worldwide.
Learn from working pros (not retired teachers)
Terminator 2, Thor, Jurassic World, Fantastic Four
Head of Story, Warner Bros. — Space Jam, SCOOB!, Smallfoot
Episodic director, Star Wars Rebels & Resistance (Lucasfilm); Pixar, Sony, Sega
Titmouse, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks — Star Trek: Lower Decks
Disney, Illumination, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks — Director, Puss in Boots
Marvel, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, Sony — episodic director, Star Wars Rebels
Director on Paula & Pals: Boot Up! TV series
“I thought I knew storyboarding until I took this class.”
“This program changed my life. It gave me the chance I longed for.”
“I got into the Pixar internship this year — I couldn’t have gotten that far without your class!”
Your Investment in a Studio-Ready Career
Everything in the 12-month program plus monthly 1:1 deep-dive calls with program founder Sergio Paez, a done-for-you portfolio overhaul, a hiring toolkit, and warm intros to Sergio’s network where appropriate. Capped at 5 artists per year.
Most artists don’t need that level of white-glove access. What they need is the system — the apprenticeship, the portfolio, the network, and consistent feedback. That’s Story Artist Mentorship Pro.
Both options include the same 12-month mentorship, weekly feedback, community, job-hunt support, and all training materials.
Apply for a Portfolio Review CallSimple math: one freelance storyboard job pays $400–$600/day; a studio role pays $80,000–$150,000/year.* Land one and the program pays for itself many times over. Art school charges $60,000–$100,000 for a generic degree and a portfolio that doesn’t get you hired. This gives you a job-ready portfolio, mentorship from working pros, and a career network — for $4,999. One average 4–6 week storyboard contract can repay this mentorship. You’re essentially pre-buying your first month of storyboard income at a discount.
Plus, you get these bonuses free when you join this cohort — $20,562+ value
Get Hired Faster Bonuses
How to start finding freelance storyboard work fast — and put yourself in position to land your first paid client as early as the next 30 days.
Network and position yourself as a pro charging industry rates, no matter what city you live in and even if you never had a job before.
How to make a winning portfolio that will get studios to notice you even if you have no previous industry experience.
Draw Better, Faster Bonuses
How to upgrade your art skills to the pro level and create the drawings clients and studios are looking for.
The winning method on how to train as an artist without changing your current schedule.
Exclusive interviews, contract templates, much more story training content.
Portfolio Power-Up Bonuses
How to learn any new software in half the time by knowing what key tools to look for.
The guide to get your career path on overdrive to directing your own stories.
Real production materials from David Goyer’s Emergence Universe.
We Handle the Risk. You Handle the Work.
Join the mentorship, attend the calls, post your work, and experience the coaching for 30 days. If you don’t feel it’s the right path for you, email our team within the first 30 days and we’ll refund 100% of what you’ve paid. No forms. No hoops. No hard feelings.
By the end of 12 months, you have a portfolio we’d proudly call “studio-ready” — or we keep working with you for an extra 90 days at no additional tuition. If you’ve stayed active, kept your account current, and followed the mentorship checklist, we work with you for an extra 3 months. That’s up to 15 months of mentorship for the price of 12, as long as you show up and do the work.
You can only make a guarantee like this when you’re confident the program delivers. We are.
How to Apply — 3 Simple Steps
Tell us your current skill level, your goals, and share a link to your portfolio if you have one.
If it’s a potential fit, you’ll pick a time for a 20–30 minute conversation about your goals and whether the mentorship is right for you. No pressure, no hard sell — just an honest conversation about your career.
If it’s a strong fit on both sides, you choose your payment option and claim your seat. Our next cohort starts September 8, 2026 — we’ll confirm your spot on the call. Seats are limited, so the sooner you apply, the better your chance of getting into this cohort.
If you’re going to invest in your career, you should want this conversation — so you know exactly what you’re getting and whether it’s right for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
“I don’t have enough time.”
If you can give this 5–10 hours a week, you can do this. We built it for people with jobs, family, and real lives — you get a clear weekly plan and a time-management routine. The real question isn’t “do I have time,” it’s “is this important enough to make time over the next 12 months?”
What if I’m not good enough yet?
You don’t need to be a master — just a solid foundation and a love for visual storytelling. If you can draw recognizable characters and environments (even rough), you may be ready. Some of our best students thought they weren’t good enough. That’s exactly what the Portfolio Review Call is for — we’ll tell you honestly if you’re ready, or what to fix.
I’m outside the U.S.
Totally fine. We’ve had students from Brazil, Thailand, the UK, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, and more. The industry is global and studios hire remote. We run multiple live sessions to cover time zones, and everything is recorded.
Am I too old?
No. We’ve had students in their 40s and 50s land jobs. Studios check your portfolio, not your birth certificate — and life experience and discipline are an advantage.
What about AI?
AI is not replacing thinking storyboard artists. Storyboarding is emotional storytelling and visual problem-solving — knowing why a scene works and how to collaborate with directors. That’s the last thing studios will automate. A trained story artist becomes more valuable, not less.
What if I can’t afford it?
Most of our students felt this way at first. If you’re living month-to-month, committing to a serious mentorship is a big decision. Here’s the honest math:
So you’re not just “buying a course.” You’re trading roughly one month of future storyboard income to dramatically shorten the time it takes to become hireable and land that first paid gig.
If the only way you can join is by putting tuition on a card and hoping for a miracle, don’t do it. But if you can rearrange spending, pick the monthly plan (about $17/day), and commit to doing the work for 12 months, this can be one of the highest-ROI investments you ever make in your art career.
Our two guarantees also mean you’re not locked in blindly: you have 30 days to experience the program risk-free, and if you do your part for the full year and still aren’t at our bar, we’ll keep coaching you for an extra 90 days at no extra tuition.
What software / setup do I need?
A computer with internet + webcam and a digital drawing setup (tablet/Wacom or similar). A 1-year Toon Boom Storyboard Pro educational license is included. The techniques work with any software — even pencil and paper.
You Have Three Options
The artists who end up in the credits at Disney and Pixar aren’t the ones who waited the longest. They’re the ones who decided faster and did the work.
Our next cohort opens September 8, 2026, and we’re releasing a limited number of seats — capped by mentor capacity so every student gets real feedback. When it fills, applications close until the next opening.