Reply To: Q&A about our new course series called “SESSIONS”

[Kent Trammell]

@Secresteyn I’m so glad to read that you’re pumped!

Are the themes for the session topics already set?

The first 4 themes are set:

• MINIMALISM is the first course and it’s about doing as much as possible with as little as possible. The opening planet scene in the teaser, for example.
• MACRO will most likely be the second course where the focus is photorealistic close-up scenes. The dew drop and piano scenes in the trailer will be projects in this course.
• SPACES or ARCH VIZ (title still being decided) is about interior spaces. Arch viz is the majority focus so far but I’m exploring some abstract and sci-fi interior ideas as well.
• ABSTRACT is about creating visuals that blur the line between rational and irrational. The ending “birth of the cosmos” scene is an example of this theme.

What’s really fun about SESSIONS themes is that more could be added indefinitely. Patterned Loops, typography, CG scapes are other ideas I’m exploring. And if these are received well, I would like to add new projects to each course over time.

When a few of the session lessons go live – can we expect a community challenge project to accompany them?

Absolutely! Community Challenges are another great outlet for SESSIONS’ bite-sized projects.

Have you considered a ‘Photoshop Tennis’ format – where you start a session and pass it on to another instructor?

I’ve never heard of Photoshop Tennis…I’ll have to look into that! But I’ve definitely thought about guest instructors for SESSIONS projects. At the moment, Geometry Nodes still isn’t my forte, but @jlampel is taking to it like a fish in water! I haven’t told him but I’d like to twist his arm into making some GN-based SESSIONS.