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Mech Design with Gavin Manners

Mech Design

Gavin Manners

Gavin Manners

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Level: Intermediate

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Go ahead, mech your day.

Design your own mechs with weight, purpose and personality alongside concept artist Gavin Manners. You’ll begin with theory and real-world reference, defining your machine’s function, scale, and mechanical logic before moving into sketching and modular concept exploration. From there, you’ll build the design in 3D using simple forms, and finally paint over the renders in Photoshop. This course will teach you to create mechs that feel functional, grounded, and ready to step into. By the end you’ll have an entire series of portfolio-ready images of your design.

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tons of workflow crap and programs i would have never thought of trying.... PEEP DATTT!!!1

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My career as a concept artist started after taking these courses. Much of what I learned I applied to my portfolio and in a couple months ... I got my first job.

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Gavin Manners

Gavin Manners is a principal concept artist at id Software known for his intricate, highly believable mech designs. His work combines the visual appeal of science fiction with the logic of real-world machinery, creating giant machines that feel heavy, functional, and grounded in practical engineering. With a strong eye for silhouette, mechanical detail, and purposeful design, Gavin builds mechs that go beyond cool shapes, giving each machine a clear sense of scale, structure, and purpose.

Van Gogh would have given his other ear to learn from artists like this.

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Mech Design with Gavin Manners

Course Lesson Plan

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  • 14 hours 54 minutes
    Total Bundle Duration
  • 119 Videos
    Video Lectures in Bundle
  • 3.46 GB of Files
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The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

  • Blender
  • Adobe Photoshop

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