Summer 'Styles' Bootcamp 2025

📆 Bootcamp Overview

  • Dates: Jul 7 → Aug 1 · 2025
  • Approx. Live Hours: 48 class + 7 seminar.
  • Delivery: Live on Google Meet · Private Discord community
  • Replays: Recordings posted within 24 h
  • Feedback : Weekly assignments & critique from NMA pros
  • Certificate: Issued on completion
  • All-Access Pass : $200
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No upgrades, no piecemeal pricing—just four weeks of top-tier instruction and serious practice.

Four guided training sessions per week. Seven bonus seminars.

From July 7 – August 1, join New Masters Academy instructors for a concentrated, multi-class summer program designed to push you out of your comfort zone and into focused growth.

Explore new approaches. Work across mediums. Build momentum. Whether you commit to one class or all four, this is the structured summer push that makes the difference.

Weekly Training Schedule

MON 3-6 PM PT

Story-Driven Illustration with Larissa Brown

Turn thumbnails into narrative images that leap off the page.

TUE 11 AM-2 PM PT

Gouache Painting & Sketching with Renae Wang

Capture light and color fast with bold, portable workflows.

WED 12-3 PM PT

Painterly Drawing in Charcoal with Catherine Bobkoski

Loosen your line, control your edge, and build tonal confidence.

THU 5-8 PM PT

Digital Still-Life Painting with Iliya Mirochnik

Sharpen your form, color, and finish using a traditional approach to digital paint.

Bonus Seminars (Live & Recorded)

Each week also includes hour-long guest seminars led by an NMA instructor or mentor. These focus sessions dig into real studio challenges—from planning and process to personal expression.

Composition Fundamentals

Bill Perkins

Practical Color Planning

Charles Hu

Plein-Air Basics

Renae Wang

Proportion & Measuring

Marian Littlejohn

Graphic Novel Development

Larissa Brown

Mixing Clean Color

Catherine Bobkoski

Traditional-to-Digital Workflow

Iliya Mirochnik

Seminar replays are available within 24 hours of when they’re delivered.

Four Pros to Get You There Fast

This Bootcamp is led by four accomplished New Masters Academy instructors, each bringing deep expertise in their field and years of teaching experience.

  • Iliya Mirochnik brings classical training from the Repin Academy and experience in entertainment art with studios like ZA/UM.
  • Renae Wang teaches at Laguna College of Art and Design and paints atmospheric landscapes in oil and gouache.
  • Larissa Brown is a published illustrator and former character designer for Nickelodeon’s Rocket Power and Rugrats.
  • Catherine Bobkoski is a curriculum specialist at NMA known for her painterly charcoal work and sensitive still life compositions.

These are the same artists who design our long-form curriculum—now here to guide you through an intensive month of exploration, critique, and growth.

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🧰 What You’ll Get

  • 48 hours of structured instruction across four weekly classes
  • 7 bonus seminars addressing practical art problems
  • Weekly assignments + targeted critique
  • Replays of every session—available via NMA.art
  • Certificate of Completion for each class finished
  • Bootcamp Certificate for completing all four classes
  • Private Discord for feedback, accountability, and support

💡 Who This Is For

This bootcamp is open to all experience levels, but it’s intentionally fast. You’ll get the most out of it by showing up ready to work.

  • Students on summer break
  • Focused hobbyists seeking structure
  • Working artists trying to retool or refocus

You decide your level of commitment—one class, two, or all four. Recordings post within 24 hours, so you can stay on pace even if your schedule shifts.

Summer Bootcamp 2025 — All-Access Pass

Ready to join the Bootcamp?

Your ticket unlocks four guided classes, seven bonus seminars, weekly critique, and a full month of creative momentum.

Attend the sessions that fit your schedule and revisit any of them with unlimited replays through the NMA platform.

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¹This Bootcamp is produced and delivered by New Masters Academy instructors through our official platform. By enrolling, you agree to receive email updates related to the Bootcamp and your NMA account. Certificate eligibility and access to critique require assignment participation. Schedule or guest lineup may shift; any changes will be announced 24 h in advance and all sessions will still be recorded.

Questions? https://support.nma.art