Vertex SchoolReviews of vertexschool.com

My time with Vertex School was truly superb. I was looking to make a career move from motion graphics into environment art for games, and Vertex provided the structured approach I needed to re-skill and apply those skills to projects I became genuinely proud of. The course material was excellent, with plenty of additional resources included in each section, allowing us to explore topics in greater depth when time allowed. Term 1 focused on prop creation for games, ending with a capstone project in which we spent several weeks creating a high-quality portfolio prop. Term 2 delved deeper into core subjects, reinforcing what we had learned in the first term, and concluded with another capstone project that simulated a real-world art test. The third term (my personal favourite) was dedicated to building a complete environment, bringing everything we had learned together in practice. My favourite part of Vertex was the people. The team are incredibly knowledgeable, approachable, and consistently push you to get the best out of yourself. Every member of the team went above and beyond, always making time to answer questions and provide thoughtful feedback. I would highly recommend Vertex School to anyone looking to get into game art. I’ve developed skills I never thought possible, especially in such a relatively short period of time, a truly career changing experience.

My experience at Vertex School was incredible, to put it simply. During the nine months I spent in the Game Art course, I learned so much that it's hard to summarize. Yes, the lectures are prerecorded, but you spend a lot of time with instructors and fellow students discussing your work and learning beyond the course material. The second and third terms are quite different, placing a stronger emphasis on building solid 3D workflow and production fundamentals to prepare you for the final portfolio project. Overall, the entire course is time well invested if you're interested in preparing for a career as a 3D artist in the game industry. The mentors are the best part of the school. They are always ready to help, support you every step of the way, and guide you through any obstacles you encounter. Whenever I needed advice or assistance, I could always count on them. Vertex School played a major role in helping me get hired in the industry, and I genuinely believe it was the best educational experience I've ever had. It pushed me to achieve something I had always dreamed of and gave me the confidence I needed. If you're looking to challenge yourself or make a meaningful change in your career or your life, Vertex School is a great choice.

What is definitely the best about Vertex are the montors. You get to learn and get feedback from people working in the industry. There are couple feedback sessions throughout the week and there is aweekly task so you progress fast. I think videos are detailed and guide you through the process but I think it's better to add your own personal challange or spin to the way you do the weekly task rather than just blindly follow the tutorials. I was a full time student in uni for game art but Vertex gave me so much more for cheaper price. In general I'd wholeheartedly reccomend

This is a complex review but here I am at the end of a 9 month game art course and I find myself wondering if I made a mistake trying vertex. The answer is honestly yes and no. So let's get the good. In terms 2 and 3, you get to work with an in industry professional and the one I worked with was easily the best part of the course and Patrick easily would be worth about 4k of teaching alone to have his expertise around. The negative is that's all you're paying for. The course videos are weak, you are far better off just googling and self teaching each and every snag you hit. After a while, most of your time learning will just be self teaching and it'll look about as good as you are about self teaching. Many of the other staff, mostly semi employed to unemployed ta's which are Discord guys hanging out on an Unmoderated discord server. (For example some users had hentai pfps, and had fake names where students are asked to place their real name in discord.) And sort of awkwardly talk down at you. Most students in my cohort completely dropped out. I managed to keep in to the end via long nights in internet tutorials and just sheer volumetric trial and error. So, here at the end of 9 months, I have about 9 months of self teaching plus some awesome zbrush skills that fit Patrick's highly practiced skillset, which again, are worth paying for. So is it a scam? Uh, it's more like if you need a something to do that keeps you self learning and if what you're doing lines up with the thing your teacher happens to do professionally, they can teach you that thing. So I'd say it's like a garage band project over that of a scam. Not a lot of professional content, the pre recorded videos are often long sprawling lectures with less features than a paid teaching box tutorial, no chapter areas to jump around the video, random references to outside of school materials, and much of the staff are former students who kind of just rock a job at a studio somewhere and teach what they do there. Even in these reviews you have current teachers leaving 5 stars, and in reddit search results, those glowing reviews are employees too. So, make what you will. For me, I need to find some teachers after this course wraps up. Edit: Hey I should probably put. I am a nonstandard to this school. Most of my peers are kids, college hopefuls coming into this fresh. I myself have been working in games and entertainment for a long time. I'm literally writing from Redmond, Washington. Thing is, I haven't heard of anyone from the school and most are East Coast or Europe located. So think the playstation store game companies and that particular look. If you like that look, and you're like "Aw yeah I want that! Beard guy let's go!" then you probably have a lot to learn there. Especially if you're looking to use Unreal and its blueprints. But if you're looking for like, anything else. They don't know it.

I finished the 9 months 3D Game Art Program in January this year. I can genuinely say that this programe really worth the money. I started from knowing nothing about 3D art before, and Vertex really got me started so quick and learned almost everything I need within the 9 months. It starts directly with the real useful technical skills you need to become a 3D artist, without having to go through some theories that you will never use in your life like other traditional eduational institutions. I finally came out with a portfolio that I'm really satisfied with. Looking back I can't believe how fast I've progressed. Also I've met so many wonderful people here. All staffs are extremely helpful and are well-versed in all cutting-edge techniques. They even used their own times after classes to help with my works. They treat your progress as seriously as if it were their own, and they really want you to succeed. All tutors are so patient as well, when I didn't know anything about 3D softwares at the start and asked many stupid questions about the UI and the navigation, they walk me through those step by step. As the contact hours are with several students in a group together, I met many lovely classmates as well that we always share works to each other and discuss about learning progresses and techniques. I truly appreciate Vertex to give me this wonderful experiences to get into 3D art, it was a happy and also fulfilling time, which you have to work really hard to catch up with the pace. I would really love to recommand Vertex to everyone who has a dream or would like to persue a career in the field of game art!

Overall, my experience with Vertex School Tech art Bootcamp was very positive. Coming from a background as a Tech Artist in other engines and DCCs, this course was exactly what I needed to level up and expand my skillset with industry-standard tools like Houdini. Having access to the educational license was a game-changer; it finally gave me the environment I needed to build HDAs and dive deep into procedural workflows, which was something I had been wanting to learn for a long time. The support from the instructors and the team was solid throughout the process. The course felt a bit short for the amount of topics covered, I personally would have loved for it to be longer to dive even deeper,but I understand there are more extensive options available if you have the budget. At the end of the day, it's like everything else in this industry: the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. The more effort you invest, the better results you’ll see, and the more valuable questions you’ll be able to ask your mentors. It was a great learning journey that gave me the tools to start building my own procedural pipelines.

There are many passionate and professional game industry professionals here, so whether you’re looking to change careers or improve your 3D skills, this is an excellent place to start. It’s no exaggeration to say that Vertex School graduates may know more about modeling than university professors. Everyone is very friendly.

I finished the technical art bootcamp (18 weeks) at Vertex School and came out of it with a cool capstone project that I am proud of. I have a computer science background, so I got to practice a lot of 3D art concepts that I normally would struggle to tackle alone. I also came out of it with a solid understanding of Houdini and Houdini Engine, and I am already itching to make something else with my Houdini knowledge. Overall, I had a good time with the weekly classes and assignments, got to meet cool peers and instructor, and created a polished portfolio piece that I am proud of. Would recommend!