What is Art Mentorship?
Art Mentorship is a specialized art program developed specifically for students who know what they'd like to learn, or those seeking one-on-one style lessons. Art Mentorship classes are suitable for teen and adult students looking to master specific skills or develop a portfolio under the mentorship and guidance of award-winning artists and designers.
How Private Mentorship Works
Get 1-on-1 online master classes with an art mentor and kickstart your school portfolio! Get live demos upon request -- whatever YOU want to work on, and creative guidance on personal projects. Pick the brain of art experts and get answers to all your burning questions about art schools, programs or career advice!
How Art Portfolio Reviews Work
Book a private art lesson with a mentor and get actionable feedback on how you can improve your art portfolio, what to include, what to leave out, what to tweak, and recommendations for next steps.
Artist Mentors & Specialties
Drawing, Painting, Portraiture, Illustration, Figure Drawing, View All
Fei Lu
Advanced Drawing, Painting, Media Arts
Fei is an award-winning artist, illustrator and designer who has worked in numerous creative fields. She founded Winged Canvas in 2013 to pursue her passion for art education. Fei paints in oils, acrylics and gouache, and her favourite subjects are people. She loves plein air painting, collecting art and playing with her dogs. More about Fei
Here's a video clip of Fei teaching
Digital Art, Character Design, Illustration, Drawing, Cartooning, View All, Concept Art, Comics
Iggy Calabio
Digital Illustration, Comics & Cartooning
Iggy is an illustrator with a passion for concept art, character design, and anime. He designs characters, makes 3D sculptures, illustrated a children's book and is always painting something digitally. Iggy loves gaming, anime, airbrushing Gundam model kits, and he's a streamer on our channel! More about Iggy
Here's a video clip of Iggy teaching
Digital Art, Character Design, Illustration, Drawing, Comics, Cartooning, View All, Concept Art, Figure Drawing
Jessie Chang
Digital Illustration, Comics & Cartooning
Jessie is a digital illustrator, cartoonist and the creator of popular webtoon Say Hello Greyson. She draws everyday, and she her favourite subjects are fantasy and horror. She also enjoys writing and playing Dungeons and Dragons. You may recognize Jessie on our YouTube channel and blogs! More about Jessie
Here's a video clip of Jessie teaching
View All, Drawing, Painting, Digital Art, Character Design, Cartooning, Figure Drawing, Portraiture, Concept Art, Illustration
Josh Chan
Character Design, Portraiture, Drawing
Josh, also known as "Moodie" is a Toronto-based illustrator and character designer as well as a passionate art instructor. His favourite painting medium is acrylic gouache, and for quick sketches, he prefers ink and pencil crayon. Josh loves movies, video games, graphic novels, and outdoor adventures. More about Josh
Here's a video clip of Josh teaching
View All, Animation, Figure Drawing, Digital Art
Vanessa Ngan
Digital painting, Figure Drawing, Animation
You may recognize Vanessa from her videos on our YouTube channel. Aside from teaching, she is a character designer, illustrator, and layout artist for short films. Vanessa enjoys ceaselessly studying art, playing critically acclaimed MMORPGs with friends, and bothering her cats. More about Vanessa
Digital
Digital
Here's a video clip of Vanessa teaching
Digital Art, Character Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Animation, View All, Painting, Concept Art, Cartooning
Yeri Sa
Animation, Character Design, Digital Painting
Yeri is an Toronto-based animator who is currently working on top-secret shows. She's also a digital background artist and prop designer for various animated series. She enjoys watching anime, listening to music, reading novels, and drinking matcha latte. More about Yeri
Here's a video clip of Yeri teaching
