Welcome to The Hard Surface Academy!
Please watch the video below in full to learn about the program and how it will help you with your Blender and/or Plasticity projects.
Limited spots available. Book a free application call to get started.
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What we help you with
Do These Problems Sound Familiar?
You keep getting stuck on technical issuesBoolean errors, shading problems, broken topology - you hit a wall and can't move forward without someone to help you through it.
Your progress feels too slowYou're putting in the hours but not improving fast enough to stay motivated. You experience frequent burnout and self-doubt.
Your renders and designs don't look the way you wantThe model is done but something's off and you can't figure out what. We can diagnose it in minutes on a call.
You open Blender and get an immediate mental blockYou sit down to work and just freeze. You don't know where to start or what to do next, so you close it and come back tomorrow.
Your design sense feels off and unprofessionalYour models are technically okay but they don't look polished or intentional. You know something's wrong but can't name it.
You're comfortable with simple models but struggle with complexityBasic shapes are fine but the moment you try something harder it falls apart. You need someone to show you the right approach.
You're uncomfortable with boolean workflowsHard surface modeling requires a solid boolean workflow but it's confusing, unpredictable, and nobody explains it clearly.
You don't know what to model or work onYou have no clear direction or project to focus on. Without something to work toward, you end up doing nothing.
You get distracted easily and can't stay focusedYou sit down to work, lose focus within minutes, and end up making close to no progress with your 3D work.
You don't have a clear learning pathYou're piecing things together from random YouTube videos with no structure and no one in your corner who has actually been where you want to go.
These are all things we solve for you inside of The Hard Surface Academy (we've dealt with all of these problems ourselves and know exactly how to solve them efficiently).
Limited spots available. Book a free application call to get started.
What you get
Everything Included For 6 Months
3x Live Group Calls Per Week
Three structured sessions every week for 6 months. Each call is 2 hours - 1 hour of focused discussion and 1 hour of open Q&A.
Monday - Modeling Fundamentals with Josh (2 hours)
Wednesday - Design Fundamentals with Josh & Ryuu (2 hours)
Friday - Rendering Fundamentals with Ryuu (2 hours)
1 Private 60-Minute Call Per Month
One private call with Josh or Ryuu every month for 6 months - that's 6 hours of private 1-1 call time total. Use each session for portfolio review, technical help, career direction, anything.
Screen Sharing Sessions
During any call, share your screen and show us exactly what you're working on. We'll look at your model, render, or scene live and tell you precisely what to fix.
DM Support
Message us directly for help between calls. Send screenshots, blend files, questions - whatever you need. You're not stuck waiting until the next session.
All Calls Recorded
Can't make a session? Every call is recorded and available to watch back. You'll never miss a fix, a workflow tip, or a piece of feedback.
Private Discord Group
A private space for members only. Share work, ask questions, get feedback from Josh, Ryuu, and other members between calls. Not a generic community - a small focused group.
Limited spots available. Book a free application call to get started.
Free Bonus
Core Curriculum Included (Lifetime Access)
What Took Us 25 Years to Learn - Yours in 8+ Hours.
25+ years of hard-earned 3D experience - distilled into 8 hours of content you can start using today. The kind of knowledge that took us years of trial, error, and expensive mistakes to figure out. It's yours, included free with your enrollment.
Limited spots available. Book a free application call to get started.
- 3x live group calls per week (Mon, Wed, Fri) - 2 hours each
- 1 hour discussion + 1 hour Q&A per session
- Screen sharing during every call
- 1 private 60-minute call per month (6 total - 6 hours)
- DM support - message us anytime
- All calls recorded - watch back anytime
- Private Discord group
- Mindset & Portfolio Curriculum - lifetime access Free Bonus
Limited spots available. Book a free application call to get started.
Got questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
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