“Alex presents information in such an approachable way that it's impossible not to learn from him. Even as an experienced industry professional with classes of my own, I found myself delighted by his explanations of design concepts and color theory, and grateful for his attentiveness to everyone's questions during class. Thank you Alex! “

— Cynthia Halley, Digital Mentorship, Summer 2023

“I’ve been lucky enough to be Alex’s first student, and I’ve been impressed week after week. He planned out an entire curriculum based on the things I wanted to learn most, and constantly adjusts our lessons to cater to what I’m struggling with or especially interested in. He does live demos and paint-overs every week to walk me through his process/notes and get me prepared and inspired to do the homework. Alex is fun and always full of new things to teach, I couldn’t recommend his course enough—whether you’re trying to hone your basics like color and composition, or want a new perspective to apply to your concept work. BIG FIVE STARS”

— Sabrina Walden, Digital Mentorship, Fall 2022

“Alex is an awesome teacher and I learned a lot from him. He was great and has helped me a lot in my understanding of color and composition. Highly recommend anyone to take a class with him. Thank you Alex for this opportunity”

— Alicia Zhuang, Digital Mentorship, Winter 2022

“Alex cares about bringing out the best in every student’s work and provides an incredibly generous amount of feedback. His mentorship helps build a solid foundation on light and color, for anyone who wishes to improve their painting skills - and this, at any given point in their artistic journey.”

— Éloïse Gélinas Digital Mentorship, Winter 2022

Really helpful class, Alex not only taught concretely in detail the process of picture making from the bottom up, but also laid down a foundational path to further our learning by giving us tools to analyze masters in art and film. I was very inspired to do as much homework as possible.

— Kuo Yang  Digital Mentorship, Winter 2022

“Thank you Alex for the great class, I learned so much! Your paintovers, and value & temperature explanations were super helpful. If anyone is looking to improve their digital art, I highly recommend a mentorship with @gordillozart”

— Andrea Berglin, Digital Mentorship, Winter 2022

“Alex really cares about your improvement and that you understand the feedback that he gives you.

I learned a lot about light and color which was one of my main goals to improve, furthermore I got a better notion of perspective, how to tell better a narrative and digital painting in general.

In my final piece, Alex and I went on multiple calls after the 8week mark, just to make sure I was happy with my final piece, which I couldn't be more happier with.

I highly recommend a mentorship with Alex Gordillo regardless if you're just starting to paint or at a more advanced level”

— Luis Costa , Digital Mentorship, Summer 2023

"I learned a lot during Alex's mentorship class! His class started with weekly studies to improve your fundamentals. His weekly demos, lectures and painting taught me a lot about how to do value studies, color studies, and light and color temperature.

We also did a personal piece during his class. Alex provided personalized feedback for each student based on their style and story. During that time, Alex and I went to multiple calls, and he gave me a lot of invaluable feedback and suggestions that helped me finish my painting.

In general, I'm really happy with my final piece and everything I learned during this mentorship. Alex is an awesome teacher and I would recommend this mentorship to anyone interested in digital painting."

— Mahdokht Hejazi , Digital Mentorship, Summer 2023

"What I enjoyed about Alex's mentorship was his ability to guide my artistic growth from the ground up. Alex helped me develop a strong foundation and expanded upon it with new concepts in each class. His detailed paintovers and explanations helped me improve and allowed me to think through the lens of a painter. As someone who only did black and white drawings, the thought of painting and using color seemed overwhelming. However, Alex guided me beyond my comfort zone, making these concepts approachable and working with me one-on-one to apply these concepts to my final project. Since the mentorship, I've been excited to continue my artistic journey. Thank you Alex!"

— Joshua Montefalcon, Digital Mentorship, Summer 2023

I started off as a traditional painter and had trouble making the jump from traditional to digital. Alex's mentorship was a tremendous help while I was going through the transition. He showed us that the fundamentals apply no matter the medium, and his assignments are a good example of that. I won't forget what he said during the mentorship: "We learn by doing." With his encouragement, I pushed myself beyond the learning phase and successfully applied our lessons to my final project. I'm grateful to learn from a patient mentor, and I'm happy to have more tools under my belt thanks to him.

 —Ylan Ha, Digital Mentorship, Summer 2023