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At Brainstorm School, we take immense pride in our team of highly skilled and experienced instructors who are dedicated to educating the next generation of creative talent. Our instructors are industry professionals with extensive backgrounds in concept design, concept gaming design, the gaming industry, the film industry, and environment design. They bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our classrooms, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and mentorship.

Allen Zhang

Storyboard Artist

Allen Zhang is a storyboard artist and writer with experience in both television and feature animation. He is a Ringling College of Art and Design grad, and has worked on projects such as Nimona, ONI: Thunder God’s Tale, The Cuphead Show, Centaurworld, The Patrick Star Show, Rock Dog 3, Oddballs, Trash Truck and more.

Christian Nacorda

Concept Artist & Instructor

With background as a sculptor at a toy company, Christian’s teaching career began in 2005 and has continued all over Southern California and online. While Christians roots may be in sculpting and animation, He primary teaches figure Drawing and portraiture. He has a thorough knowledge of human anatomy and an engaging yet easy-to-digest teaching style.

James Paick

Concept Artist & Instructor

James Paick is a concept artist & creative director hailing from Los Angeles, California, with a rich background in the arts dating back to his childhood. He honed his skills at the prestigious ArtCenter College of Design, specializing in illustration and digital painting. His career journey has taken him through various sectors, including entertainment advertising & marketing, and ultimately the video game industry, where he thrived as a concept artist. 

Keshan Lam

Concept Artist

With over eight years of experience in the industry, I am currently an Art Director at Scribble Pad Studios. At Scribble Pad, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with major companies and work on high-profile projects, including League of Legends, Call of Duty, Star Citizen, Warner Brothers, Disney, and more.

Mike Hernandez

Concept artist & Instructor

A native Angeleno, Mike Hernandez is a plein air painter skilled in gouache, oil and acrylic, who’s works have been featured in several on-line publications as well as galleries.  Mike studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with a B.A. in 1998.

Andres Martinez

Senior Concept Artist and Illustrator

My name is Andrés Martínez, and I am a Senior Concept Artist and Illustrator with over 9 years of experience in the entertainment industry. I’ve had the privilege of working on key art, environments, and creature designs for clients such as Marvel Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Ubisoft, 9B Collective, Taylor Swift, Lionsgate, Paramount, Mold 3D, and many others.

Jasmine Goggins

Storyboard Artist

Jasmine Goggins studied Animation in CSUF and storyboarding at CDA. She started as a Revisionist on Nickelodeon’s TMNT (2012) animated series and has since then has worked on shows such as Shera: Princess of Power, Mao Mao, the Legend of Vox Machina, and several others. She has also briefly worked as a 2D layout artist for Blizzard’s World of Warcraft 2-D Illustrated shorts.

Coran Kizer Stone

Concept Artist & Instructor

Coran Kizer Stone, with 15 years of experience as a character designer and concept artist, has contributed his talents to giants like Warner Bros., Hasbro, Film Roman, DreamWorks, Netflix, Marvel, and DC Animation. Unlock the art of creating captivating characters from the ground up! 

Ehsan Bigloo

Sr. Concept Artist, Character FX Designer & Director, VFX Art Director

Ehsan is a concept artist and visual IP developer in the motion picture industry, residing in Los Angeles, California. He comes from a traditional figurative art background with experience in practical effects. With over 10 years in Hollywood, he specializes in creature, character, costume, and armor design, as well as creature directing—from script to screen. 

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