ATTENTION OUT-OF-TOWN STUDENTS:
Many individuals have expressed an interest in our classes, but cannot manage five weeks. In the interest in our international and other out-of-town students, we are offering a course which will run five consecutive days. Starting November 29 and concluding January 3, this will be a slightly modified version of the basic Creature & Character Design Class. See below for details.

ANNOUNCING ADVANCED CLASSES (WITH MORE TO COME):
We often get requests to offer an advanced class. We are proud to announce the first in a series of advanced classes: Advanced Maquette Building. This class will only be available to students who have taken the basic Creature and Character Design Class. Details for this class are at the bottom of this page.

If you haven’t yet taken the basic class, and want to enroll in the advanced class, be sure to sign up for our Summer Creature and Character Design Class session which immediately precedes the advanced class. You can enroll in either class here.

		“If I moved to Los Angeles, the first thing I would do is sign up for Jordu Schell’s sculpture class. I’m not kidding. Jordu has an extraordinary talent for creating fantastic faces which have an intrinsic logic and superb modeling that makes them believable. In my opinion, to be great, a make-up, creature, or transformation must make the viewer believe that it could have a life of its own. Jordu is the master of the bizarre made believable.” -Dick Smith (Exorcist, Little Big Man, Taxi Driver, Amadeus)
		"I tell everyone I meet that Jordu Schell is the finest sculptor, painter, and designer I’ve met." -Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow, Friday the 13th)
		"After a lifetime of enthusiasm and a great deal of involvement in makeup and related effects myself, I must say I’ve very seldom encountered a person of such comprehensive skill, ability to communicate, intelligence, humor, and individuality as Jordu schell. His grasp of his art and his craft is firm, and his understanding and appreciation of the history of fine and applied art is phenomenal. His special love for and pursuit of the fantastic, the grotesque, the outre, are no secret, and his expression in this area is seemingly inexhaustible, and he always discovers the beauty in the strange and even the disturbing and scary. Consider this an endorsement of his school of sculpture. If there is a better one in the world, GO there! Otherwise, call up Schell Studios." -Craig Reardon (Poltergeist, American Werewolf in London, E.T.)
		"If you want to learn from one of the best creature designers I know and one of the very best creature maquette makers of all time…check out Jordu Schell and his school." -Carlos Huante (Men in Black, Hellboy, Eragon)

Our classes offer students a first-hand look at how creatures are created for the film, television, and gaming industries, as well as a thorough hands-on experience designing their own masks, maquettes and illustrations. Ours is the only school specializing in these aspects of conceptualization. Classes are held in a working studio environment–check here often for times and availability.

Jordu has taught around the world, and at some of the most prestigious companies in the industry, including Industrial Light and Magic, Tippett Studio, Blizzard Entertainment, Blur Studio, Millennium Effects, Dreamworks and many more. If you are interested in booking Jordu to teach a seminar at your school/company/institution, please contact us at info@schellstudio.com

The Late-Summer Advanced class session at Schell Sculpture Studio is now enrolling.

The Advanced Maquette Building Class costs $365 total (not including supplies, which should run no more than another $80 or so). The class covers the following topics:

-Preliminary sketching
-Advanced armature building
-Miniature eyes, teeth, nails, etc.
-Creature anatomy
-Airbrushing and painting

Advanced classes run every Saturday, August 14 – September 11 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you are interested in future classes, check back here for any and all updates.

The five-day Late-Fall class session at Schell Sculpture Studio is now enrolling.

This will be the first class held in our new facilities at:
21629 Marilla St.
Chatsworth, CA 91311
There are several hotels within walking distance.

The Creature and Character Design Class costs $415 total (including some supplies, the rest of which should run no more than $30 or so). The class covers the following topics:

-Sculpting
-Basic Mold making
-Airbrushing and painting
-Mask Making
-Illustration
-Basics of Creature and Character Design

Classes run November 29 – December 3 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.

If you are interested in future classes, check back here for any and all updates.