XGen Mastery: 8-Week Advanced Pipeline Mentorship for Lead Grooming Artists with Kaan Zorlu
XGen Mastery.
Develop your Visual Authority. Master advanced clumping logic and production workflows in 8 weeks.
Escape the Tutorial Trap.
Mastery is for artists ready to move beyond following steps. We focus on the high-value asset: Visual Taste. This is where technical skill becomes art, and grooming becomes intentional.
8-Week Professional Roadmap
Pipeline Architecture & Reference Analysis.
Solving the "Technical Debt." We establish correct scene scaling, geometry requirements, and UV/Ptex optimization. We deconstruct real-world references to understand the invisible logic of hair growth.
Visual Flow & Primary Guide Art Direction.
Mastering the "Primary Read." We focus on the silhouette and the macro-flow of the groom. Learn art-direction principles of guide placement and interpolation to establish character personality.
Advanced Control: The Secondary Guide System.
Precision at scale. Introducing the secondary guide layer to solve complex flow issues. This week is about surgical control in difficult areas like the hairline and parting lines.
Primitive Distribution & Technical Masking.
Moving beyond global values. Dive into attribute-driven masking and distribution logic, using custom expressions to control density and applying the foundational modifier stack.
The Clump Stack: Advanced Multi-Level Modifiers.
Where "Visual Authority" is born. We layer Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary clumping systems, using advanced modifiers to break procedural repetition for feature-film realism.
The Production Pivot: Interactive XGen Conversion.
The industry's "Hidden Workflow." Bridge the gap between Legacy and Interactive XGen. Learn which modifiers to convert and how to maintain total artistic control for production.
LookDev: Capturing the Character's Soul.
A deep-dive into the aiStandardHair shader and physical light response. Setup cinematic materials that capture translucency, melanin, and roughness required for 4K renders.
The Lead Artist Audit: Optimization & Final Polish.
The final 10% that gets you hired. Focus on XPD/ABC caching and procedural rendering optimization. The program concludes with a 1-on-1 intensive review to ensure Lead-level standards.
Claim your seat.
February 2026 Intake.
Limited to 10 artists to ensure maximum 1-on-1 review quality. Admission is by portfolio review only.