Creative Master Plan

Module Category Start Date Duration (weeks)

Photoshop Design 28/04/2025 19/05/2025 3 Layer masking, photo blending, digital painting Create a digital poster ArtStation, PiXimperfect, Domestika 2 hrs/day Photo Editing Beast LightBlue

Illustrator Design 19/05/2025 09/06/2025 3 Pen tool mastery, vector art, branding Create a vector logo set Vectornator Blog, Skillshare 2 hrs/day Branding Wizard LightBlue

Animate CC Animation 09/06/2025 23/06/2025 2 Timeline animation, basic rigging Short 2D animation clip Bloop Animation, YouTube 2 hrs/day 2D Animation Starter White

Toon Boom Animation 23/06/2025 07/07/2025 2 Frame-by-frame animation, character rigging Animated short scene Toon Boom Learn Portal 2 hrs/day Frame-by-Frame Master White

ZBrush Sculpting 25/08/2025 15/09/2025 3 Digital sculpting, character modeling Sculpt a creature bust Michael Pavlovich, ArtStation 3 hrs/day Creature Sculptor White

Substance Painter Texturing 15/09/2025 06/10/2025 3 PBR Texturing, UV work Texture a game prop Substance Academy, YouTube 2.5 hrs/day Texture Master White

Maya 3D Modeling 07/07/2025 04/08/2025 4 Modeling, rigging, animation basics Model a 3D haunted room Academic Phoenix Plus, YouTube 3 hrs/day 3D Modeling King LightSalmon

3ds Max 3D Modeling 04/08/2025 25/08/2025 3 Archviz modeling, props, environment basics Create a 3D game asset FlippedNormals, Udemy 2.5 hrs/day Environment Designer LightSalmon

Blender 3D Modeling 06/10/2025 27/10/2025 3 Low-poly modeling, rendering Stylized house model Blender Guru, CG Boost 2.5 hrs/day Stylized 3D Creator LightSalmon

Unreal Engine Game Engine 27/10/2025 24/11/2025 4 Real-time lighting, cinematic shots Create a short Unreal cinematic William Faucher, Unreal Academy 3 hrs/day Real-Time Cinematic God Plum

Unity Game Engine 24/11/2025 15/12/2025 3 Basic scene creation, lighting Design an interactive environment Unity Learn, Brackeys 2.5 hrs/day Interactive Developer Plum

After Effects Motion Graphics 15/12/2025 05/01/2026 3 Keyframing, motion design Create a motion logo reveal Ben Marriott, School of Motion 2.5 hrs/day Motion Design Beast LightSeaGreen

Premiere Pro Video Editing 05/01/2026 19/01/2026 2 Video cutting, transitions, audio sync Edit a cinematic short Peter McKinnon, Justin Odisho 2 hrs/day Cinematic Editor LightSeaGreen

Nuke Compositing 19/01/2026 16/02/2026 4 CG compositing, tracking, keying Composite a CG object into real footage FXPHD, Nuke Survival Toolkit 3 hrs/day VFX Compositing Legend PaleGreen

Mocha Tracking 16/02/2026 02/03/2026 2 Planar tracking, object replacement Track and replace billboard in footage Boris FX Training, YouTube 2 hrs/day Tracking Specialist PaleGreen

Silhouette Rotoscoping 02/03/2026 16/03/2026 2 Advanced roto and cleanup Roto a moving character Foundry Learn, ActionVFX 2 hrs/day Roto Master PaleGreen

DaVinci Resolve Color Grading 16/03/2026 30/03/2026 2 Color correction, grading Color grade a short film Casey Faris, Film Riot 2 hrs/day Color Grading Pro PaleGreen

Runway ML AI Creative 30/03/2026 13/04/2026 2 AI VFX, video editing, inpainting Create an AI-enhanced short video Runway Tutorials, YouTube 2 hrs/day AI Video Wizard Pink

Kaiber AI AI Creative 13/04/2026 23/04/2026 1.5 AI video from prompts Create a music video animation Kaiber Tutorials, Discord 1.5 hrs/day AI Animator Pink

Pika Labs AI Creative 23/04/2026 04/05/2026 1.5 Prompt animation generation Make an animated art piece Pika Labs Discord, Tutorials 1.5 hrs/day Prompt Artist Pink

Stable Diffusion AI Art 04/05/2026 18/05/2026 2 Concept art generation, style transfers Create concept art boards PromptHero, Artbreeder 2 hrs/day Concept Art Generator Pink

Midjourney AI Art 18/05/2026 01/06/2026 2 Visual storytelling with AI Generate cinematic frames Midjourney Discord, Prompt Guides 2 hrs/day Visual Worldbuilder Pink

EbSynth AI Animation 01/06/2026 08/06/2026 1 Frame-based AI style transfer Stylize a video shot EbSynth Docs, Corridor Crew 1.5 hrs/day Stylized Animator Pink

Wonder Studio AI Character Animation 08/06/2026 22/06/2026 2 AI-driven CG character animation Replace actor with AI character Wonder Dynamics YouTube 2 hrs/day AI Character Creator Pink

D-ID AI Face Animation 22/06/2026 29/06/2026 1 Talking face animation from photo Animate a historical figure D-ID Academy 1.5 hrs/day Face Animator Pink

HeyGen AI Face/Voice 29/06/2026 06/07/2026 1 Avatar video generation Create a talking avatar ad HeyGen Tutorials 1.5 hrs/day Avatar Creator Pink

ChatGPT Productivity 06/07/2026 09/07/2026 0.5 Scriptwriting, ideation, breakdowns Plan a short film script ChatGPT Guides 1 hr/day Creative Brain Booster Gold

Notion AI Productivity 09/07/2026 13/07/2026 0.5 Organizing notes, task tracking Manage creative workflow in Notion Notion AI Tutorials 1 hr/day Organization Master Gold