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AI-Powered Creative for Industry Pros
12 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
A comprehensive AI creativity course with hands-on learning, diverse tools, and insights from AI pioneers and visionaries
AI-Powered Creative for Industry Pros
12 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
A comprehensive AI creativity course with hands-on learning, diverse tools, and insights from AI pioneers and visionaries
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Course overview
Creativity is evolving, and visionaries are using AI to shape their industries.
Join a community of creative pros and collaborate with 20+ peers per cohort!
About the Instructors 👩🏫
Led by AI experts, Kan Towongsricharoen, Matt Shih, and Sebastian Kamph, this course delivers real-world insights from industry professionals with experience in top commercial brands -such as Toyota, McDonald’s, and Anta -and renowned institutions like Harvard, FITNYC, and CalArts.
About the Guest Speakers 🎤
Gain practical knowledge from guest speakers, including Matty Shimura (Executive Producer of Project Odyssey and VP of Partnerships at Civitai), Yigit Kirca (Creative Director at Realdreams), David Lynch (AI Film Expert), and James Gerde (AI Filmmaker and Founder of Gerde Got It) - seasoned professionals who share real-world AI applications in the creative industry.
🎓 Earn an official certification to position yourself as a next-generation creative professional.
About the Course 💡
This is the most comprehensive Creative AI course on Maven, designed specifically for and by creative pros.
It combines expert insights from multiple fields with a structured, hands-on learning approach.
The program covers everything from AI fundamentals to advanced techniques.
✔ 18 hours of live sessions + 18 hours of hands-on Q&A workshops
✔ Practical exercises & real-world applications
✔ Capstone project blending technical skills with creative strategy
About the Capstone Project 🎥
Apply your AI expertise to a project aligned with your company or creative vision. Showcase your work to industry pros, gain expert feedback, and expand your professional network.
🎓 Official Certification - Receive ThinkDiffusion’s certification
Topics Covered 📖
✨ AI-Driven Creativity - How AI is transforming creative workflows
✨ AI for Creatives 101 - Current landscape, technology, and limitations
✨ Modern AI Models & Tools - Open-source vs. closed-source solutions
✨ Community Models & AI Ethics - Responsible AI use in creative industries
✨ AI-Powered Image Creation - Hands-on with Midjourney & Fooocus
✨ Advanced Image Control - Techniques like ControlNets & Inpainting
✨ Consistent Character Design with AI - Character Sheets, Storyboarding & Model Training
✨ AI Video Generation - Hands-on with text-to-video & image-to-video (Luma, Kling, Minimax)
✨ Industry Guest Speakers - Insights & strategies from top AI creatives
✨ AI-Generated Audio - Sound effects, speech, and lipsyncing
✨ AI-Generated Music - Hands-on with AI-driven composition tools
✨ Seamless AI Video Editing - Integrating AI-generated assets into video
✨ Capstone Project - Real-world application, project showcase & expert feedback
Who is this course for
01
Creative professionals embracing AI transformation across industries.
02
Art and creative directors and managers seeking hands-on, practical AI expertise.
03
Creative AI enthusiasts seeking real-world applications and practical insights.
What you’ll get out of this course
Master hands-on AI tools for imagery, video, sound and music creation
Students will master AI tools like Midjourney, Kling, Luma, Minimax, Elevenlabs, and Suno for images, videos, sound, and music. They'll progress to advanced tools and techniques with ComfyUI, Forge, Flux, Hunyuan, and beyond - developing pro-level skills for multi-format content
Gain strategic thinking from successful professionals actively using AI in creative industries
Learn strategic thinking from professionals using AI in creative industries. Gain insights into real-world applications, decision-making, and innovative approaches to stay ahead in an AI-driven world.
Understand the ethical considerations and legal aspects of using AI in creative work
Explore the legal aspects of AI in creative industries. Understand the implications of AI use, including intellectual property and compliance considerations, to ensure responsible implementation in your creative projects.
Compile and present a complete project using AI tools, demonstrating mastery of AI in creative production
Create a complete project using AI tools, showcasing your mastery in image, video, sound, and music production. Apply your skills to produce professional content across multiple media formats.
This course includes
23 interactive live sessions
Lifetime access to course materials
41 in-depth lessons
Direct access to instructor
20 projects to apply learnings
Guided feedback & reflection
Private community of peers
Course certificate upon completion
Maven Satisfaction Guarantee
This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.
AI-Powered Creative for Industry Pros
Course syllabus
Week 1
May
1
1. Getting started and Overview of AI-driven creativity
Welcome Cohort
Demonstration of creative work using AI across industries
Introductions of speakers/guest speakers
Overview of current AI image and video technology and its limitations.
Capstone Project
Content
Week 2
May
7
Q&A/ Capstone project support
May
8
2. Creative models and tools
Capstone Topic Submission and Peer Group Formation
Development and robustness of art models.
Community models and their variety
Legal aspects of AI
Overview tools/platforms to be used in the class
Content
Action Items :
Week 3
May
14
Q&A / Support on each tool sign up
May
15
3. Effortless AI Image Creation
Film maker focus utilizing AI, a real case study
Hands-on image generation : Midjourney
Hands-on image generation : Fooocus
Hands-on image generation : Forge
Content
Action Items :
Week 4
May
21
Q&A / Support on Midjourney, Fooocus, Forge
May
22
4. Enhanced Control in Image Generation
Advanced image part 1 (Controlnets) Forge
Benefits of Using ComfyUI
Introduction to ComfyUI
Advanced image part 1 ComfyUI
Content
Action Items :
Week 5
May
28
Q&A / Support on ComfyUI / Character Sheet
May
29
5. Guest Speaker : Professional AI-Generated Images and Videos
Guest speaker work showcase
Introduction to guest speaker and background
Guest speaker session
Image captioning for Flux Lora training
Flux Lora training overview
Content
Action Items :
Week 6
Jun
4
Q&A / Image captioning / Character Sheet/ Flux Lora Training
Jun
5
6. Creating Professional Images in ComfyUI
Advanced images part 2 (inpainting) Forge
Advanced images part 2 ComfyUI
Content
Action Items :
Week 7
Jun
11
Q&A / Image generating using Flux Lora
Jun
12
7. Introduction to AI Video
Hands-on text-to-video generation
Hands-on image-to-video generation
Hands-on ComfyUI for video generation part 1
Content
Action Items :
Week 8
Jun
18
Q&A / Image generating support
Jun
19
8. AI Video Generation
Content
Hands-on ComfyUI for video generation part 2
Introduction to video editing software
Action Items :
Week 9
Jun
25
Q&A / Video generation support
Jun
26
9. Guest Speaker : Professional AI-Generated Videos
Guest speaker work showcase
Introduction to guest speaker and background
Guest speaker session
Create sound effect using ComfyUI
Create dialogue script using ChatGPT
Content
Action Items :
Week 10
Jul
2
Q&A / Sound effect and dialogue script creation support
Jul
3
10. AI Sound Effect and Lip Sync
Create sound effect using Elevenlabs
Speech and dialogue audio creation
Content
Action Items :
Week 11
Week 12
Jul
16
Q&A / Capstone project preparation
Jul
17
Capstone Project Presentation
Capstone project submission
Lecturer and Guest speakers give feedback
Content
Bonus
Alumni channel
Meet your instructors
Sebastian Kamph
Professional AI Instructor & YouTube Teacher
Sebastian is an art director with extensive experience from advertisement and design, having worked 20 years in the industry for various agencies in Sweden and with global brands such as Toyota, Lexus, Burger King, Procter & Gamble and more.
He's also active on Youtube, teaching viewers about generative AI in the creative arena, specializing on tools like Stable diffusion. With over 10M views and 150K+ subscribers, many have been taught generative AI by Sebastian.
Matt Shih
AI Platform CoFounder, Design Director
Matt is a cofounder of ThinkDiffusion, a platform that makes the entire open source AI art ecosystem easily accessible to all. He holds a BA degree from Yale.
Matt brings 20+ years of experience in the creative and advertising industries, spanning graphic design, animation, branding, concept development, interactive, web3, and Al. Matt has worked at agencies large and small on clients such as Absolut, Sprint, Amex, A&E Networks, McDonalds, Showtime, Universal Studios and more.
Kan Towongsricharoen
Professional AI Instructor & Expert
Kan is an AI image and video creation specialist and a Project Odyssey AI Film Competition award winner. Skilled in tools like ComfyUI, Forge, and A1111, he merges creative storytelling with technical expertise.
A licensed architect proficient in SketchUp and AutoCAD, Kan streamlines production workflows and innovates with AI. He's taught numerous AI workshops from creative teams to company-wide AI initiatives.
Professional Teaching Experience
Kan Towongsricharoen, AI expert, teaching at Corporate AI training classes
Sebastian Kamph, Leading Online AI Instructor and YouTube Teacher
Matt Shih, CoFounder of ThinkDiffusion, teaching workshops
Meet Your Guest Speakers
Matty Shimura (@matty.verse)
Matty Shimura is the Executive Producer of Project Odyssey who developed the initiative to unite the companies, communities, and creators across the AI and filmmaking industry.
As a filmmaker for over 17 years, his work has been recognized at Cannes XR, Tribecca Immersive, and C-SPAN, winning AI Filmmaking competitions such Dreamforum and OutsideLLMs.
At Civitai, Matty is the VP of Partnerships, leading API integration deals, joint marketing events, and investor relations.
Yigit Kirca (@kircastudio)
Yigit Kirca is a filmmaker and Creative Director at Realdreams. He specializes in making films, music videos and commercial content by utilizing generative AI. He has worked with companies like Chivas, Elevenlabs, Smiley and Highland Film.
David Lynch (@VisualFrisson)
Visual Frisson is a seasoned video editor and 3D animator with over a decade of experience crafting bold, visually striking work. In recent years, he’s been at the forefront of blending AI with traditional creative workflows.
He served as the AI lead on 'Get Me Out'—winner of the 2024 Runway AI Film Festival Grand Prix—and collaborated with Paul Trillo on his project 'Etherea', working as an AI animator and training a custom model to bring the vision to life.
Visual Frisson has brought his expertise to major brand campaigns and has created stunning show visuals seen at some of the world’s biggest music festivals. His work continues to redefine the future of video production and animation.
James Gerde (@GerdeGotIt )
James Gerde is a Seattle filmmaker who discovered a sweet spot between AI and art, creating surreal animations that transform human movement into mesmerizing new forms. His work explores what happens when the physical world meets artificial intelligence, crafting dreamlike metamorphoses that feel both familiar and otherworldly. Through his production company, Gerde Got It, he blends this unique approach with traditional filmmaking, crafting visuals for artists like Wu-Tang Clan and Britney Spears, along with global brands including X-Games and MSI.
When he's not in the studio, James travels to creative conferences around the world, sharing insights about keeping humanity at the heart of AI art. His work comes from a simple belief: technology works best when it amplifies human creativity rather than trying to replace it. Through each project and collaboration, he seeks to create moments of wonder that remind us how art can feel both cutting-edge and deeply human at the same time.
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AI-Powered Creative for Industry Pros
Cohort 1
$2,500
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Course schedule
Live cohort session 1.5 hours per week
Every Wednesday and Thursday
11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Time Zone Equivalent Examples
London, UK → 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM 🌞
California, USA → 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM 🌞
New York, USA → 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 🌞
Stockholm, Sweden → 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM 🌞
Dubai, UAE → 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM 🌙
New Delhi, India → 8:30 PM – 10:00 PM 🌙
Course starts Thursday, May 1, 2025
A 12-Week Cohort-Based Learning Program
Thursday : Live instruction
Wednesday : Q&A workshop/ Support
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