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Dojo Academy

Learn to make anything with AI. Belt by belt.

Short video lessons with the exact steps, the tool and the reason behind every click. Watch two minutes, press Try it, and make the thing yourself.

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38
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68 min
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Free
Every one of these was made by following a lesson. Tap one to learn how.

Your progress

Every lesson you finish counts toward your belt.

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  • White belt· Beginner0 of 5
  • Green belt· Intermediate0 of 6
  • Black belt· Pro0 of 3

5 more beginner lessons for your White belt.

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Start to finish in 11 lessons

Zero to a finished film and a video ad, in order. Each lesson builds on the one before, and each one ends with something you made.

  1. Tour Pixel Dojo in two minutesKnow where every studio and tool lives1:53
  2. Make your first AI imageYour first AI image1:44
  3. Make your first AI videoYour first AI video2:06
  4. Edit any image with wordsAn image edited with words, in 4K1:58
  5. Create without spending creditsImages and video for 0 credits1:40
  6. Prompt like a directorPrompts that read like a shot list1:38
  7. Build a character with no photosA character of your own1:47
  8. One character, every shotThe same face in every scene1:59
  9. Make your character talkA talking video1:49
  10. From idea to filmA short film with sound1:57
  11. One product, many adsA video ad for a product1:51

Pick a goal

Or start with what you want to make

Words you will hearPrompt, Credits, Relax, Model and 8 more, in plain English.
Prompt
The words you type to describe what you want made.
Credits
What every generation costs. The price shows on the Generate button before you press it, and a failed run gives them back.
Relax
A free, slower queue on selected models. Included on every plan, no daily cap.
Model
The AI engine that makes the image or video. Each is good at something different.
Studio
A guided workspace that runs a whole job, like a film or an ad, from start to finish.
Reference
A picture the model copies a look from: a face, a product, an outfit.
Character
A saved person (or creature) with reference photos, so the face stays the same everywhere.
Element
A saved product, place, prop or outfit you can attach to any prompt.
@mention
Type @ and a saved name in a prompt to bring that character or element along.
Upscale
Make a finished image or video sharper and bigger.
LoRA
A small model you train on your own photos to teach the AI a face or a style.
Sensei
Our AI director. Describe the job and it plans, prices, makes and reviews the work.

Questions

Do I need any experience?

No. Start to finish takes you from zero to a finished film and ad in 11 lessons: where everything is, your first video, your own character, then a film. Each lesson shows what to click, what to type and why.

Is Dojo Academy free?

Every lesson is free to watch and read. Making things in the tools uses your Pixel Dojo credits, and Relax mode runs selected models for free on every plan.

How long does it take?

About 68 minutes of video across 38 lessons. Most lessons are under two and a half minutes, plus the time you spend making.

How do belts work?

Every lesson has a level. Finish 5 beginner lessons for your White belt, then 6 intermediate lessons for your Green belt, then 3 pro lessons for your Black belt. Your progress saves on this device, and signing in keeps it on every device.

What does Try it do?

It opens the exact tool the lesson uses, with the lesson's prompt or preset already filled in, so you go from watching to making in one click.

Your first film is 11 lessons away.

First up: Tour Pixel Dojo in two minutes. It takes 1:53.

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