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Innovative online courses for a successful career in the Art, Games & VFX industries.

100+ Mentored Courses

Art, Games, & VFX

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Learn from the industry’s best with innovative online courses and personalized feedback. If you want a career in Art, Games or VFX, you’ve come to the right place. Professional instructors. Relevant online coursework.

Featured Subjects

Matte Painting

Storytelling

Houdini/FX

Drawing Foundation

Environment Design

Rigging

3D Environment

Character Design

Motion Graphics

3D Character

What do you want to learn?

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Featured Tracks

24 Courses

Foundation & Design Track

Whatever your likely career path - be it Character Design, Environment Design, Visual Effects, or another; it’s essential to gain a strong & balanced understanding of good art design & techniques. This is where our Foundation & Design Track comes in.

28 Courses

2D Character Design Track

Our Character Design Track is designed to carefully build on those core foundational drawing skills to give students head-to-toe training in the art of human & creature character design for the Entertainment Industries.

21 Courses

2D Environment Design Track

Our Environment Design Track is designed for those wanting to pursue a career in the film/animation or games industry. Featuring classes that cover all aspects of design including matte painting, sketching, narrative illustration, & composition.

23 Courses

3D Character Arts Track

Designed to take students through the entire process of character creation, & developing the skills in their chosen specialist role, such as hard surface modeler, prop artist, texture artist, rigging artist, or creature designer

21 Courses

3D Environment Arts Track

This track is designed to provide students with an inroad to the games industry. Students will take on the role of world builder & create a sense of immersion. While refining the 3D content that helps define the aesthetic & gameplay flow.

10 Courses

Character TD | Rigging Track

Our in-depth Character TD/Rigging Track takes students through the tools & techniques used by animation, visual effects, & game studios. Students will learn to build rigs for a wide variety of character types, using the latest industry-standard methods.

15 Courses

Houdini | FX Track

One of the more demanding roles in Visual Effects & Games. Our Houdini/FX Track comes in with a comprehensive suite of classes. Students will master pyro and fluid effects, cloth, crowds, destruction, and more.

4 Courses

Compositing | Lighting Track

Developed by mentors with extensive industry experience. This track features classes that teach students the ins & outs of lighting using raytrace renderer Arnold, Node-based compositing tool Nuke, & the science, technology, & art of lighting for games.

20 Courses

Visual Storytelling & IP Development Track

Designed to equip artists with the necessary tools to become visual communicators & ultimately develop their own storytelling language. Whether they're focused on Concept Art, Comics, Filmmaking, Storyboarding, or Character/Environment Design.

Companies that hire our students

Alumni

Carlos

CGMA is an excellent and affordable option for aspiring artists and professionals who want to build upon their skills. I took advantage of many classes during my Master studies at the University of Hertfordshire in order to develop my Master Thesis.

NOW ATElectronic Arts - Dice

Jack

CGMA helped set up a strong understanding of anatomy, shape, and form which has benefited all my work as of now.

NOW ATRooster Teeth

Isabelle

I took Storyboarding for Animation, and not only did I gain a greater knowledge of cinematic storytelling, I feel like I gained a better understanding of what professionals and studios look out for in a storyboard artist.

NOW ATDisney Television Animation

Romain

By learning from great teachers, I was able to increase my skills and artistic sense, as well as level up my demo reel and portfolio. It was a great way to specialize in a specific field and get familiar with industry-standard software.

NOW ATBuf Montreal

Sonja

CGMA offers amazing classes that are fun and informative, even for seasoned artists. Clinton's UE4 Modular Environment class taught me everything I needed to know to be able to branch out from film and also work in VR and now AAA games.

NOW ATMassive Entertainment / Ubisoft

Hector

CGMA helps me to improve my facial rigging skills and inspire myself to work hard and achieve my goals like my instructor Wade Ryer.

NOW ATFox International Channels (Fox IC), Baby TV

Testimonials

What our students are saying!

Featured Industry Experts

Pete Zoppi

Senior Character Artist / Treyarch

"The great thing now is that inspiration can be found just about anywhere."

Patrick Raines

Visual Development Artist / Freelance Artist

Creating visually impressive environments for films and games.

Patrick Jones

Illustrator / Freelance Illustrator

Known for his awe inspiring style and luscious colored paintings.

Patrick Ballesteros

Concept Designer / Freelance Artist

"A passion for creating art that brings you back to being a kid."

Omar Gatica

Lighting Artist / Art Director / Infinity Ward

Designing and lighting environments for games.

Nate Wragg

Production Designer / Dreamworks Animation

Noted for his lively, whimsical style.

Miki Montllo

Comic and Concept Artist / Editions Dargaud-Lombard

Noted for his stylized characters and compositions.

Mélanie Delon

Freelance Digital Illustrator / Freelance illustrator

"I always start an illustration with a preconceived idea of the story."

Jason Brubaker

Comic Artist / Independent Comic Artist

"Make what you wish you could find, not what others tell you to make."

Armand Serrano

Senior Visual Development Artist / Walt Disney Animation

"I draw, I play, I teach and I pray. Living life with a PURPOSE."

Aaron Limonick

Concept Artist / Naughty Dog

"If technology is responsible for your success, you’re doing something wrong."

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