CG Master Academy - Online Courses in Art, Games & VFX

Curated Tracks for Your Brilliant Future

Master the ins and outs of your dream career with tracks explicitly crafted to provide quality, top-to-bottom education in the discipline you love.

Explore Tracks

29 courses

Foundation & Design Track

18 courses

Houdini | FX Track

31 courses

2D Character Design Track

27 courses

3D Character Arts Track

24 courses

2D Environment Design Track

27 courses

3D Environment Arts Track

6 courses

Compositing | Lighting Track

16 courses

Animation Master Academy

25 courses

Visual Storytelling & IP Development Track

8 courses

Character TD | Rigging Track

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What Our Alumni Are Saying

Hancy

Little Red Zombies - India

Mentorship from CGMA has set me on a professional path by their amazing mentors who teach industry standard workflows. Their guidance and feedback is golden. Special thanks to my mentor Adam Skutt.

Charles

Cyber Rhino Studio

The classes gave to me the knowledge I was looking for to create and implement VFX in Unreal. Additionally, I made contacts with other people from different parts of the globe who were seeking the same objectives as me.

Nikola

Nordeus

CGMA helped me broaden my skill set, which is very important to me as a 3D generalist. I was able to get insights from industry-recognized world-class artists, and make like-minded friends and future colleagues.

Vitaly

Sperasoft

CGMA courses helped me to find my current job, and now I have the opportunity to work on AAA projects.

Pawel

Artifex Mundi

CGMA increased my marketability as an artist by improving my perception of light and shadow, and helping me analyze the works of the old masters.

Martin

Cassagi

CGMA helped me with how to work with references, in a way that I can not find anywhere else. Also, for the designing process, I learn from my instructors many new approaches, which are really beneficial.

Tomer

MPC Vancouver

CGMA provided me with intensive training and a platform to connect with others. The information and tools from my course could not be easily acquired anywhere else. At the end I had a complete project that served as a starting point for my demo reel.

Roy

Bron Animation

Taking "Character Design for Production" and "Character Design for Animation" gave me a huge leg up in the animation industry. I was already animating for film and needed the extra push to be able to lend my skills in other areas of feature production I was passionate about, namely character design and development.

Jess

Method Studios

Through studying at CGMA I was not only eligible to enter The Rookies, but my skills had improved so much that I won a studio internship, kick-starting my career in the VFX industry. Even after my studies have ended, I've still been able to contact my lecturers to ask their opinions and advice in progressing in my career as an artist; their support has been invaluable.

Victoria

Rare

CGMA courses helped me stick to a structured schedule, motivating me to push myself further. I was also able to talk to industry professionals running the courses, which gave me an insight as to what the industry was like.

Student Showcase

From novice creatives looking to jumpstart their career to seasoned pros adding to their toolkit, our students produce thoughtful, mind-blowing work. We want the world to see it.

Alex Garcia