Estimated tuition
$4K to $8K
Prices may vary on elective courses taken
Duration
12 months
Prerequisites
Foundation & Design Program or a suitable portfolio submission
Estimated Salary
$53K to $114K
Based on US job data
Foundations & Design Program overview
Learn the roles of an Environment Designer


Story

Art/Pre-Production

Modeling
Foundations & Design CURRICULUM
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Learn from award-winning artists who've worked at top studios around the world
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Travis Mangaoang
I like how Armand tailored his approach to each student specifically to push them as designers. It wasn't a cookie cutter method; he valued each artist based on their interest and guided them through each week as time progressed. He's a once-in-a-lifetime mentor that truly cares about the artist and their craft.
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Bhairavi Kulkarni
It was a pleasure to learn from Armand. He is humble, attentive and very passionate about his work which was very clear in every lecture. He is truly inspirational.
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Mark Anthony
This is my second time taking a class with Armand. I really enjoy his teaching style and love the fact that he always has feedback for our work. His teaching style allows us to become more of a thinking artist which I find a huge plus. On top of the fact that he always shows interest.
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Tam Dao
He is a great instructor, I learned a lot from him and I can tell that he is passionate about art and teaching.
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Ricardo Guimaraes
One of the best courses I've ever taken!
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Madeline Julyk
I had a phenomenal time in this class, and I'm so sad it's ending. The instructor is funny, personable, knowledgeable, and is always responsive an attentive in and outside of the classroom. He puts a lot of effort and care into critiques and genuinely cares about the improvement of his students. I can't express enough what a positive experience this was!
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Tessera Madison
This has been a fantastic experience! Mitchell has been an incredible teacher. He takes the time to give each student detailed feedback. He is easily available if we have any questions or are struggling with an assignment. His lectures were extremely helpful and I learned so much. I am so grateful for this experience and would love to take more classes in the future!
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Lucca Medeiros
The classes were really full of knowledge, and I learned a lot!
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Janna Sophia Koppenwallner
Thank you for the great class!
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Barbbara Pozzi
He is a beautiful person and his work is great. He helped me so much!
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Jeff Holloway
Aaron Limonick is an excellent instructor and I really valued the lectures and individual feedback. I think that is one of the most important benefits that CGMA provides: real feedback and advice from the instructor. Aaron was great and I would absolutely take other courses that he teaches!
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Allan Boulogne
Aaron is hands down the best teacher I've ever had. I've learned more from him in 8 weeks than I have at my art college in 2 years. One more reason I'm making the full switch to you guys. Top notch stuff. Great honor to have him as a teacher.
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William Kalkanis-Ellis
The class was really informative, thank you for all your help!
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Geneviève Huard
Aaron was a very articulate and fun instructor, always motivated and motivating! I'll definitively miss him!
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Chang Wei Chen
Best course I've taken so far.
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Sebastian Posada
Mauricio was awesome! He really engaged with us and answered every question that was asked - pretty amazing!
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James Pickard
Really good mentorship and instruction from Mauricio.
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Anouk Perusse-Bell
The instructor is clearly passionate about his profession and he demonstrated his enthusiasm throughout the assignments. He always managed to bring out the best points in any of the students' work, improving them but preserving the student's initial idea.
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Henri Woon-Am
Gilles provides very clear and helpful feedbacks, directly pointing out how and why your work should be changed, and how your art would be overall improved in the end. His expertise in environment painting, coupled with his professional but also laid-back behavior, makes the Q&As really enjoyable and informative.
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Chris Lindstrom
Great instructor, provided lots of useful and clear feedback on assignments and very informative Q&As.
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Peter Millar
Gilles was very professional and free with his knowledge.
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Anna Orlova
Gilles is a wonderful instructor and artist.
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Allan Boulogne
Gilles was a fantastic instructor and I'm really glad I got to have him as a mentor. He cares about the students, answered every question to the best of his ability at each Q&A. Awesome guy.
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James Wright
He went above and beyond. I cannot recommend him enough! Great teacher with a fantastic work ethic.
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Aromie Kim
Patient and considerate, Tyler did an amazing job at letting me realize my mistakes and using them as steps to better understanding. His feedback made me want to improve and I was inspired to redo my past assignments while doing the one that would be due. All in all, a fantastic instructor whose lessons I'll remember!
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Christopher Lambert
Best teacher I have ever had. Best class I have ever taken at CGMA.
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Allan Boulogne
Hands down the coolest instructor I've had at CGMA. Super down-to-earth and funny guy. I loved the small history lessons of each architecture type. He really knows his stuff and he's really, really supportive of all the student's work. Amazing guy and great course!
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Akos Szabo
He was a fantastic teacher during the entire course!
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Arthur Hargrave
Very clear and very informative. A lot of information to study from.
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Emma Wittwer
Eric is awesome!
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David Fortin
Kalen is an excellent teacher.
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Genevieve Franco
Kalen was really friendly and encouraging. He had great suggestions for help in areas that needed more work.
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Sravan Ncs
Kalen is awesome on so many levels.
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Daniel Mallada
Kalen is one of the best instructors I've had in my whole life. He is always encouraging people to work hard and explore new stuff. His classes are very well conducted and also have great humor. Definitely a very great experience.
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Tom Moore
Nick's lectures were amazing. He was great at explaining what his thought process was while working through multiple iterations. His Q&A sessions were fantastic; he was great at answering everyone's questions and was very generous with sharing his knowledge.
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Usama Jameel
Nick is a fabulous instructor and he explained each and every thing in depth. He always encouraged us to do research and for us to develop our own styles rather then depend upon the instructor's weekly examples or brushes. I really enjoyed learning with Nick. I recommend this course for anyone who wants to develop the skills in production designing.
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