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Online specialized short courses and mentorship to equip you with fundamental art skills used in the industry
Overview

Build your creative tool kit with a professional artist as your guide

Learn essential art techniques used in film, games, and publishing

Perfect for beginners, hobbyists, and creatives, CG Spectrum's two-week workshops will help you build foundational skills in a range of creative areas.

These carefully crafted short courses are designed and led by industry experts to ensure you'll learn the most up-to-date skills and techniques. Get 10+ hours of asynchronous study coupled with a one-hour mentor-led session each week. 

If you're serious about a career in the creative industries, these workshops, along with practice, can also help you get prepared for some of CG Spectrum's more extensive job-focused courses.

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Mentors

Learn art fundamentals from experts with years of industry experience

Whether you're looking to build foundational art skills, want to harness your creative side, or are exploring different career paths, our mentors will help equip you with essential, industry-relevant skills.

Future proof your skills

We’re proud to say that with an 80% employment success rate, the majority of our advanced graduates are now working in jobs closely related to their studies.

If you want to pursue a career in film, games, and publishing, these workshops, paired with practice, can get you ready for our more advanced courses in:

Learn more about our job-focused and industry-led three and nine-month courses on our courses page.

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Studios who have hired our graduates

Student Showcase

Student work that demonstrates the skills and creativity our courses can foster

Our students create high-quality work that speaks for itself. Continuing your education with CG Spectrum will provide you with the tools and resources to help you build a portfolio that gets noticed.

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Benefits

Why study at CG Spectrum

Learn core art essentials with mentorship from experts who've worked at top studios and a vibrant online community to share your learning journey with.

We strive to provide affordable, high-quality, and industry-focused education and believe in the power of learning first-hand from professional artists who have already established successful careers.

What you get when enrolling in CG Spectrum's workshops:

  • All lessons have been crafted by professional artists
  • Flexible online format
  • Learn skills and techniques used in the industry
  • Gain 30 days access to an online community channel on Slack where you can network, troubleshoot, and collaborate with your workshop mentor and peers!

Start your creative learning journey with CG Spectrum!

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About us

The CG Spectrum difference

As an online training center with students and mentors in 90+ countries, we're proud to bring the industry to you—wherever you are in the world!

Established in 2011, CG Spectrum is a global top-ranked training provider offering specialized programs in animation, game development, digital painting, 3D modeling, VFX, virtual production, and visualization. CG Spectrum inspires and trains creators through a unique online learning model and personalized mentorship from industry professionals.

CG Spectrum is an Unreal Authorized Training CenterUnreal Academic Partner, SideFX Certified Training Provider, Toon Boom Authorized Training Center, and Chaos Academic Partner delivering programs worldwide. 

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