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Dive into a stimulating career in architecture visualization (archviz), product visualization, industrial visualization, film, or games with CG Spectrum's Foundations of 3D Visualization Course. Learn to translate ideas into the digital 3D space, establishing accurate representations of what buildings, sets, and landscapes will look like before they're even built!
Why study 3D visualization at CG Spectrum:
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CG Spectrum, a Rookies Certified School, has partnered with Chaos to develop a job-focused study pathway to ensure you are well-positioned to enter the workforce as a 3D visualization artist, making a productive contribution from day one on the job.
Gain speed and confidence with industry-standard software, learn cutting-edge visualization techniques, and finish the course with high-quality 3D renders that will demonstrate your skills to prospective employers.
Certificate
9 months
20 hrs weekly
Beginner to Intermediate
Basic computer skills
Weekly online classes, feedback and support
3ds Max, V-Ray, Unreal Engine, Photoshop
Jul 10, 2023
Our expert-led courses prepare you for a diverse and rewarding career as a 3D visualization artist. Uncover your creative potential while building the right technical job skills.
Plan your studies around your work and family commitments
Learn from mentors who have worked in the film and games industry
Build practical, relevant job skills that studios are looking for
Options to help you pursue your passion and start working sooner
Learn about the industry and relevant software, 3ds Max and V-Ray, while building your 3D modeling and rendering skills. You'll get to model, texture, and light digital kitchen items, blocking them out in a 3D virtual scene using physical cameras and adjusting focal lengths to achieve better results.
This part of the Foundations of 3D Visualization Course will explore adding detail to your 3D scene to achieve a more interesting and photoreal finish, using surface imperfections, compositing, and atmospheric effects. You'll also dive deeper into texturing, shading, lighting, and rendering and learn Photoshop fundamentals.
This final term looks at how to create 3D visualizations in Unreal Engine (UE). Learn how to plan out a shot in Unreal Engine and build impressive scenes with your own assets as well as Quixel's Megascans library. You'll also explore how to fully utilize the Lumen and Nanite features of UE5 and animation to achieve photorealistic real-time projects.
Our mentors have years of 3D visualization industry experience across archviz, product visualization, games, and digital fashion and have worked for clients including Epic Games, Audi, Nespresso, and ICONIQ.
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Founder of Chaos Theory
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Architectural Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Product Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Architectural Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Digital Fashion
The most affordable way to learn from top industry mentors in a fun, collaborative environment, while still getting plenty of personalized feedback.
Progress faster and enjoy more flexiblity with private mentorship. Ideal for busy schedules, career-changers, or artists upgrading skills or changing specialties.
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Any student enrolling in this course will need to have basic computer literacy (i.e. knows how to use a computer and operate everyday applications such as email, Zoom, and Slack).
If you have successfully completed the Introduction to 3D Visualization Course, and want to continue your education, you can move straight into term 2 of the Foundations of 3D Visualization Course.
You will also need a computer that meets the minimum specifications (see next question).
Software:
An educational license will be provided for 3ds Max, V-Ray.
You will need to purchase Photoshop (photography plan only) for term 2 and will be reimbursed for the cost by CG Spectrum.
Term 3 requires Unreal Engine, which is free to download and use.
Hardware:
Students will need a dedicated graphics card and a computer that meets the minimum requirements for Autodesk 3ds Max, Chaos V-Ray, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine.
The software and skills you will be learning in this course do not require a background in architecture.
What we teach you can definitely be applied to architecture, if you desire, and can help you work towards a career in architectural visualization (archviz) if that is your goal.
If you choose the 1-on-1 private mentorship option, then yes, you can decide to skip and adjust the pacing with your mentor.
Yes! 3D modeling is a significant part of 3D visualization, and we welcome modelers to our course.
If you have previous 3D modeling experience, you may not need to take the first term and could enroll straight in term 2. However, the first term may still be beneficial if you are unfamiliar with the software we teach (3ds Max and V-Ray).
To skip term 1, you must be able to show that you have a fundamental understanding of how 3ds Max works along with basic lighting and rendering skills via a portfolio demonstrating your experience and an accompanying resume.
Please note that for those wishing to move straight into term 2, we are not taking enrollments for the July start date at this time. Term 2 will commence later in the year (please contact our admissions team for more information).
3D visualization processes are employed across myriad industries—from building and construction to film and video games to product design and VR—making 3D visualization artists in demand.
This 9-month course is designed to prepare you for a career as a 3D visualization artist. It also includes personalized career services and 1-on-1 time with our Career Development Manager, which can help when applying for junior-level jobs in visualization across:
Discover more about this career path, tips, and salary expectations on our careers page:
With a focus on portfolio preparation, we help students build their competitive edge with high quality work that gets noticed.
My experience at CG Spectrum was second to none, and taught me so much more than I initially anticipated.
My mentor took me from being barely computer literate to an animator working at a studio in only a year and a half. The information and level of teaching at CG Spectrum will absolutely not be found anywhere else.
I can't stress enough how much I'm enjoying studying here!
I started the course out of curiosity, I was brand new to this world but I feel like I got all the answers that I needed and even more.
I’m excited to start the new leg of my journey!
It isn’t every day you decide to quit your job, go back to school, graduate and get a new job in a field you’ve always dreamed about in less than 1 year. Needless to say, it has been one eventful year for me! I have to give a huge thanks to everyone at CG Spectrum for making this possible.
A great way to connect and learn
The interaction with the mentors is the best thing at CG Spectrum: their support and flexibility to adapt and support you with specific, practical tasks help you improve in the areas you're interested in. The huge Slack community is also a great way to connect with and learn from peers, it's a constant source of info from various areas of the industry.
The CG Spectrum training solidified my skills using Unreal Engine.
Having used it briefly before, and feeling overwhelmed by how big the range is of what you can do using the engine, the training taught me the areas I would need for virtual production very well. I now feel confident with the skills I have gained.
CG Spectrum offers unconditional support.
I want to thank the entire CG Spectrum staff and mentors for their unconditional support, for sharing beyond the course syllabus, and for always giving 100% in everything.