Character Design
Concept art course run by top artists
Get job-ready with expert career training and mentorship
Focused on career outcomes, the Character Design Course takes your character skills to a professional level. Whether you want to freelance as an independent artist, or work at a major film or game studio, you'll learn job skills, master complex techniques and learn to communicate through art, creating compelling work that captivates and inspires.
Why study concept art at CG Spectrum:
- Specialized focus on concept art for film, games & publishing
- Be mentored by award-winning artists
- Extra career support to get you in front of employers
- Private 1-on-1 or small group classes (max 4 students)
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Get your skills to industry standard with advanced concept art training. With a seasoned concept artist as your mentor, you'll gain valuable insights into the film and games industry, build job skills, and graduate with a solid portfolio to impress employers.
Meet your mentor online for weekly classes, get personalized video critiques of your work, and 1-on-1 career support to get you ready to hit the ground running after graduation!
Brandon Reimchen
Brandon brings almost 20 years of experience as a video game concept artist with a long client list that includes EA, Activision, Capcom, Gree, and Disney Interactive.
Manager of Digital Painting
Known for Resident Evil
Felix Bauer-Schichtegroll
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Battlefield V
Imery Watson
Imery's first job out of school was on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 20 years on he's still working as concept designer and art director with top clients like Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and Disney.
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Warner Bros, Universal, Disney
John McCambridge
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Game of Thrones (publication)
Florian Escuer
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Ghost Force
David Malan
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Disney Infinity
Humza Khan
Humza has worked for EA, Microsoft, Activision, LucasArts, Wargaming, Ubisoft, Fischer Price, Hasbro, Mattel. Credits include: Call of Duty, The Division 2, and the Sims.
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Aleksei Shatunov
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Aeon Must Die
Mike Thompson
Award-winning artist Mike has worked with clients such as Marvel, Hasbro, Dimension Films, HBO, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros, Mattel, DC Comics and Cartoon Network.
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Black Panther
Subroto Bhaumik
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for X-Men: Dark Phoenix
Fang Jing
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Minecraft Dungeons
Tyler James
Award-winning artist Tyler has worked with major clients like Cryptozoic and Blizzard on titles including Heroes of the Storm, Warhammer, Rift, Star Wars, Hex, Warcraft, and RWBY.
Mentor of Concept Art & Illustration
Known for Hearthstone
Bernie Kang
Now art director at Phoenix One, Bernie created creatures, characters, weapons and FX concepts for cinematic trailers for World of Warcraft and more while at Blizzard.
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for World of Warcraft
Kinman Chan
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Nilah Magruder
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Book & Comic Illustration
Dio Lee
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Halo Infinite
Catalin Laie
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Brother in Arms 3
Mike Meredith
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Illustrations for children's market
Mike Yamada
Mentor of Concept Art
Known for Wreck it Ralph 2
I honestly couldn’t have had a better experience with the classes.
I got an hour each week of dedicated one on one time with the mentor. He would give me critiques and paint overs of my work. The paint overs from a professional are the biggest benefit in my opinion. Not only are the classes immensely helpful, the staff are quick to answer emails and they even went out of their way to send my certificates to colleges here in the USA, which helped me get accepted to some of the top art schools on the east coast.
I have nothing but great memories of CG Spectrum!
I was a bit unsure when I signed up for the concept art course because I had no prior experience, but it changed my life. I had a great mentor, Brandon, who would always push me to do better and I learned valuable things in each class. Now I'm closer to my dream job.
Thank you CG Spectrum for giving me exactly what I needed to get started in this competitive industry.
I started the Concept Art & Illustration Course to create a stunning portfolio to apply for an internship. Without CG Spectrum I would never have been able to create a portfolio on a level that got me an amazing internship in Beijing.
