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Supercharge your career in 2023!

Play, create, or problem-solve with confidential 1-on-1 mentor sessions customized to your needs
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New skill, new project, new job!

What would you like to accomplish in 2023? Whether it's the next step in your career, or learning an in-demand skill, get customized support from an industry pro.

For a limited time, we're offering completely private and confidential specialist training packages with our industry mentors to help you achieve your creative goals.

Polish your portfolio, hone a new skill, start a new project, or finish an existing one. Our mentors will provide the knowledge, personalized feedback, and motivation to help you overcome challenges and gain a competitive edge.

LIMITED OFFER: Purchase your sessions by December 31, 2022 and redeem by June 30, 2023.

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MENTOR PACKAGES

Three ways to upgrade your skills

Choose your preferred mentor, project and how you'd like to allocate your time. Every session is completely confidential and tailored to your specific goals and skill level. 

1 hour - $150 (USD)

Portfolio Power Up

Use this single session to get a trained set of eyes on your portfolio or technical guidance on a single, smaller project. Benefit from a professional critique, recommendations for improvement, and career advice from someone who has worked in a role or for a company you have your sights set on.

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3 hours - $360 (USD)

Skill Crusher

Learn a new technique, start or finish a project, or polish a portfolio piece. Use your 3 hours in one go, or over 3 x 1 hour sessions if you prefer to work on your project between mentor sessions. An excellent option to add a new skill to your CV, or if you're feeling overwhelmed, and need a little extra support from a pro.

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10 hours - $1199 (USD)

Career Supercharger

Dive deeper and level up your career! Prepare for a new job, promotion, or to take the first step towards switching specialties by acquiring a new skill, gaining confidence in a particular software, bridging a knowledge gap, or creating a brand new piece for your portfolio.

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Choose your mentor

All of our mentors are industry professionals with years of experience. We'll do our very best to match you with your preferred mentor. If for some reason your schedules don't line up, we'll match you with someone equally awesome.
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Sean Amlaner

Sean Amlaner

Sean's worked at Walt Disney Animation, Technicolor VFX, and Sony on 100+ films and TV projects. Credits: Star Trek: Picard, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Avengers: Infinity War.

Dept. Head of Nuke Compositing

Known for Thor: Ragnarok
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Scott Claus

Scott Claus

While at Disney and DreamWorks Scott animated classics like Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Road to El Dorado. He later won an Oscar for best special effects for Life of Pi.

Manager of Animation

Known for Hercules
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Troy Dunniway

Troy Dunniway

Troy is an award-winning game designer and executive with over 25 yrs of game development experience at major companies like Microsoft, Ubisoft, Insomniac, EA, Disney, and Samsung.

Curriculum Manager of Game Design

Known for Resistance: Fall of Man
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Alex Lori

Alex Lori

Alex is a highly experienced senior animator and supervisor whose credits include: The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Dept. Head of Foundations

Known for The Adventures of Puss in Boots
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Mark Pullyblank

Mark Pullyblank

Mark has held lead positions at Rainmaker, Sony and Weta Digital working on films like Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin, and Night at the Museum.

Dept. Head of 3D Animation

Known for Avatar
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Fang Jing

Fang Jing

Possessing a degree in concept art, Fang has produced many concept designs for projects including Minecraft Dungeons and Prison Architect. She currently works at Sony Playstation Studios.

Mentor of Concept Art

Known for Minecraft Dungeons

Tyler James's Work
Tyler James

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
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Jon Vener

Jon Vener

Jon  is an artist, developer, and educator who has been in Animation, VFX, Games and VR for 13 years and has been a digital creative professional for 20+ years.

Mentor of 3D Animation

Known for Halo 4
Bryan Bentley's Work
Bryan Bentley

Bryan Bentley

Bryan's award winning experience includes lead positions at ILM and Rhythm & Hues working films like The Golden Compass, Rango, Pacific Rim, and Transformers 2 and 3.

Curriculum Manager of 3D Modeling

Known for Pacific Rim
Jim Richardson's Work
Jim Richardson

Jim Richardson

Jim has worked in various animation roles on commercials, film, TV, and games, as well as teaching 2D Animation. He teaches animation online while working at CG Spectrum.

Mentor of 2D Animation

Known for Disney Junior
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Shaun Stephenson

Shaun Stephenson

Shaun’s 20+ year 3D career includes roles as a lead artist, technical artist, 3D modeler, and environment artist. He’s worked at EA, ILM, Lucasfilm, Ubisoft, 2K, and Digital Domain. He also has real-time 3D experience.

Mentor of 3D Modeling

Known for Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Jon Krummel's Work
Jon Krummel

Jon Krummel

From major Disney hits like Frozen, Zootopia, and Wreck-it Ralph to Disneyland theme park rides, Jon's 20 years in the business have made him an accomplished environment artist.

Mentor of 3D Modeling

Known for Zootopia
Bryan Griffiths's Work
Bryan Griffiths

Bryan Griffiths

After 20 years in the industry, AAA game expert Bryan has worked on titles like Too Human, X-Men: Destiny, Rollers of the Realm, Debris, and now Far Cry 6.

Mentor of Game Programming

Known for Far Cry 6
Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh's Work
Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh

Ehsan Ebrahimzadeh

Ehsan has worked as an environment artist for video games since 2009 and is currently a Senior Environment Artist at Arkane Studios, working on Redfall. Ehsan loves to share his expertise and, along with mentoring at CGS, he has participated on panels such as GDC to help educate and inform emerging game artists.

Dept. Head of 3D Modeling

Known for Redfall

Simon Warwick's Work
Simon Warwick

Simon Warwick

Simon has been working in the game industry since 2005, and was credited as the only technical cinematic animator for Batman: Arkham City at Rocksteady Studios.

Dept. Head of Real-Time 3D

Known for Batman: Arkham Knight
Eric Wilkerson's Work
Eric Wilkerson

Eric Wilkerson

Eric is an illustrator/concept artist for film, TV, advertising, publishing, comics and games. Clients include Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering), Weta Workshop, Marvel, Upper Deck, Scholastic and Disney.

Mentor of Illustration

Known for Magic: The Gathering
Scot Bayless's Work
Scot Bayless

Scot Bayless

Scot helped create the first Advanced Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, and was responsible for hits like Falcon 3.0, Crimson Skies, 007: Everything or Nothing and DMC.

Director of Game Development

Known for DMC
Ben Fox's Work
Ben Fox

Ben Fox

Ben's worked on high-profile commercials and Unreal Engine VR experiences for projects like Game of Thrones, Interstellar and Ready Player One.

Mentor of Houdini FX

Known for Interstellar VR
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Firas Hosn

Firas Hosn

While at Ubisoft, AAA programmer Firas released almost a game a year including Far Cry 3, 4, 5, Assassin's Creed 3, Your Shape, Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Watchdogs 2 and 3.

Dept. Head of Game Programming

Known for Assassin's Creed 3
Kasy Stein's Work
Kasy Stein

Kasy Stein

From Blue Sky to ILM, Method and MPC, Kasy's earned credits on dozens of projects including Kong: Skull Island, Ice Age, The Martian, X-Men: Days of Future Past and RoboCop and 47 Ronin.

Mentor of Nuke Compositing

Known for Kong: Skull Island

Peter Ocampo's Work
Peter Ocampo

Peter Ocampo

Peter is a freelance concept artist and has worked at DNEG as an in-house concept artist on diverse projects for film and TV. He has a particular passion for designing dark horror creatures.

Mentor of Concept Art

Known for Annihilation
Aleksei Shatunov's Work
Aleksei Shatunov

Aleksei Shatunov

Since 2017, Aleksei has worked for studios like Marvel, Upper Deck, and Ringtail studios, creating illustrations, background 2D paintings, environment art, concept art, promo art, game assets, and more.

Mentor of Concept Art

Known for Aeon Must Die

John McCambridge's Work
John McCambridge

John McCambridge

John is a Lead Concept Artist and Freelance Illustrator for video games. He’s worked on video games, RPG books, and board games such as Bulletstorm, RuneScape, Saga: Rage of Vikings, and Elysium.

Mentor of Concept Art

Known for Game of Thrones (publication)

Anton Tenitsky's Work
Anton Tenitsky

Anton Tenitsky

First a texture artist at Nickelodeon, then a 3D character artist at Gameloft, Anton is ahead of the curve when using emerging software for real-time graphics and film production.

Mentor of 3D Modeling

Known for Penguins of Madagascar
Hubert Lapointe 's Work
Hubert Lapointe

Hubert Lapointe

Montréal-based Hubert Lapointe has worked as an animator and animation supervisor on hit shows like Rick & Morty and The Ollie and Moon Show, and as a software instructor for ToonBoom.

Mentor of 2D Animation

Known for Rick and Morty
Scott Sackett's Work
Scott Sackett

Scott Sackett

Scott has been an animator and storyboard artist working on both feature and TV animation. Currently, he is working as a Supervising Director at Exceptional Minds Studios.

Mentor of 2D Animation

Known for Pinky and The Brain
Sykosan's Work
Sykosan

Sykosan

Sykosan is a 2D animation filmmaker with expertise covering all stages of the animation process and a unique style of modern western and Japanese influences.

Mentor of 2D Animation

Known for Katy Perry's Cry About it Later
Anna Beganskaya's Work
Anna Beganskaya

Anna Beganskaya

Since 2015, Anna has worked as a 3D character artist at Riot Games, Sirship Syndicate, and Blizzard, on titles including League of Legends (merch), Darksiders Genesis, Heroes of the Storm, and Ruined King.

Known for Heroes of the Storm

Daniel Hourigan's Work
Daniel Hourigan

Daniel Hourigan

Daniel is a senior Houdini FX artist with 15 years of experience working on blockbusters such as Terminator: Dark Fate, John Wick 3, Aquaman, The Wolverine, and Game of Thrones.

Manager of VFX

Known for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Humza Khan's Work
Humza Khan

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

 

Terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions:
Mentor sessions must be purchased by December 31, 2022 and redeemed by June 30, 2023. Subject to mentor availability. In the event a mentor is not available, mentee will be matched with another mentor with similar experience and skill. Mentee is responsible for software, hardware, NDAs. This purchase is non-transferable and cannot be applied to any other product or service offering.

Refund Policy:
For packages of 1 hour or 3 hours, cancellations for a full refund will be accepted for any reason 24 hours prior to the start of the first session. For packages of 10 hours;
a) cancellations for a full refund will be accepted for any reason 24 hours prior to the start of the first session.
b) for cancellations after the start of the first session, a refund will be provided for sessions not used.
No refund shall be payable if:
a) you do not attend your mentor session(s) (or only attend in part); or 
b) you do not use all or any part of your mentor session(s) by 30 June 2023. 

Privacy Policy
Personal information may be collected by CG Spectrum at the time of purchase of the mentor sessions. You consent to us processing your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. 

Limited Liability
To the extent permitted by law, CG Spectrum and its related bodies corporate shall not be liable to any person for any loss or damage however caused arising out of, or in connection with, the mentor sessions. 

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