2D

2D Animation Essentials

Students should have taken at least one animation course prior to enrolling in this course, and should...

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Intermediate

8 Weeks

2D Animation Essentials

Intermediate

8 Weeks

2D Motion Graphics in After Effects

Learn how to navigate through basic key framing tools & techniques in After Effects to create...

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Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

2D Motion Graphics in After Effects

Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

3D for 2D Artists

This class will help students understand how powerful 3D is and how to take advantage of different...

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Intermediate

8 Weeks

3D for 2D Artists

Intermediate

8 Weeks

Absolute Beginners

This course is an introduction to the basic drawing and painting fundamentals necessary in developing...

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Beginner

8 weeks

Absolute Beginners

Beginner

8 weeks

Advanced Matte Painting for Production

This class will go in-depth into what matte painting has become these days as well as what it will...

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Intermediate to advanced

8 weeks

Advanced Matte Painting for Production

Intermediate to advanced

8 weeks

Analytical Figure Drawing

As students continue to develop a basic skill set throughout this course, a special emphasis will...

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Beginner

8 weeks

Analytical Figure Drawing

Beginner

8 weeks

Anatomy of Clothing

In this class, we will deconstruct the materials, from their tensile strength and geometric construction...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Anatomy of Clothing

Intermediate

8 weeks

Animal Drawing

Animal Drawing emphasizes developing an understanding of the anatomy of wildlife and domestic animals....

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Beginner to Intermediate

8 weeks

Animal Drawing

Beginner to Intermediate

8 weeks

Art Direction for Character Designers

One of the biggest challenges in working as a professional character designer--whether in a studio...

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Advanced

8 weeks

Art Direction for Character Designers

Advanced

8 weeks

Background and Layout for Animation

In this courses students will cover: composition, prop design, designing a focal point and building...

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Intermediate

8 Weeks

Background and Layout for Animation

Intermediate

8 Weeks

Becoming a Better Artist

Learn the basics of art as well as the subtle details and differences in techniques and approaches....

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Beginner

8 weeks

Becoming a Better Artist

Beginner

8 weeks

Character Design For Animation

This course will cover a lot of reference and breaking it down into the importance of things to consider...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Character Design For Animation

Intermediate

8 weeks

Character Design for Film and Games

This course will teach you basic as well as advanced techniques in character creation. Students will...

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Advanced

8 weeks

Character Design for Film and Games

Advanced

8 weeks

Character Design For Production

This class will focus on taking your character designs through a production pipeline and learning...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Character Design For Production

Intermediate

8 weeks

Character Design Mentorship with Carlos Grangel

In this course, students will be mentored by award-winning character designer Carlos Grangel as he...

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Intermediate to Advanced

4 weeks

Character Design Mentorship with Carlos Grangel

Intermediate to Advanced

4 weeks

Character Design Portfolio Mentorship

This mentorship is designed to be tailored to each student's goals and challenges as character...

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Intermediate- Advanced

8 weeks

Character Design Portfolio Mentorship

Intermediate- Advanced

8 weeks

Comics: The Art of Storytelling

This course is designed to be an intensive introduction to comics and narrative, from the very first...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Comics: The Art of Storytelling

Intermediate

8 weeks

Composition for Concept Art and Illustration

This class will cover the fundamental principles used to create visually striking images as applied...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Composition for Concept Art and Illustration

Intermediate

8 weeks

Costume Concept Design

Costume design is an essential part of character design. From a character's clothing down to the...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Costume Concept Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Creating Comics & Graphic Novels

Back again for the Winter 2020 term! During this course, students will bring their own stories to...

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Creating Comics & Graphic Novels

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Creature Design for Film and Games

This course will teach you how to design your own creatures by using Earth’s animals as a guideline....

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Advanced

8 weeks

Creature Design for Film and Games

Advanced

8 weeks

Design Mentorship

In this course students will learn the theory about design and how to conciously apply that theory...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Design Mentorship

Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Art Foundations

Take beginning steps to familiarize yourself with additional digital drawing and painting tools as...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Art Foundations

Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Painting

This course is an introduction to digital painting and color composition for film and animation. With...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Painting

Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Portrait Painting

This course goes over different color and texture rendering techniques for creating believable human...

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Digital Portrait Painting

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Drawing & Rendering Techniques for Hardware Design

Drawing & Rendering Techniques for Hardware Design covers the benefits of ideation sketching,...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Drawing & Rendering Techniques for Hardware Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Dynamic Sketching 1

Learn how to communicate visually through drawing principles and knowledge. Dynamic Sketching will enable...

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Beginner

8 weeks

Dynamic Sketching 1

Beginner

8 weeks

Dynamic Sketching 2

Foundational drawing is the most important aspect of being a designer. This class is designed to take...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Dynamic Sketching 2

Intermediate

8 weeks

Ecorche'

Ecorché is intended to give students a thorough understanding of the superficial anatomy of...

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All levels welcome

10 weeks

Ecorche'

All levels welcome

10 weeks

Environment Concept Design

Environment Concept Design includes the basic and general outline of creating an environment as used...

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Environment Concept Design

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Environment Painting & Design

In this follow-up course to Environment Concept Design, students will be diving deeper into the elements...

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Advanced

8 weeks

Environment Painting & Design

Advanced

8 weeks

Environment Sketching

This class will focus on creating compelling environments with a strong and consistent design language....

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Environment Sketching

Intermediate

8 weeks

Environment Sketching for Production

Environment Sketching for Production focuses on creating visual themes for use in a production pipeline....

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Environment Sketching for Production

Intermediate

8 weeks

Figure Drawing: Anatomy of Style

Patrick will discuss traditional drawing rendering techniques which he uses to simplify anatomy into...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Figure Drawing: Anatomy of Style

Intermediate

8 weeks

Foundations in Modern 2D Animation

Put down your pegbars and pencils, because this class is about learning animation the modern way....

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Beginner to Intermediate

9 weeks

Foundations in Modern 2D Animation

Beginner to Intermediate

9 weeks

Fundamentals of Architecture Design

This is a project-based course during which students will weekly be given assignments found typically...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Architecture Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Character Design

This is a beginning character design course with an emphasis on creating memorable characters with...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Character Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Design

Design pertains to nearly everything. From composition and lighting to the shapes of our characters...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Environment Design

Whether for film, video games, or digital feature animation, this class will focus on what it takes...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Environment Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Perspective

This is a basic, introductory course in linear perspective drawing. Students enrolled in...

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Beginner

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Perspective

Beginner

8 weeks

Head Drawing and Construction

This course builds on the skills and information covered in the initial Analytical Figure Drawing...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Head Drawing and Construction

Intermediate

8 weeks

Illustration Mentorship

In this course students will focus on furthering their digital painting to create illustrations that...

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Intermediate- Advanced

8 weeks

Illustration Mentorship

Intermediate- Advanced

8 weeks

Key Frame Illustration for Production

This course focuses on teaching students how to create beautiful and cinematic key frame illustrations....

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 Weeks

Key Frame Illustration for Production

Intermediate to Advanced

8 Weeks

Matte Painting

*Course will be updated for Summer Term 2020.* This course you will go through the complex discipline...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Matte Painting

Intermediate

8 weeks

Narrative Illustration and Characters

Illustrators working in entertainment will spend their careers creating compelling imagery for narrative...

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Intermediate (portfolio review is recommended)

8 weeks

Narrative Illustration and Characters

Intermediate (portfolio review is recommended)

8 weeks

Perspective

In this class students will learn 1, 2 and 3 point perspective systems building upon existing...

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Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

Perspective

Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

Production Illustration for Matte Painters and Concept Artists

Today’s studios have evolved a set of demands that move beyond the singular focus of matte painting...

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Production Illustration for Matte Painters and Concept Artists

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Sketching Mentorship with Peter Han

Take advantage of a new opportunity at the CG Master Academy to work live one-on-one with Peter Han....

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Sketching Mentorship with Peter Han

Intermediate

8 weeks

Storyboard Mentorship

Students will be storyboarding through the entirety of the class and will ideally come out with three...

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Intermediate

8 Weeks

Storyboard Mentorship

Intermediate

8 Weeks

Storyboarding For Animation

This class will help you fall in love with the cinema, if you haven’t already. One of the main...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Storyboarding For Animation

Intermediate

8 weeks

Storyboarding for Live Action & Commercials

Storyboarding for live action requires not only the ability to clearly communicate a story visually,...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Storyboarding for Live Action & Commercials

Intermediate

8 weeks

The Art Of Color And Light

The Art of Color and Light is an exploration in the properties of color and light under a variety...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

The Art Of Color And Light

Intermediate

8 weeks

Themed Environment Design

Build a portfolio displaying a deeper understanding of environment design by creating an immersive...

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Themed Environment Design

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Visual Development and Art Direction Mentorship

Taught by veteran Pixar Art Director Anthony Christov, the work developed in this course will be essential...

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Intermediate to Advanced

10 weeks

Visual Development and Art Direction Mentorship

Intermediate to Advanced

10 weeks