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

Absolute Beginners

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

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Beginner

8 weeks

Absolute Beginners

Beginner

8 weeks

Analytical Figure Drawing

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

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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 on 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

As character designers, every project we will work on in our careers will have its own unique look. Every...

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Advanced

8 weeks

Art Direction for Character Designers

Advanced

8 weeks

Becoming a Better Artist

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

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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 to...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Character Design For Production

Intermediate

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

Costume Design

Students will discover methods of how to “dress” the figure to best suit the needs of their characters’...

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Intermmediate

8 weeks

Costume Design

Intermmediate

8 weeks

Creating Comics & Graphic Novels

During this course students will bring their own stories to life using images that will efficiently aide...

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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

Designing Landscapes in Plein Air

This course is a great option to solidify your foundational skills of mastering value, composition, and...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Designing Landscapes in Plein Air

Intermediate

8 weeks

Digital Art Foundations

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

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Beginner

8 weeks

Digital Art Foundations

Beginner

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, perspective,...

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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

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 course, students will be going a bit further in what makes a good environment painting, from...

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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. Students...

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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 interesting...

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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 to...

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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 to...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Fundamentals of Environment Design

Intermediate

8 weeks

Head Drawing and Construction

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

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Head Drawing and Construction

Intermediate

8 weeks

Matte Painting

This course you will go through the complex discipline of matte painting, utilizing many different skill...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Matte Painting

Intermediate

8 weeks

Narrative Illustration

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

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Advanced (portfolio review is required)

8 weeks

Narrative Illustration

Advanced (portfolio review is required)

8 weeks

Perspective

Perspective is a class that introduces linear perspective systems, helping students to explore a variety...

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Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

Perspective

Beginner - Intermediate

8 weeks

Production Illustration and Environment Painting Techniques

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

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Production Illustration and Environment Painting Techniques

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

Storyboarding For Animation

This is an introduction course where you will learn some techniques for visual storytelling. It will...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

Storyboarding For Animation

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 of...

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Intermediate

8 weeks

The Art Of Color And Light

Intermediate

8 weeks

The Art of Composition

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

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Intermediate

8 weeks

The Art of Composition

Intermediate

8 weeks

Themed Environment Design

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

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Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Themed Environment Design

Intermediate to Advanced

8 weeks

Variable Concept Art Techniques for Game Environments

Many artists apply to the studio with portfolios lacking next gen skills needed in today's AAA titles....

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Advanced

10 weeks

Variable Concept Art Techniques for Game Environments

Advanced

10 weeks

Visual Development Mentorship

Students fortunate enough to take this Visual Development Mentorship class will have the rare opportunity...

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Advanced

8 weeks

Visual Development Mentorship

Advanced

8 weeks