Skip to main content
Creative Bloq Creative Bloq ART AND DESIGN INSPIRATION
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
Subscribe
(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)
Design Magazine Subscriptions
(opens in new tab)
Design Magazine Subscriptions (opens in new tab)
Why subscribe?
  • Enjoy 12 months for £/$/€12
  • Delivered to your IOS or Android
  • Every issue is packed with art and design inspiration
From£12
(opens in new tab)
View (opens in new tab)
  • 3 for $3/£3/€3 mag offer
  • News
  • How to
  • Features
  • Buying guides
  • Reviews
  • Magazines
    • ImagineFX
    • 3D World
  • Events
    • Vertex
    • Brand Impact Awards
    • About Us

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

  1. Home
  2. News
Sponsored

Online art educator CGMA is open for Spring Term registration

By Creative Bloq Staff

There’s just two weeks left to register for leading online school Computer Graphics Master Academy’s exciting Spring Term.

The days where study had to be in the classroom are long gone. Nowadays you can hone your creative skills anywhere in the world with an online course – which is where online school Computer Graphics Master Academy (opens in new tab) (CGMA) can help. A leading provider of online digital art education, CGMA has now opened registration for its Spring term (opens in new tab), offering over 70 courses in concept art, modelling and texturing, VFX and gaming, tailored for artists of all skill levels. With just two weeks left to register, make sure you sign up today!

Each program runs over six terms, leading to a certificate of completion. Modules are arranged in weekly segments, each with a video lecture, an assignment with individual feedback from the instructor and a live Q&A. 

Two weeks left to register!

There’s just two weeks left to register for CGMA’s Spring Term. Sign up today!

There’s just two weeks left to register for CGMA’s Spring Term. Sign up today!

The start of CGMA’s Spring term is just two weeks away, and with the already vast number of studios that have signed their teams up for the courses, it looks set to be a very special one. Students will not only learn from the best in the business, but also rub shoulders (virtually speaking) with other professionals. 

Whether you are a professional trying to brush up on a skill or develop a new one or a student looking to learn from some of the best in the industry there are still a few spots left so make sure to register today! From concept art classes to VFX courses, CGMA is truly leading the way in affordable and accessible digital art education.

Premium programs

CGMA runs specialist programs in character and environment design, plus a general foundation course, taught by leading illustrators and concept artists. After completing any of these programs, you will receive a certificate of completion for your achievement.

Character Arts

The Character Design course at CGMA dives deep into the true nature of the character creation process

The Character Design course at CGMA dives deep into the true nature of the character creation process

Character design is at the core of any project in entertainment. This ranges from motion pictures and feature animation, to video games and children’s books. Our program dives deeper into understanding the true nature of the character creation process. Students will be shown how to create convincing character types that also fit believably within a given narrative/world.

Foundation and Design

CGMA's Foundation and Design certificate program combines over 10 distinct disciplines into a single comprehensive learning experience

CGMA's Foundation and Design certificate program combines over 10 distinct disciplines into a single comprehensive learning experience

In order to establish and maintain a career in Entertainment Design, an artist first needs to have a solid understanding of the field's core principles, tools, and techniques. CGMA's Foundation and Design certificate program was created with this understanding at heart. It combines over 10 distinct disciplines into a single comprehensive learning experience. 

Environment Design

Master the art of environment design at CGMA

Master the art of environment design at CGMA

The Environment Design Program is specifically designed to help prepare you for the role of Environment Concept Artists. Whether for the film, game, or animation industry, an environment artist draws on his/her imagination to create worlds that are believable and full of life and wonder. This program builds on the foundational skills and principles learned in the Foundation and Design Program. 

The series will begin easily enough with classes focused on understanding the many different types of environments with courses such as Fundamentals of Architecture Design before really pushing your imagination in more advanced classes – such as Environment Design 2 and Matte Painting – where you further develop a focused eye on the intricacies of environment design. 

Something for everyone

If that’s not enough to satisfy your creative appetite, CGMA has a number of other training programs in its 3D Academy and CG Workshops divisions, including: 

CG Workshops

  • Concept art: From 2D to 3D
  • Biomedical imaging in 3D
  • Absolute beginners
  • Becoming a better artist
  • Photogrammetry for Modern Games
  • Body Mechanics
  • Rigging techniques: Cartoon to realistic
  • Character Facial Rigging for Production
  • Scripting and Tool Development for Maya
  • Intro into Digital Matte Painting
  • Advanced Matte Painting
  • Cloth Simulation
  • Nuke Compositing for 3D artists
  • Lighting and Shading with Arnold for Maya
  • Introduction to FX using Houdini
  • Mastering Destruction & Art-Directing Damage

3D Academy

  • Production Modelling
  • Anatomy for Production
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Creature Sculpting
  • Character Casting
  • Texturing for Games
  • Texturing for Film/Cinematics
  • Character Creation for Film/Cinematics
  • Character Creation for Games
  • Intro to Maya
  • Intro to Environment Art
  • ZBrush for Concept and Iteration
  • Intro to Marvelous Designer
  • UE4 Modular Environments
  • Intro to Substance for Environments

Accessible to all

CGMA wants everyone to benefit from its expert training. So if you’ve found a course you want to enrol in but are worried about budget, never fear, the CGMA team have got your back. Offering a great instalment plan option, students can benefit from paying 50 per cent of their chosen course up front, with the balance to be paid four weeks later, making them accessible to everyone. 

So what are you waiting for? Register (opens in new tab) today for CGMA’s upcoming and exciting Spring term, and head over to the website for more information on any of the CGMA courses. 

For any assistance with admissions, contact CGMA Assistant Director of Admissions Jia Usmani at 2d.registration@cgmasteracademy.com (opens in new tab) or phone (001) 818.561.9542.

Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Already have an account ? Sign in here

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Already have an account ? Sign in here

Get Weekly Tips and Inspiration

Sign up below to get the latest from Creative Bloq, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions (opens in new tab) and Privacy Policy (opens in new tab) and are aged 16 or over.
Creative Bloq Staff
Social Links Navigation

The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of six full-time members of staff: Editor Kerrie Hughes, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Deals Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Digital Arts and Design Editor Ian Dean, and Staff Writer Amelia Bamsey, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq. 

Recommended
The best drawing tablets: The best graphics tablets in M03 2023
How to make and sell an NFT
  1. Pepsi logo
    1
    That Pepsi logo design document is still utterly unbelievable
  2. 2
    The MLB logo features a subtle yet genius optical illusion
  3. 3
    Everyone is regretting roasting this logo on Twitter
  4. 4
    Microsoft Surface Dial review: ingenius but not for everyone
  5. 5
    The internet still can't get over Pepsi's brilliant optical illusion logo ads
  1. What do you see?
    1
    The MLB logo features a subtle yet genius optical illusion
  2. 2
    Ingenious McDonald's print ads bring new meaning to fast food
  3. 3
    The best free website builders in 2023
  4. 4
    What would these iconic old websites look like today?
  5. 5
    Everyone is regretting roasting this logo on Twitter
Design Magazine Subscriptions
(opens in new tab)
  • ●
Design Magazine Subscriptions (opens in new tab)
  • Enjoy 12 months for £/$/€12
From£12
(opens in new tab)
View (opens in new tab)

Creative Bloq is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab).

  • About us (opens in new tab)
  • Terms and conditions (opens in new tab)
  • Privacy policy (opens in new tab)
  • Cookies policy (opens in new tab)
  • Advertise with us (opens in new tab)
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Careers (opens in new tab)

© Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.