CG Spectrum Reviews 

CG Spectrum is an amazing experience. The mentors are extremely knowledgeable and the curriculum is high quality. Also, having access to the community even after graduation is a great addition to the already fulfilling experience. The school is very welcoming and I highly recommend CG spectrum to beginners and experts who want to learn new skills.

Does not cost this money. Honestly, paying such a sum of money to receive the lessons you can find on YouTube and then during the Q&A session the mentor does not want to open your file to review the work. Better find some lessons on YouTube.

I'm so glad I found CG Spectrum!!!

I recently completed the Nuke Compositing Course and I could not be more pleased with the experience. The course material is comprehensive and up to date with industry standards and practices. The mentors are industry veterans who are more than willing to help out and answer questions. My mentor was absolutely amazing and provided me with constant support throughout my journey. I felt so much more confident and well prepared to work by the end of the course due to the boost my learning experience received.

One of the most important aspects of this industry is having a supportive community for feedback and for job opportunities, and CG Spectrum provides just that. Also, the school has an online-assist service which was really helpful for any technical issues I had.

I would highly recommend CG Spectrum to anyone who wants to learn industry skills in the film and game industry. Thank you CG Spectrum for giving me the tools to further my career!

I would take this institution's style of mentorship and learning every time over the more traditional "here take these 30 soul-crushing classes and here's your sheet of paper." Keep in mind this is coming from someone who withdrew from a traditional university. CGS is an unbelievable breath of freedom compared to something like that because at least for the 1st 3D modeling course I have taken so far, I have been able to explore trying to make something that isn't explicitly following along with the course material, but still keeps the course material relevant. The mentors are welcoming and very nice; quite passionate about what they're teaching too which just bolsters your growth as a professional artist with the institution. Overall wonderful place to jumpstart your career with their courses.

I cannot stress enough how nice having a mentor that is inside the current industry is rather than professor who was in the industry 15 years ago and no longer. Community is amazing and mentor will guide you in the right direction if you listen well.

Very helpful community, great guidance of the mentors and good content. Really enjoyed my time learning here and it helped me land a job in the (game) industry.

CGS spectrum is awesome, the mentors are open and really there to push you to your limits. Great communication from Slack community on sharing ideas and getting back with specific feedback on the weeks work. Turnaround times on responses are great and helpful on pending assignments. The slack community is like the phrase'' the World is your Oyster'' They are experts on educational tasks and challenges. it's been a fun, hard journey, that gave me insight within the gaming world. I will pursue my 9 months certification after my self-learning season. 2024 will be the year to take on new challenges and use Slack to its full potential.

I've been having a wonderful experience at CG Spectrum, I literally couldn't recommend it enough! The community is wonderful and everyone is so helpful. I just finished up the Foundations to Real time 3D and Virtual Production course. I absolutely loved it and looking forward to getting into the next part!

I just finished the Intro to 3D Modeling course recently, and I enjoyed a lot of things that were offered in the course!

I had no foundation to build off of from a college degree previously, so this course taught me fundamental topics on how to properly achieve 3D modeling. I love the mentor that I had, he was awesome to work with and he was willing to help me troubleshoot problems that I had trouble on. I love how it gives the basics on other softwares I didn't have much experience in using before such as: Substance Painter and Zbrush. This course was insightful, fun to do, and it helped me build a better foundation to continue progressing and moving forward as a 3D modeler.

The only thing I didn't like about CG Spectrum was posting on the modeling community for feedback. It didn't help me when I asked for feedback on my post in the modeling community, most people just liked my post but wasn't helpful to give me any advice on what to improve on. That's not helpful to me to just get praise and likes for the work I was sharing. As a student, I would like to get as much feedback on the work I share so I can continue improving. I would get at least one person to give me feedback on what I could do better. Just one person isn't as helpful as having many others. I see so many others who share their work for feedback and I would see a lot of people comment on theirs whether it's praise or feedback. I initially thought the community was for everyone, whether you're a beginner or advanced, and feedback would be equally given, but I saw that I wasn't getting the help I wanted. The modeling community on Slack needs to do better in terms of giving feedback via post. It's not cool that I get a bunch of likes but not get any helpful advice on how to make my work look better.

I am only 3 months into the course and all I have to say is that I went from knowing nothing of VFX to a more experienced user. I am amazed by how much I have learned in a small amount of time with valuable feedback from my mentor. I am for sure going to be in this online course for a full year.

I took the 3 month course "Introduction into game Programming" and here is my experience laid out with it.

In this course you will be learning C++, and developing a game in the command console using it.

Overall the course gives you a grasp on how to use C++, and why a lot of developers in the gaming industry use it.
I do have to state though and this was stated by one of the students during the last lecture the first couple of weeks of the course are a bit slow they teach you the basic syntax on how every programming language basically works for example if statements loops.
Then after the basics are over you jump into the real power of C++ such as pointers vectors arrays and what not, which needed a bit more explaining, but overall they did a good job on laying out their functionality.

So here is the part where I talk about my instructor, and this is going to be completely my biased opinion of him.
I have no critiques about him. He was very knowledgeable, he is a professional in the industry, he knew how to help us every step of the way, he even stayed after class and continued talking with us and giving is advice recommendations and teaching us about the industry, and about the language, so Thank you very much Caio Sabino.

Though I do have to say and some people might not agree with me about the meetings, but I do wish they could be a bit longer, or just more than one day, because they felt like they went by very fast.

So thank you very much to CG Spectrum and my instructor.

I have just completed the 3 month Foundation in Nuke Compositing with CG Spectrum. What an amazing College, with incredibly experienced (and currently working) mentors from the industry, and an inclusive and friendly vibe, despite being a global community. I will be starting a 9 month course in Nuke with them shortly; hugely enjoyable, I cannot believe how much I have learned so far. The set up is very professional, with department staff very visible (digitally), to support with everything from wellbeing, socialising, networking /career opportunites, to technical issues (team of TAs too) and admin.
I'm hooked, and as someone changing career after 20 years, I have absolutely no doubt I made the right move to study with them. 5 stars across the board!

I started the course with absolutely no knowledge of compositing and learned more in 3 months than I could have imagined. My mentor was always there to answer any questions that I had and would always give more than expected. I really like the way CG Spectrum does their courses. I would recommend CG Spectrum to anyone. If you put the work in, you will learn.

Fantastic learning experience. Amazing and knowledgeable mentor. Amazing community. Enrolled into the intro compositing course. It has gone so fast . Already signed up for advance course. Can’t wait!

I just finished the Game Programming course with the 1-to-1 mentorship formula and, overall, I am satisfied!

The great selling point of CG Spectrum is the mentors. Having someone that is part of the industry personalizing your training, guiding you in your projects, and providing honest feedback backed up by years of experience is something very valuable you won't get in other Game Programming Courses. My mentor assisted me in realizing a game prototype I had in mind for quite a long time, and that was amazing.
I highly recommend anyone interested in the course to spend that extra money and go for the 1-to-1 formula, because that's where you'll see the biggest difference with other online resources.

Another great aspect of CG Spectrum is the community it offers! Every week there are a lot of events and huddles where you can discuss with other students and teachers about your ideas, your problems, or the industry in general. If you have the time to partake in these events, you'll probably make a lot of new friends and connections!

One thing I didn't like as much are the pre-recorded lessons. Since the course is meant to be for people coming from different levels of experience, the lessons are extremely beginner-friendly and show a bit of everything without diving deep into the topics. You'll see the most basic Unreal classes, a bit of AI, a bit of physics, some UI, a bit of animation programming, a bit of multiplayer and networking, something about collisions... but the course will never delve into details. Since in 9 months it would be impossible to study every topic in depth anyways, the idea behind the lessons is to help you discover the topics that interest you the most, talk about them with your mentor, and get better by applying them to some project of yours. However, for people that aren't beginners, like me, the extremely beginner-friendly lessons are a con you should take into account. Moreover, let's not forget that beginner pre-recorded lessons are something that can be found somewhere else online at a much, MUCH lower price.

I am also a bit perplexed about how, in the first semester of my studies, a considerable chunk of the lessons were game design oriented instead of being about actual game programming. The two subjects are intertwined, of course, but since the lessons aren't that many, I would have preferred a more in-depth analysis of some of the programming topics instead.

Finally, I didn't like how software architecture is completely ignored at every stage of the course. The lessons never tackle techniques on how to build complex, extensible, and easy-to-use game systems. This is extremely important on big projects with many gameplay elements, which is why people interviewing for game programming positions in AAA studios are asked architectural questions 90% of the time. I think that a school that aims at providing its students with the necessary tools to get a job in the industry should address this topic.
Maybe an extra "Advanced Game Programming" course tackling Software Architecture and more complex topics would work? I don't know, it's just an idea.

Excelent, the information within the course are great

Absolutely amazing 3D modeling course that taught me so much and really kickstarted what I hope will be a great journey into the business, whichever I may end up in from hereon! Great mentors, good tutors, amazing community and a ton of online activities to participate in.

Hi, I'm Max and I just finished this week the Foundations of Concept Art & Digital Illustration Course. I have been studying from Chile, a country with a poor perspective of art. I spent a couple of years studying illustration on my own, because what I wanted to study was non-existent in my country. When I realized that my own knowledge could not progress any further, I dedicated myself to look for some place where I could be taught, even outside the country and that's when I found CG Spectrum.

My experience was fun and exciting, there were months where I was busy with work but my mentor was always willing to help and guide me. The subjects are easy to digest and the assignments along with their challenges are really engaging. I didn't interact with the community as much as I wanted to, but I felt how welcoming they were and I really liked that. It really met my expectations and even exceeded them at some points, I would recommend this place and would love at some point to meet the place in person.

i've been in the industry of 2D/3D animation since more than a decade, Cg spectrum in a 3 months term let me know a full range of great stuff on real time production, beyond my imagination. i'm really happy to discover that temple of knowledge, mentors, TAs are passionate and love solving problems. it was a great experience, i will definetly continue learning with such amazing people. From Africa with love

When I wanted to take my dream of Game Development professionally being from rural Kentucky it is often seen as unobtainable.

CG Spectrum offers the skills necessary to practically any student that lives anywhere with an internet connection. The curriculum provided teaches on a professional level in a clear and concise manner, the mentors are knowledgeable and willing to work to help a student grow.

Overall I would without a doubt recommend CG Spectrum as a first choice for an online Game Development/Digital Art school.