With the advancements in software and technology, the complexity of computer graphics has significantly improved in recent years. This is easily seen in the computing gaming and movie industry. The quality of graphics has evolved so much that in some cases it is difficult to distinguish whether something is real or CGI on a television or movie screen.

CGI stands for Computer Generated Imagery. It is becoming more common in movies and television today. CGI animators are able to create scenes, characters, and special effects that were near impossible less than ten years ago.

Some of the marvels in CGI animation can be seen in such movies as Disney’s Wall-E, Avatar, and Harry Potter. Of course CGI is not confined to film and television. It’s used in advertising, education, and sports. For instance, CGI allows sports commentators to analyse games and illustrate their commentary. One of the biggest and most lucrative fields we see it in however is the computer gaming industry. Computer games have evolved at an incredible pace in the last decade. Animators have stretched the boundaries of human imagination by creating some of the weirdest, most dazzling creatures found in gaming.

Through this course you’ll learn a great deal about animation from lighting, 3D effects, layering, colouring, and texturing. Several of the modules are dedicated to character animation, one of them focuses on how to create creatures. Some of the software programs you’ll be taught on include Mental Ray, ZBrush, Maya, ActionScript, 3ds Max, and Flash Animation.

Our CGI animation course is part of our total training series – designed as a rich learning experience which includes full video presentations, sound, and interactive tasks. You can pause a lesson, rewind, fast-forward and jump to another stage. The system will even record your progress and scores when taking a test. Best of all, because the course is online, you can do it anywhere in the world, anytime of the day as long as you have an internet connection. It’s the total training you’re looking for.

If you would like more information on this course or want to find out about career opportunities in the CGI animation field, call us to speak with one of our consultants today.


Some of the software programs you’ll be trained on:

3ds Max Mental Ray

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk Maya

Autodesk Maya

ZBrush

ZBrush

Created in Autodesk 3ds Max

Created in Autodesk Maya

Created in Zbrush

Created in Autodesk 3ds Max

Course Modules:

Character Animation: Fundamentals	Designing Creatures in Photoshop
Flash CS3: ActionScript 3 Animation and Games	Flash CS3 Professional: Flash Animation
Flash CS4 Professional: New Animation Techniques	Introduction to 3ds Max: Tools and Workflow
Introduction to Maya: Interface and Workflow	Intro to ZBrush 3: Tools and Workflow