Discover how to transform your ideas into 3D-rendered scenes with our beginner 3D visualization course. With training from industry experts, learn 3ds Max software essentials, including hotkeys, along with 3D modeling, lighting, shading, and rendering fundamentals.
3D visualization is a dynamic and diverse field, which includes architecture visualization, product visualization, and industrial visualization. It's also being used in fashion, film, and games.
Industry Certificate
3 months
20 hrs weekly
Beginner
January 6th, 2025
February 3rd, 2025
March 3rd, 2025
Weekly live online classes
Video lectures
Mentor feedback
Access to vibrant community
In this introductory course, you'll learn the fundamentals of industry software 3ds Max and V-Ray, building 3D modeling and 3D rendering skills. You'll get to model, texture, and light digital kitchen items, blocking them out in a 3D virtual scene using physical cameras, and adjusting focal lengths to achieve better results.
*This short course is equivalent to the first term of the 3D Visualization Foundations course. If you continue your learning journey, you'll be eligible to join the Foundations course from Term 2 onwards.
This short course forms term one of the Foundations course, so on completion, you'll be a quarter of the way through! Continue you're learning journey towards an exciting career in the industry by enrolling into the Foundations Career Track.
Our mentors have years of 3D visualization industry experience across archviz, product visualization, games, and digital fashion, and have worked for clients including Epic Games, Audi, Nespresso, and ICONIQ.
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Founder of Chaos Theory
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Architectural Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Product Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Architectural Visualization
Mentor of Visualization
Known for Digital Fashion
Age Minimum
The general minimum age to be able to enroll in our industry certificate courses is 16. We require parent or guardian consent during the enrollment process for applicants under 18.
Students under 16 will require a further assessment before they can officially enrol. This may include an interview with a course advisor and the creation of a study plan to ensure they have considered how they will manage a college-level workload.
English Proficiency
We expect our students to have a good understanding of written and spoken English. There’s no specific ’level'; however, you must be able to understand video tutorials in English (no subtitles) and speak with your mentor in English during your live Q&A session.
Computer Literacy
To be successful in this program, you will need basic computer skills and a computer that meets the minimum specifications (see next question).
Software:
You will need educational licences of 3ds Max and V-Ray to participate in this course.
Instructions on how to obtain an educational license for these programs will be supplied upon enrollment for the course.
Hardware:
Students will need a dedicated graphics card and a computer that meets the minimum requirements for Autodesk 3ds Max and Chaos V-Ray.
The software and skills you will be learning in this course do not require a background in architecture.
What we teach you can definitely be applied to architecture, if you desire, and can help you work towards a career in architectural visualization (archviz), if that is your goal.
If you choose the 1-on-1 private mentorship option, then yes, you can decide to skip and adjust the pacing with your mentor.
Yes! 3D modeling is a significant part of 3D visualization, and we welcome modelers to our course.
If you have previous 3D modeling experience, you may not need to take the Introduction to Visualization Course and could enroll straight in term 2 of the Foundations of 3D Visualization Course. However, the intro course may still be beneficial if you are unfamiliar with the software we teach (3ds Max and V-Ray).
This short course will get you started on your journey as a 3D visualization artist, but in a competitive industry, continuing your studies with the more comprehensive Foundations of 3D Visualization Course will better prepare you for a job and help increase your employment opportunities.
This course covers more complex techniques and includes an entire term dedicated to career development and portfolio preparation to get you industry-ready.
Some of the areas within 3d visualization you could explore after completing the full study pathway include:
I left every session feeling inspired.
Having studied on my own before CG Spectrum, I realized that there are a lot of things you just can’t get from Google. My mentor was very generous in sharing his own experience and lessons learned along the way. I was able to gather so much knowledge on light theory, post-production workflows, tips to add realism to a scene, and more.
The flexibility and online approach really worked for me.
Having a mentor that works in the industry facilitated both guidance and support in the weekly submissions. Their critiques guided my skill set and put me in front of the competition by helping me learn to troubleshoot from my mistakes.
From the get-go, you’re thrown into hands-on projects that have you itching to learn more.
This doesn’t feel like online studying. The mentors are always there to help and the live chats and forum help you get to know your fellow students who are also more than willing to give insightful feedback. Every step of the way you’re growing into a wonderful community.
I enrolled looking for a career change...
I didn't have any knowledge about digital arts. Now I can accomplish my dream of creating cinematics within fantasy worlds to tell stories or apply any artistic idea and make it happen with all the new tools under my belt. If you have passion, and need time flexibility, consider joining the amazing community and start your new journey exploring, exchanging, sharing and, most importantly, learning.
I learned more in 9 months than other students do in 2 years.
The level of education I have received is unlike any other school I've come across. What separates CG Spectrum from other schools is that the mentors are not only talented professionals in their own right, but they also care about your success as an artist both in school and after you graduate. CG Spectrum is incredible, I cannot recommend it enough.
CG Spectrum is my ideal way of learning.
With mentors active in the industry keeping you on track with industry proven skills and workflows, you know you're not wasting your time. You get what you put into this course and there isn't such thing as being too keen. I couldn't be happier with the progress and skills I've gained since starting.
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