The Scout

Rookie All Stars - Isaac Zuren, Morgane Herbstmeyer & Valentin Erbuke

The ultimate goal for all members at The Rookies is to launch their careers in creative media and entertainment. We thought it would be a good idea to start sharing some lesser known stories from our alumni that are living the dream.

Careers

Career Advice - Working as an Art Director and Concept Artist with Jarold Sng

Want a successful career working as a Concept Artist? Or how about an Art Director? The One Academy of Communication Design alumni, Jarold Sng, sits down with us to share his journey and advice to aspiring artists and entrepreneurs, looking for an exciting and challenging career like their own.

Inspiration

Imagining the Digital World: Using C4D, Redshift and Red Giant Universe, to Create Powerful Motion Graphics

Originally published on Maxon.net by Meleah Maynard Russia-based motion designer Pasha Motorin was studying TV journalism that included a class on video design when he realised he would rather

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Learning

Free Course - CG Cinematography 101

The course is also great for artists who would want to transition to a CG layout role or would like to better present their 3D work and sharpen their camera skills.

News

Game Art Challenge - World of Real-time Discoveries

If you choose to accept this challenge, you will need to imagine an unseen distant planet and recreate it as a real-time environment render

News

Level up your skills with this Creative Starter Kit Giveaway

To celebrate our 11th Annual Rookie Awards, and all the support we've received over the years, we are giving away another Creative Starter Kit to help take your creative skills to the next level.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - CG Cookie

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Omar Domenech about the ins and outs of studying online at CG Cookie.

Schools

Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia

Billy Blue College of Design is known for its engagement with industry and employability focus. We have courses developed in collaboration with industry including game design and development, digital media, communication design, software engineering, branded fashion design and interior design.

Inspiration

VFX Side Quest: Creating A Retro Video Game Look

Hashi a.k.a. Action Movie Dad takes you on a trip down 16-bit memory lane in a totally rad new VFX Side Quest, walking you through some simple techniques to turn your modern footage into a retro 16-bit video game using Adobe After Effects and Red Giant tools.

Careers

Career Advice - How to setup your own CGI studio and create AAA game projects

The One Academy of Communication Design alumni and Co-Founders Fei and Ken of Lemon Sky Studios, share their journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like their own.

I'm part machine, part human, with a little sprinkle of unicorn tears thrown in to help me better understand the CG world.