# UK CG training
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Independent UK reviews of Blender, Maya, Houdini, Unreal Engine, Escape Studios, CGMA, and every serious CG course in 2026. Read before you spend a pound.
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04 Updated 2026
# academies / pluralsight
Pluralsight review 2026.
Pluralsight absorbed the old Digital Tutors CG library and pivoted hard toward enterprise IT. What is left for a CG learner in 2026 is a decent archive at £319/yr, plus some strong Maya and ZBrush foundations, and a lot of gaps.
# TL;DR
- What it is: Subscription training library, majority-IT since 2020, with a residual CG catalogue inherited from Digital Tutors.
- Who it is for: Learners who want a broad Maya and ZBrush foundations library and already have a cloud / dev day job that reimburses the fee.
- Who should look elsewhere: Anyone who wants live mentor feedback, cohort structure, or current Nuke / Houdini production content.
- Current price band: £41/month or £319/yr for the standard plan.
- Our alternative pick: Domestika for cheap foundations, CGMA for real mentor feedback.
Alternative to consider for foundations only Verified 2026-01
Six-point rubric.
| Criterion | Score /10 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum depth | 6 | Strong on 2018-era Maya, ZBrush and Substance. Thin on Houdini, Nuke, Unreal 5. |
| Price transparency | 9 | Fees published, no hidden add-ons, cancel any time. |
| Career outcomes | 5 | Not tied to hiring pipelines. Recognised as CPD by no UK CG employer we asked. |
| Instructor bench honesty | 7 | Named authors, mostly ex-industry from the Digital Tutors era. |
| UK learner fit | 6 | GBP billing, no time-zone issues, but nothing UK-specific. |
| Portfolio-readiness | 4 | Video-only. No portfolio review, no critique, no submissions. |
Price transparency.
Standard plan at £41/month or £319/yr, priced in GBP on the UK site. The Premium tier (with hands-on labs) adds another £20/month, which is not worth it for CG learners: the labs are IT-focused. If your employer already pays for Pluralsight for engineering staff, add yourself to the seat and use the Maya / ZBrush foundations. If you are paying out of pocket, Domestika at £99 gives you the same knowledge for a fraction.
Honest weaknesses.
- Content is ageing. Most CG paths were shot pre-2020 and reference obsolete Maya releases and Substance versions.
- No mentor feedback. You watch, you copy, you move on. No one tells you when your topology is wrong.
- CG updates have slowed dramatically post-2021 as Pluralsight refocused on cloud / DevOps.
- Studios do not treat Pluralsight completions as portfolio evidence. A CGMA or Rebelway credit does more.
Alternatives to consider.
- Domestika: £14 to £99 per course, self-paced, deeper current CG output.
- CGMA: Mentor-led, £550 to £790, actual portfolio critique.
- Coursera: £46/month, university-partnered, with occasional Wharton-level game-dev fundamentals.