In this era of CG animation and media, it is easy to understand the importance of computer graphics not only in movies and television series, but also in advertisement and short films. Furthermore, CG (computer graphic) is also extensively used in video games, animation film, automobile industry, medical representation, architectural design industry, space exploration, undersea exploration, and so on.

For entertainment and media sector, computer graphic not only helps display the scenes that could be dangerous for the actors, but it also helps show the scenes that are difficult to create due to logical and financial barriers. CG animation has become a crucial part of huge budget films, especially Hollywood movies. These film producers with a huge budget hire specialized CG animation studio for special effects and create scenes that they would have always wished to have. The most popular animation studios and visual effect companies these days are Pixar, Walt Disney, and George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). These studios and companies have created an immense amount of dazzling scenes in Hollywood movies like Avatar, Transformers, and even animation films like Kung Fu Panda, WALL-E, Toy Story, and so on.

To learn computer graphic animation one has to understand that there are many software applications available in the market. These applications can help the learners as well as students and professional CG artists to create animation. The software applications may range from few hundred pounds to a couple of thousand pounds; however, for the beginner, it is advisable to choose the one, which is economical.

In the market, two of the most popular software applications available are Maya and 3ds Max. Both of these software applications are developed and produced by a same company, Autodesk; nevertheless, both are equally good and neither of them has tools and options that are similar to each other. The only problem with these applications is that, both are expensive and would costs around £5800.00. Luckily, there are quite a few Open Source alternatives available on the Internet, which are ideal for beginners. Blender and Seamless3d are the best Open Source software, which is available for free from their website. Besides, Blender is a complete 3D studio for animation, which can be used on any major computer operating system, including Linux, BSD, Windows, and OS X.

One could start learning CG animation by investing and enrolling into a CG courses while other can learn on their own. For self-learners, there are thousands of free tutorials available on the internet for CG animation. CG communities are also there to help the self-learners. Anything can be learned just by searching various CG dedicated websites on the internet. Even you can give it a try to learn this fascinating profession of computer graphic animation.