REAL TIME · UNREAL 5
Build for engines, not just renders
Waiting four hours for a render already feels to you like a thing from the past.
Proof in 30 seconds
One skill set, four industries: Unreal Engine 5 now drives games, LED-volume film shoots, broadcast graphics and architectural visualisation. 384 hours on UE5, Maya, Substance 3D Painter, Quixel and Blender.
Real-Time Technical Artist
Virtual Production Artist
Environment Artist
Illustrations of the kind of work this course builds towards, not student work. Photographs of real MAAC Whitefield student projects will replace them as batches graduate.
Is this you?
Tap whichever of these already sounds like you — there's no right answer.
What you'll make
Grounded in this course's real modules and software — not a placement promise.
Month 1
A navigable scene in Unreal Engine 5 assembled from Quixel scans and lit with Lumen — running, not rendering, on day thirty.
Month 3
Your own modular assets, built in Maya and textured for real time in Substance, replacing the library pieces one by one.
Month 6
A full environment with materials, Nanite geometry and a camera sequence — the standard real-time portfolio piece.
Month 12
A packaged, walkable build another person can open on their own machine, plus a virtual-production-style shot rendered from the same scene.
See it, don't just read about it
Squash, stretch and timing on one bouncing ball: change two sliders and feel why animators obsess over spacing.
Software toolkit
The industry-standard applications this course is built around.
- Unreal Engine 5
- Autodesk Maya
- Substance 3D Painter
- Quixel
- Blender
Adobe, Unity and all other product names listed are trademarks of their respective owners. MAAC Whitefield is an independent training provider and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any of these companies.
Career outcomes
The roles this course prepares you for in studios, agencies and production houses.
Real-Time Technical Artist
Virtual Production Artist
Environment Artist
Before you ask
The questions we hear most about this course, answered plainly.
MAAC Whitefield opens in October 2026 and does not yet have a placement record of its own — we won't pretend otherwise. What we offer is placement assistance once you graduate, not a guarantee, alongside a curriculum built around real, currently-hired roles.
Roles this course targets: Real-Time Technical Artist, Virtual Production Artist, Environment Artist.
Brand-wide, MAAC India, brand-wide has trained 300,000+ students over 25 years — figures for the network, not a claim about this centre.
This course runs 16 months at 384 hours of CareerX training, offered in weekday, weekend, evening and fast-track batches so it can sit alongside school, college or a job — pick whichever mode fits your week.
AI has changed these tools, not removed the need for people who understand story, composition, timing and craft — this curriculum teaches those fundamentals alongside the current AI-assisted tools of the trade, so graduates direct the tools instead of being replaced by them.
Fees & EMI
Fee shared at counselling
This course's fee is confirmed one-to-one so we can factor in any scheme discount you're eligible for. Nothing is hidden — ask and we'll share it immediately.
Most of this catalogue is a software and production craft, not a drawing exam — modelling, compositing, editing, level design and design tools are all taught from first principles. Where a course does lean on drawing (character design, storyboarding), it starts from basic shapes and construction, not raw talent.
MAAC Whitefield operates under Aptech's accreditations and skill-council alignment, with a batch calendar, a published curriculum and a written fee quote a parent can review before enrolling — not a one-page sales pitch.
- Media & Entertainment Skills Council
- Skill India
- An Aptech brand since 1986
Class 12 passed.
- Open after Class 12
- Open to graduates
- Open to working professionals
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Frequently asked questions
3D & REAL-TIME DESIGN runs for 16 months on the CareerX track, covering 384 hours of instruction.
Class 12 passed.
3D & REAL-TIME DESIGN trains you on 5 industry-standard applications — see the full toolkit list on this page.
The fee for 3D & REAL-TIME DESIGN is confirmed one-to-one at counselling so any scheme discount you qualify for is applied correctly. Use the enquiry form on this page to get it immediately — nothing is hidden.
Yes, no-cost and low-cost EMI plans are available. Your counsellor will confirm the exact schedule when your fee is finalised.
The next batch — Weekday Batch — November 2026 — is shown with live seat availability in the batches section above. Seats are allocated on a first-confirmed basis.
CreatorX is offered on select flagship programmes only. This course follows the CareerX studio-employment track.
Graduates of this course typically move into roles such as Real-Time Technical Artist, Virtual Production Artist, Environment Artist, at studios, agencies and production houses that hire from MAAC's placement network.
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