CGHero Reviews 52

Extremely kind and honest as it relates to the VFX world. Not having much knowledge, they quickly educated me and gave me honest feedback. I cannot thank them enough.

I recently had my first experience with cghero, the site layout is very clean and easy to understand but the lack of a tutorial about how the projects should be done, quote system and on..., made my experience a little harder, but the support team on discord and by email are fast and very helpfull, so i look forward for getting more projects on cghero.

We recently worked on a complex project through CGHero. Throughout the process, the client changed direction multiple times — approving parts of the work and later requesting modifications that were not originally agreed upon. Despite delivering everything that was scoped, communication became difficult and the project ended in a dispute.

During the entire situation, the CGHero team provided professional and fair support. They reviewed all the materials and ultimately made a balanced decision that acknowledged the quality and scope of our work — and we truly appreciated that.

While the experience wasn’t easy, the transparency, guidance, and human approach from the team made the overall collaboration still a positive one. CGHero remains a valuable platform to connect with clients and creative opportunities, and we look forward to collaborating again on future projects.

Had a great customer service experience working with cghero, would definitely recommend to others!

I worked on a pretty intensive project through CGHero and I have nothing but positive remarks to make regarding how well the team of producers worked on my behalf to make the project flow as smoothly and creatively as it could.

I encourage any creative artists to get on board as a CGHero. Superb experience

CG got me lined up with Joao and he's just been excellent. Very proficient, patient, and responsive. The whole thing has been a first class experience!

The staff at CG Hero provided excellent service and were very professional and understanding. I wouldn't of been able to complete my project successfully without them. They also found an amazing artist for me that did a wonderful job. I highly recommend CG Hero. I will definitely use their service again for future tasks.

I would highly recommend CGHero. It's professionally run, has great customer support and the website / project management software is easy to use. My experience has been first rate.

I run a small creative agency in the UK, our in-house CGI artists were all booked out on jobs when another urgent project came in the door. So I needed to source a reliable good quality 3D artist at short notice. I called all my usual contacts, and some wild cards- but no joy. Couldn't get freelance help. So I turned to CGHero, a service I've never used before, and was a little wary of.

However, I was pleasantly surprised at how well it's worked out for our studio. Within an hour I was signed-up and had published my brief. Within two hours I had agreed a fee with a CG Artist and our first KO meeting with the client was booked for later that day. Result.

CGHero provides a large stable of artists working across all the major software platforms to select from. You post a detailed brief and interested artists on CGHero reply with their estimate for fulfilling the job.

I found the two CG Hero staffers I dealt with - Luke and Kimberley - to be polite, professional and really helpful. I asked lots of questions which they answered with grace and patience. I mean, I asked A LOT of questions!

They also steered me towards CG artists most suitable for my project. I went with their recommendation and worked with Joseph, who turned out to be an ideal choice.

I had one of my in-house artists discuss the project with him prior to kick-off, and then Joseph took over and it's gone very smoothly.

A good feature of the CGHero project management interface which I did not cotton onto at first is the ability to break your project into milestone tasks and allocate a fee for each milestone. This encourages the artist to reach milestones quickly in order to receive stage payment. Also, if it's a long term project it's only ethical to ensure the artist gets regular staged payments instead of having to wait until the very end of the project.

This task based payment process feature also provides some protection for the commissioner. If for some reason the artist is not working out for you, then you can switch to a new artist at the end of a stage payment. You are not stuck with an artist. So do break down your project into task based paid stages. Better for you, better for the artist.

You pay the entire fee upfront to CG Hero who hold it in escrow, and they release the money to the artist either at the end of the project or in agreed staged payments which need to be set using the tasks function.

CGHero put a decent size mark-up on their CGI artists fees, of course, which is to be expected as they have staff/ admin /technical/marketing etc costs to cover.

The fee you pay includes the artists fee and CGHero fee. There's no hidden extras later, which is nice to know when budgeting. But you should always confirm with any service provider anyway that the amount shown includes all costs.

As the CG Artists day rates are very reasonable to start with I found the overall cost per day even with the CGHero markup to be really competitive.

My CG artist Joe was smart, talented and fast. It was a technical type project and he 'got it' right away. I soon had enough faith in him to bring him into F2F meetings with the client. He was sharing his screen and work in real time, which gave the client real confidence. Joseph was professional, friendly and knowledgeable with a can-do attitude - as good as one of my own full-timers for sure!

I liked the fact that once my CGI artist was assigned, I had free access to work with that artist - no CGHero middle-management or oversight. They put us in contact, facilitated the financial transactions, then checked in occasionally but mainly just let us get on with things.

For small agencies with limited in-house resources CGHero is a genuine option when you need that extra bit of creative firepower at short notice. They certainly delivered the goods when I needed it.

Based on this positive first experience I will be using CGHero again. Thoroughly recommended.

Simon Pipe, Director, Ouno Creative

What a great experience working with CGHero for our project. Jonathan and Chris were more than helpful in every aspect, and they went above and beyond to provide us with what we needed.

I had a great experience with CGHero and Chris Lawrence, getting the help and work done that we needed on a timely basis. Just what you want; excellent work, good communication, and fast turnaround for an important and time-crunched project. Thanks guys.

The folks at CGHero have been great to work with. I was surprised and excited to receive so many competitive offers from artists with varying degrees of experience, despite my low budget. Customer support answered my questions promptly. I have found an artist (Justin Grant) that we love to work with and plan to continue sending work his way. He is very professional, kind, timely, and does great work.

CGHero is a great and very easy plattform to work on when you need digital art experts to help you with a project. No matter where they are in the world - once you have found your hero and start up a communication, it´s like they´re sitting next door.

I am very confident with the concept from start to end – it´s also a safe way of handling the payment – and the CGHero administration take care of that you are happy until the project is done.

Most of all – I enjoy the creative work with the heros I´ve found who I can trust 100% with deadlines and a very high quality of work delivered.

As an artist working with CG Hero I have no hesitation in recommending them as they provide an excellent service. CGhero is an excellent platform for both, for artists and for contractors. The site is clear and easy to use, communication is fast and efficient.Professional people, and very fast efficient payment.
I highly recommend CGHero to Everyone.

Had a great experience with CGHero and the digital artist Justin Buckley! Since this was my first time to use this service I wasn't quite sure what to expect but all went very well. I'll be happy to use them again for sure!

As an artist working at CGHero .i found it good and safe .and good and helpful supporting team

CGHero stuff and support ware very helpful. It was overall nice experience. Follow the rules set by CGHero and you will have no any issues.

As an artist working with CG Hero I have no hesitation in recommending them as they provide an excellent service. The site is easy to use and any questions I've had regarding jobs have been answered quickly.
Look forward to working with them in the future!

It took a few months to start landing gigs through CG Hero but I've been working with them for over a year now and I'm really enjoying it.

I've been freelancing professionally for many years and one of the hardest things to find is a team that really cares about the artists and designers. Chris and Jonathan make sure I get paid fairly and on time.

Looking forward to continuing to work with them!

Good platform to work from home! Convenient to find a customer, and get started! I advise everyone to work on this site!

i find in cghero my home to find good jobs and respectful clients with a high commitment spirit.