Course description
Video Games Art Production (12 weeks)
Take your skills from player to Game Art pro, learning the tools to create your very own environment.
Turn your gaming passion into a career with our intensive Video Games Art Production course. It has been been designed to meet the demand for new creative talent, as games evolve across mobile, PC and console the industry is rapidly growing.
The course has been developed by our Head of Games, Simon Fenton, with the skills and techniques required by the Games industry. You’ll get to grips with a range of software that is currently used by professionals such as Unreal Engine, ZBrush and Maya.
You’ll learn the principles behind game art, gaining a full understanding of the games production pipeline with techniques such as interactivity with 3D and animation workflows. The course focuses on developing your artist skills and creativity to equip you with the core skills in practices such as environment art and digital sculpting.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Aged 18 or over, a good understanding of written and spoken English.
Training Course Content
Unit 1 - Mobile / Web Development
- Week 1: Introduction to modelling for Games
- Week 2: Texturing for Video games
- Week 3: Lighting and materials for mobile
- Week 4: Mobile Game Art
- Week 5: Lighting and baking for video games
- Week 6: Animation workflows
- Week 7: Interactivity and 3D
Unit 2 - Console / PC Development
- Week 8: Introduction to Digital Sculpting
- Week 9: PBR work-flows
- Week 10: Game Engine Fundamentals
- Week 11: World Building
- Week 12: Advanced Game Engine
Why choose Escape Studios
In 2020 over 80% of VFX, 100% of Animation and over 80% of their Game Art undergraduate students have had their student projects nominated for awards.
36 Escapees (alumni) worked on No Time to Die, 47 worked on Avengers: Endgame, and 24 worked on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
In 2021, they hosted over 70 mock interviews with the likes of MPC, DNEG, Aardman, Blue Zoo and Creative Assembly.
Expenses
- Tuition fees (on-campus): £11,295
- Tuition fees (live online): £9,036
Continuing Studies
The games industry is one of the most creative, diverse and exciting industries for a digital artist to work in today. As a games artist you could be creating stunning worlds, characters or props in styles ranging from the realistic to cartoony or anywhere in-between. One of the greatest things about being a games artist is that you never stop learning and are always looking at the latest techniques and tools which means the job never gets boring.
Some of the opportunities you will be able to consider on completion of the course include:
- Environment Artist for Games
- Lighting Artist for Games
- Level Artist
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Escape Studios
Escape Studios offers undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in Visual Effects (VFX), Game Art, Animation and Motion Graphics. Whether you are looking to take your first step into the Creative industries, develop your professional skills or give you that much...
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