Character Creation for Games and VFX (Evening - 18 weeks)

• Create your own character - from concept to final render

• Learn from award-winning tutors - our tutors have not only been behind some of the best new talent in their field, but have an impressive array of achievements from their time practicing what they preach.

• Get hands-on experience in design, modeling, texturing, rigging and animation.

• Small class sizes - we keep our class sizes small to ensure that we deliver a personalised, student-led approach to learning.

• Study in a creative environment - we’re the leading digital arts academy in the UK and you’ll study alongside other creatives and be part of the Escape community.

• Week 1: Introduction to course – photo-bashing/concept art for characters
• Week 2: Introduction to ZBrush – sculpting/basics – how to use brushes, interface
• Week 3: Sculpting in ZBrush – dragon head
• Week 4: Blocking out a character’s pose – using Zspheres
• Week 5: Rigging a character for posing in ZBrush
• Week 6: Sculpting cloth, cloths, hair, fur 
• Week 7: Hard surface sculpting in ZBrush – making an armour
• Week 8: Hard surface sculpting continues – making assets and an armour
• Week 9: Introduction to Maya – modelling basics
• Week 10: Maya modelling continued – modelling assets for characters, import assets to ZBrush
• Week 11: Blend shapes for facial expression
• Week 12: UVs – exporting models and maps from Zbrush, UVing in ZBrush, Zremesher, Retopo in Maya
• Week 13: Making high and low poly in ZBrush continued – importing and baking in Substance Painter
• Week 14: Introduction to Substance Painter and texturing painting
• Week 15: Procedural texturing
• Week 16: Projection mapping for characters
• Weeks 17 & 18: Finalise projects

For a full breakdown of what is covered in each module contact our Applicant Advisers via email admissions@escapestudios.com or sign-up for our next Open Day.

• ZBrush
• Maya
• Substance Painter
• Photoshop

This course is designed for beginners and it will give you a taste of the different roles within VFX and animation. You’ll be able to try the different aspects of character creation to see if this could be a future career path for you. Plus you’ll finish the course with a character that you’ve designed, created and animated - a fantastic asset to add to your showreel.

Our students go on to work in many areas of the industry as highly creative professionals. You'll find our alumni, dubbed Escapees, in many of the world's top VFX studios, behind many Oscar and BAFTA-nominated films, 100s of award-winning films and television shows and 1,000s of award-winning commercials. See some of our Escape Studios success stories.

In addition to the soft skills that you will learn and enhance, working in a professional studio environment will give you the edge when applying for jobs in a highly competitive industry.

Fees: £1,495

Funding for UK students

You may be able to get funding to help cover the cost of the course. For independent advice, and to find out more about your options, visit gov.uk or call the National Careers Service on 0800 100 900.

Funding for international students

We recommend you visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs website. The Council doesn’t provide funding directly, but it will give you all the information you need about studying and living in the UK, including visas and funding.

We do our best to find funding solutions for overseas students. For example:

• If you’re from Sweden, you may be able to get help from the Swedish loan and grant course. Find out more at csn.se
• Spanish students should visit the spanish government website for useful information on studying, employment and emigration, plus details of grants available to Spanish students.
• If you’re from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Burma, you may be able to get funding from the Charles Wallace Trust, to help towards your living costs and educational development in the UK. Find out more at wallace-trusts.org.uk.

Get in touch

We can help with any problems or questions you have with course fees and funding. Speak to one of our Applicant Advisors via phone or email today! Call us on +44 (0)207 348 1920 or email admissions@escapestudios.com.