Concept Art (Evening - 10 weeks)

• Take your skills to the next level - If you love to draw, this course will help you take your skills to the next level.

• Concept art is relevant across the creative industries and used in VFX, animation, games and film

• Learn from award-winning industry professionals; 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.

• The course is taught part-time and in the evenings, meaning you’ll be able to work around your day to day life with this option.

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

• On completion of the course you will achieve an Escape Studios Certificate of Achievement, a well-respected qualification within the industry.

Week 1: Introduction to concept art for games, VFX, and movies

• You will learn about different types of concept art, its purpose in the production pipeline and styles of project development. Concept art has a different usage in each stage of the process
• Portfolio Reviews
  

Week 2: Research – where all design ideas come from

• You will be tasked to create a variety of characters, creatures, and props based on this brief
  
• Learn about design pillars and why they are important for any kind of visual project
  

Week 3: Character Design Exploration

• Draw linearts of your characters, create color variations and color guides for each character you are developing
  

Week 4: Rendering Techniques 

• Live demo during a session on Photoshop and going through rendering step by step
  

Week 5: Character Design Orthographic (Turnaround/Callouts) aka Production Concept Art

• You will be asked to pick one of the characters that you developed on previous modules and do a self-explanatory, neat lineart turnaround
  

Week 6: Creature Design Exploration 

• You will explore different proportions, shapes and sizes of creatures
  

Week 7: Creature Design Ortographics (Turnaround/Callout) aka Production Concept Art

• Production concept art of a creature of your choice

Week 8: Prop and Pattern Design

• Create a set of props that will fit within your overall project

Week 9: Project reviews and what to practice

• Present outcomes of the past weeks and recieve feedback

Week10: What next? How to land a job as a concept artist.

• Resources that can help you find an ideal job

• Adobe Photoshop

On completion of the course you will achieve an Escape Studios Certificate of Achievement, a well-respected qualification within the industry.

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. To see some of our Escape Studios success stories, follow this link.

This course will give you a distinct advantage in the field of storyboarding, you’ll get an introduction to concept art and gain experience working in a professional studio environment.

Fees: £995

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 0207 348 1920 or email admissions@escapestudios.com.