Concept Art (Evening - 10 weeks)

Craft cinematic beauty

This class is ideal for aspiring artists that want to get into nitty-gritty details of Concept Art production for video games, VFX and movies. The main goal of this course is to prepare you as an individual for the reality of working in the Concept Art Departments, as well as enhancing your portfolio to the point of it being "hirable" and competitive on the market.

This course will include theory, industry analysis,
case studies (based on popular video games and movies) and a lot of practice. At the end of the course each student should have a body of new artwork that should be treated as possible portfolio pieces.

See also

Game Art (12 Weeks)

Game Art (18 Weeks)

MA Game Art (full-time)

Location: Live online
Start dates: TBC
Tuition fees: £796
Mode of study: Part time (Wednesday evening: 7pm-10pm)
Programme duration: 10 weeks
Entry requirements: Aged 18 or over, a good understanding of written and spoken English.

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Why choose this course

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.

Module information

Week 1: Introduction to Concept Art

Using digital 2D and 3D tools to create Moodboards
An introduction to Autodesk Maya and Arnold rendering
Story, Clients, Industry

Week 2: Visualize it and present ideas

Block out ideas using Photoshop or other 2D paint software
Photo-bashing

Week 3: Creating the concept - organic part 1

ZBrush intro modelling, basics

Week 4: Creating the concept - organic part 2

ZBrush intro modelling - continued

Week 5: Creating the concept - Hard surface - Mechs part 1

ZBrush hard surface modelling

Week 6: Creating the concept - Hard surface - Mechs part 2

Maya and ZBrush hard surface modelling

Week 7: Detailing models, panelling, kitbashing

Maya and ZBrush hard surface modelling

Week 8: Finishing models, UVing, exports assets

Week 9: Introduction to Substance Painter

Week 10: Texturing

Substance Painter continued
Texturing and rendering with Maya Arnold
Composition using Photoshop

Software

Entry requirements

How to apply

Evening (part-time) courses can be purchased directly via our online shop - just click the Buy Now button at the top of the page.

Alternatively, you can:

Call our Admissions Advisors on +44 (0)203 441 1303
Email us at admissions@escapestudios.com
Reach us on LiveChat on Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm

Following your application, you will need to agree to our terms and conditions before your place on the course can be secured.

Where will this get me?

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. Check our some of our alumni success stories.

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 and funding

Fees

£796

Payment plans

We offer a range of payment plan options for all courses, including up to five instalments following the initial deposit. Depending on the length of the course, we ask that the initial deposit be paid when registering for the course, and the final payment prior to the end date of the course.

Following the deposit, your chosen payment plan will break down your remaining instalments equally. Please speak to a member of our Admissions team on +44 (0)203 441 1303 or admissions@escapestudios.com to determine the dates of those payments.

Contact our Finance team to discuss your options on +44 (0)203 441 1303 or finance@escapestudios.com.

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 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)203 441 1303 or email admissions@escapestudios.com.

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Industry partners and advisors influence everything we do, from the curriculum we teach and how it's delivered to our webinars and events.

We work alongside an impressive list of VFX, Games and Animation studios including Industrial Light & Magic, Framestore, Blue Zoo, MPC, Jellyfish Pictures, PlayStation London Studio and Creative Assembly and many more across all our courses at Escape Studios.

With exclusive professional feedback, intensive software training and much more, our industry-led courses give you up-to-the-minute, inspirational knowledge and experience, tailored to the work you’re passionate about. Our Escape Studios Alumni (Escapees) can be found working at a variety of studios including Pixar, MPC, Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, Rockstar Games and Electric Theatre Collective.

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Why Escape Studios?

Learn industry-relevant techniques from the experts, in a studio-like environment.

Industry-experienced tutors. Our tutors have worked at studios including DNEG, Walt Disney Animation, EA, Rebellion and Framestore and their credits include Captain America, Black Mirror and Bond: Spectre. They speak at international conferences, like B’Ars (Spain) and VIEW Conference (Italy), write for industry-recognised blog Befores&Afters, and are authorised trainers for software like Unreal Engine, Autodesk or Houdini.
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Concept Art (Evening - 10 weeks)

Next steps

Open Events

Taster sessions

Meet the team

Meet our tutors

Industry Partners

Why Escape Studios?

Escape Studios prospectus

Pearson Business School prospectus

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Study with us

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