Game Artist & Animator Course
Realise your dream of designing video games!
The Game Artist is someone who creates the art for video games. Whereas the games designer deals in the ideas for a game, the artist or animator creates the look and the style. They are the one who develops the vision of the designer, and providing the programmers objects to render on the screen.
You can study the Games Artist Course from home, in your own time and at your own pace!
Games Artist Course - syllabus topics
- Intro Section - Introduction to Game Industry, Principles of Game Art, Hardware Formats, Software & Rendering
- Section 1 Part A - Video Game Art, Photoshop, Concept Art
- Section 1 Part B - 3D Modelling, Basic Character Techniques, Animating & Skeletons
- Section 2 Part A - Layer Effects, Image Formats, Scene Management
- Section 3 Part A - Enviroment Sketching, Introduction to NURBS
- Section 3 Part B - Advanced Polygon Modelling, Particles, Physics, Modelling Realistic Proportions, Displacement Maps & Procedural Materials
- Section 3 Part C - Advanced Rigging Techniques, Motion Capture, Facial Animation, Cameras and Basics of Cinematography, Approaching Employers
(PLEASE NOTE: You will be directed to our training partner's website) Gaming Qualification
Students who successfully pass the exams are awarded a Tiga Diploma. TIGA is the UK’s trade association for games designers and developers.
Your job prospects as a Games Artist
Computer games artists are in high demand globally. In the UK there is a nationwide shortage of skilled games artists and animators, so there are great opportunities for a rewarding career in conceptual video art.
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