Concept Art for Games and Film

Life Drawing: Anatomy And Fundamentals

This module provides practical traditional workshop experience of working from primary sources: a demand invigorated by needs of new industries. It focuses on producing realistic, believable figures that convey appropriate physicality diversity such as body mass, gender, age, strengths, skills, body adornment etc. It also seeks to address to common problem areas such as hands, feet, likeness, and foreshortening /perspective to ultimate give you a vital edge in the competitive job market. This module features regularly clothed and unclothed models and is designed to lead into more specialist character modules adding colour and costume.

Module code: GDEV40017

Digital Painting Theory And Practice

This module will help you to build a solid theoretical foundation to expand upon and refine your digital painting skills and intuition, allowing you to visually communicate and present concepts in a more compelling way.

Module code: GDEV40004

Environment Concept Design

Learn the fundamental skills and industry practises that inform the skills required to produce Environment Concept designs. You will produce design sheets and the necessary callout sheets that convey the visual characteristics of the design.

Module code: GDEV40006

Character Concept Design

This module has been designed to provide a solid foundation for the fundamentals of character design. With an emphasis on visual shape language, nonverbal communication and narrative ques, this module will allow students to tackle character design for a variety of industries.

Module code: GDEV40002

Fundamentals Of Technical Drawing

Students will learn how to look and observe with artistic intent to reproduce using digital media. They will learn to assess light and shadow, capturing shape and form through observational drawing, which they will then apply to their own designs. They will learn how to self-critique and evaluate their own progress.

Module code: GDEV40009

3D Asset Development

Games Art and Concept Art both make extensive use of 3D modelling, texturing and rendering. This module will introduce you to the techniques used in industry to produce assets for a variety of uses.

Module code: GDEV40001

Mastering Study To Concept

This module will allow the student to partake in the classic art educational practise of studies and master’s studies. They will reproduce, using digital painting techniques, various reference images. After this, they will adapt what they have painted into new original concept design.

Module code: GDEV50027

Vehicle And Prop Design

Learn the specific techniques and skills required to design cars, bikes, aircraft, spaceships, weapons and more. Ideation thumbnailing will then move onto considering form following function and the ways that designs can be rendered in clear detail.

Module code: GDEV50043

Life Drawing:Character And Costumes

Lifedrawing: Colour and Costume adds these features to the practical traditional workshop experience of working from primary sources to enhance an audience’s perception of the reality the student is portraying. It focuses on producing believable characters based on observation and working with our team of professional models. It addresses commonly avoided areas such as a full range of dynamic flesh colours and pose with 360° views. This module features regularly clothed and unclothed models.

Module code: GDEV50026

Creature Concept Design

On this module you will explore the fundamentals of creature design, study animal anatomy and delve into key aspects for crafting visually compelling and believable creatures. Additionally, you will learn to identify technical aspects of the creature design pipeline to ensure your designs successfully translate from 2D concepts to 3D sculpts.

Module code: GDEV50012

Junior Collaborative Games Development

Students will work in a junior role in a group comprised of students from across the suite of games development courses to mimic a games development studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 students who take the role of seniors, to make a vertical slice of a game.

Module code: GDEV50001

Digital Sculpting Techniques

This module has been developed to provide student with a solid foundation in digital sculpting. Utilised by a variety of industries, a proficient digital sculptor can open career pathways in games, film, practical effects and product design. Digital sculpting is the crossover between artistic expression and technological fluency, as such, this module has been designed to develop a student’s artistic progression in the medium and to navigate the technical considerations for the use of industry software.

Module code: GDEV50014

Games Development Project

The Games Development Project module gives students an opportunity to undertake an in-depth piece of research testing and analysis or a high-quality artefact, ready for their portfolio. You can focus your studies on your career aspirations. Whether it's stylised game characters, stalking AI monsters, procedural environments, immersive level design, or a concept for futuristic vehicles. The project allows you the opportunity to work with a supervisor and tailor the project to you. Your supervisor will be your guide and project manager. Supporting you in your journey to create a highly developed outcome with industry standard software whilst receiving lectures on portfolio development and employability.

Module code: GDEV60001

Environment Design For Production

This is an exciting opportunity to learn real-world practical skills in high demand in the creative industries to create outstanding Environment design for production. This class is designed to develop your skill in creating outstanding concept art aimed at emulating real-world briefs and focused on delivering exceptional work at a high standard fit to be your opening page of your portfolio. This module will take you through setting up your creative tools, building 3D asset libraries and finally, creating 3D renders to be finalised in 2D art packages ready to be presented in your portfolio. You will develop an in-depth understanding of the highly sought-after industry skill of environment design and for production.

Module code: GDEV60017

Advanced Character And Creature Sculpture

As a concept artist wanting to specialise in creature design it is important that you develop a keen understanding in animal anatomy and how to implement it in your designs. This module will introduce you to advanced sculptural techniques and observational skills that will allow you to produce professional creature designs that are grounded in realism.

Module code: GDEV60002

Games Art And Concepts Live Brief And Employability

This module gives you an opportunity to focus your studies on developing an industry standard portfolio piece of Games Art or Concept Art in answer to a given or live brief from the industry e.g., a Games Studio.

Module code: GDEV60019

Senior Collaborative Games Development

Students will work in a senior role in a group comprised of students from across the suite of games development courses to mimic a games development studio. They will work with other seniors to effectively support and lead a team including level 5 students, to make a vertical slice of a game.

Module code: GDEV60033

Character Design For Production

Do you want to find your own voice and expand on your previous character and creature design knowledge? On this module you will delve into cultivating your creativity, individual workflow, and style to create immersive and believable characters and creatures with an awareness for the worlds that they live in.

Module code: GDEV60013

Keyframe Illustration For Production

This is your chance to develop the skill to realise story-driven key frame illustration for Film and games. Using advanced 3D techniques focused on industry standards you will deliver a set of key illustrations to an industry brief the will reflect a narrative brief supplied. The class is focused on developing your skill in interpreting a narrative brief and developing high quality pre-production key frame illustrations that will assist in setting the tonality of a production. The module workshops will teach the principles and theory of how to utilise 3D and 2D tools to your advantage and to assist in the production of high-quality art to build a industry focused portfolio.

Module code: GDEV60022

Introduction To Collaborative Enterprise

Video games are interdisciplinary pieces of interactive art that require a range of specialist skills. The majority of the games that you have played will have been developed by a team of individuals. Games Developers rarely work alone. This module will challenge you to capitalise on your skills and individual creativity while working with a mixed disciplinary team of games developers. Beyond developing a video games artefact, you will be exposed to the tools, practices, and transferable skills required to work effectively as part of a group.

Module code: GAME30512

Introduction Into Games Scholarship

The games industry is a melting pot of different creative and technical roles. In this module, you will begin your journey as a games developer in training, understanding the roles and career opportunities within the games industry and beyond. You will also be exposed to the reality of the industry, exploring the ethical, economic, and societal impact of games. We will also support you in the creation of a career action plan, helping you to develop as an independent learner.

Module code: GAME30513

2D Foundations

Students will learn how to look and observe with artistic intent to reproduce using traditional methods. They will learn to assess light and shadow, capturing shape and form through observational drawing, whilst also learning how to self-critique and evaluate their progress.

Module code: GAME30504

Figure Drawing Development

Students will learn how to look and observe with artistic intent to reproduce using traditional methods. They will learn to assess light and shadow, capturing shape and form through observation, and creating interesting concepts based on their observations. They will also learn how to self-critique and evaluate their progress.

Module code: GAME30509

Digital Painting Foundations

Students will learn how to look and observe with artistic intent to reproduce using digital painting techniques. They will learn to assess light and shadow, capturing shape and form through observational study, whilst also learning how to self-critique and evaluate their progress.

Module code: GAME30508

Dta Industrial Placement

Module code: PLAC00003