Games Art

Fundamental Art Skills For Games

Students will develop their observational skills through both traditional and digital art techniques, including life drawing, clay sculpting, and digital painting. They will also learn to apply their theoretical knowledge to concept designs in an independent project.

Module code: GAME40262

Contemporary Aesthetics And Visual Structure

This module introduces you to art direction and establishing a design process. You'll learn from analysing games, films and popular culture to develop your critical thinking skills. Games art challenges in 2D and 3D will put your creativity and design skills to the test.

Module code: GAME40271

Introduction To Texturing For Games

This module covers the skills required to produce hand painted texture assets for the games industry. You'll learn to generate textures from scratch, manipulate images, target UV mapping techniques to environments and characters and apply fundamental art skills to texture creation.

Module code: GAME40187

Introduction To 3D Modelling For Games

This module introduces you to the pipeline for creating games art assets. You'll learn how to model and texture assets using the latest industry standard techniques and software. You'll be introduced to high detail modelling and the painting of PBR materials. By the end of the module you'll be modelling assets ready for today's PC and console games

Module code: GAME40400

Fundamental Art Skills For Games

Students will develop their observational skills through both traditional and digital art techniques, including life drawing, clay sculpting, and digital painting. They will also learn to apply their theoretical knowledge to concept designs in an independent project.

Module code: GAME40262

Contemporary Aesthetics And Visual Structure

This module introduces you to art direction and establishing a design process. You'll learn from analysing games, films and popular culture to develop your critical thinking skills. Games art challenges in 2D and 3D will put your creativity and design skills to the test.

Module code: GAME40271

Introduction To Texturing For Games

This module covers the skills required to produce hand painted texture assets for the games industry. You'll learn to generate textures from scratch, manipulate images, target UV mapping techniques to environments and characters and apply fundamental art skills to texture creation.

Module code: GAME40187

Introduction To 3D Modelling For Games

This module introduces you to the pipeline for creating games art assets. You'll learn how to model and texture assets using the latest industry standard techniques and software. You'll be introduced to high detail modelling and the painting of PBR materials. By the end of the module you'll be modelling assets ready for today's PC and console games

Module code: GAME40400

Fundamental Art Skills For Games

Students will develop their observational skills through both traditional and digital art techniques, including life drawing, clay sculpting, and digital painting. They will also learn to apply their theoretical knowledge to concept designs in an independent project.

Module code: GAME40262

Contemporary Aesthetics And Visual Structure

This module introduces you to art direction and establishing a design process. You'll learn from analysing games, films and popular culture to develop your critical thinking skills. Games art challenges in 2D and 3D will put your creativity and design skills to the test.

Module code: GAME40271

Introduction To Texturing For Games

This module covers the skills required to produce hand painted texture assets for the games industry. You'll learn to generate textures from scratch, manipulate images, target UV mapping techniques to environments and characters and apply fundamental art skills to texture creation.

Module code: GAME40187

Introduction To 3D Modelling For Games

This module introduces you to the pipeline for creating games art assets. You'll learn how to model and texture assets using the latest industry standard techniques and software. You'll be introduced to high detail modelling and the painting of PBR materials. By the end of the module you'll be modelling assets ready for today's PC and console games

Module code: GAME40400

Game Interface Design And Implementation

In this module you will analyse current user interfaces and heads up displays being used in modern games and investigate the design process for menus, options and other elements of user interface design. You will then design and create a user interface for a specific game genre before implementing your design into a game engine.

Module code: GAME50261

Character Concept Design 2

Unique characters and creatures, are a key aspect of many films and games. This module will allow students to undertake an in-depth study into character and creature design and workflow where creativity and originality is the way forward. This module introduces the digital sculpting workflow with a huge emphasis on artist ’s ability to transfer traditional skills into to digital world. You will build upon the knowledge learned in Character Concept Design 1. From rough sketches and thumbnails students will realise their designs through a digital sculpt.

Module code: FILM50126

Negotiated Game Art Study

This module gives you an opportunity to focus your studies on a specialised subject in Games Art. You could undertake material studies, methods on procedural generation, or photogrammetry. You'll get a chance to complete a live brief from a games studio.

Module code: GAME50650

Introduction To Animation & Motion Capture

This module focuses on the fundamental techniques of key frame animation and the study of working with motion capture data to produce animations to be imported into a game engine.

Module code: GAME40212

2D Game Art

This module introduces the core concepts of pixel art, from low resolution 16 colour sprites to industry relevant creation of larger tiles and higher requirements, with the assignment focusing on development of tile sheets and developing pixel art for modern engines such as Unreal Engine 4.

Module code: GAME50649

3D Character Modelling For Games

You'll begin a journey through Character Art development for games. You will develop skills in modelling, texturing and presentation resulting in the creation of Character Art portfolio pieces.

Module code: GAME50168

3D Hard Surface Modelling For Games

This module focuses on learning techniques to produce hard surface models such as weapons and vehicles. Students will produce a portfolio of weapon and vehicle assets to varying specifications and implement them into a games engine.

Module code: GAME50356

3D Environment Modelling For Games

This module covers the skills required to produce realistic game environments. You'll learn to project manage, organise construction into modular elements, implement specific 3D modelling and sculpting / texture workflows, and integrate assets into games engine.

Module code: GAME50186

Junior Collaborative Game Development And Testing

Students will work in a junior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 seniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech/scripter.

Module code: GAME50170

Life Drawing 2

The laboratory work considers methods of rapid interpretation of form and function to develop skills that are pertinent to the concept industry. Students will explore the use of traditional media and develop skills in deconstruction/reconstruction of the human body, speed drawing, dynamic poses, perspective and composition.

Module code: FVFX50516

Life Drawing 2

The laboratory work considers methods of rapid interpretation of form and function to develop skills that are pertinent to the concept industry. Students will explore the use of traditional media and develop skills in deconstruction/reconstruction of the human body, speed drawing, dynamic poses, perspective and composition.

Module code: FVFX50516

Character Concept Design 2

Unique characters and creatures, are a key aspect of many films and games. This module will allow students to undertake an in-depth study into character and creature design and workflow where creativity and originality is the way forward. This module introduces the digital sculpting workflow with a huge emphasis on artist ’s ability to transfer traditional skills into to digital world. You will build upon the knowledge learned in Character Concept Design 1. From rough sketches and thumbnails students will realise their designs through a digital sculpt.

Module code: FILM50126

Negotiated Game Art Study

This module gives you an opportunity to focus your studies on a specialised subject in Games Art. You could undertake material studies, methods on procedural generation, or photogrammetry. You'll get a chance to complete a live brief from a games studio.

Module code: GAME50650

Introduction To Animation & Motion Capture

This module focuses on the fundamental techniques of key frame animation and the study of working with motion capture data to produce animations to be imported into a game engine.

Module code: GAME40212

3D Character Modelling For Games

You'll begin a journey through Character Art development for games. You will develop skills in modelling, texturing and presentation resulting in the creation of Character Art portfolio pieces.

Module code: GAME50168

Junior Collaborative Game Development And Testing

Students will work in a junior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 seniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech/scripter.

Module code: GAME50170

Game Interface Design And Implementation

In this module you will analyse current user interfaces and heads up displays being used in modern games and investigate the design process for menus, options and other elements of user interface design. You will then design and create a user interface for a specific game genre before implementing your design into a game engine.

Module code: GAME50261

Negotiated Game Art Study

This module gives you an opportunity to focus your studies on a specialised subject in Games Art. You could undertake material studies, methods on procedural generation, or photogrammetry. You'll get a chance to complete a live brief from a games studio.

Module code: GAME50650

2D Game Art

This module introduces the core concepts of pixel art, from low resolution 16 colour sprites to industry relevant creation of larger tiles and higher requirements, with the assignment focusing on development of tile sheets and developing pixel art for modern engines such as Unreal Engine 4.

Module code: GAME50649

3D Hard Surface Modelling For Games

This module focuses on learning techniques to produce hard surface models such as weapons and vehicles. Students will produce a portfolio of weapon and vehicle assets to varying specifications and implement them into a games engine.

Module code: GAME50356

3D Environment Modelling For Games

This module covers the skills required to produce realistic game environments. You'll learn to project manage, organise construction into modular elements, implement specific 3D modelling and sculpting / texture workflows, and integrate assets into games engine.

Module code: GAME50186

Junior Collaborative Game Development And Testing

Students will work in a junior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other juniors and level 6 seniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech/scripter.

Module code: GAME50170

Senior Collaborative Games Development & Testing

Students will work in a senior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other seniors and Level 5 Juniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech / scripter. The senior roles carry additional focus on mentoring and project management.

Module code: GAME60247

Mastering The Artistry Of Game Environments

You will create an environment set piece before it has been reclaimed by nature, later developing it to a reclaimed state in the second semester. Learn the ins and outs of advanced environment art creation whilst working to an industry standard in the form of technical and artistic considerations. You will develop an understanding of texture memory and asset optimization alongside artistic fundamentals such as composition and colour to help prepare you for your first environment art job in the industry.

Module code: GAME60511

Individual Games Technology Project

This individual project, of your design, allows you to produce work for your portfolio that directly relates to your future career aspirations.

Module code: GAME60193

Advanced Character And Creature Sculpture

Here you'll get an opportunity to further push your skillset in digitally sculpting the human form in Zbrush. As you push the boundaries of your creativity you'll be given the opportunity to explore the process of creating creatures and monsters.

Module code: GAME60509

Advanced 3D Modelling

Students will work towards the creation of several industry standard 3D art pieces. You'll work with a variety of industry standard software with the goal to create stunning portfolio ready pieces.

Module code: GAME60174

Individual Games Technology Portfolio

This employability focused module looks at a number of specific aspects with web presences, social media and industry engagement, while also allowing you the chance to add more work to your portfolio to fit your future career plans.

Module code: GAME60271

Senior Collaborative Games Development & Testing

Students will work in a senior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other seniors and Level 5 Juniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech / scripter. The senior roles carry additional focus on mentoring and project management.

Module code: GAME60247

Individual Games Technology Project

This individual project, of your design, allows you to produce work for your portfolio that directly relates to your future career aspirations.

Module code: GAME60193

Advanced Character And Creature Sculpture

Here you'll get an opportunity to further push your skillset in digitally sculpting the human form in Zbrush. As you push the boundaries of your creativity you'll be given the opportunity to explore the process of creating creatures and monsters.

Module code: GAME60509

Advanced 3D Modelling

Students will work towards the creation of several industry standard 3D art pieces. You'll work with a variety of industry standard software with the goal to create stunning portfolio ready pieces.

Module code: GAME60174

Individual Games Technology Portfolio

This employability focused module looks at a number of specific aspects with web presences, social media and industry engagement, while also allowing you the chance to add more work to your portfolio to fit your future career plans.

Module code: GAME60271

Senior Collaborative Games Development & Testing

Students will work in a senior role in a team comprised of departments as in a games studio. They will work with other seniors and Level 5 Juniors to make a vertical slice of a game as either an artist, designer or tech / scripter. The senior roles carry additional focus on mentoring and project management.

Module code: GAME60247

Mastering The Artistry Of Game Environments

You will create an environment set piece before it has been reclaimed by nature, later developing it to a reclaimed state in the second semester. Learn the ins and outs of advanced environment art creation whilst working to an industry standard in the form of technical and artistic considerations. You will develop an understanding of texture memory and asset optimization alongside artistic fundamentals such as composition and colour to help prepare you for your first environment art job in the industry.

Module code: GAME60511

Individual Games Technology Project

This individual project, of your design, allows you to produce work for your portfolio that directly relates to your future career aspirations.

Module code: GAME60193

Advanced 3D Modelling

Students will work towards the creation of several industry standard 3D art pieces. You'll work with a variety of industry standard software with the goal to create stunning portfolio ready pieces.

Module code: GAME60174

Individual Games Technology Portfolio

This employability focused module looks at a number of specific aspects with web presences, social media and industry engagement, while also allowing you the chance to add more work to your portfolio to fit your future career plans.

Module code: GAME60271

Photoshop For Games Development

Module code: GAME30161

Introductory Modelling And Rendering

This introductory module introduces students to the 3D modelling pipeline for computer games using industry standard software such as 3DS Max and Photoshop. Assignments are split into two separate semesters which are designed to build up the necessary skills required to create assets independently without the need for tutorials.

Module code: GAME30268

Introduction To Visual Art Skills

Students will develop their observational skills and technical ability in traditional art mediums. Emphasis is on developing a personal portfolio demonstrating environmental studies, human anatomy, experimentation, and an emphasis on realistic art interpretation.

Module code: GAME30269

The Language Of Art And Design

Students will develop their understanding of art history and its application to current visual media. Emphasis is on developing a portfolio of digital art work and applicable research demonstrating the impact of modern art on contemporary media, film, and game development.

Module code: GAME30270