Games Art FdA

This Games Art foundation degree, based in Nottingham, is designed for those who want a career in the growing games art industry.<br/><br/>The game artist creates the visual elements of an interactive computer game, crafting assets like 2D graphics, 3D characters and environment models, surface textures and user interface components.<br/><br/>A game artist may also be involved in conceptualising ideas to help communicate the proposed visual elements during the pre-production phase. This Games Art degree will give you the opportunity to experience a range of techniques and software used in the games industry, whilst developing specialist skills to support career goals within your chosen art role.<br/><br/><strong>Key features</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Gain hands-on industry experience while you study, with industry opportunities built into the course to ensure you graduate with the practical skills needed to make it in the industry.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Use industry-standard equipment: Learn how to use specialist tech and equipment including Wacom tablets, Autodesk Maya and Unreal Engine 5.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Work on live briefs: set by industry giants to boost your CV and industry connections. Previous students have worked on briefs from big names including Sumo Digital and Mantic Games.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Study in the heart of Nottingham: One of Europe’s top 25 student cities, and home to over 75,000 learners.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Employability</strong><br/><br/>After completing your foundation degree, you’ll have the chance to top up to BA (Hons) Games Art or go straight into industry.<br/><br/>Students who complete the programme can progress to relevant employment, self-employment or to further study. Graduates of this course can apply their expertise in vocational areas such as:<br/><br/><br/>- games artist<br/><br/><br/>- concept artist<br/><br/><br/>- lead artist<br/><br/><br/>- 3D modeller<br/><br/><br/>- character artist<br/><br/><br/>- 2D artist<br/><br/><br/>- technical artist<br/><br/><br/>- texture artist<br/><br/><br/>• UI artist<br/><br/><br/><br/>- environment artist<br/><br/><br/>- storyboard artist<br/><br/><br/>- games designer<br/><br/><br/>- graphic designer for games.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Facilities</strong><br/><br/>On this course you’ll study across various facilities located on our City Campus.<br/><br/>Youll have access to:<br/><br/><br/>• Industry Spec Workstation PC’s<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Unreal Engine 5<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Autodesk Suite (3DS Max, Autodesk Maya, Mudbox)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Z-Brush<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Quixel 2.0<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Unreal Engine 5<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Wacom Cintiq 13HD Touch Tablets<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Wacom Cintiq Pro16: Creative Pen Display<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Games Consoles<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Substance Painter. <br/><br/>