Character Design and Concept Art with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)

<strong>Course Overview</strong><br/><br/>Do you want to create characters and environments for animation, games, comics, or products? This four-year degree with an integrated foundation year gives you the time and support to develop your portfolio, build essential skills, and prepare for success in the fast-growing creative industries. Taught in a studio-style environment, you’ll learn drawing and image-making, explore 3D modelling and digital tools, and develop concepts and visuals for characters and worlds.<br/><br/><strong>Why study this degree?</strong><br/><br/><br/>• Work in a collaborative studio environment<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Turns illustrators into contemporary visual storytellers<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Work with text, drawings, moving images and printmaking<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop concepts for multiple industries – from commercial graphic design to fashion and animation<br/><br/><br/><br/>• This focused and practice-led course prepares you for entry into the specialist field of concept art and character design. With access to state-of-the-art facilities and strong industry links, the course will enable you to sharpen your skills and prepare you for industry.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Through an exploration of drawing, anatomy, working with narrative, 3D modelling and using modern digital image-making tools, you will gain a deep understanding of how to create authentic characters and visual concepts<br/><br/><strong>Key areas of study</strong><br/><br/>Youll explore and apply your skills across a range of illustrative applications including: drawing and image-making fundamentals, understanding and interpreting narrative informed by research, using digital image-making tools and 3D modelling to bring characters and environments to life.