Concept Art with Foundation Year

Course overview: This course includes a foundation year - ideal if you need additional preparation or if you don't have sufficient grades to join Year 1. As a concept artist you illustrate ideas for use in films, games, animation, comics and any other form of visual media. You focus on the pre-production process, creating the look and functionality of characters, creatures, environments and props. You explore the illustrative and storytelling side of concept art including key moments, splash art and storyboarding. You learn using traditional drawing, as well as using digital art tools such as Adobe Photoshop, ZBrush and Blender. The University is Europe’s first Adobe Creative Campus, giving you access to the suite of Adobe Creative Cloud tools and resources to help you develop your digital skills.

Top reasons to study this course

1. Taught by professional artists: learn from practising concept artists who have worked on a variety of art projects for clients such as Sega, Double Eleven, Archvillain Games, Sony, Formula 1, Hasbro, Activision, NetEase, Square Enix, Holovis International, Yamination Studios, Shanghai Media Group, Rebellion and Ubisoft.
2. Industry links: take part in Animex, our annual international animation and games festival featuring experts from Rockstar, Pixar, Disney and Sony.
3. Career-ready: our ExpoSeries of events allow for you to interact with employers, allowing you to showcase your work and skills to peers and potential future placements or employers.

After the course: Our graduates have started careers as freelance artists or gone on to work or undertake placements for studios such as Atomhawk, Sumo Digital, Jagex and Frontier Developments.