Concept Art for Game Design for 15 - 17 Year Olds - Short Course at NTU

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Nottingham Trent University
26 - 30 July 2021 and 2 - 6 August 2021, Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, one week
£475

This course focuses on the process of image-making in the game design industry.

It's hands-on, taught in a series of practical workshops and group sessions.

This course is ideal if you are considering a future in game design, animation or creative media.

During this course you will:

- investigate the role of concept artist in the game production process
- develop your 2D and 3D visualisation skills
- use a combination of hand drawing and digital techniques
- develop characters and environments in response to a project brief.

What will you gain?

At the end of the course you will have a range of work for your portfolio including development sketches and finished images.

Tutor Profile: Adam Horsepool is a freelance illustrator and animator with several years' experience in the design industry.

He studied animation at Lincoln University, specialising in visual development and character design.

Adam first started as a professional animator producing work for marketing campaigns, e-learning courses and character design for large companies; this is where his interest in illustration began.

He has illustrated a number of children's books for various studios such as Warner Brothers, Igloo Books and Kevin the Carrot for Aldi.

Adam is currently working as a lecturer in the animation department at NTU, teaching storyboarding and visual development.

"Really good fun and enjoyed the course. Definitely worth the money."

"A pleasure, fantastically executed. I have improved tenfold and you have set me on my career path as an illustrator."

"I would definitely come again as I really enjoyed it."

Level: Open to all

Entry requirement: You should have an enthusiasm for gaming and design and an interest in developing your creative and technical skills.

Need accommodation for the summer?

You can book a self-catered, single room with private bathroom on our city campus, right next door to our studios and classrooms.

Doing your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award?

This course can count as your Gold DofE Residential.