Concept Art and Experience Design

Are you a natural creative with originality, imagination and strong artistic skills? Concept Artists develop the visual ideas and themes that shape the 'look' of projects – making this a great career path for individuals with a passion for drawing and a talent for creating striking and imaginative work.

This degree teaches the skillset needed to take on diverse roles in concept art and design, focusing on digital design for industries such as games, animation and film, as well as experiential design for branded events, theme parks, interiors and museums.

As well as games and film design, you’ll learn design methodologies and artistic practice from the fields of industrial design, concept art for characters, props and environment design. We will also cover the exciting world of experiential design for thematic real-world scenarios used in events, branded entertainment, theme parks, museums, installations and set design.

On this degree, designed with industry experts from Atomhawk and Framestore, you’ll develop core skills in traditional and digital drawing, digital painting, and design while mastering 2D and 3D techniques. As well as modules in digital drawing and design, you'll learn 3D modelling, real-time game engines, supported with industry briefs and mentoring.

You’ll graduate equipped with the skills and tools to thrive in the ever-evolving world of visual storytelling and design, ready to use the latest tools and design methodologies in a range of exciting and developing sectors.

Why choose this course

• Based in London - home to some of the best animation, video games and VFX studios in the world

• Partnership with Epic Games - we are the first Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center in the UK and an Unreal Engine Academic Partner.

• We’re a Houdini certified school

• Industry briefs and feedback - work on industry-standard briefs, experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work from external developers to learn about current development practice

• Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 20 on Stranger Things

• Study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as Unreal Engine and Houdini

• Professional input - industry partners have helped design this degree to make sure it is relevant to employers and up to date

• All-round technical skills - learn software, skills and techniques for both games and visual effects and learn how the pipelines cross over.

First year (Level 4 - 120 credits)

Creative Foundations (Craft) - 30 credits
Creative Foundations (Project) - 30 credits)
Digital Drawing (15 credits)
Digital Painting (15 credits)
3D and Paintovers (15 credits)
Concept Art and Real-time Engines (15 credits)

Second year (Level 5 - 120 credits)

You’ll develop your specialist skills and work in teams on industry-style projects.

Character and Costume Design (30 credits)
Thematic Environment Design (30 credits)
Specialism (15 credits)
Industry Studio Team Project (45 credits)

Third year (Level 6 - 120 credits)

Advanced Specialism (30 credits)
Professional Studio Project (60 credits)
Professional Practice (30 credits)

Your work is assessed through practical assignments and retrospectives by a mix of tutor, peer, self-review and industry. In fact, industry professionals often review your project modules and share their personalised feedback with you.