Are you an artist with a passion for games? Do you want to develop your skills to meet the challenges of the games industry? At Falmouth, you’ll work with programmers and designers in a studio environment to create innovative and arresting art for games.

Nurture your creativity as you collaborate with like-minded artists in an inspired and focused space. We welcome illustrators, fine artists, sculptors, graphic designers, or anyone with a passion for the visual dimensions of games. Ultimately, you'll graduate as a workplace-ready professional with a strong insight into the games industry.

You will:

• Showcase your skills in context by working on a game art project and learning to co-create as part of a team
• Be supported by tutors with experience at companies like Rare, EA Games, Microprose and Square-Enix
• Access industry-standard hardware and software, a well-equipped life drawing room, dedicated space in a game development studio, and the same management tools and game engines used by the industry

What you'll learn

We cover a range of areas to aid your growth both creatively and technically. By the second study block, you’ll already be putting your skills into context by working on a game art project, and learning to co-create in a team. This all leads up to a final submission where you’ll have the opportunity to build a game with coders and designers in a full development team, or if you prefer, craft your own standout portfolio piece.

You’ll learn:

• 2D and 3D art creation methods, including concept, environment and character art.
• Core drawing skills.
• Game development pipelines, techniques and processes (such as Agile development and version control).
• What a game development career requires.
• Teamwork skills across disciplines on live projects.

How you'll learn

You’ll gain stylistic and technical skills through practical, hands-on learning. Including:

• Life drawing, painting and sculpture
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Crit sessions
• Tutorials
• Guest speakers
• Mentoring