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STUDY LEVEL
Vocational
TUITION
From $7,999 USD
DURATION
9 months
INTAKES
Monthly
DELIVERY MODE
Online
about the course
What will you learn?
Focused on career outcomes, the Advanced Concept Art Diploma takes your artistic skills to a professional level. Whether you want to freelance as an independent artist or work at a major film or game studio, you’ll learn job skills, master complex techniques, and learn to communicate through art, creating compelling work that captivates and inspires.
Get your skills to industry standard with advanced concept art training. With a seasoned concept artist as your mentor, you’ll gain valuable insights into the film and games industry, build job skills, and graduate with a solid portfolio to impress employers.
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Graduate with an outstanding portfolio
Be mentored by award-winning artists
Specialized focus on concept art for film, games & publishing
Extra career support to get you in front of employers
Choose 1-on-1 or small group classes (max 4 students)
course structure
term 1
Characters, Creatures & Enhanced Workflow Techniques
In the creature and character design term, you’ll use anatomy, posing skills, personality, and character traits, plus the environment to inform your designs. Create backstories for your characters and experiment with color, posing, and lighting to engage your audience in the story.
What will you learn?
- Apply lessons from the diploma course to create higher quality art
- Design incredible creatures and characters
- Use story and posing to drive action
- Build professional model sheets
term 2
Introduction To 3D Concept Art
Speed up your workflow using 3d sculpting and kitbashing techniques to quickly block out, light, and render your concept art. You’ll create dynamic compositions using Zbrush and Blender to develop your concept art skills further and learn industry-standard workflows. Starting out by sculpting basic forms to generate quick renders, capturing detail, and lighting, you’ll move on to more complex models such as the human form and complex environments. Finish with several pieces of original 3D concept art for your portfolio.
What will you learn?
- Use Photoshop, Zbrush, and Blender to enhance your concept art workflows
- Gather strong reference material and create quick thumbnail sketches
- Set up camera angles and lighting to capture detail and textures
- Polish your work to a professional level using the latest studio techniques
term 3
Portfolio And Career Development
This final term is dedicated to getting you job-ready! With your mentor’s guidance, you’ll polish your best pieces for your portfolio. As a diploma student, you can access additional career development services to learn how to develop your competitive edge, market yourself, and make the best possible impression in front of employers.
What will you learn?
- Polish your portfolio to impress employers
- Be more confident with negotiation
- Network and self-promote effectively
- Tap into the hidden job market
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
What do you need to apply?
- Concept Art & Illustration Course OR portfolio submission
- Graphics card & compatible PC
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