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Character & Creature Creation

Escape Studios, In North Greenwich (+1 locations)
Length
12 weeks
Length
12 weeks
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Course description

Character & Creature Creation (12 weeks)

This practical course will teach you how to design and create your own characters and creatures before bringing them to life. 

Over the course of the programme, you will learn how to design, model, texture and present your creations to a portfolio-ready standard. 

This course has been developed with industry input from professionals and our industry-active tutors who’ve worked on the likes ofThe Lion King,GodzillaandDoctor Strange. At the end of the course, you will have a portfolio of character and creature creation work, as well as the skills and connections to kick-start your creative career. 

Who should attend?

To study this short course, you must:

  • Be over 18

  • Have a good understanding of written and spoken English

  • Feel comfortable using a computer.

Training content

Module 1 - Character and creature design

  • Character and creature design theory

    • Moodboards

    • The importance of research, body language and expressions

  • Tools and techniques for creating character and creature concepts

    • Colour and background

    • Beat boards

    • Light and shadow

  • Using anatomy of characters and creatures in design choices

  • Analysing an established style to create character and creature concepts

  • Functional fashion in character and creature concepts

    • Costume design

    • Costume language

  • Establishing new styles

    • How to prepare a character or creature design bible for animation, outsourcing and videogames, and a pitch for comic publishing

Module 2 - Character and creature modelling

  • Introduction to ZBrush

    • Character and creature anatomy

    • High-detail sculpting

  • Introduction to Maya

    • How Maya works

    • Retopology

    • Anatomy

    • Asset setup

  • Introduction to texturing

    • Introduction to Substance Painter and Mari

  • VFX and games pipelines

    • Differences and similarities

  • Lighting and rendering

    • Rendering in Arnold and Unreal Engine

  • Presenting characters and creatures for portfolios

    • Introduction to rigging for creating character poses

    • Directed project time

Costs

Fees

London campus: £11,950 

Live online: £9,350 

Certification / Credits

Some of the opportunities you can consider once you’ve finished your studies include: 

  • CG Generalist 

  • Character Artist 

Quick stats about Escape Studios?

Top 6% of Institutions for Graduate Employability -- by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)

First Unreal Authorised Training Center in the UK

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Escape Studios
6 Mitre Passage
SE10 0ER London

Escape Studios

Escape Studios is one of the UK's leading animation, games and VFX schools. We’ve been at the forefront of creative education since 2002, supplying the industry with studio-ready talent. Approved and endorsed internationally as a Rookies and Toon Boom Harmony...

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