illustration or games art?
hello!!
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
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Hi @cyber0xide
Can you go to open days and talk to the course leaders about what they cover on each course, or contact some course leaders through the university website? When I was looking, and not sure about which course to do, I found this approach was the most helpful. The webpages also tend to put up module/unit information that tells a bit more about what they cover.
Hope that helps
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Can you go to open days and talk to the course leaders about what they cover on each course, or contact some course leaders through the university website? When I was looking, and not sure about which course to do, I found this approach was the most helpful. The webpages also tend to put up module/unit information that tells a bit more about what they cover.
Hope that helps
Andrea. 3rd year student.
Arts University Plymouth Rep
Aup.ac.uk
Talk to our students -
💻 Email us at [email protected]
☎️ Call us on 01752 203402
📱 Whatsapp us at 07722 744184
I'd definitely suggest going to open days and talking to people who study the different courses and discussing your previous experiences with course leads. It sounds like you might be a good candidate for a concept art course, too. These are generally digital art-focused courses with concept design for games and film in mind. Bear in mind this is a very competitive industry and you'll need to work hard and likely do work outside your course to succeed in the competitive market, but it sounds like it might be a good match for your interests.
I went and studied Game Art without prior 3D knowledge, but with a big interest in 3D! I had a great time in the end, so don't rule it out. It doesn't disqualify you by any means. There's some great simple tutorials to try stuff in Blender, too.
My course had 3D as it's main component but with modules in traditional technical drawing and digital art too.
And any good concept art course will also involve some 3D, it's a big part of the modern pipelines for creating concept art now. In fact, i'd really compel you to choose a concept art course that does have a 3D component - it adds an extra skill to your toolset and might make you more employable 🙂
I went and studied Game Art without prior 3D knowledge, but with a big interest in 3D! I had a great time in the end, so don't rule it out. It doesn't disqualify you by any means. There's some great simple tutorials to try stuff in Blender, too.
My course had 3D as it's main component but with modules in traditional technical drawing and digital art too.
And any good concept art course will also involve some 3D, it's a big part of the modern pipelines for creating concept art now. In fact, i'd really compel you to choose a concept art course that does have a 3D component - it adds an extra skill to your toolset and might make you more employable 🙂
Original post by cyber0xide
hello!!
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
Hi! I'm Charlotte, a year 2 Graphic Design Student from Norwich Uni of Arts. That's great to hear that you're thinking of taking a creative course at uni! Choosing one can be very daunting. We have a list of our courses here which can provide an insight into what each one can entail and where they lead. Likewise, you can speak to any of our subject specific ambassadors via the UniBuddy platform. https://norwichuni.ac.uk/study-at-norwich/ask-a-student/ for any course questions.
Personally, I chose to study Graphic Design despite having no experience within this field, I therefore chose to study the foundation year here, Year 0, which allowed me to explore a few subject areas, learn the necessary software and swap into which course I thought would be right for me to carry on with.
Happy to answer any further questions,
Charlotte, Student Ambassador 🙂
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Original post by cyber0xide
hello!!
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
im struggling to figure out what specific field to go down in university.
i'm interested in illustration, particularly drawing and creating digitally. however, a lot of illustration courses mostly involve traditional mediums such as printmaking, painting ect... which im not particularly interested in. i initially thought it would be good to do an illustration course as i think it leaves my options more open for what i eventually want to do as a career
games art is a lot more specific in terms of what creative field to go down. it seems to involve more digital creative making, but it might be less 2D drawing focused? i've never used programmes such as blender or even attempted to create anything 3D
i'm very interested in games, specifically creating concept designs for characters and enviroments, so maybe games art will be better? although im also cautious that it might require maths skills, which i haven't even passed!
if anyone could help me out then i'd appreciate it. thanks
Hi @cyber0xide
I would also recommend going to open days if you can! Or looking at the course website pages as the contents of the courses really differ from each uni.
For example just the other day I got to see some work from the Illustration Animation students, as my course (fashion promotion and communication) and their course had been set a similar brief so we where presenting our progress so far to see if there could be any potential collaborations. One group had in fact created a game and designed characters for the game. I think you can really decide what path you want to go down and bring those mediums into your projects.
We also have a Game Development BSc (Hons) course that you may also be interested in.
From both courses students have gone on to work for brands like Sony, Netflix and Google. On the Game Development course Kingston is an educational partner of Sony through PlayStation First and you will be able to develop games for the PlayStation 5.
Another thing that is great about these courses is the equipment and facilities. I have been to see the post production studios that Illustration animation use and there is lots of technology and software involved it's not just traditional mediums.
I hope this helps and if you have any questions feel free to ask
-Grace (Kingston Rep)
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