BA (Hons) Games Art (with Foundation Year) Bachelor's degree at Teesside University

You are introduced to the creative possibilities of image-making using digital tools. Study the fundamental principles of design and composition, and explore a range of image creation techniques. Use appropriate graphics software to improve your technical skills incorporating layers, composition, colour, linework and lighting.

Focusing on computer games, animation and film, you gain an introductory level of understanding in the context of your chosen field of study. As well as looking at the historical and context of these, you observe how we interpret these types of media historically and materially. Choose a text within your area of interest, undertaking an analytical review in the form of a case study.

Learn to create imagery using traditional and digital drawing tools. Develop your drawing techniques and creative interpretations of themes including figure drawing, still life, perspective and character, creature and environment design. You are supported to produce images that effectively communicate visual ideas.

You create a small game, which involves writing a proposal document and completing a demo using a contemporary game engine.

You are introduced to the fundamental principles used in the production of real-time 3D models and 2D texture assets.

You study the research, planning and authoring of environment asset content for games engine integration. Adopt industry techniques including architecture research, real-time terrain creation, modelling and texturing for environment assets, VFX and lighting for real-time content.

You broaden your artistic and visual horizons, and develop your observational skills. You study contemporary and historical visual arts across games, cinema, fashion, graphic design, architecture, product design and typography.

Focus on creating organically sculpted assets, characters and creatures that could be used within a game, TV or film environment. Learn core skills and sculpting techniques by getting an introductory knowledge of leading industry software.

You are introduced to industry workflows for authoring film and game-ready characters using industry-standard digital sculpting tools such as ZBrush. Study key points in the creation process, from sculpting accurate human anatomy and creating outfits and accessories, to retopology, UV mapping and texturing.

Develop your understanding of custom asset pipelines in authoring games art to a real-time game level. You are introduced to technical art solutions, building on your skills to create engaging immersive environments which meet hardware budgets and rendering performance.

You learn the fundamental principles involved in promoting real-time hard surface 3D models and 2D textures in a game environment.

You work with students from across all the games courses to develop a game slice in a team. Experience working in a production environment, and focus on specific skills in your own field of study while gaining valuable teamwork skills.

Experience working as a member of a games development team, in a setup that is as close to industrial practice as possible. You work in groups to construct a working game demo in a current game engine. You consider standard industry practices that consider multiplayer gaming threats, user safety, cheating and data security.

You undertake a large-scale project guided by a member of staff, where you produce a substantial piece of work related to your course alongside a written report. You also present and discuss your project.

You focus on the creation of high-quality, cost effective game assets using photogrammetry scan and procedural based workflows. Develop your skills in procedural material generation for complex shader workflows, 3D capture assets and the use of scan data when creating realistic game assets.