Learn the essentials of Concept Art

Learn concept art basics led by film and game industry artists.

In this short course, you'll build your understanding of concept art and illustration essentials and see what it takes to make a career of your craft. Be mentored and inspired by an industry expert with years of experience.

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Why study concept art at Bletchley powered by CG Spectrum:

• Receive mentorship from professional artists
  
• Learn to conceptualize art for film, games, and publishing
• Discover industry techniques and workflows
  
• Small group classes (max. 4 students)

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You'll explore how to design characters and props for film, video games, and publishing using specialized software, Adobe Photoshop. Basic drawing skills are required. Traditional artists welcome!

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Curriculum 

Industry-focused curriculum to get you started as a concept artist or illustrator.

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Essentials of Concept Art - 12 weeks

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Start your illustration and concept art essentials course by establishing a solid understanding of color, value, and light. Then look at how physical attributes affect design choices by learning perspective drawing and anatomy. Discuss indirect versus direct design briefs, plus how to develop ideas based on the information you’re given. Apply your new skills to design a character, and learn how to professionally polish and present your work.

*This course is equivalent to the first term of the Concept Art Foundations course. If you choose to continue your learning journey, you'll be eligible to join the Foundations course in Term 2 (and already be one-third of the way through your studies!).

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What You’ll Learn:

• Communicating effectively through the use of line, value, and colour using Photoshop
• Understanding of the principles of perspective
• The importance of anatomy observation and practice
• Asset production workflow

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Weekly Breakdown: 

1. Introduction to Line Drawing
2. Introduction to Value
3. Introduction to Color & Colorization
4. Introduction to Perspective Drawing
5. Introduction to Anatomy 01
6. Introduction to Anatomy 02
7. Ideation and Reference Gathering
8. Thumbnail Creation
9. Sketching
10. Clean Line, Value Mapping & Render
11. Colorization
12. Polishing

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Career Track

This short course is equivalent to term one of the Foundations course. On completion of the Essentials course, if you decide to progress further with your studies, you'll enroll straight into term two of the corresponding Foundations course which means you'll already be one-third of the way through your studies! Continue your learning journey towards an exciting career in the industry by enrolling into the Foundations Career Track.

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Tuition

Flexible small group class are the best way to learn from top industry mentors in a fun, collaborative environment, while still getting plenty of personalized feedback.

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Upfront - Save 10%

$3,333

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Pay as You Go

$3,702

3 monthly payments of $1,234