Game Art short course

Minimum requirements

We welcome and encourage applications from students with a variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

To study this short course, you must:

• Be over 18

• Have a good understanding of written and spoken English

• Feel comfortable using a computer.

If you’d like to discuss your circumstances before applying, contact us!

Non-UK students

We accept international students for our short courses, with no difference in course fees or administration costs. 

The Standard Visitor visa allows students to come to the UK to study for a course of up to six months at an accredited institution. Depending on your nationality, you may need to apply for a standard visitor visa prior to departure from your home country. For more information visit:  

• Gov.uk - Check if you need a visa

• Gov.uk - Standard visitor visa

• Gov.uk - Caseworker guidance

• UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) - Information for visitors 

Contact us on admissions@escapestudios.ac.uk or +44 (0) 204 570 5091 for any questions.

We can provide remote access to our workstations during teaching time. Due to availability restrictions, we highly advise you to have your own set up at home to study in your own time.

More things you’ll need:

• A strong internet connection

• Cloud storage or external hard drive to back up your work, 1TB+ recommended

• A three-button mouse or graphics tablet. Please note, the Wacom Intuos Pro range of tablets have the best support for our remote desktop software and provide the best experience.

• A computer microphone (and optionally a webcam)

• Note-taking materials.

If you have any questions about learning online or if you need help with what to buy, get in touch at hello@escapestudios.ac.uk.

To apply, complete the relevant online application form linked below.

February 2025:

• 12 weeks: London campus/ live online

• 18 weeks: London campus/ live online

Our Admissions Team will get in touch to take you through the next steps.

If you have any questions about your application, your portfolio or our entry requirements, get in touch!

• Call our Admissions Team on +44 (0) 204 570 5091 

• Email us at admissions@escapestudios.ac.uk

As part of the application process, you will need to agree to our terms and conditions for your place on the course to be secured.

Fees 

12 weeks - London campus: £11,950 

12 weeks - Live online: £9,350

18 weeks - London campus: £16,850 

18 weeks - Live online: £13,200

Payment plans

We offer payment plan options for all courses. Following an initial deposit at registration stage, your chosen payment plan will break down your remaining fees into up to three instalments, to be paid before the end of the course.

Visit our admissions page for any questions about fees, funding and payment plans.

Students on the September 2024 intake of this course will receive feedback from Creative Assembly, one of our industry partners, and a multi-award winning BAFTA UK games studio behind Total War, Alien: Isolation and Halo Wars 2.

• Unreal Engine 5  

• ZBrush  

• Maya 

• SpeedTree 

• Quixel Mixer 

• Substance Painter 

• Substance Designer 

• Substance Sampler

• Reality Capture (18 weeks only)

• Photoshop (18 weeks only)

• DarkTable (18 weeks only)

“London is now the largest cluster for games studios in Europe. In the next three years, Games London is expected to bring in a further £45m for games businesses and create an extra 270 jobs.” (source Film London)

You’ll leave with an Escape Studios Certificate of Achievement, along with strong creative and technical skills and some great pieces of work for your portfolio, which you can add to with help from our Aftercare programme. Ready to apply for jobs in the industry!

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

• Game Artist 

• Environment Artist 

• Prop Artist 

• Material Artist 

• FX Artist 

• Level Artist 

• Lighting Artist 

• Foliage Artist 

• Technical Artist 

• Visualisation Artist 

• Real-Time Generalist 

• Real-Time Generalist in Virtual Production 

• Real-Time FX Artist 

• Real-Time Cinematic Artist 

• Unreal Engine Artist 

• Producer 

Our students have gone to work as both specialist and generalist artists in studios creating games and real-time graphics, including PlayStation London Studio, Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft and Improbable. Those not only apply to video games but are also used in VFX (film and TV production, virtual production), real-time immersive media (augmented reality, theme parks, rides, entertainment), cinematics, architecture visualisation, VR visualisation, simulations for medical professions and the automotive and engineering industries. Read some of our games Escapee success stories. 

Check out our Careers Guide for more information about career opportunities and progression routes.