Video Games Art Production (evening - online)

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!

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:

• Apply for 4th March 2025

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

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

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 

Live online: £3,250

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.

We pack a lot into each class of our evening courses, to be able to offer a learning option that is more flexible and fits in with your personal and work life. This means that contact time with your tutors will be intense learning and hands on. To make the most of this course, we recommend that you spend at least 10 hours working on your projects or practising your new skills in your own time each week. 

• Unreal Engine 5

• ZBrush

• Maya

• Quixel Mixer

• Substance Painter

• Substance Designer

• Substance Sampler

“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 

After the course is over, you’ll have access to our Aftercare programme for portfolio advice and career support for 12 months, to help with your job applications and to refine your demo reel. 

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.