STUDY LEVEL
Short Courses
EXPERIENCE
Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct
TUITION
USD $399
DURATION
10 weeks
INTAKES
JAN / APR / JUL / SEP
DELIVERY MODE
Online
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This Intro to Environment Design course will introduce students to the fantastic process of designing stunning environment concepts for different scenarios. You will understand the design processes that concept artists employ to amplify the story experience and learn how to apply them through a series of case studies, demos and in-class assignments.
You will gain expertise in designing environments that emphasize the full potential of these characters and support the storyline, thereby enhancing the overall audience experience. By the end of this course, you will have all the tools to create breathtaking environment designs for games, movies, television and theatre that amplify the viewer’s experience.
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Industry Experience

Master Coaching & Workshops
Taught by the top Concept Artist Industry Mentors.

Deep Practice

Flexible Study Options
Weekly Breakdown
Become proficient in gathering references and assembling a visual reference library that can be used as an inspiration and guide for your concept art creation process.
Learn the impressionist approach to creating artwork so you can quickly sketch rough images that are bright, vibrant and rich in colour.
Learn to add values and properly balance them in your image so you can create an easily readable image with appropriate contrast and the illusion of depth.
Gain an in-depth understanding of essential lighting, colour and texture fundamentals so you can create realistic full-colour artwork.
Become proficient in distinguishing colour and value and using colour temperature variation to create vibrant images.
Understand how to use saturation/exposure and how to create colour temperature harmony to make your artwork appear well-composed, balanced and beautiful.
Become proficient in painting a variety of common daylight scenarios including backlit, frontlit, overcast and dappled light. Learn to use shadows to create compositional focal points that direct the eye to the desired locations in your painting. Understand how to apply atmosphere and haze to create a sense of realism and depth in your art.
Understand the key differences to lighting different spaces such as rural, urban, exterior and interior scenes. Learn how to relight a scene, change local colours, reposition elements and depict sunrises and sunsets so you have a more complete toolkit as an artist.
Gain proficiency in depicting night-time scenarios, including how to combine natural and artificial lighting. And learn how to simplify objects such as rocks, foliage, vehicles, etc. so you can quickly and efficiently paint anything anywhere with stunning lighting and colour!
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Some intermediate drawing and basic digital painting skills (use of proper perspective, proportions, shading and colour).
- Proficiency in all basic Photoshop tools.
- Ideally completed our Digital Painting, Fundamentals of Perspective, and Analytical Sketching classes or have equivalent practice/experience.
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