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Concept Art for Video Games (Coursera)

Offered by Michigan State University,

In this course we will talk about Concept Art. As a final project we will create a fully finished environment concept, ready for presentation. Throughout the 4 week modules will dive deeply into composition and digital painting techniques to bring your art skills to the next level! So, let's get started!

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Course 4 of 4 in the Art for Games Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Introduction
Welcome to the Concept Art Module! In this module you will learn how to create a fully finished Environment Concept Art for games. We will also cover best ways to study composition and digital painting techniques!

WEEK 2
Week 01: Compositional Studies for Concept Art
In the first week of the Concept Art for Games Module, we will see the importance and advantages of making tiny studies from film frames.

WEEK 3
Week 02: Intro to 3D for Concept Art
In the second week we will delve into the realm of 3D for Concept Art.

WEEK 4
Week 03: Modeling and Exporting
In the third week we will learn how to model the basic shapes of our scene and how to properly export the images to Photoshop

WEEK 5
Week 04: Painting the Concept
In the fourth and last week we will learn how to paint over the 3D images to create a fully finished concept

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