3D Artist – STOCKHOLM

Whether it’s character art, environment art, effects, UI or animation that you are most interested in doing for games, this program will get you into the industry with credibility through hands-on development experience in 3D graphics.

• Start working right after the education
• Located in Stockholm, SoFo
• Government funded with financial support from CSN
• 2 years (4 terms)
• 30 weeks of internship

Requirements to apply

• Grades or proof of post graduate qualifications from upper secondary school/high school or equivalent
• CV and a personal letter (letting us know why you have chosen the specific program)
• English 6 from upper secondary school/high school or proof of equivalent knowledge
• Work Sample (see more information below)

Work Sample 3D Artist

Your work sample should aim at explaining the process in which you work and show your skills and strengths using producing 3D graphics suited for games.

Content:

• A minimum of one piece of illustration showcasing your skills in one of the following illustration formats; images, gifs or videos.
• Explanatory text about your piece of illustration including the process of creating it.

Format:

• Maximum five pages long.
• Videos maximum length of 3 minutes.
• Save in PDF format.
• Name the file firstname_surname.pdf

Assessment:

Futuregames will measure your work sample in the 3 following areas:

• Visualization ability – measures the artistical ability to express oneself through illustration and text
• Technical ability – measures how well one utilize the machine as tool
• Industry relevance – measures the relevance of the presented content towards the games industry and game development

Learning by doing, learning by reflection

Develop core competence in game development by having teachers from leading game companies teaching you the tricks of the trade. Get access to our creative environment, including computers and relevant development software. You will be growing and building your skills together with 240 highly talented classmates and senior game developers. Take part in intense game projects together with parallel Futuregames programs (Game Programmer, Game Designer and 2D Artist) simulating professional game projects in order to reflect what you will be doing in the games industry and prepare you for an ever-developing and creative career.

We want to create pragmatic developers with a balanced and wide perspective of the entire development process and strong teamwork skills with a practical and proactive approach.

Close industry connection

This education is implemented in direct cooperation with the games industry and Futuregames’ including: King, Avalanche Studios, Ubisoft, EA DICE, Fatshark Games, Paradox Interactive, Starbreeze Studios, Glorious Games Group, Uprise, NEAT Corporation, Epic Games and Really Interactive. Many more support this higher vocational program and around 20-30 game studios are involved in Futuregames every year.

Specializations

• 3D Generalization
• Environment Art
• Texture Art
• Animation
• Technical Art
• Character/Props Art

Knowledge after completing the education

• Understand and utilize an efficient workflow for game art creation
• Create high and low resolution 3D models
• Create high quality textures
• Create hard surface objects such as vehicles and weapons etc.
• Create characters and other organic models
• Adapt to a wide range of visual styles
• Set up and animate characters and objects
• Understand color theory, form, design and composition
• Understand the business aspect of the games industry

Course Overview

Curriculum – Course outline