Get started with a career in gaming!
Our foundational video game art course, Introduction to Environment Art is the highway route to AAA gaming gigs. Combining asset design in Autodesk Maya and leveraging on Quixel Megascans and Unreal Engine, it is aimed at artists of all levels looking to acquaint themselves with the basics of environment art and try their hand in the gaming industry. Rooted in the principles of immersive environment building, this course provides students with a versatile toolset and covers current best practices in high quality game art. Placing a strong focus on efficiency in work, the course is carefully designed to help students learn how to optimize their workflow and make use of various tools in order to achieve maximum results within a minimum timeframe.
Introduction
• Introduction to environment art for games
• Fundamentals of environment art
Introducing the tools over the course
• Brief discussion about popular engines
• Setting up all the tools and applications that are needed
Block phase
• Scene preparation, finding references and scene breakdown
• Theory about modularity
Asset gym and modular kits
• Importance and usage of modular kits
Modeling technique
• Optimized modeling technique
• Mid poly modeling
Texturing
• UV’s and texel density
• Methods and technique for texture creation
• Decals and trims
Getting started with Unreal Engine
• UE4 terminology
• Working with UE4 project and folder structure
• Setting up the Quixel Bridge and Megascans
UE4 application
• Creating scene
• Importing textures and models for our project
• Creating basic materials
• Vertex paint, foliage and scene detailing
• Scene polish
Light and post process
• Lighting and rendering the scene for presentation
Upon completion of the course students will receive the Crater Training Center Certificate of Completion.
Branislav Pavlović
Environment Artist @ LAV Games
Following his passion for video games and developing game assets, Branislav has left his mark in the AAA industry by working on ambitious projects such as the well-known Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Breakpoint franchise as a Weapon & Level Artist. Some of his most exciting projects have not yet seen the light of day but we hope we’ll get to see them soon enough.
Branislav currently works as an Environment Artist at LAV Games, continuously developing new skills for creating environments in video games. He loves all aspects of video games and enjoys talking about all the things he finds fascinating. He is doing it in a professional capacity as a lecturer on 3D Essentials and Environment Art courses at Crater Training Center.
COURSE INFORMATION
TUITION
610 EUR price category 1*
915 EUR price category 2*
VAT included. Class is 45 minutes
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START DATE
To be known soon.
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COURSE DURATION
4 weeks (68 classes)
REQUIREMENTS
basic computer skills
Photoshop*
3D Essentials*
* or equivalent computer skills
ENROLLMENT
In the classroom / Online
Each area covered on the course is an essential part of the Environment Art. Although the lectures are quite intensive, I think that enough time is dedicated to each area and that each of us had the opportunity to gain beginner knowledge. The course helped me get acquainted with the topics related to environmental design, wich gives the solid base for students to continue building theit skills. The pace and manner of teaching suited me, which is really commendable because I attended the course online.
The lecturer’s critique of the final work helped me understand the mistakes I originally made and grasp the thought-process of one Environment Artist. If I hadn’t attended this course, I wouldn’t have the knowledge I needed to pass a job test.
Ana Gavrić, Junior Level Designer @ Ubisoft Belgrade
