Artside School

FIRST YEAR CAMPUS

Introduction to Photoshop, Zbrush and Blender tools. Acquire the basics of Academic fundamentals, such as: anatomy, perspective and the sense of volume and light, composition. Know how to analyze a picture.

SECOND YEAR CAMPUS

Know how to use Photoshop, Zbrush and Blender tools. Acquire the Academic fundamentals, such as: anatomy, perspective and the sense of volume and light, composition. Acquire the basics in baking, UVs and creation of PBR textures. Acquire the basics in integration, lighting and Shading under Unreal Engine. Master the basics in anatomy and HD sculpting.

THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR CAMPUS, SPECIALIZATION CONCEPT ART

Know the constraints related to video game studios. Know how to use the Photoshop tool at a professional level. Know the essentials of 2D such as anatomy, perspective and the sense of volume. Acquire the rules of character and environment design. Mastering colorization methodologies. Know how to analyze and work on various artistic directions. Answer to requests from a typical customer

The 4th year is divided into 2 blocks. The first is to create a quality Artbook intended to apply in the targeted studios taking into account the skills and wishes of each. The second blocks will be the realization of a group project with the IAD school in Montpellier on the creation of a playable video game prototype. Students must create a real complete graphic bible which will then be used by 3D artists for the realization of their game prototype.

THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR CAMPUS, SPECIALIZATION CHARACTER ART 3D

Know the constraints related to video game studios. Know how to use all the tools used in production for real time. Master Anatomy and HD Sculpting. Understand retopology and its animation constraints. Know how to analyze and work on various artistic directions. Master baking, UVs and creation of PBR textures. The 4th year is divided into 2 blocks. The first is to create a quality Artbook intended to apply in the targeted studios taking into account the skills and wishes of each. The second blocks will be the realization of a group project with the IAD school in Montpellier on the creation of a playable video game prototype. Students in character art specialization will create the characters, monsters, weapons and animations taking into account optimization constraints.

THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR CAMPUS, SPECIALIZATION 3D ENVIRONMENT ART

Know the constraints related to video game studios. Know how to use all the tools used in production for real time. Master the integration, lighting and Shading under Unreal Engine. Understand the artistic notions of lighting. Know how to analyze and work on various artistic directions
Answer to requests from a typical customer.

The 4th year is divided into 2 blocks. The first is to create a quality Artbook intended to apply in the targeted studios taking into account the skills and wishes of each. The second blocks will be the realization of a group project with the IAD school in Montpellier on the creation of a playable video game prototype. Students in environment Art will be responsible for creating an entire playable setting with some technical and optimization constraints to consider.

ONLINE, SPECIALIZATION CONCEPT ART / CHARACTER ART 3D / ENVIRONMENT ART 3D

All Online lessons take place remotely and it is necessary for Artside to offer a quality follow up tool. This allows teaching with student support worthy of a face-to-face structure. We have developed our video platform with all the essential educational tools!

CONCEPT ARTIST

Concept-art specialization focuses on the GAME ART aspect of the job and brings together all the issues related to it. This specialization allows students to improve their skills on the key points of the Concept Artist profession. Characters, environments, vehicles and equipment are all elements that will be required of the concept artist in order to give substance to a project. It is therefore important to explore and know the different form languages, the different approaches in order to best prepare for the real expectations of a production. This training aims to improve the student so that he is able to respond to the positions of Concept Artist, Illustrator, Key Artist, Lead Artist, Art Director.

CHARACTER ARTIST

Character Artist specialization will allow students to unleash their creativity and master all the software and techniques required. The work of Character Artist 3D requires many skills and a perfect mastery of the different tools needed in production since a wide range of requirements and constraints exist between AAA, mobile and freelance projects. This training aims to improve the student so that he is able to respond to the positions of Character Artist, Figurine Artist, Lead Character Artist, Textures Artist.

ENVIRONMENT ARTIST

In the Environment Artist specialization, our students must enrich their sets by designing their assets and respecting an artistic direction. They also learn notions of optimization, simple programming and Level-Art to help their team and be autonomous in production. An environment artist is a person capable of creating entire worlds. While having significant technical skills and an excellent command of software, it is necessary to have a developed artistic sense. This training aims to improve the student so that he is able to respond to the positions of Environment Artist, Light Artist, FX Artist, Props Artist, Level Artist, Lead Environment Artist.