Total Duration: 36 Months

This extensive programme is built for aspiring game artists and interactive designers. It equips students with artistic fundamentals, advanced 3D techniques, and real-time engine skills to create high-quality game assets and immersive experiences using industry-standard software.

PHASE 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF GAME ART & DESIGN (6 Months)

• History of Gaming and Game Design Theory

• Drawing Basics and Perspective

• Props Design

• Introduction to 2D Game Aesthetics

• Software:Photoshop, XD, Illustrator

PHASE 2: 2D VISUAL DESIGN & PROTOTYPING (6 Months)

• Advanced Drawing and Character Anatomy (Human & Creature)

• Digital Painting Techniques

• UI/UX Design for Games

• Wireframes & Prototyping

• 2D Asset Design for Game Engines

• 2D Character Design & Exporting

• Software:Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD

PHASE 3: VISUAL DESIGN & COMPOSITING (6 Months)

• Fundamentals of Photography

• Game Logo Design

• Gameplay Poster Design

• Digital Compositing – 1

• Digital Compositing – 2

• Software:Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke 

PHASE 4: 3D ASSET CREATION & SCULPTING (6 Months)

Maya:

Hard surface modelling

     Game prop and environment modelling

     Retopology workflows

Blender:

• Organic modeling techniques

• Real-time asset preview

• L ow-poly optimization

ZBrush: 

• Sculpting characters, creatures & props

• High-poly detailing

• Creating normal/displacement maps

• Environment Design & Asset Integration

Software:

Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine

PHASE 5: ADVANCED LIGHTING, PARTICLES & DYNAMICS (6 Months) 

• Real-time Lighting Techniques

• HDR & Dynamic Lighting Systems

• VFX Particle Systems (Niagara & Cascade)

• Real-time Dynamics and Simulations

• Basic Blueprint Logic for Interactions

• Software:Unreal Engine, Niagara, Unity (optional)

PHASE 6: ADVANCED ANIMATION & GAME BLUEPRINT SYSTEMS (6 Months)

• Character & Prop Animation

• Rigging and Skinning (Maya)

• Animation Export & Engine Integration

• Advanced Blueprint Logic for Gameplay

• Cinematic Sequencing (Unreal Engine & Blender)

• Level Design with Interactivity

• Software:Maya, Unreal Engine, Unity, Blender

EMERGING STUDENT PROFILE

By the end of this 3-year course, students will:

• Master both2D and 3D asset creationpipelines

• Be highly skilled indigital sculptingusing ZBrush

• Create high-poly to low-poly game-ready models inMaya & Blender

• Understandanimation, rigging, andreal-time rendering

• UseNiagara, Unreal Engine & Unityfor dynamic interaction and level design

• Developindustry-ready portfolioswith stylized and realistic game assets, characters, and environments

• Be job-ready for careers ingame art,environment design,VFX, andinteractive media

Mastered Software Tools:

• Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, After Effects, Nuke

• Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter

• Unreal Engine, Niagara, Unity, Mixamo