Game Art
Game Art is a fast-growing industry where you take your passion for art and create stunning visuals for digital real-time environments like video games, movies, architectural visualization and more. Game Art covers a wide spectrum of visual aspects, including concept art, asset creation, environment art, character art and animation.
Preparing You for Success
As a game art student, you’ll learn to create optimized 3D content for videogames. Your classes will develop your artistic, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the kind you’ll need to be successful in your professional career as a game artist. Industry-experienced faculty will guide you through crafting a professional portfolio, and you’ll be in close collaboration with students and faculty in our top-ranked game design program.
By the time you graduate, your experience may include:
- Hands-on learning with industry-standard software packages
- Personal and professional growth through game jams and other competitions
- An internship at a distinguished company working in game art or real-time visualization
- Opportunities to show your digital artwork to the public at the annual FUSE exhibit
Making Your Mark
The artistic eye and technical skills needed to be a game art professional are in high demand — not only for the video game industry but in any profession that uses visuals in a real-time environment. As a game artist, you’ll have the satisfaction of creating the characters, objects and scenery to build new worlds.
Major Requirements
Required Courses - 56 hrs.
or IM 140 Introduction to Animation - 3 hrs.
Course Sequence
| Freshman - Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 226 | Practicum | 1 hour |
| IM 110 | Introduction to Interactive Development | 3 hours |
| ART 101 | Drawing 1 | 2 hours |
| CFA 100 | Intellectual and Cultural Events | 1 hour |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| EHS 120 | University Experience | 1 hour |
| Total | 15 hours | |
| Freshman - Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 226 | Practicum I | 1 hour |
| IM 150 | Introduction to Visual Design | 3 hours |
| IM 130 | Game Art Fundamentals | 3 hours |
| ART 102 | Drawing 2 | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Sophomore - Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 226 | Practicum I | 1 hour |
| IM 233 | 2D For Game Art | 3 hours |
| IM 230 | Game Art Development | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Sophomore - Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 226 | Practicum I | 1 hour |
| IM 235 | Environment Art | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Junior - Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 426 | Practicum II | 1 hour |
| IM 333 | Character Art | 3 hours |
| IM 389 | Game Production 2 | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Junior - Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 426 | Practicum II | 1 hour |
| IM 335 | Advanced Game Art | 3 hours |
| IM 355 | New Media Theory | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Senior - Fall Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 426 | Practicum II | 1 hour |
| IM 459 | Computer Game Capstone Project | 3 hours |
| IM 450 | Critical Issues in Interactive Media | 3 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 16 hours | |
| Senior - Spring Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| IM 426 | Practicum II | 1 hour |
| IM 489 | Advanced Game Capstone | 6 hours |
| BCC | Core Course | 3 hours |
| Elective | 3 hours | |
| Total | 13 hours | |
Course sequence information is provided for sample purposes only. Students should consult with their academic advisor about their individual plan for course registration and completion of program requirements.