Training - Central-UK - Training
Home
Route Map to videogames   3D Studio Max
Games / Low poly Modelling So you wanna be a 3D Artist? Back to videogames: Booking Form
We want you to be sucessful in your journey into the videogames industry. So here are the steps we suggest you take to ensure you have the training and experience needed. Some people feel the need to go to university, which is fine, but there is a fast track way of getting there, and here it is:

You need to be committed and hard working. Self motivated and intelligent enough to ask questions. You need to be artistic and also open to constructive criticism.
The courses are broken down into short 2 or 3 day modules so that you can work at your own pace. You can also decide to opt in or drop out depending on your own circumstance.





 

 1 You are a good artist and passionate about games. You read Edge mag and 3d World and Digital Creative Arts.

2 Max Foundation: 2 days (optional if you already use Max)

3 Rehearse the skills taught on the intro course. We can help you with free software from Discreet.

4 Videogames: 3 day course, packed full of techniques, do's and dont's. Industry std. practice and platform considerations.

5 Check out our recommended reading below.

6 Rehearse the skills taught and develop your own style.

7 Textures for Videogames course: 2 days

8 Rehearse more and email your model(s) in for crit.

9 Character Animation Course: 2 days with skinning and rigging as well as animation and the graph editor.

10 Practice your new skills until your 100% confident. Look at the Character Studio course or advanced techniques.

11 Develop your own showreel and submit for crit

12 Amend reel and approach your fav. games co.
Texture Making
      email request
Recommended Reading:
"3DS Studio MAX Fundamentals" by Ted Boardman
"Create 3D Game Characters with 3D Studio Max"
by Paul Steed
"3DS Max 4 Magic" by Sean Bonney		 The indispensable first step to getting the things
you want out of life is this:
Decide what you want.
Click here to access printable outline Printable videogames outline data. "Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields
to stern resolve." - Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Courses  |  Services  |  Enquiries | Home |  Contact  |  Dates/Cost  |  Location 
Copyright © 1996. RCAD multimedia All images, meshes and code are the copyright of
RCAD multimedia, Warwickshire, UK.
All Rights Reserved.