Max the Mutt Animation School Blog
This is the place to stay on top of what we are doing at Max The Mutt Animation School
Concept Art… Art and Design…Media Art and Design…Video Game Art and Design… It really can get confusing – there are so many words and titles used for the same things.
Max the Mutt is a Career College offering a four year Diploma Program in Concept Art as well as other diploma programs. That is, our college focuses on “art and design.” In fact, all of our programs concentrate on giving students a solid skill base.
Some schools offer “game design” programs (diploma or degree) that include some courses in concept art ( also known as video game art design). However, concept art is a career that demands deep drawing and painting skills in addition to concept specific courses and it’s doubtful that in 3 or 4 years any program can adequately teach both! That’s why we don’t teach “game design.”
“Concept Art” can be used to refer to “Design For Animation” as well as “Design for Video Games,” although recently it seems often to be used to refer to the background, character and prop design for video games.
We want our students to have a broad-based concept art education that will give them flexibility in the workplace now and in the future. That’s why our college’s concept art program includes Concept Art for Animation as well as 2D and 3D game design! Our Concept Art graduates will be employable in both industries. We’ve already had numerous visits from major video game companies, and our animation grads are working for EA and UbiSoft as concept artists, animators, and lighting specialists
