Portfolio Guidance

Video Game Digital Art – Digital Portfolios

Content

The ideal digital portfolio will have:

1. Examples of core art ability in the form of sketches and drawing.
2. Examples of 2D digital artwork produced in applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, SketchBook Pro or GIMP
3. Examples of 3D props and/or assets produced in applications such as 3DS Max, Maya or Blendr. Screenshots taken from a variety of angles to demonstrate structure.
4. Screenshots of examples of 3D character work produced using ZBrush or Mudbox. Taken from a variety of angles to demonstrate structure.
5. Examples of in game assets displayed in the engine they were produced for (Unreal or Unity for example)

Don’t worry if your portfolio doesn’t have all of these items. In short we are looking for core art ability and an attempt to apply your artistic talent to video game development, so if you can only demonstrate 2-3 examples on the list we’ll consider your application.

Please add a link to your digital portfolio in your personal statement on your UCAS application.

Format for digital portfolios

1. Submit your work as one PDF or PowerPoint file.
2. Your digital portfolio should be no more than 10MB. Please compress your file if it exceeds the limit.
3. Ensure your work has a good screen resolution.
4. Add any links to video, animations, and moving image work to your PDF or PowerPoint. Please check that these links work before you submit your portfolio and that they can be easily accessed. We will not be able to view links that require a password.

Video Game Digital Art – Physical Portfolios

We don’t make offers on the course until we’ve been able to review an applicant’s work. If you don’t have a digital portfolio our first advice would be to make one. Scan your work in and or take photos and upload them to a website, anywhere online we can view your work we class as an online portfolio. If you absolutely can’t create a digital portfolio you’ll be invited to a ‘non offer holder’ Applicant Taster Day. During that session you’ll meet with a course tutor who’ll review your physical portfolio with you.