This module will cover the skills required to make stylised props following a game ready pipeline. There will be a focus on adhering to a given art style from existing media and development of digital sculpting skills.


Students will research and develop some of the following skills:

Digital Sculpting pipeline

Brush creation

Polygroups and Masking

Boolean workflow

Game topology and retopology

Substance Painter materials

Game Ready prop production

Presenting and Rendering

Assessment Component 1 – (Learning outcomes 1,2 and 3)

Project of Stylised 3D Assets worth 80%

You will complete a series of learning exercises demonstrating sculpting proficiency in a variety of art styles.

You’ll be required to fully realise a given piece of stylised concept art in 3D utilising the full games development pipeline. Including detail modelling, retopology, and material production. The final piece will be presented in Unreal Engine.


Assessment Component 2 – (Learning outcomes 1 and 4)

Video Presentation worth 20%

You will record a 10-minute video outlining the pre-production and development of the final stylised 3D diorama. This video will cover the visual breakdown of the given art style, the stages or production and reflect on the final diorama’s suitability to the brief.

1x 2hr Lecture/Demo

2x 2hr Tutorial/Workshop

1. Recognize different 3D art styles and break them down into their key visual components.

2. Apply knowledge of art theory and visual design in the creation of stylised game art assets

3. Demonstrate digital sculpting principles for the 3D games ready prop production pipeline.

4. Describe the suitability and accuracy of final produced assets that adhere to a given art style.

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Pixologic ZBrush¿¿

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Gurney, J. (2010) Color and light: A guide for the realist painter. Kansas, MO: Andrews McMeel. ISBN 978-0740797712



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Rare (2018), The Art of Sea of Thieves, Dark Horse Books, ISBN 978-1506702551


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Kovtun, O (2020), Learning The Basics of 3D Handpainted Textures, accessed at Stylized Station https://stylizedstation.com/article/learning-the-basics-of-3d-handpainted-textures/


Flipped Normals (2020), Absolute Beginners ZBrush Course by SpeedChar, accessed at https://flippednormals.com/downloads/absolute-beginners-zbrush-course-by-speedchar/


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Spencer, S (2010), Digital Sculpting Human Anatomy, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN-13: 9780470450260

From The Legend of Zelda to Fortnite the world of stylised game art is vast, but what exactly is stylised game art? In this module you will not only find that out but be introduced to industry level digital sculpting and asset creation techniques. By the end of this module, you will be modelling stylised game ready models ready for today’s PC and console games.