Bring pen strokes and colours to life to tell a story and create emotions. This degree has been developed in collaboration with top Animators to give you the technical, creative and soft skills that the industry is looking for.

London, 3 years (BA) / 4 years (MArt) - Full-Time

Breathe life into characters and creatures and produce entertaining performances for the world to enjoy. This course has been developed with professional Animators to give you the skills you need to make your mark in a studio.

London, 3 years BA / 4 years MA - Full-Time

Create the games you want to play. This programme has been developed with video games experts to give you skills that are relevant and in demand in the industry. As well as software and creative skills, you’ll develop your experience and soft skills and start building your network of studio contacts.

London, 3 years BA / 4 years MA - Full-Time

Do you dream of working on the next blockbuster or TV series? This programme has been developed with professional VFX Artists to make sure it stays relevant and up to date. It is perfect to gain knowledge of 3D VFX and 2D compositing, providing you with the technical and creative skills that the industry is looking for.

London, 3 years BA / 4 years MA - Full-Time

The role of Character Creator is to bring characters to life. If you feel a passion for storytelling and creating characters with rich backstories that are a part of vast and detailed worlds… then this is the course for you.

London, 3 years BSc / 4 years MSci - Full-Time

The role of Character Creator is to bring characters to life. If you feel a passion for storytelling and creating characters with rich backstories that are a part of vast and detailed worlds… then this is the course for you.

London, 3 years (BSc) / 4 years (MSci) - Full-Time

If you love video games, movies and animation, have a passion for problem solving, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Technical Art for Games and VFX is for you. Technical Artists are highly sought after in industry with great employment opportunities across games, animation and VFX.

London, 3 years (BSc) / 4 years (MSci) - Full-Time

Master the art of illusion and take your VFX skills to the highest level. You’ll study full-time for one year, with the first 18 weeks structured for intensive tuition. You’ll then work on industry standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like a professional studio.

London or live online,, 1 year - Full-Time

Create unreal game environments. This postgraduate degree packs in all the content from our popular 18-week course with hands-on tuitions. It then takes you to the next level, with two major projects that will allow you to put everything you’ve learned into practice to create a killer portfolio.

London or live online, 1 year - Full-Time

This MA course will teach you how to design and create your own characters and creatures and bring them to life. Over the course of the programme, you will learn how to design, model, texture, rig and animate your own characters.

London or live online, 1 year - Full-Time

Take your animations to the next level by unlocking your creative potential. This postgraduate qualification is designed for students who want to take their computer animation skills to the highest level.

London or live online, 1 year - Full-Time

Get your career in motion! Our part-time course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of motion graphics, combining design and animation to create a variety of animated pieces in tutor-led sessions.

Live online,, 12 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

This course will give you the skills, knowledge and understanding to enter the production teams of studios, working on feature films, high-end TV and high-end commercials.

Live online, 8 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

You’ve played the game, now it’s time to create it! This intensive evening course will take your skills from player to game art pro, giving you the tools to create your very own environment and turn your gaming passion into a career.

Live online, 20 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

Do you want to kick-start your career in VFX? This course is the perfect foundation for those with no previous experience but who are passionate about VFX. It's highly interactive and intensive and will equip you with the skills required to succeed.

London or live online, 12 weeks - Full-Time

Dive into the detail and take your VFX knowledge to the next level! This course is perfect for you whether you’re a 3D Artist looking to develop a career in VFX, a 2D VFX Artist wanting to move into 3D or a VFX graduate preparing for the competitive job market. This course will also suit students from a creative or technical background, keen to change career and get into VFX.

London or live online, 18 weeks - Full-Time

Add the final touch to VFX projects, become a master of illusion. Compositors are in high demand and this 12-week course could be your opportunity to jump into the industry. It will give you a thorough introduction to all things 2D.

London or live online, 12 weeks - Full-Time

Take your comp skills to a more technical level with this 18-week course. If you're serious about breaking into the industry - go advanced! In just 18 weeks, you’ll not only learn how to use 2D tools, but you’ll also get to grips with the principles behind them.

London or live online, 18 weeks - Full-Time

Turn your gaming passion into a career. This course has been developed by our studio-trained tutors and industry professionals, to make sure you learn the skills and techniques required in the video games industry.

London or live online, 12 weeks - Full-Time

You’ve played the game, now it’s time to create it! This course has been designed to meet the demand for new creative talent as the UK's video games industry expands across mobile, PC and console. It focuses on developing your artistic skills and creativity as preparation for a career in the games industry, from world-building to workflows for magical effects.

London or live online, 18 weeks - Full-Time

This practical course will teach you how to design and create your own characters and creatures before bringing them to life. Over the course of the programme, you will learn how to design, model, texture and present your creations to a portfolio-ready standard.

London or live online, 12 weeks - Full-Time

Learn how to master the art of characters and creature creation. With this advanced course, you will learn how to design, model, texture and present your creations to a portfolio-ready standard. The practical course will also cover the technical character pipeline, including rigging, Python scripting and the simulation of cloth, fur and muscles, ready for a diverse range of technical roles in production.

London or live online, 18 weeks - Full-Time

Master the key skills required to become an Animator. This course is suitable for anyone looking to break into the industry and looking to leave studio ready in just 12 intensive weeks. Throughout your 12 weeks of studio-based tuition, you will learn the key techniques, software and skills required to become an Animator.

London or live online, 12 weeks - Full-Time

Craft, create and animate! This course will teach you the advanced techniques, skills and software required to bring characters and creatures to life, and to jump straight in the industry as an Animator. With a focus on technical training, you’ll learn 3D animation hands on, through creature interaction, dialogue and lipsync.

London or live online, 18 weeks - Full-Time

This course is perfect for anyone with a passion for VFX, whether you’re a 3D Artist looking to develop a career in VFX, a 2D VFX Artist wanting to move into 3D or a VFX graduate preparing for the competitive VFX job market. It will also suit students from a creative or technical background, keen to change career and get into VFX.

Live online, 20 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

Do you want to become a master in this in-demand latest VFX software? This part-time evening course will demystify Houdini and teach you how to make the most of it for VFX, by setting up style effects and rendering them, basically the safest way to blow stuff up!

Live online, 20 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

Bring your characters to life. This course is suitable for anyone looking to break into the animation industry or enhance their skills, learning key techniques, software and skills required to become an Animator. You'll cover essentials, such as locomotion, mechanics, character and creature animation, so you can start to create work for your own animation showreel.

Live online, 20 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

Visualise your own character designs and bring them to life. Over 18 weeks of evening classes, you’ll get hands-on experience in design, modelling, texturing, rigging and animation, and you'll create your own character from concept to final render – a fantastic asset to add to your showreel.

Live online, 18 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

Do you want to make your characters come to life? 2D Character Design is one of the most rewarding parts of our industry and also one of the most competitive. As with everything we do here at Escape Studios, the class will be based on industry- standard briefs.

Live online, 8 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

This online evening course provides an introduction to the art and craft of storyboarding, the initial conceptual process required before any feature can be created, in a virtual classroom setting. It’s relevant for anyone who wants to learn storyboarding, whether for live action, animation, commercials, or your own private projects.

Live online, 10 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

2D Animation with Toon Boom Harmony is a 10-week online introduction to the basics of locomotion and mechanics in animation. This course will enable students to learn the basics of 2D animation using Toon Boom Harmony, with no prior knowledge of the software required.

Live online, 10 weeks - Part-Time (Evening)

This course is ideal for aspiring artists who want to get into nitty-gritty details of concept art production for video games, VFX and movies.

Live online, 10 weeks – Part time (Evening)

This course is the perfect follow on if you have completed our 3D Foundation course, or if you already understand the basics. You’ll learn how to use key software including Maya, Nuke, ZBrush and 3DEqualizer.

Live online, 20 weeks – Part time

Over 18 weeks of evening classes, you’ll get hands-on experience in design, modelling, texturing, rigging and animation, and you"ll create your own character from concept to final render – a fantastic asset to add to your showreel.

Live online, 18 weeks – Part time

If you love games, films, animation, and have a passion for problem solving, finding creative solutions and being part of a team, then Technical Art for Games and VFX is for you.

London, 1 Year - Full Time

This degree has been created with our industry partners to be a highly focused digital games course that encompasses not only theory but technical and artistic approaches. From core design practice through to game engines, user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) as well as narrative and development pipelines.

London, 1 Year - Full Time

Motion Graphics combines a variety of 2D and 3D elements, as well as live action to create dynamic, colourful visuals, infographics, special sequences for films, video game animations, film titles and promos across a variety of mediums.

London, 1 Year - Full Time

This masters degree encapsulates the many roles that a Concept Artist / Designer can do in the entertainment industries. We focus on digital design for industries, such as games, animation and film, as well as real thematic environments in the areas of experiential design for branded events, theme parks, interiors and museums using a combination of 2D and 3D approaches.

London, 1 Year - Full Time