Comics and Visual Storytelling Escape Studios

Overview

Why choose this course

• Based in London - home to some of the best comic publishers, and animation, video games and VFX studios in the world. 
• Designed with professional input to ensure this degree is relevant to employers and up to date. For Comics and Visual Storytelling, we’re working with Comic Book UK, an association championing the UK comic industry, ensuring recognition and support as a vital part of the UK's creative industries.  
• Industry briefs and feedback - work on industry-standard briefs, giving you the opportunity to create comics in all their various forms. You’ll experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work. 
• Industry practice embedded throughout the degree, including a professional practice module designed to prepare you to enter the industry as a freelance Comic Creator. 
• Industry relevant tools and workflows - life drawing and sketching workshops will be a constant throughout the degree, reinforcing the importance of observation, anatomy, and artistic interpretation. 
• Industry-standard facilities - study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as Clip Studio Paint EX, Adobe tools and of course not forgetting traditional materials.
• Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top animation, games and visual effects studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 20 on Stranger Things.