brujahbart
February 26th, 2010, 04:46 AM
hey guys
Im posting this coz im in a huge dilemma in regrads to my university course. Im currently in my second year at staffordshire university studying games concepts design. The course is a BSC not a BA and the reason for this is that the vast majority (80-90%) is geared towards teaching us the science of subjects like aviation design, matte painting and character design. This would be good if it wasn't for the fact that we learn next to no art. We have been taught how to draw things like noses,mouths etc but we have only had one semester where we have life drawing and now in our second year we are studying more 3d than 2d. We are learning mental ray so we can produce a 3d visualisation of a building we have to write a report on. We did do matte painting last semester. We were taught about the properties of rock, water, air etc and this semester we are learning to do animated mattes using after effects. We have discussed with our tutor the fact that we dont feel we are getting enough guidance in terms of illustrative skills but it doesn't seem to be making a difference.
Basically im not sure wether or not I should stay on this course. I have learnt more 3d than 2d since I arrived and I really enjoy that side of the course and to be fair my course literally started last year so i guess we are the guinea pigs, but i don't want to get into thousands of pounds worth of debt and not get a career so the course can find out what it needs to be teaching and what not.
I really need your input on this guys coz I don't know what to do for the best
Im posting this coz im in a huge dilemma in regrads to my university course. Im currently in my second year at staffordshire university studying games concepts design. The course is a BSC not a BA and the reason for this is that the vast majority (80-90%) is geared towards teaching us the science of subjects like aviation design, matte painting and character design. This would be good if it wasn't for the fact that we learn next to no art. We have been taught how to draw things like noses,mouths etc but we have only had one semester where we have life drawing and now in our second year we are studying more 3d than 2d. We are learning mental ray so we can produce a 3d visualisation of a building we have to write a report on. We did do matte painting last semester. We were taught about the properties of rock, water, air etc and this semester we are learning to do animated mattes using after effects. We have discussed with our tutor the fact that we dont feel we are getting enough guidance in terms of illustrative skills but it doesn't seem to be making a difference.
Basically im not sure wether or not I should stay on this course. I have learnt more 3d than 2d since I arrived and I really enjoy that side of the course and to be fair my course literally started last year so i guess we are the guinea pigs, but i don't want to get into thousands of pounds worth of debt and not get a career so the course can find out what it needs to be teaching and what not.
I really need your input on this guys coz I don't know what to do for the best