Required Portfolio: Students should concentrate on demonstrating the depth of their artistic talent.
Required Portfolio: The Game Art major at Champlain College is a visual art program focused on the creation of 2-D and 3-D art assets and animation for games. To be successful, students must enter the program with a strong aesthetic ability and a passion for creating visual art using both traditional and digital media.
One PDF file consisting of three (3) pages (one drawing per page) that contain the following observational drawings from life, created with traditional media (e.g. pencil, pen, charcoal, paint, etc.):
These files can contain any combination of traditional or digital art. If you have more than four additional pieces that demonstrate the breadth of your artistic and technical skills, you can combine work into multipage PDF files for still images, or mp4 files for animation. Avoid including work like logos or photography.
Please do not include work that copies photographs by using paintovers or the grid method-although photos may be used for reference. Do not include AI-generated artwork. Do not directly replicate another artist’s work (including replicating anime drawings, cartoons, or video game character designs). Do not include anime style drawings in your portfolio. They don’t tell us enough about your aesthetic ability.
Upload your files to Slideroom and finish the application by answering the last questions about yourself in the online form.
Faculty members from Champlain College’s Game Art program will evaluate the submissions for skill, visual aesthetics, artistic practice, subject matter, and art appreciation. Students should concentrate on demonstrating the depth of their artistic talent. Quality is preferred over quantity. Please take time when answering the questions on the form. Good communication is an important quality for game artists, and it’s one we value.
Portfolio is recommended but not required: Students should concentrate on demonstrating the depth of their artistic talent—quality is preferred over quantity.
Portfolio recommended but not required: You can demonstrate your readiness through the combination of creative works and a written statement in your portfolio.
Portfolio recommended but not required: You should submit work that shows your creative spark, ideas, and the passion you want to share with the world.
Required Portfolio: Students should concentrate on demonstrating the depth of their artistic talent.
Required Portfolio: Students should concentrate on demonstrating creative interpretation, meaningful integration of the theme and good communication, both visual and written.
Portfolio recommended but not required: Your portfolio can demonstrate your observational drawing skills, creativity, visual communication, and concept.