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Skill demo: 3D Digital Game Art

Skill Champion Dan McCabe teaches us how to design a 3D skateboard using the AutoDesk 3DS Max software. Despite Tom being a complete novice, Dan leads him through the entire creative process. They start by creating the board from a series of polygons, adding on the truck and then finally the wheels and colouring. This video provides a comprehensive yet easy to understand guide for any budding games developers

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About the career

Game Developers create characters, objects and scenery in games. They paint textures and create wireframes to produce believable models. They draw, model, texture and animate in different styles- either working to brief or creating innovative concepts.

You'll be good at this job if you:

  • Have excellent IT skills

  • Are patient

  • Are able to work to deadlines

  • Are very creative

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